title: [Echocardiography diagnosis of persistent ductus arteriosus].
abstract: Over a period of 2 years PDA was diagnosed in 151 children by means of 2-D-echo combined with Doppler technique. In 47 patients the lesion was also visualized by colour coded Doppler echocardiography. Sixty-seven children had isolated ductus arteriosus, whereas the others had additional cardiac malformations. In 90 patients PDA was confirmed by invasive diagnosis and/or operation or by autopsy. The diagnosis was made on the first echocardiographic examination in all but 2 infants with subaortic ventricular septal defect and pulmonary hypertension. The practical procedure is described in detail. The authors conclude that combined two-dimensional and Doppler echo allow a safe diagnosis of PDA.
authors.affiliation: Kardiologischen Abteilung, Bereiches Medizin der Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Häusler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kinzel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Meister
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Echokardiographische Diagnostik des persistierenden Ductus arteriosus (PDA).