Outcomes of patent foramen ovale greater than 3 mm at birth in extremely low birthweight infants

• Main Authors: Sheema Gaffar (Author), Bijan Siassi (Author), Rowena Cayabyab (Author), Mahmood Ebrahimi (Author), Lorayne Barton (Author), Merujan Uzunyan (Author), Rangasamy Ramanathan (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Foramen ovale (FO) is an obligate fetal shunt that typically resolves after birth, although patency throughout life is not uncommon. The natural history of patent FO (PFO) is known in term infants, but less is known about its course in extremely preterm infants. We describe the e...