Ductal steal: does it affect pre-ductal arteries

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¹ Department of Neonatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel. presyul@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
³ Department of Neonatology, Rambam Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.

^# Contributed equally.

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Yulia Vaisbourd et al. J Perinatol. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;41(1):4-5.

doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-00844-3. Epub 2020 Oct 6.

¹ Department of Neonatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel. presyul@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
³ Department of Neonatology, Rambam Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.

^# Contributed equally.

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