Patient's question:
Recently, for some reason, I've been feeling uncomfortable with my heart. Although I often take medication to control it, the effect is not obvious. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they also prescribed medication. Please ask about the classification of pulmonary hypertension in newborns.Doctor's answer:
If it is neonatal pulmonary hypertension, it may be caused by congenital cardiovascular developmental malformations. Additionally, it may also be due to severe aspiration during the fetal stage and a mixed acidosis environment, leading to increased pulmonary artery resistance and enhanced right heart pressure. Often, there is also an unclosed foramen ovale. Currently, it is necessary to have a cardiac color Doppler ultrasound to check for ventricular septal defects or atrial septal defects. The specific classification of pulmonary hypertension requires the integration of flow conditions for speculation.