Active treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants within the first 2 weeks of life was associated with worse outcomes than expectant management.

A small but rigorous randomized trial suggests paracetamol may be a feasible alternative to ibuprofen for late PDA treatment, while underscoring the need for larger multicenter studies to guide ...

The cyclooxygenase inhibitor ibuprofen may be used to treat patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants. Whether selective early treatment of large PDAs with ibuprofen would improve short-term ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a new position statement that provides best-practice guidance for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) using ...

Credit: Getty Images. Evidence suggests that patent ductus arteriosus comprises anywhere from 5% to 10% of all congenital heart disease. Although the majority of congenital heart diseases (CHD) are ...

“This position statement represents a collective effort between neonatology, anesthesia, and interventional cardiology to provide comprehensive guidance on tcPDA device occlusion that can be adapted ...

Objective: To provide commentary and reviews and brief discussions in controversial or innovative recent advances in neonatal pharmacotherapy. To discuss cutting edge drug delivery systems that may ...

Once a PDA is suspected or confirmed, the 2 main questions are (1) how to treat and (2) when to treat a particular infant This clinical controversy recently was the subject of an excellent systematic ...