Artigo Revisado por pares

Pharmacology of the Ductus Arteriosus

1981; Elsevier BV; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0031-3955(16)33963-3

ISSN

1557-8240

Autores

Ronald I. Clyman, Michaël Heymann,

Tópico(s)

Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

Resumo

Dramatic advances in the understanding of the factors that control normal patency of the ductus arteriosus during fetal life and that allow its closure after birth have resulted in major new therapeutic approaches to the management of infants with congenital heart disease. Infusion of PGE1 and PGE2 have been used in several congenital malformations to maintain a dilated ductus arteriosus, and indomethacin has been used to constrict a persistently patent ductus arteriosus.

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