Inhaled nitric oxide and high concentrations of oxygen in pediatrics patients with congenital cardiopathy and pulmonary hypertension: report of five cases

Five patients with ages ranging from 6 months to 3 years were analyzed. All received inhaled nitric oxide (NO - 20 parts per million (ppm) ) and oxygen (0(2) - at a concentration of 90-95%) by means of an oxygen hood. Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure (MPAP), Mean Aortic Pressure (MAoP), Pulmonary Vasc...

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Main Authors: Werther Brunow de Carvalho, Antonio Carlos Camargo Carvalho, Gisele Limongeli Gurgueira, Angela Mityo Ikeda, June Ho Lee, Dirceu Rodrigues Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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