Baseline cardiac output and its alterations during ibuprofen treatment for patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants

• Main Authors: Kai-Hsiang Hsu (Author), Tai-Wei Wu (Author), I-Hsyuan Wu (Author), Mei-Yin Lai (Author), Shih-Yun Hsu (Author), Hsiao-Wen Huang (Author), Tze-Yee Mok (Author), Cheng-Chung Lee (Author), Reyin Lien (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Infants with hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) may physiologically compensate with a supranormal cardiac output (CO). As such, a supranormal CO may be a surrogate marker for a significant PDA or indicate a failed response to PDA closure by ibuprofen. Elec...