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Abstract
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.
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- Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
- Patency of the Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Familial
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004374. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004374
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_ductus_arteriosus
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2072063