A 22-year-old primigravida whose pregnancy was complicated by preeclampsia at 26 weeks gestation has undergone cesarian section. Her baby has been evaluated in the NICU due to murmur. Cardiac auscultation reveals a continuous murmur at the left sternal border, and bounding femoral and palmar pulses are palpable. Echocardiography confirms the diagnosis. Compared with a normal infant, this patient most likely has which of the following changes in cardiac parameters?

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Eductional Objective: In patent ductus arteriosus patient has increasing pulmonary venous return to the left atrium and this leads to increase left ventricular preload and decrease systemic vascular resistance. Increase preload with decrease afterload will increase left ventricular cardiac output

A 22-Year-Old Primigravida Whose Pregnancy Was Complicated by Preeclampsia at 26