A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
The Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) was the first congenital heart disease to be treated surgically in 1938 and recently returned to the spotlight of the pediatric cardiology scenario due to the possibility of percutaneous treatment in a very vulnerable population, premature newborns and with low weight. In fact, the topic Arterial Canal and prematurity never went off the radar of Neonatologists and Pediatric Cardiologists, because treatment has always been a challenge and numerous randomized studies have been done to answer questions […]
Keywords: Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular/trends; Ductus Arteriosus Patent/abnormalities; Epidemiology; Heart Defexts, Congenital/complications