Novel Treatment Criteria for Persistent Ductus Arteriosus in Neonates

Novel Treatment Criteria for Persistent Ductus Arteriosus in Neonates

The indications for ductus arteriosus ligation in very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs) with persistent ductus arteriosus (PDA) are unclear. Increased left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVDd) is commonly found in patients with PDA. Here, the enlargement of LVDd in term and preterm neonates w...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Daisuke Terazawa, Yoshinori Kohno, Yutaka Yamamoto, Masashi Kondo, Masami Sugawara, Toshinari Koyama, Ryosuke Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-08-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
left ventricular end-diastolic dimension
Qp/Qs
treatment criteria
two-dimensional echocardiography
very-low-birth-weight infant
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957213002246

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