How to manage the preterm patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) remains a conundrum. On the
one hand, physiology and statistical association with adverse outcomes suggest that it is …

Hemodynamic disturbance in the sick neonate is common, highly diverse in underlying
pathophysiology and dynamic. Dysregulated systemic and cerebral blood flow is …

OBJECTIVE. Because the standard of care has been to attempt to close the patent ductus
arteriosus in preterm neonates, there is a paucity of information on the outcome of patients …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the value of targeted neonatal echocardiography (TnECHO) in
predicting cardiorespiratory instability after patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation, and to …

OBJECTIVE: To reexamine data from a randomized controlled trial of prophylactic ductus
ligation to determine whether ligation contributes directly to the development of …

Percutaneous treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extreme premature infants is
technically difficult, and therefore, often not consider as an alternative to surgery. The main …

A persistent left-to-right shunt through a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) increases the rate of
hydrostatic fluid filtration into the lung's interstitium, impairs pulmonary mechanics, and …

Cardiovascular disturbances are a frequent occurrence in neonatal sepsis. Preterm and
term infants are particularly vulnerable due to the unique features of their cardiovascular …

A persistent left-to-right shunt through a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) increases the rate of
hydrostatic fluid filtration into the lung's interstitium, impairs pulmonary mechanics, and …

Pharmacological and/or surgical closure of a hemodynamically significant patent ductus
arteriosus (PDA) in the very preterm infant has been the standard of care over the past few …