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Effect of patent ductus arteriosus on the heart in preterm infants

Ranjit Philip¹, Jeffrey A. Towbin¹, Shyam Sathanandam ¹, Jason Goldberg¹, Thomas Yohannan¹, Nithya Swaminathan¹, Jason Nathaniel Johnson^1,2

1 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
2 Division of Pediatric Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

* Corresponding Author: Ranjit Philip, MD, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Tennessee, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, 51 North Dunlap St., Memphis, TN 38104. Email:

Congenital Heart Disease 2019, 14(1), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/chd.12701

Abstract

There continues to be controversy on the long‐term effects of a patent ductus arte‐ riosus (PDA) and its management. However, the hemodynamic effects of a large PDA in a preterm infant are well known. This article aims to provide insight into the adap‐ tive changes and remodeling effects of a PDA on the myocardium in preterm infants.

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