To compare the incidence of post-PDA ligation syndrome after surgical vs. percutaneous closure of PDAs in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Approval of this study was obtained through the Indiana ...

According to doctors, the infant, weighing 4.5 kg, was experiencing poor weight gain, recurrent respiratory infections, breathing difficulties and weakness due to Patent Ductus Arteriosus ...

We performed a retrospective study of premature infants (<37 weeks) who were mechanically ventilated before and after surgical or transcatheter PDA closure. Primary outcome was HFV requirement within ...

When Candace Rice went into labor around Christmas, she was 24 weeks into her pregnancy. Shortly after she gave birth, her son, Maxwell, was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Le Bonheur ...

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is the persistence of an opening that allows the blood to skip circulating through the lungs after a baby is born. This is a developmental abnormality that usually ...

DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103866 The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a new position statement that provides best-practice guidance for the treatment of ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining endovascular closure of patent ductus arteriosus and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England, Wales and ...