Noninvasive assessment of cardiac function and pulmonary hypertension in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
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.
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