Pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension in newborns: Therapeutic indications

Failure of the normal cardiopulmonary transition can lead to persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Some degree of pulmonary hypertension complicates the course of more than 10% of all neonates with respiratory failure. This review article discusses the vascular abnormalities associated w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carina Teixeira-Mendonça, Tiago Henriques-Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204914000063