Characteristics of hypertension in premature infants with and without chronic lung disease: a long-term multi-center study

Background Many causes for neonatal hypertension in premature infants have been described; however in some cases no etiology can be attributed. Our objectives are to describe such cases of unexplained hypertension and to compare hypertensive infants with and without chronic lung disease (CLD). Metho...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) West), 2017-11, Vol.32 (11), p.2115-2124
Hauptverfasser:	Jenkins, Randall D., Aziz, Julia K., Gievers, Ladawna L., Mooers, Harrison M., Fino, Nora, Rozansky, David J.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Aldosterone - blood Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Birth Birth weight Chronic Disease Development and progression Etiology Female Gestational age Health aspects Humans Hypertension Hypertension - complications Hypertension - diagnosis Hypertension - drug therapy Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Infant, Premature, Diseases Infants Lung diseases Lung Diseases - complications Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neonates Nephrology Newborn babies Original Article Pediatrics Physiological aspects Premature babies Premature infants Renin Renin - blood Retrospective Studies Reviews Urology
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Many causes for neonatal hypertension in premature infants have been described; however in some cases no etiology can be attributed. Our objectives are to describe such cases of unexplained hypertension and to compare hypertensive infants with and without chronic lung disease (CLD). Methods We reviewed all cases of hypertension in premature infants referred from 18 hospitals over 16 years. Inclusion criteria were hypertension occurring at
ISSN:	0931-041X 1432-198X
DOI:	10.1007/s00467-017-3722-4