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Symptomatic <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PDA<\/jats:styled-content> developed in 20 (68.9%) infants, with 11 (37.9%) referred for <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PDA<\/jats:styled-content> ligation at 24 (17\u201330) days. Symptoms resolved spontaneously in 7 infants (24.1%) at 19 (7\u201332) days. There were 6 (20.7%) deaths, including four early neonatal deaths with large <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PDA<\/jats:styled-content>. Early colour Doppler <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PDA<\/jats:styled-content> diameter &gt;1.5\u00a0mm (n\u00a0=\u00a020) predicted development of symptomatic <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PDA<\/jats:styled-content> (sensitivity 91%, specificity 100%), but symptoms resolved spontaneously without treatment in 30%. There was a significant linear correlation (p\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) with increasing early <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PDA<\/jats:styled-content> diameter and the development of more persistent <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PDA<\/jats:styled-content> symptoms, early neonatal mortality and morbidity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>In our (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">COI<\/jats:styled-content>)\u2010na\u00efve population, the mortality and morbidity associated with prolonged exposure to unrestricted ducts are high. 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