title: Adult patent ductus arteriosus : An unusual cause of heart failure in an octogenarian female.
abstract: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is the third most common congenital abnormality in which the arterial duct, which normally closes spontaneously after birth within 24-48 h in full-term infants, remains permanently open. Breathlessness is very common in elderly patients and can be caused by several comorbidities, mostly cardiac and pulmonary diseases. PDA as a cause of heart failure in this patient population is very rare and diagnosis depends on high clinical awareness. Here we present a case diagnosed with multimodality imaging including 3‑dimensional (3D) transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and 3D-volume rendering technique (VRT) computed tomography.
authors: Silvana
authors: S
authors: Mueller
authors: Fabian
authors: F
authors: Plank
authors: Department of Internal Medicine III - Cardiology and Angiology, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors: Katrin
authors: K
authors: Klimes
authors: Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors: Gudrun
authors: G
authors: Feuchtner
authors: Department of Internal Medicine III - Cardiology and Angiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria. Johannes.Mair@i-med.ac.at.
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Mair
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Dyspnea; Heart failure; Octogenarians; Patent ductus arteriosus