The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 150-157 , July 2010

Patent ductus arteriosus ligation is associated with impaired left ventricular systolic performance in premature infants weighing less than 1000 g

  • Patrick J. McNamara, MB Bch MRCPCH

      Affiliations

    • Physiology and Experimental Medicine, the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Division of Neonatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Patrick J. McNamara, MB Bch MRCPCH, the Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
    • ,
  • Lilian Stewart, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Sandesh P. Shivananda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Derek Stephens, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Arvind Sehgal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Received 21 July 2009 ,Revised 4 December 2009 ,Accepted 2 January 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

 Dr Stewart is a coprincipal author.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00040-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.01.011

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 150-157 , July 2010

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