Echocardiographic evidence of improved hemodynamics during inhaled nitric oxide therapy for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 282-287

  Ochikubo, C G ^a   Waffarn, F ^a   Turbow, R ^a   Kanakriyeh, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Extrapulmonary shunts; Nitric oxide; Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN); Pulmonary blood flow

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NEWBORN; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PERSISTENT FETAL CIRCULATION SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY CIRCULATION;

EID: 0030911567     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900175     Document Type: Article

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