Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Managing the unmanageable?
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.
Hammerman
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Division of Newborn Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Illinois.
Yousefzadeh
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Choi
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Bui
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D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012121:Respiration, Artificial