title: Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Managing the unmanageable?
abstract: Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is a complex syndrome with multiple causes, which retains a high morbidity and mortality. This article presents pathophysiologic and diagnostic foundations and then focuses the discussion on management issues.
authors.affiliation: Division of Newborn Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Illinois.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hammerman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yousefzadeh
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Bui
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012121:Respiration, Artificial