ABO blood group is associated with response to inhaled nitric oxide in neonates with respiratory failure.

Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) reduces death or need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). However, the response to iNO is variable and only 50-60% of infants demonstrate a response to iNO. It is not known why only some in...

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Main Authors: George T El-Ferzli, Mackenzie Dreher, Rakesh P Patel, Namasivayam Ambalavanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3440342?pdf=render