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ARTICLE

Effect of Patent Ductus Arteriosus on Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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

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

Congenital Heart Disease 2019, 14(1), 37-41. https://doi.org/10.1111/chd.12702

Abstract

The hemodynamic effects of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) are well known including systemic hypoperfusion and volume overload on the left ventricle. This article aims to provide a review of the long-standing effect of a hemodynamically significant PDA on the pulmonary vasculature and the role of cardiac catheterization in preterm infants with a PDA and pulmonary hypertension.

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