Novel Treatment Criteria for Persistent Ductus Arteriosus in Neonates

• Main Authors: Hiroyuki Nagasawa (Author), Daisuke Terazawa (Author), Yoshinori Kohno (Author), Yutaka Yamamoto (Author), Masashi Kondo (Author), Masami Sugawara (Author), Toshinari Koyama (Author), Ryosuke Miura (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Elsevier, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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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...