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Patent ductus arteriosus

Patent ductus arteriosus: Introduction

Patent ductus arteriosus: patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital heart defect wherein a child's ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth. See free access online books about Patent ductus arteriosus below. See detailed information below for a list of 133 causes of Patent ductus arteriosus, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Patent ductus arteriosus listed in Disease Database:

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- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Patent ductus arteriosus:

Abnormal persistence of an open lumen in the ductus arteriosus after birth, the direction of flow being from the aorta to the pulmonary artery, resulting in recirculation of arterial blood through the lungs. (Dorland, 27th ed)
- (Source - Diseases Database)

A ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Abnormal persistence of an open lumen in the ductus arteriosus after birth, the direction of flow being from the aorta to the pulmonary artery, resulting in recirculation of arterial blood through the lungs.
- (Source - CRISP)

Patent ductus arteriosus is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Patent ductus arteriosus, or a subtype of Patent ductus arteriosus, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)

Detailed list of causes of Patent ductus arteriosus

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How Common are these Causes of Patent ductus arteriosus?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Patent ductus arteriosus. Of the 133 causes of Patent ductus arteriosus that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 2 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 129 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 133 causes of Patent ductus arteriosus

Conditions listing symptoms: Patent ductus arteriosus:

The following list of conditions have 'Patent ductus arteriosus' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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  • 49,XXXXX syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus

    A

  • Acrocephalopolysyndactyly, type 2 (ACPS 2) ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Agenesis of the corpus callosum - mental retardation - coloboma - micrognathia ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Aortic aneurysm, familial thoracic 4 ... patent ductus arteriosus

    B

  • Benzthiazide - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Brachycephalofrontonasal dysplasia ... patent ductus arteriosus

    C

  • Camptodactyly - fibrous tissue hyperplasia - skeletal dysplasia ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Camptodactyly, fibrous tissue hyperplasia, and skeletal dysplasia ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Cantu Sanchez-Corona Garcia-cruz syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Carpenter syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Cayler syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Celexa - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Char syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • CHARGE Syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chlorothiazide - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 1, 1p36 deletion syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 13 ring syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 13q deletion ... Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 13q deletion syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 17, deletion 17q23 q24 ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 17q, partial duplication ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 18, trisomy 18q ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 1q duplication syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 2 trisomy syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 2, trisomy 2q ... Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 22q deletion syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 2q duplication syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 4, Monosomy 4q ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 6, monosomy 6p23 ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 6, monosomy 6q ... Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 6q deletion syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 7 deletion p22.2-p22.1 ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 7p deletion syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 8 recombinant syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 8p mosaic tetrasomy ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 9 trisomy syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 9, monosomy 9p ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 9, trisomy ... Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 9, trisomy 9q32 ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Chromosome 9p tetrasomy syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Cipramil - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Citalopram - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Cleft palate - cardiac defect - genital anomalies - ectrodactyly ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Collins-Dennis-Clarke-Pope Syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Collins-Pope syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Complete Trisomy 18 syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Craniofrontonasal syndrome Teebi type ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Cyclothiazide - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus

    D

  • Del(1) (q44-qter) ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Deletion 10q ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Deletion 13q ... Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Deletion 6q ... Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Digitorenocerebral syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Distichiasis - heart and vasculature anomalies ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Distichiasis with Congenital Anomalies of the heart and Peripheral Vasculature ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Diuril - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Duplication 13 ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Duplication 18 ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Duplication 2q ... Patent ductus arteriosus

    E

  • Edward Syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Edwards Syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Etodolac - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus

    F

  • Faciocardiomelic dysplasia, lethal ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Felodipine - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Flurbiprofen - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Fraser-like syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus

    G

  • Genée-Wiedemann syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus

    H

  • Heterotaxy, visceral, X-linked ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Hydrocephaly low insertion umbilicus ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Hydrochlorothiazide - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Hydroxychloroquine - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Hypertrichotic osteochondrodysplasia ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Hypomandibular faciocranial dysostosis ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Hypoplastic right heart - microcephaly ... patent ductus arteriosus

    I

  • Incontinentia Pigmenti ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Indomethacin - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Isotretinoin embryopathy like syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus

    K

  • Ketorolac - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus

    L

  • Lamotrigine - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Lodine - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Losartan - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Lymphedema, congenital ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Lymphoedema - atrial septal defects - facial changes ... patent ductus arteriosus

    M

  • Magnesium Sulfate - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • McGillivray syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Meclofenamate - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Mefenamic Acid - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Mental retardation - short stature - deafness - genital ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Methyclothiazide - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Metolazone - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Metoprolol - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Microcephaly - seizures - mental retardation - heart disorders ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Microsomia - hemifacial - radial defects ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Monosomy 1p36 ... patent ductus arteriosus

    N

  • Nabumetone - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Natal teeth intestinal pseudoobstruction patent ductus ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Natal teeth, intestinal pseudoobstruction and patent ductus ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Noonan Syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus

    O

  • Oxycarbamazepine - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus

    P

  • Pallister-Hall Syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Palmer-Pagon syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Partial Trisomy 18 Syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Patau syndrome ... Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Pfeiffer syndrome Type 2 ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Pfeiffer syndrome Type 3 ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Plendil - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Polythiazide - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus

    Q

  • Quinethazone - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus

    R

  • Right pulmonary artery, anomalous origin of, familial ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Rubella virus antenatal infection ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus

    S

  • Serpentine fibula - polycystic kidney syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Stratton-Parker syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus

    T

  • Thomas-Jewett-Raines syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Timothy syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Trichlormethiazide - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Trisomy 18 mosaicism ... patent ductus arteriosus
  • Trisomy 18 Syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus

    V

  • Valsartan - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus

    W

  • Warfarin - Teratogenic Agent ... patent ductus arteriosus

    Z

  • Zellweger Syndrome ... patent ductus arteriosus

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