Using Doppler echocardiography we evaluated the effect of ductal shunt flow on the cerebral and abdominal arterial blood flow in 25 preterm infants. Eligible for inclusion in this study were healthy preterm newborn infants. They were divided into two groups based on their gestational age: group A, 33‐36 weeks (15 infants) and group B, 28–32 weeks (10 infants). Two‐dimensional Doppler echocardiograms were obtained in each infant during the first 8 hours of life and repeated every 6–12 hours until no ductal shunt flow could be detected. Flow in the ductus arteriosus, the basilar artery and the coeliac artery were examined. Closure of the ductus arteriosus occurred significantly later(p< 0.05) in group B than in group A. Pulsatility indices of flow in the basilar and coeliac arteries were high when the ductus was patent, decreasing to a fixed level with closure. This study suggests that a shunt of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) adversely influences the cerebral and abdominal blood flow in preterm infants.
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