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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 90:F527-F528 doi:10.1136/adc.2004.062885
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Sildenafil in neonatal pulmonary hypertension due to impaired alveolarisation and plexiform pulmonary arteriopathy

Table 1

 Cardiac catheter data*

Condition Observation
*General anaesthesia/intermittent positive pressure ventilation: Fio2 0.65, NO 20 ppm, milrinone 0.75 μg/kg/min.
BSA, body surface area.
Weight 4.2 kg
Height 52 cm
BSA 0.58 m2
O2 saturation 95%
Haemodynamics RA (mean): 6
(mm Hg) LA (mean): 5
PA: 83/45/60
AO: 63/35/40
Vascular TPR: 16
resistance (units/m2) PAVR: 14.6
Blood flow Qp: 3.75
(l/min/m2) Qs: 2.45
Angiography Moderate RV dysfunction
Moderate tricuspid regurgitation
Normal intracardiac anatomy

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