The Manhattan Mercury

Doing Nothing Appears Best Approach To Common Heart Defect Among Preemies

MONDAY, Dec. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doing nothing at all to manage a common fetal heart defect might improve the ...
Medical Dialogues

Expectant PDA Management Improves Survival in Preterm Infants: JAMA

In a recent study, researchers established that expectant management of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely preterm ...
MedPage Today

Preterm Infants Treated Early for Patent Ductus Arteriosus Had Worse Outcomes

Active treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants within the first 2 weeks of life was associated with worse outcomes than expectant management.
Nature

208 Accuracy in Pda Diagnosis: The Hemodynamic Significance and Early Treatment in Preterm Infants Less Than 32 Weeks Gestation

Background: Despite the high rate of spontaneous closure among premature infants, early treatment should be considered, in particular if respiratory support is demanded. An early and accurate ...
EurekAlert!

Le Bonheur Heart Institute experts to present at World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, International PDA Symposium

Pediatric experts from Le Bonheur’s Heart Institute and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will present lectures, posters, abstracts and hands-on workshops. Pediatric experts from Le ...