Commentary: Ductal stenting for ductal-dependent pulmonary blood flow: Time for an exclusive club to expand its membership?

Central MessageIn infants with ddPBF, DS may be preferable in suitable candidates. Its use is especially attractive in SV disease and merits further study.See Article page 379. Infants born with ductal-dependent pulmonary blood flow (ddPBF) have been traditionally palliated initially with a systemic-to-pulmonary shunt, such as a modified Blalock–Taussig shunt (BTS). Stenting of the ductus arteriosus has been widely adopted, because it avoids the...