background: closure of patent ductus arteriosus (pda), ventricular septal defect (vsd) and atrial septal defect (asd) can be done surgically or by device. this study was designed to compare the total cost of surgical or device closures of pda, asd or vsd for iranian patients. methods: this is a cross-sectional study, conducted from january 1, 2005 until january 1, 2006 in two large heart center...

In this retrospective study, 510 infants and children with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) who underwent surgery at the Shahid Rajai Heart Hospital in Tehran were evaluated to determine the rate of surgical complications, morbidity and mortality. 30 patients (6%) developed minor to major complications postoperatively. Four patients who had undergone PDA ligation without division required reo...

Clinical studies of a family of Saluki dogs demonstrated a spectrum of cardiac malformations, which ranged from mild thickening of a pulmonic valve leaflet to a complex condition composed of tricuspid valve insufficiency, pulmonic stenosis, patent ductus arteriosus, and mitral valve insufficiency. All affected dogs had patent ductus arteriosus or ductus diverticulum, which is an incomplete or a...

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...

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background: the transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus has advanced rapidly with improvements in device designs. the aim of this study was to analyze the safety, efficacy, and early and intermediate follow-up results of the percutaneous closure of persistent ductus arteriosus (pda) with the amplatzer ductal occluder (ado) in children.   methods: between may 2004 and march 2007, fifty...

Heart failure and persistent respiratory insufficiency associated with patent ductus arterioeus occur frequently in lowbirth-weight infants.'-" Surgical ligation of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) has been advocated when conservative medical management fails.3 '7 This report describes our experience with 14 patients averaging a weight of less than 1500 grams each who were presented for thora...

The increased survival of small neonates with hyaline membrane disease has led to an increase in patent ductus arteriosus in such neonates. Durirng the period of this study patent ductus arteriosus occurred in 21 % of all newborn infants who weighed <2500 g, and were seen at this hospital; the proportion increased with decreasing birthweight and gestational age.1 Patent ductus arteriosus often ...

The increased survival of small neonates with hyaline membrane disease has led to an increase in patent ductus arteriosus in such neonates. Durirng the period of this study patent ductus arteriosus occurred in 21 % of all newborn infants who weighed <2500 g, and were seen at this hospital; the proportion increased with decreasing birthweight and gestational age.1 Patent ductus arteriosus often ...

The increased survival of small neonates with hyaline membrane disease has led to an increase in patent ductus arteriosus in such neonates. Durirng the period of this study patent ductus arteriosus occurred in 21 % of all newborn infants who weighed <2500 g, and were seen at this hospital; the proportion increased with decreasing birthweight and gestational age.1 Patent ductus arteriosus often ...