Pulmonary hypertension in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
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Pulmonary hypertension in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
An increase in the number of preterm infants and a decrease in the gestational age at birth have resulted in an increase in the number of patients with significant bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and secondary pulmonary hypertension (PH). PH contributes significantly to the high morbidity and mortality in the BPD patients. Therefore, regular monitoring for PH by using echocardiography and B-ty...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1738-1061
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.6.688