title: Patent ductus arteriosus.
abstract: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital disorder in heart, wherein the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth. This leads to the generation of a left-to-right shunt, leading to pulmonary hypertension. Color Doppler echocardiography is essential for the diagnosis. The identification of a diastolic flow oriented in the opposite direction in the pulmonary artery finalizes the diagnosis. We present the case of a 4 year old patient with systolic and diastolic left parasternal lift, echographically diagnosed with patent ductus arteriosus. The typical echographic aspects for this cardiac malformation are thoroughly detailed.
authors.affiliation: University of Oradea, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1 Andrei Saguna Street, 415200 Beius, Romania. drcalinmos@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Călin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moş
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male