Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1991 Feb;65(2):97-9.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.65.2.97.

Doppler ultrasound and the silent ductus arteriosus

A B Houston  1 , J P Gnanapragasam, M K Lim, W B Doig, E N Coleman
Affiliations

Doppler ultrasound and the silent ductus arteriosus

A B Houston et al. Br Heart J. 1991 Feb.

Abstract

A clinically undetectable, small ductus arteriosus was identified by Doppler ultrasonography in 21 individuals. Infants were excluded from the study and no patient had pulmonary hypertension. Persistence of the ductus arteriosus is likely to be more common than shown by less sensitive diagnostic methods. Some patients considered to have infective endocarditis with a normal heart may have a silent ductus arteriosus. Evidence of such an association would justify ligation or antibiotic cover as prophylactic measures.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

References

    1. J Pediatr. 1952 Jan;40(1):49-59 - PubMed
    1. Circulation. 1989 Jun;79(6):1153-9 - PubMed
    1. Circulation. 1987 Mar;75(3):583-92 - PubMed
    1. Circulation. 1988 Oct;78(4):840-7 - PubMed
    1. Br Heart J. 1981 Jul;46(1):55-62 - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources