Patent ductus arteriosus causes


 * Associate Editor-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [mailto:psingh@perfuse.org],, Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org]

Overview
Causes of Patent ductus arteriosus is not known. However, increased incidence have been associated with mother's rubella and genetic causes

Causes

 * Genetic factors - It has been found to occur with increased frequencies in some families, indicating some association with autosomal dominant inheritence . The exact gene location for patent ductus arteriosus has not yet been determined.
 * Congenital rubella (associated with PDA and pulmonary artery stenosis)
 * Fetal alcohol syndrome
 * Maternal drug use
 * amphetamine
 * phenytoin