Patent ductus arteriosus in a lamb: A case report.

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...

HUGE ANEURYSM OF T H E DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS IN CHILDHOOD: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is an open communication between the upper descending thoracic aorta and the proximal left pulmonary artery, which results from persistence of the fetal ductus arteriosus. It may be isolated or occur with other congenital cardiac anomalies. Aneurysms of the ductus arteriosus are rare lesions which may occur as a spontaneous. infantile fonn or occur in later c...

A case of patent ductus arteriosus in a holstein calf.

This report describes a case of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) which was found in a calf during an experiment on an implantable ventricular assist device. This is the first case report of PDA confirmed in the calf in Korea.

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...

Spontaneously disappearing murmur of patent ductus arteriosus. A case report.