Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
"Ductus Arteriosus, Patent" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A congenital heart defect characterized by the persistent opening of fetal DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS that connects the PULMONARY ARTERY to the descending aorta (AORTA, DESCENDING) allowing unoxygenated blood to bypass the lung and flow to the PLACENTA. Normally, the ductus is closed shortly after birth.
| Descriptor ID |
D004374
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.400.340 C14.280.400.340 C16.131.240.400.340
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
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| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ductus Arteriosus, Patent" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical repair of isolated right pulmonary artery using pulmonary artery flap and preserved PDA stent. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 Mar 10; 21(1).
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Developing a Multivariable Prediction Model to Identify a High-Volume Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Neonates Born Extremely Preterm. J Pediatr. 2026 04; 291:114965.
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants. Pediatrics. 2025 May 01; 155(5).
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Stenting the Ductus Arteriosus in Neonates with Ductal-Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow: Technical and Anatomic Considerations. Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Aug; 47(6):2322-2334.
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Management of the patent ductus arteriosus among infants born at 23 to 32 weeks' gestation between 2011 to 2022: a report from in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium. J Perinatol. 2025 Nov; 45(11):1540-1547.
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Association between Time with Open Ductus Arteriosus and Outcomes in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Neonatology. 2025; 122(2):202-209.
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Echocardiographic evaluation of left atrial volume and comparative analysis to left atrial to aortic root ratio in premature neonates and infants with patent ductus arteriosus. Echocardiography. 2024 08; 41(8):e15890.
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Comparison of Ductal Stent Versus Surgical Shunt as Initial Intervention for Neonates with Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum. Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Aug; 47(6):2350-2359.
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Breast milk feeding in premature infants with persistent ductus arteriosus. Pediatr Res. 2024 06; 95(7):1666-1667.
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Renal function after ductus arteriosus transcatheter closure with or without angiography in very preterm infants. Acta Paediatr. 2024 05; 113(5):955-961.