TY - JOUR T1 - Incidental detection of patent ductus arteriosus during cardiac surgery in adult patients: A case series TT - JF - surgery JO - surgery VL - 8 IS - 3 UR - http://jsurgery.bums.ac.ir/article-1-225-en.html Y1 - 2020 SP - 112 EP - 114 KW - Adults KW - Cardiac Surgery KW - Patent Ductus Arteriosus N2 - 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. M3 10.32592/jsurgery.2020.8.3.106 ER -