Pathophysiology, Management and Outcome of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn: a Clinical Review
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn (PPHN) results from the failure of relaxation of the pulmonary vasculature at birth, leading to shunting of non oxygenated blood from the pulmonary to the systemic circulation. More often, full term and near term infants are affected, however it is not un...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2013.00023/full |