The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.
Genetics. Familial cases of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) have been recorded, but a genetic cause has not been determined. In infants born at term who have a persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), the recurrence rate among siblings is 5%.
The ductus arteriosus is a hole that allows the blood to skip the circulation to the lungs. However, when the baby is born, the blood must receive oxygen in the lungs and this hole is supposed to close. If the ductus arteriosus is still open (or patent) the blood may skip this necessary step of circulation. The open hole is called the patent ductus arteriosus. More information for...