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A female infant with congestive heart failure and a continuous systolic and dias
tolic murmur was diagnosed as having a patent ductus arteriosus. Which of the fo
llowing statements is correct? (a) The ductus arteriosus is a remnant of the lef
t fourth aortic arch. (b) The ductus arteriosus is closed during fetal developme
nt. (c) The ductus arteriosus shunts blood from the umbilical vein to the inferi
or vena cava. (d) The ductus arteriosus closes just before birth. (e) In the fet
us, most of the blood from the pulmonary trunk flows into the aorta. Note that A
patent ductus arteriosus is one of the most frequently occurring abnormalities o
f the great vessels (8/10,000 births), especially in premature infants (SA 216).