Pulmonary hypertension in newborns Pulmonary hypertension in newborns also called persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a potentially life-threatening condition where a baby's blood

Pulmonary hypoplasia Pulmonary hypoplasia also called lung hypoplasia refers to deficient or incomplete development of parts of the lung, which can be unilateral or bilateral

What is meconium aspiration Meconium aspiration occurs when a baby breathes in amniotic fluid containing meconium (the baby's first stools). Meconium is passed into the

Chorioamnionitis Chorioamnionitis is an intraamniotic inflammation or infection of the amniotic fluid, placenta, fetus, fetal membranes (amnion and chorion membranes) that surround the amniotic fluid and

Pulmonary arterial hypertension Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare serious progressive (meaning it gets worse over time) condition characterized by abnormally high blood pressure

Mitral stenosis Mitral stenosis also called mitral valve stenosis is a narrowing or blockage of the mitral valve where the mitral valve does not open as

Heart failure Heart failure also known as congestive heart failure (CHF) is a heart condition that develops when your heart muscle has become too weak

Cardiac asthma Cardiac asthma is not a form of asthma, but it's a type of coughing or wheezing that occurs in people with left heart

Ventricular fibrillation Ventricular fibrillation or v-fib, is a life-threatening and a medical emergency heart rhythm disturbance. Ventricular fibrillation occurs if disorganized electrical signals make the

Small cell lung cancer Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) also called oat cell cancer, is a type of fast-growing, aggressive lung cancer that usually starts in

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is an umbrella term for several types of lung cancers ((Garg P, Singhal S, Kulkarni P,

What is Embryonal Carcinoma Embryonal carcinoma, also called nonseminomatous germ cell tumor, is a relatively aggressive (fast-growing) type of testicular cancer that originates from abnormal germ