Investigation of echocardiographic characteristics and predictors for persistent defects of patent foramen ovale or patent ductus arteriosus in Chinese newborns

Incidence of patent ductus arteriosus and patent foramen ovale in normal infants.

The incidence of POAF in this study was similar to that in other surgical cardiac populations despite our patients being younger than most surgical cohorts. However, patients with POAF in this study did not seem to have more acute symptoms (need for inotropic support, need for reoperation, duration of intensive care unit stay) than patients remaining in sinus rhythm. This longer hospital stay w...

Intravenous Paracetamol and Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure

Background: Standard medical treatments for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure are, including indomethacin/ibuprofen and surgical ligation. Nowadays, a new strategy to close PDA is the use of paracetamol. The present study aimed to describe the use of intravenous (IV) paracetamol for PDA closure in neonates who present a contraindication to ibuprofen or ibuprofen failure with no possibility...

Patent ductus arteriosus in a lamb: A case report

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a persistent patency of a vessel normally present in the fetus that connects the pulmonary arterial system to the aorta. The ductus arteriosus fails to close at birth when breathing commences and placental blood circulation is removed. Closure of the ductus arteriosus arises in response to decline pulmonary vascular resistance and increased systemic vascular re...

Closure of Small Patent Ductus Arteriosus by Occluding Detachable Coil

Echocardiographic Evaluation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is part of the typical morbidity profile of the preterm infant, with a high incidence of 80-90% in extremely low birth weight infants born before 26 weeks of gestation. Whereas spontaneous closure of the ductus arteriosus (DA) is likely in term infants, it is less so in preterm ones. PDA is associated with increased mortality and various comorbidities including ca...