The rationale for the treatment of symptomatic versus presymptomatic versus prophylactic is compared and contrasted. Finally, a novel but untested treatment approach, using early echocardiographic ...

Cite this: Current Controversies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants - Medscape - Aug 01, 2003. The DA of a very preterm infant has minimal constriction ...

A chihuahua puppy just half the size of a newborn baby has undergone open-heart surgery to save her life. Birdie was born with a major heart condition called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), which ...