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===Large-Sized PDA=== | ===Large-Sized PDA=== | ||
*Similar to a PDA complicated by | *Similar to a PDA complicated by pulmonary vascular disease. | ||
*Left ventricular overload regresses by [[adolescence]] and the [[heart]] size may revert to normal. | *Left ventricular overload regresses by [[adolescence]] and the [[heart]] size may revert to normal. | ||
*The apex may be tilted upward reflecting [[right ventricular hypertrophy]]. | *The apex may be tilted upward reflecting [[right ventricular hypertrophy]]. | ||
*The [[pulmonary trunk]] and its branches are markedly dilated and may show central [[calcification]], but in the outer third there is an abrupt decrease in [[vascularity]]. | *The [[pulmonary trunk]] and its branches are markedly dilated and may show central [[calcification]], but in the outer third there is an abrupt decrease in [[vascularity]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3], Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [4]
Overview
The findings on chest X ray depends on the degree of shunting between left and right system.
Chest X Ray
The findings on chest X ray depends on the degree of shunting between left and right system.
Small PDA
- Normal heart size and vascularity.
Medium-Sized PDA
- Occasionally, the ductus can be seen as a separate convexity between the aortic knob and the pulmonary artery segments.
- Cardiomegaly related to left atrium and left ventricular volume overloads.
- Increase in the pulmonary vascular markings.
- The ascending aorta may be prominent due to increased flow.
Large-Sized PDA
- Similar to a PDA complicated by pulmonary vascular disease.
- Left ventricular overload regresses by adolescence and the heart size may revert to normal.
- The apex may be tilted upward reflecting right ventricular hypertrophy.
- The pulmonary trunk and its branches are markedly dilated and may show central calcification, but in the outer third there is an abrupt decrease in vascularity.