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. 2015 Nov;167(5):1149-51.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.032. Epub 2015 Aug 1.

Natural History of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Very Low Birth Weight Infants after Discharge

Sven C Weber  1 , Katja Weiss  2 , Christoph Bührer  3 , Georg Hansmann  4 , Petra Koehne  5 , Hannes Sallmon  3
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Natural History of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Very Low Birth Weight Infants after Discharge

Sven C Weber et al. J Pediatr. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

Data on the natural history of infants discharged with patent ductus arteriosus is sparse. We report on the 36-months follow-up after hospitalization in 68 infants discharged with an open ductus arteriosus. Notwithstanding a high spontaneous closure rate, catheter intervention in 5 infants illustrates a critical need for cardiologic follow-up.

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