Which complication or association is classically linked with Patent ductus arteriosus?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Heart failure from pulmonary overcirculation
- Step 1: Heart failure from pulmonary overcirculation is classically linked with Patent ductus arteriosus.
Answer
Heart failure from pulmonary overcirculation.
Why not the others: 'Hypercyanotic spells': they belong to tetralogy of Fallot. 'Rheumatic mitral stenosis': it follows rheumatic fever. 'Kawasaki coronary aneurysm': it belongs to Kawasaki disease.
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