Spontaneous Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in an Adult Patient: A Case Report
Silanath Terpenning *
Department of Radiology, University of Maryland 22 S Green Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Cheng Ting Lin
Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC3142, Baltimore, MD 21287-0006, USA.
Charles S. White
Department of Radiology, University of Maryland 22 S Green Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) is a well-described congenital heart disease in infants and children but is less commonly reported in adults. Mechanical, surgical and spontaneous closure of PDAs in infants and fetuses are common, however spontaneous closure of PDA in adults is uncommon and has not been reported in the recent literature. We present a case report of spontaneous closure of a PDA in a 49 years old patient demonstrated on cardiac computed tomography (CT).
Keywords: Patent ductus arteriosus, PDA, spontaneous closure.