title: Persistent pulmonary hypertension in the neonate: diagnosis and management.
abstract: PPHN should be recognized as a clinical condition associated with a number of pulmonary and systemic diseases. Present therapy has resulted in increased survival, but the aggressive methods required to produce improvement necessitate a clear understanding of the underlying pathophysiology in order to minimize sequelae.
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010547:Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D010100:Oxygen