AU - Hosseinzadeh Maleki, Mahmood AU - Akhavan, Aref AU - Rahmanian Sharifabad, Amir AU - Baghdar, Robbeh AU - Naseri, Zahra TI - Incidental detection of patent ductus arteriosus during cardiac surgery in adult patients: A case series PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - surgery JN - surgery VO - 8 VI - 3 IP - 3 4099 - http://jsurgery.bums.ac.ir/article-1-225-en.html 4100 - http://jsurgery.bums.ac.ir/article-1-225-en.pdf SO - surgery 3 ABĀ  - Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is an inborn heart defect in which the ductus arteriosus (i.e., a vascular structure between the pulmonary artery and aorta that usually closes shortly after birth) remains open. Because most patients with PDA are diagnosed and treated when they are infants, this is a relatively rare congenital heart defect among adults. Herein, we present the cases of PDA in adults, which were detected during cardiac surgery. CP - IRAN IN - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran LG - eng PB - surgery PG - 112 PT - Case Report YR - 2020