Prostacyclin treatment for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-7

  Eronen, M ^a   Pohjavuori, M ^a   Andersson, S ^a   Pesonen, E ^a   Raivio, K O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Neonate; Primary pulmonary hypertension; Prostacyclin

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; INFUSION FLUID; INOTROPIC AGENT; MORPHINE; PROSTACYCLIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; NEWBORN; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EPOPROSTENOL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PERSISTENT FETAL CIRCULATION SYNDROME; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031060582     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900099     Document Type: Article

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