Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: Advances in diagnosis and treatment
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Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: Advances in diagnosis and treatment.
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a frequent cause for admission to the neonatal intensive care unit and is associated with mortality and variable morbidities. It is primarily a state of oxygenation failure representing a failure of the normal postnatal decline in pulmonary vascular resistance that may be associated with right ventricular dysfunction. Enhanced knowledge...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1744-165X
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2015.03.001