Search for dissertations about: "Pulmonary hypertension congenital heart"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Pulmonary hypertension congenital heart.

  2. 1. Vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension

    Author : Ya-Ting Chang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive obliterative vasculopathy with multifactorial etiology and high mortality rate. Endothelial dysfunction, excessive vascular remodeling, inflammation and in situ thrombosis contribute to increased vascular resistance and gradual occlusion of pulmonary vessels. READ MORE

  4. 2. New modes of improving ventilation and oxygenation in pulmonary hypertension and acute respiratory failure in newborns and children

    Author : Sylvia Göthberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Inhaled nitric oxide; high frequency oscillatory ventilation; partial liquid ventilation; respiratory inductive plethysmography; follow-up study; pulmonary hypertension; congenital heart disease; acute respiratory failure; respiratory distress syndrome; persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.;

    Abstract : Pulmonary hypertension leading to hypoxemia is a potentially life-threatening condition in pediatric intensive care. Hypoxemia may also result from conditions not primarily related to pulmonary hypertension. READ MORE

  5. 3. Interventional closure of persistent foetal cardiac shunts including PDA and PFO : study of outcome, complications and novel methods

    Author : Kristoffer Jonathan Steiner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Persistent foramen ovale (PFO) and persistent ductus arteriosus (PDA) are two of the most common congenital heart defects (CHD). The incidence of PFO is reported to be between 10% and 35% (1, 2). In term infants, a PDA is seen in around one in 2000 births, accounting for 5% to 10% of all congenital heart disease (3, 4). READ MORE