The transition from a fetus to a newborn is the most complex physiologic adaptation that
occurs in human experience. Before medicalization of delivery, the transition had to occur …

Methods A working group from PPHNet specialists that included neonatologists,
cardiologists, pulmonologists, and intensivists was established to create this document …

Pulmonary hypertension is associated with diverse cardiac, pulmonary, and systemic
diseases in neonates, infants, and older children and contributes to significant morbidity and …

Advances in perinatal care have dramatically im-proved survival of extremely preterm infants
and the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) has not changed over the past few …

Rationale: Neonatal chronic lung disease, known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD),
remains a serious complication of prematurity despite advances in the treatment of …

BACKGROUND. Although abnormal pulmonary vascular structure and function in preterm
infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia may predispose infants to pulmonary artery …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a chronic lung disease that affects premature babies and
contributes to their morbidity and mortality. Improved survival of very immature infants has …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and emphysema are significant global health problems at the
extreme stages of life. Both are characterized by arrested alveolar development or loss of …

Rationale: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a heterogenous condition with poorly
characterized disease subgroups. Objectives: To define the frequency of three disease …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease that occurs in preterm infants
who require mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy for postnatal respiratory distress. 1 …