Pulmonary Hypertension in the Preterm Infant with Chronic Lung Disease can be Caused by Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: A Must-Know Entity

Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) in the preterm infant is frequently due to chronic lung disease. Rarely, PHT can be caused by pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis that has been described to be associated with prematurity. This study is a retrospective analysis of all premature infants

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric cardiology 2016-02, Vol.37 (2), p.313-321
Hauptverfasser:	Laux, Daniela, Rocchisani, Marie-Amélie, Boudjemline, Younes, Gouton, Marielle, Bonnet, Damien, Ovaert, Caroline
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Angioplasty, Balloon Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Child Child, Preschool Children Echocardiography Female France Genetic disorders Gestational Age Health aspects Hemodynamics Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology Infant Infant, Extremely Premature Infants (Premature) Kaplan-Meier Estimate Lung diseases Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mortality Original Article Pediatric cardiology Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary Veins - abnormalities Retrospective Studies Stenosis Stenosis, Pulmonary Vein - diagnostic imaging Stenosis, Pulmonary Vein - mortality Stenosis, Pulmonary Vein - surgery Survival Rate Treatment Outcome Vascular Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) in the preterm infant is frequently due to chronic lung disease. Rarely, PHT can be caused by pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis that has been described to be associated with prematurity. This study is a retrospective analysis of all premature infants
ISSN:	0172-0643 1432-1971
DOI:	10.1007/s00246-015-1279-1