A 44-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me how do i treat patent ductus arteriosus?
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Dr. Steven Neishanswered
Pediatrics - Cardiology 40 years experience
Depends: Treatment depends on the age of the patient and size of the patent ductus arteriosus (pda). Tiny pdas may require no treatment. Large pdas in prematures may close with Indomethacin administration or require surgery. Significant pdas in older children and adults can be closed by catheter delivered devices in most cases. Long-term outcomes are excellent.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
What's the safest way to treat patent ductus arteriosus?
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Dr. Bennett Werneranswered
Cardiology 46 years experience
Drugs, device, knife: Intravenous drugs such as Indomethacin is safest and should be tried first. Percutaneous catheter closure is a second good option. For those who don't respond or aren't candidates, surgery can be done, either through a thoracoscope or as an open procedure.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
How do?You ?Treat patent ductus arteriosus?
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Dr. Joshua Murphyanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 21 years experience
PDA Age Dependent?: Pda closure (age dependent)
1. Premature infants (medical therapy vs surgical ligation by a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon)
2. Babies to adults:
cath lab closure, using a coil or device.
Many different types and sizes of coils are available, delivered from a small catheter which is inserted in the femoral artery or vein.
Another option for large pdas is an aga PDA device or vascular plug.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me about kids with PDA (patent ductus arteriosus).?
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Dr. Steven Neishanswered
Pediatrics - Cardiology 40 years experience
Long-term normal: A patent ductus arteriosus (pda) is a normal structure before birth, that allows blood pumped from the right ventricle to bypass the lungs to reach the aorta and ultimately the placenta. If the PDA stays open after birth, it can result in excess blood flow to the lungs. If necessary, the PDA can be closed by surgery or catheterization with very high levels of success and long-term good health.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
What are the tests for patent ductus arteriosus?
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Dr. Sarah Cuevaanswered
Pediatrics 23 years experience
Echocardiogram: An ultrasound of the heart, called an echocardiogram, can detect patent ductus arteriosus. This would generally be done by a cardiologist.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
When do you worry about a patent ductus arteriosus?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Seldom: In a child whose ductus has not closed, the decision to try to induce closure with medication, or to ligate, is made by the physicians. An older child's patent ductus missed in infancy may be picked up as a murmur; it is not subtle, and usually needs treatment to prevent damage to the lungs and to enable junior to keep up in sports.
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Dr. Ed Friedlander commented
Pathology 46 years experience
Provided original answer
To clarify -- there's almost never a need to "worry" this will be a long-term threat to health. There's much that can't be put into 400 words, and I agree with my colleague's suggestion that this be fixed by school age at the latest
Sep 11, 2012
Last updated Jun 25, 2014
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