… the non-ventilated fetal lungs. Postnatal closure of the ductus arteriosus is an important step
… which haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus are diagnosed and treated in …

… is needed and remains open due to the hypoxic fetal environment and by prostaglandins E2
(… rates of ductus closure with post-natal age and higher spontaneous closure rates in studies …

… Postnatal outcome was determined by the presence and … shunts, 3 of them with a
spontaneous closure, and one total … is the concept of a ductal systemic shunt, describing an entity …

… and early fetal hearts have less compliance than fetal or postnatal hearts … Isolated ductal
closure in utero diagnosed by fetal … Spontaneous closure of the human fetal ductus arteriosus – …

… and postnatal loss rates, mainly due to terminations of pregnancy and spontaneous demise
… arteries and pulmonary blood supply through ductal or aortopulmonary collateral vessels. …

… right ventricular dysfunction during fetal and postnatal life. All … with the diagnosis of ductal
constriction/closure are scarce … of fetal ductus arteriosus can also occur spontaneously and …

… infants would have spontaneous ductal closure by 1 year of life… identify factors that were
predictive of spontaneous closure. … Two of the infants who died in our study were diagnosed with …

… Postnatal echocardiography confirmed the prenatal findings. … abnormalities secondary to
pharmacologic constriction of the fetal ductus arteriosus. A possible mechanism for persistent …

… Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), the most commonly diagnosed … the perinatal and neonatal
period (postnatal days 0-28) to facilitate predicting the time of spontaneous PDA closure (Aim …

… dysfunction diagnosed at a median gestational age of 33 … Abnormalities resolved
spontaneously after birth in about 50% … Reported cardiovascular effects of prenatal ductal …