Posted by: shealm on: January 8, 2008
Special Thank you to Schneider’s Children’s Hospital for this article.
What is patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)?
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a condition in which the connecting blood vessel between the pulmonary artery and the aorta in fetal circulation, called the ductus arteriosus, stays open in a newborn baby. Because the placenta does the work of exchanging [...]
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