TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Patent Ductus Arteriosus
A1  - Reese, Jeff
A1  - Cotton, Robert B.
A2  - Stevenson, David K.
A2  - Cohen, Ronald S.
A2  - Sunshine, Philip
Y1  - 2015
N1  - 
T2  - Neonatology: Clinical Practice and Procedures
AB  - The  ductus  arteriosus  is  a  central  vascular  shunt  that  interconnects  the  pulmonary  artery  and  aorta  during  fetal  life.  A  ductus  or  similar  structure  is  present  in  mammals  and  most  other  vertebrates  and  is  embryologically  derived  from  the  distal  portion  of  the  left  sixth  branchial  arch.1,2  As  a  result  of  the  relatively  large  size  of  the  ductus  and  the  high  resistance  of  the  pulmonary  vascular  circuit  in  utero,  approximately  90%  of  right  ventricular  output  flows  though  the  ductus  and  into  the  systemic  circulation,  thus  bypassing  the  unaerated  fetal  lung.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1109793090
ER  -