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Descriptor English:   Ductus Arteriosus, Patent 
Descriptor Spanish:   Conducto Arterioso Permeable 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Permeabilidade do Canal Arterial 
Synonyms English:   Patent Ductus Arteriosus Familial  
Tree Number:   C14.240.400.340
C14.280.400.340
C16.131.240.400.340
Definition English:   A congenital heart defect characterized by the persistent opening of fetal DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS that connects the PULMONARY ARTERY to the descending aorta (AORTA, DESCENDING) allowing unoxygenated blood to bypass the lung and flow to the PLACENTA. Normally, the ductus is closed shortly after birth. 
See Related English:   Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome
 
History Note English:   65(64) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   4435 
Unique Identifier:   D004374 

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