Development of a Diagnostic Clinical Score for Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus

• Main Authors: Annemarie Kindler (Author), Barbara Seipolt (Author), Antje Heilmann (Author), Ursula Range (Author), Mario Rüdiger (Author), Sigrun Ruth Hofmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is no consensus about the hemodynamic significance and, therefore, the need to treat a persistent ductus arteriosus in preterm newborns. Since the diagnosis of a hemodynamically significant persistent ductus arteriosus (hsPDA) is made by a summary of non-uniform echo-criteria in combination wi...