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Published in: Journal of Echocardiography 3/2012

01-09-2012 | Images in Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Congenital ductus arteriosus aneurysm

Authors: Masashi Suzue, Kazuhiro Mori, Yasunobu Hayabuchi

Published in: Journal of Echocardiography | Issue 3/2012

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Ductus arteriosus aneurysm (DAA) is a rare congenital morphological abnormality that can occur in neonates. However, recent reports suggest that DAA is much more common among fetuses and neonates than previously suspected [1, 2]. Jan et al. [3] reported that DAA is a variant of normal anatomy with an incidence of 8.8 %. Although some cases of DAA regress spontaneously, others cause complications, such as compression, thromboembolism, infection, nerve palsy, and spontaneous rupture. …
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Metadata
Title
Congenital ductus arteriosus aneurysm
Authors
Masashi Suzue
Kazuhiro Mori
Yasunobu Hayabuchi
Publication date
01-09-2012
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Journal of Echocardiography / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1349-0222
Electronic ISSN: 1880-344X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-012-0137-x

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