A persistent left-to-right shunt through a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) increases the rate of hydrostatic fluid filtration into the lung's interstitium (1), impairs pulmonary mechanics (2–7), ...

Philadelphia, PA - Using a strategy that takes the classic "house-call" to new extremes, a traveling medical team made up of cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses is bringing a ...

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) remains a prominent clinical challenge in the management of preterm infants. During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus diverts blood away from the underdeveloped lungs, ...

Active treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants within the first 2 weeks of life was associated with worse outcomes than expectant management.

DENVER, April 22, 2022 – A randomized controlled trial evaluates if selective early treatment of patent ductus arteriosus reduces death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia at 36 weeks in extreme preterm ...

“This position statement represents a collective effort between neonatology, anesthesia, and interventional cardiology to provide comprehensive guidance on tcPDA device occlusion that can be adapted ...

From the Laboratory of Surgical Research, Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with surgical ligation, transcatheter closure of the patent ductus arteriosus in infants and neonates ...

The multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Baby-OSCAR trial. Participants were 653 extremely preterm infants with a large patent ductus arteriosus (diameter, ≥ 1.5 mm). In the first ...

Merit Medical Systems initiates a study to evaluate the Bloom Micro Occluder System for treating patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants. Merit Medical Systems, Inc. has announced the enrollment ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a new position statement that provides best-practice guidance for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) using ...

From the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Infants' and Children's hospitals, Boston. † Assistant physician, Children's Hospital; instructor in pediatrics, Harvard Medical ...