Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) and associated disorders
Idiopathic PPHN | Myocardial dysfunction (asphyxia, infection) |
Down syndrome | Structural cardiac diseases |
Meconium aspiration syndrome | Hepatic and cerebral arteriovenous malformations |
Respiratory distress syndrome | |
Transient tachypnoea of the newborn | Associations with other diseases: |
Pneumonia/sepsis | Placental dysfunction (pre-eclampsia, chorioamnionitis, maternal hypertension) |
Developmental lung disease | Metabolic disease |
Peri-natal stress | Maternal drug use or smoking |