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Adult patent ductus arteriosus: An unusual cause of heart failure in an octogenarian female

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 com...

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Autores principales: Mueller, Silvana, Plank, Fabian, Klimes, Katrin, Feuchtner, Gudrun, Mair, Johannes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5161762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27565643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00508-016-1061-2