title: Severe paediatric pulmonary hypertension: new management strategies.
abstract: Pulmonary hypertension is a significant complication in many paediatric disease states. This article discusses current understanding of pulmonary hypertension and includes definition, diagnosis, and management. A description of the latest advances in targeted pharmacological therapy in children is also provided as well as impact on morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ivy
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000150:complications; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000150:complications; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014665:Vasodilator Agents