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Keeping the Ductus Arteriosus Patent: Current Strategy and Perspectives. [PDF]
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) continues to be a significant finding among infants, as well as adults. What is widely considered to be a problem though, in a group of patients with congenital heart disease, it is the only lifeline.
Chatziantoniou A+3 more
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Late Administration of Surfactant May Increase the Risk of Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Introduction: Early rescue surfactant is the most effective way of administering surfactant but many infants still receive surfactant later. Our aim was to explore the association between timing of surfactant administration and the development of patent ...
Fuat Emre Canpolat+6 more
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Background: Indomethacin and ibuprofen, two commonly used prostaglandin inhibitors, are the drugs of choice for patent ductus arteriosus. However, paracetamol is an alternative choice when these drugs are ineffective or contraindicated.
Yingqi Xiao+5 more
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Paracetamol and Ibuprofen in the Management of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]
Background Patent ductus arteriosus is one of the most common cardiac conditions affecting the neonates. Considering the lack of studies done on this topic in healthcare settings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, this study aims to find out the comparative
Shah SMA+9 more
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus [PDF]
The patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a vascular structure that connects the proximal descending aorta to the roof of the main pulmonary artery near the origin of the left branch pulmonary artery. This essential fetal structure normally closes spontaneously after birth. After the first few weeks of life, persistence of ductal patency is abnormal.
Clyde Wa, Donald Cj
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Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for patent ductus arteriosus in preterm or low birth weight infants.
BACKGROUND In preterm newborns, the ductus arteriosus frequently fails to close and the infants require medical or surgical closure of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).
A. Ohlsson, P. Shah
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We report a case of a 10-year-old male patient with pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) caused by infective endarteritis of the pulmonary artery attributed to patent ductus arteriosus. He was found to have patent ductus arteriosus at the age of 2, but he was
Pengpeng Wu+6 more
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Expectant Management or Early Ibuprofen for Patent Ductus Arteriosus.
BACKGROUND Cyclooxygenase inhibitors are commonly used in infants with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), but the benefit of these drugs is uncertain.
T. Hundscheid+25 more
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The burden of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) continues to be significant. In view of marked differences in preterm infants versus more mature, term counterparts (viewed on a continuum with adolescent and adult patients), mechanisms regulating ductal ...
C. Backes+11 more
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Association of Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Phototherapy in Infants Weighing Less Than 1500 Grams
Background: Very preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) are more likely to be born prematurely or receive therapeutic treatments that reduce ductus arteriosus functioning smooth muscle number, reduce the response to oxygen-elicited ...
A. Mahmoud, A. Elagamy
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