title: A case of patent ductus arteriosus with congestive heart failure in a 80-year-old man.
abstract: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a rare clinical finding in adult patients. Considering the increase in cases of PDA discovered incidentally on echocardiograms at young ages, and the life-shortening effect of PDA, it is rare to diagnose PDA in old patients. We report a case of an 80-year-old patient who experienced symptoms of congestive heart failure showed findings suggestive of PDA in echocardiogram and confirmed the diagnosis through a cardiac catheterization and a coronary angiography. After percutaneous occlusion of PDA with an Amplatzer duct occlusion device, symptoms related to congestive heart failure improved.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Hye Yeon
authors: HY
authors: Lee
authors: Sung-Ho
authors: SH
authors: Her
authors: Mahn Won
authors: MW
authors: Park
authors: Min Seok
authors: MS
authors: Choi
authors: Jung Sun
authors: JS
authors: Cho
authors: Chan Joon
authors: CJ
authors: Kim
authors: Hye Seon
authors: HS
authors: Kang
authors: Yoo A
authors: YA
authors: Choi
authors: Il Nam
authors: IN
authors: Ju
authors: Seon A
authors: SA
authors: Kim
authors: Jong-Ho
authors: JH
authors: Lee
authors: Jong-Bum
authors: JB
authors: Kwon
authors: Kuhn
authors: K
authors: Park
keywords: Aged; Ductus arteriosus, patent; Heart failure