Patent arterial duct

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Patent arterial duct (PAD) is a congenital heart abnormality defined as persistent patency in term infants older than three months. Isolated PAD is found in around 1 in 2000 full term infants. A higher prevalence is found in preterm infants, especially those with...

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Main Authors: Martin Robin P, Elmasry Ola A, Forsey Jonathan T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Online Access:http://www.ojrd.com/content/4/1/17