Natural History of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Very Low Birth Weight Infants after Discharge

Sven C Weber; Katja Weiss; Christoph Bührer; Georg Hansmann; Petra Koehne; Hannes Sallmon

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.032

Natural History of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Very Low Birth Weight Infants after Discharge

J Pediatr. 2015 Nov;167(5):1149-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.032. Epub 2015 Aug 1.

Authors

Sven C Weber¹, Katja Weiss², Christoph Bührer³, Georg Hansmann⁴, Petra Koehne⁵, Hannes Sallmon³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiology, German Heart Institute, Berlin, Germany.
² Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany.
³ Department of Neonatology, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Critical Care, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
⁵ Department of Neonatology, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: petra.koehne@charite.de.

PMID: 26239928
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.032

Abstract

Data on the natural history of infants discharged with patent ductus arteriosus is sparse. We report on the 36-months follow-up after hospitalization in 68 infants discharged with an open ductus arteriosus. Notwithstanding a high spontaneous closure rate, catheter intervention in 5 infants illustrates a critical need for cardiologic follow-up.

MeSH terms

Cardiac Catheterization*
Disease Progression
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / diagnostic imaging
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / therapy*
Echocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature*
Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Infant, Premature, Diseases / therapy*
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*
Male
Patient Discharge*
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors