TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • A congenital heart lesion that increases pulmonary artery (PA) blood flow• Results in left-to-right shunt, results in lung infection, pulmonary vascular congestion, PA hypertension, right heart failure, pulmonary vasoconstriction, pulmonary vascular obstructive disease• Eisenmenger syndrome: Increased pulmonary hypertension such that left-to-right shunt ceases and shunt becomes right-to-left, requiring heart-lung transplant• Inhaled nitric oxide, oxygen, or IV tolazoline reverses PA vasoconstriction• PA band is palliative and can reduce PA flow to alleviate RV failure and progression of pulmonary hypertension• Ductus arteriosus normal component of fetal circulation connecting main PA to aorta distal to left subclavian artery• In utero, ductus carries 60% of ventricular output, patency maintained by high flow, prostaglandins (from placenta), low oxygen tension• At birth, increased pulmonary resistance, prostaglandin level decrease, increased oxygen tension causes duct closure• Closure occurs between 1 and 3 days• Closure does not always occur• Causes left-to-right shunt, heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension• Associated with other anomalies• May limit flow to systemic organs SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58096698 ER -