Cardiopulmonary Interactions in PPHN PVR SVR Pulmonary vasculature Heart Structural changes; altered reactivity to dilator and constrictor stimuli RV pressure overload and LV dysfunction Right-to-left shunting at PDA or FO Hypoxia, hypercarbia, acidosis Lung Lung volume Compliance Intrapulmonary shunt Adapted from J Pediatr, vol. 126, Kinsella JP and Abman SH, Recent developments in the pathophysiology and treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, pp. 853-864, Copyright 1995, with permission from Elsevier.