2007-03-18 21:16:58 · 5 answers · asked by Nabil A 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
If you're asking what a PDA is, it's basically an open channel between the aorta and pulmonary artery, such that some of the blood leaving the heart to go out to the body (in the aorta) flows back into the pulmonary circulation (in the pulmonary artery), which leads back to the heart. So, essentially, a blind loop is created, with the main effect being ineffective perfusion of systemic tissues.
Severity and prognosis depend on how large the PDA is, but they are surgically correctable, though some of them tend to close spontaneously as well.
2007-03-18 21:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by citizen insane 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called Patent Ductus Arteriosis.. If your son is now 8, I would say PDA is no longer a problem. A lot of times babies with this condition are operated on within the first months of their lives. Sometimes the problem can resolve on its own, which I would say is the case with your son.
2007-03-19 09:34:20 · answer #2 · answered by jenna11rn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is arteriosus. He needs surgery, but as long as the shunt is left to right, he is not cyanotic or in distress.
2007-03-19 10:30:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a serious problem..what do you want anyway or what is the question?
2007-03-19 04:28:31 · answer #4 · answered by taurust_girl27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-19 04:20:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋