neonatal primary pulmonary hypertension
NPPH, primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
Types
primary NPPH (or persistence of fetal circulation)
secondary NPPH
- meconium aspiration
- pulmonary parenchymal diseases
- premature closure of ductus arteriosus
- premature closure of foramen ovale
- alveolar capillary dysplasia (ACD) with misalignement of pulmonary vessels (MPV)
- cardiac malformations
- decreased pulmonary vasular bed
- systemic vascular anomalies
- local vascular anomalies
See also
pulmonary vascular diseases