Patent ductus arteriosus recanalization following its successful surgical closure (RCD code: IV-2B.4)
Journal Title: Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is rarely diagnosed late in adult life, and frequently in children as an isolated disorder or complex congenital heart defect. PDA represents an anomaly defined by the communication between descending thoracic aorta below the origin of left subclavian artery and proximal part of left pulmonary artery. The hemodynamic sequelae and resultant symptomatology of PDA depend on the diameter of communication and the difference between systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance. We hereby present a case of an adult female patient after surgical repair of PDA with surgical patch leak.
Authors and Affiliations
Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Zbigniew Gąsior, Leszek Szymański, Wojciech Walkowicz, Magdalena Mizia, Piotr Pysz, Maciej Wybraniec, Błażej Kusz
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- DOI 10.20418/jrcd.vol2no4.186
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