Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome

A syndrome of persistent PULMONARY HYPERTENSION in the newborn infant (INFANT, NEWBORN) without demonstrable HEART DISEASES. This neonatal condition can be caused by severe pulmonary vasoconstriction (reactive type), hypertrophy of pulmonary arterial muscle (hypertrophic type), or abnormally developed pulmonary arterioles (hypoplastic type). The newborn patient exhibits CYANOSIS and ACIDOSIS due to the persistence of fetal circulatory pattern of right-to-left shunting of blood through a patent ductus arteriosus (DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT) and at times a patent foramen ovale (FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT).

Year introduced: 1980

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Tree Number(s): C08.381.423.694, C16.614.694

MeSH Unique ID: D010547

Entry Terms:

• Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn
• Pulmonary Hypertension, Familial Persistent, of the Newborn
• ACD-MPV
• ACD MPV
• ACDMPV
• Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia With Misalignment Of Pulmonary Veins
• Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia With Misalignment Of Pulmonary Veins And Other Congenital Anomalies
• Circulation, Persistent Fetal
• Familial Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
• Fetal Circulation, Persistent
• Hypertension, Pulmonary, of Newborn, Persistent
• Misalignment of the Pulmonary Vessels
• Persistent Fetal Circulation

Previous Indexing:

• Ductus Arteriosus, Patent (1966-1979)
• Hypertension, Pulmonary (1966-1979)
• Pulmonary Circulation (1966-1979)

See Also:

• Ductus Arteriosus, Patent

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Diseases Category
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome