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. 2026 Feb 8;13(2):81. doi: 10.3390/jcdd13020081
RV Right ventricle
iNO Inhaled nitric oxide
ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome
CPB Cardiopulmonary bypass
ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
NO Nitric oxide
NOS Nitric oxide synthases
cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
PVR Pulmonary vascular resistance
PPHN Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
CHD Congenital heart disease
LCOS Low cardiac output syndrome
PH Pulmonary hypertension
metHb methaemoglobin
ICU Intensive care unit
NICU Neonatal intensive care unit
mPAP Mean pulmonary artery pressure
PAP Pulmonary artery pressure
PAH Pulmonary arterial hypertension
sGC Soluble guanylate cyclase
PDE5 Phosphodiesterase type 5
FiO2 Fraction of inspired oxygen
MAP Mean airway pressure
PaO2 Partial pressure of arterial oxygen
SpO2 Peripheral oxygen saturation
V/Q Ventilation/perfusion ratio
RCT Randomized controlled trial
CI Confidence interval
RR Risk ratio
IQR Interquartile range
PE Pulmonary embolism
AKI Acute kidney injury
OI Oxygenation index
HFOV High-frequency oscillatory ventilation
HFJV High-frequency jet ventilation
LV Left ventricle
VSD Ventricular septal defect
AVSD Atrioventricular septal defect