PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS IN NEWBORN INFANTS

DOPPLER CLASSIFICATION OF PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS
IN ?NEWBORN INFANTS : PREDICTIVITY OF SPONTANEOUS VERSUS TERAPEUTIC CLOSURE

GERBONI S., BRANDIMARTE F., DI VALERIO S.,.QUARTULLI L., SABATINO G.

NEONATAL CARE UNIT UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI ITALY.

SUMMARY
Diastolic ductal steal in newborns with patent ductus ?arteriosus (PDA) ?may generate distrectual ischemia. The AA. propose a Doppler derived classification of five types of fluximetric patterns correlated semiquanitatively to the entity of ductal shunt wich may affect the clinical outcome and management.

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