Recurrence of symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in extremely premature infants, treated with indomethacin. 1984

M Mellander, and B Leheup, and D P Lindstrom, and C Palme, and T P Graham, and M T Stahlman, and R B Cotton

The administration of a single intravenous injection of indomethacin was followed by a major constrictive effect on the ductus in 36 of 42 very-low-birth-weight (less than or equal to 1000 gm) infants with symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). In 26 of the 36 responders, the effect was sustained; symptomatic PDA recurred in the remaining 10. Infants who experienced a recurrence of symptomatic PDA had lower birth weights and had received indomethacin at an earlier postnatal age than did infants with a sustained effect. These results may be explained by differences in the production and clearance of prostaglandins or in the sensitivity of the ductus to prostaglandin effects between infants with a recurrence and infants with sustained constriction of PDA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007213 Indomethacin A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) that inhibits CYCLOOXYGENASE, which is necessary for the formation of PROSTAGLANDINS and other AUTACOIDS. It also inhibits the motility of POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES. Amuno,Indocid,Indocin,Indomet 140,Indometacin,Indomethacin Hydrochloride,Metindol,Osmosin
D007230 Infant, Low Birth Weight An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less. Low Birth Weight,Low-Birth-Weight Infant,Birth Weight, Low,Birth Weights, Low,Infant, Low-Birth-Weight,Infants, Low-Birth-Weight,Low Birth Weight Infant,Low Birth Weights,Low-Birth-Weight Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007235 Infant, Premature, Diseases Diseases that occur in PREMATURE INFANTS.
D007275 Injections, Intravenous Injections made into a vein for therapeutic or experimental purposes. Intravenous Injections,Injection, Intravenous,Intravenous Injection
D008297 Male Males
D010366 Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Measurement of the maximum rate of airflow attained during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are PEFR and PFR. Expiratory Peak Flow Rate,Flow Rate, Peak Expiratory,PEFR
D011453 Prostaglandins A group of compounds derived from unsaturated 20-carbon fatty acids, primarily arachidonic acid, via the cyclooxygenase pathway. They are extremely potent mediators of a diverse group of physiological processes. Prostaglandin,Prostanoid,Prostanoids
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D004374 Ductus Arteriosus, Patent 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. Patent Ductus Arteriosus Familial,Patency of the Ductus Arteriosus,Patent Ductus Arteriosus

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