Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
"Ductus Arteriosus, Patent" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004374
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.400.340 C14.280.400.340 C16.131.240.400.340
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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