Teresa Farstad

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Barne- og ungdomsklinikken

Akershus universitetssykehus

Teresa Farstad (f. 1953) er spesialist i barnesykdommer og overlege.

Articles by Teresa Farstad

Treatment of a patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants

Dag Bratlid,
Teresa Farstad

13.08.2009: In foetal life, the ductus arteriosus connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta. At birth the ductus contracts and is functionally closed within a few days. Closure of the ductus is a result of several mechanisms, the most important being the increase in blood oxygen tension at birth and reduction...