A patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a persistent connection between the aorta and the pulmonary artery resulting in left to right shunting. This connection is supposed to close shortly after birth ...

The ductus arteriosus (DA), a fetal arterial shunt vessel between the proximal descending aorta and the pulmonary artery, closes shortly after birth. Initial functional closure as a result of the ...

Merit Medical Systems has enrolled the first patient in the multi-centre PREEMIE study to assess the efficacy and safety of ...

Pulsus bisferiens can also be seen in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), patent ductus arteriosus, arteriovenous fistulas and normal hearts in a hyperdynamic state.

Per Merit Medical, PDA is a congenital heart condition that occurs when the ductus arteriosus (a blood vessel connecting the aorta and pulmonary artery) does not close following birth. The ...