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Patent ductus arteriosus in adults

Case report and review illustrating the spectrum of the disease

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Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital heart defect in which the ductus arteriosus, a vascular structure between the pulmonary artery and the aorta that normally closes shortly after birth, remains open. We present two cases of adults with PDA. A 28-year-old lady had a small PDA without any symptoms or left heart overload. The PDA was closed for endocarditis prevention using a coil. In a 37-year-old lady with palpitations, collapse, dyspnoea and left heart overload caused by a large PDA, percutaneous closure of the PDA was performed with an Amplatzer device. Transcatheter closure has been established to be the method of choice for treating a PDA in adults. (Neth Heart J 2008;16:255-9.)

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    S. A. Wiyono

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Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

J.W. Roos-Hesselink Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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Wiyono, S.A., Witsenburg, M., de Jaegere, P.P.T. et al. Patent ductus arteriosus in adults. NHJL 16, 255–259 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03086157

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