KB42 Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

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.

synonyms

• Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
• persistent fetal circulation syndrome
• fetal circulation
• PFC - [persistent fetal circulation] syndrome
• PPHN - [Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn]
• newborn pulmonary hypertension
• persistent fetal circulation
• primary pulmonary hypertension of newborn

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