After providing life-saving occluders to several canines and kids with patent ductus arteriosus, medical device Abbott set up a playdate for the children and pups ...

It might be best to do nothing at all to treat a common heart defect among premature newborns Twice as many preemies treated with drugs for patent ductus arteriosus died compared to those placed under ...

Caitlin Duncan had a heart defect when she was born 17 weeks early last July in Aberdeen.

Babies born prematurely can have a number of complications at birth, simply because they are brought into the world before their organs are fully developed. One complication is called patent ductus ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions has released a position statement outlining best practices for transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure in premature infants.