A premature baby born weighing just 500g has returned home after becoming the first in Scotland to undergo a new heart procedure. Aribella Duncan arrived extremely early in July last year - at just 23 ...

A small but rigorous randomized trial suggests paracetamol may be a feasible alternative to ibuprofen for late PDA treatment, while underscoring the need for larger multicenter studies to guide ...

Little Aribella Duncan was born extremely prematurely at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital at 23 weeks and 1 day in July last year, ...

The first baby in Scotland to receive a pioneering new heart procedure has been able to go home after being born “extremely prematurely”. Aribella Duncan was born at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital at ...

The cyclooxygenase inhibitor ibuprofen may be used to treat patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants. Whether selective early treatment of large PDAs with ibuprofen would improve short-term ...

Transcatheter PDA closure has been a mainstay in congenital interventional cardiology for decades, but very low birth weight infants were once excluded due to access challenges and the lack of ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a new position statement that provides best-practice guidance for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) using ...

Objective: To provide commentary and reviews and brief discussions in controversial or innovative recent advances in neonatal pharmacotherapy. To discuss cutting edge drug delivery systems that may ...

Credit: Getty Images. Evidence suggests that patent ductus arteriosus comprises anywhere from 5% to 10% of all congenital heart disease. Although the majority of congenital heart diseases (CHD) are ...