Abstract
Discussed in this article are the three main anatomic types of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn; (1) maladaptation of the pulmonary vascular bed; (2) excessive muscularization of the pulmonary vascular bed; and (3) underdevelopment of the pulmonary vascular bed.
MeSH terms
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Amniotic Fluid
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Animals
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Arteries / pathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis
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Heart Defects, Congenital / pathology
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Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnosis
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Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / pathology
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Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnosis
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Hernia, Diaphragmatic / pathology
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Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
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Humans
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / pathology
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Infant, Newborn
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Kidney / abnormalities
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Lung / abnormalities
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Lung / blood supply
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Lung / pathology
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Meconium
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Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / diagnosis
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Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / pathology*
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Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / physiopathology
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Pneumonia, Aspiration / diagnosis
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Pneumonia, Aspiration / etiology
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Pneumonia, Aspiration / pathology
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Prognosis
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Pulmonary Alveoli / blood supply
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Pulmonary Alveoli / pathology
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Pulmonary Circulation
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Rabbits
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Rats
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Sheep
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Vascular Resistance
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Vasoconstriction