Anatomical Closure of Left-to-Right Shunts in Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Pulmonary Hypertension: A Cautionary Tale

Abstract Closure of a systemic to pulmonary shunt in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia may be beneficial, but in the presence of pulmonary hypertension is controversial. Here, we discuss two premature infants with pulmonary hypertension who developed acute pulmonary hypertensive cris...

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Main Authors: Narendra R. Dereddy (Author), Sandeep R. Chilakala (Author), Divya Rana (Author)
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Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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