Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) remains a prominent clinical challenge in the management of preterm infants. During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus diverts blood away from the underdeveloped lungs, ...

“This position statement represents a collective effort between neonatology, anesthesia, and interventional cardiology to provide comprehensive guidance on tcPDA device occlusion that can be adapted ...

Active treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants within the first 2 weeks of life was associated with worse outcomes than expectant management.

A premature baby born weighing just 500g has returned home after becoming the first in Scotland to undergo a new heart procedure. Aribella Duncan arrived extremely early in July last year - at just 23 ...

Medical device and healthcare company Abbott arranged to have their canine and kid patients treated for patent ductus arteriosus meet in Los Angeles ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a new position statement that provides best-practice guidance for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) using ...

Babies born prematurely can have a number of complications at birth, simply because they are brought into the world before their organs are fully developed. One complication is called patent ductus ...

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute is now performing bedside transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closures for newborns. The minimally invasive procedure is done directly in the ...

The persistence of the ductus arteriosus in preterm infants is a well‐documented contributor to morbidity, as the failure of this fetal vessel to close can result in significant haemodynamic ...

After birth, the pulmonary arterioles dilate and the right heart pressures drop. The left heart pressures increase as the low resistance placenta is replaced by the high-resistance systemic ...