Novel early life risk factors for adult pulmonary hypertension. (April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Goss, Kara N.; Austin, Eric D.; Battiola, Therese J.; Tepper, Robert S.; Lahm, Tim
• Is Part Of: Pulmonary circulation. Volume 9:Number 2(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-04
• Subjects: prematurity -- oxygen -- infection -- developmental origins; Pulmonary circulation -- Periodicals; Pulmonary circulation; Electronic journals -- Sciences; Periodicals; 616.24005
• DOI: 10.1177/2045894019842002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2045-8932

Abstract

The role of perinatal insults in the development of adult onset pulmonary hypertension (PH) is unclear. We surveyed patients with and without PH for a history of early life risk factors, and identified prematurity, oxygen use, and respiratory illness each as risk predictors for development of adult PH.