CONDUCTO ARTERIOSO PERSISTENTE EN EL ADULTO. A PROPÓSITO DE UN CASO / Patent ductus arteriosus in the adult. A case report
The ductus arteriosus during the fetal period allows communication between the descending aorta and the main pulmonary trunk, which favors the existence of a preferential circuit between placental blood and systemic circulation, while avoiding the pulmonary circuit. In postnatal life a duct closure...
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Language: | English |
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Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara
2011-06-01
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Series: | CorSalud |
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Online Access: | http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/cors/pdf/2011/v3n2a11/conducto.pdf |