Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Persistent fetal circulation
HP:0011726
What it means
Systemic desaturation of a liveborn baby resulting from persistent pulmonary hypertension with a patent ductus arteriosus and patent foramen ovale, such that the circulation in postnatal life follows the fetal course.
Rare diseases that can present with this1
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Part of the broader category
Also called: Persistent foetal circulation
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