Global myocardial function is compromised in infants with pulmonary hypertension

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 410-413

  Sehgal, Arvind ^a   Athikarisamy, Sam E ^a   Adamopoulos, Maria ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

MILRINONE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION OF THE NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT, NEWBORN; NITRIC OXIDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84858076016     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02572.x     Document Type: Article

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