Doppler echocardiographic predictors of outcome in newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-283

  Fraisse, Alain ^a,b   Geva, Tal ^a,b   Gaudart, Jean ^c   Wessel, David L ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial duct.; Neonates.; Nitric oxide; Vasodilation therapy.

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PERSISTENT FETUS CIRCULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; PERSISTENT FETAL CIRCULATION SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 20644466865     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951104003051     Document Type: Article

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