Risk factors and outcomes of early pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants.

Saad Ahmed SethAmuchou Singh SoraishamAndrei Harabor

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2017)

Early onset pulmonary arterial hypertension in preterm is not uncommon and is associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe intraventricular hemorrhage. Inhaled nitric oxide was used to treat in majority of cases with good response and survival is high.

Keyphrases

early onset
pulmonary arterial hypertension
pulmonary hypertension
preterm infants
low birth weight
nitric oxide
risk factors
pulmonary artery
late onset
preterm birth
cystic fibrosis
nitric oxide synthase
hydrogen peroxide
gestational age
free survival
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome