title: Noninvasive assessment of cardiac function and pulmonary hypertension in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
abstract: This article describes the application and limitations of noninvasive techniques to assess cardiac function and to diagnose pulmonary hypertension in newborn infants in whom PPHN is suspected.
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007022:Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D010547:Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis