Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (Q45744)

Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is a cardiopulmonary disorder characterised by systemic arterial hypoxemia secondary to pulmonary hypertension and extrapulmonary right-to-left shunting across the foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus.

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English	Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn	Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is a cardiopulmonary disorder characterised by systemic arterial hypoxemia secondary to pulmonary hypertension and extrapulmonary right-to-left shunting across the foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus.