PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE
As two senior clinicians in the field, we believe that we are in the midst an exciting era of clinical care and research, which includes novel opportunities to apply genomic, proteomic, metabolomic and imaging methodologies to enable rapid advances in the field of PH. We believe that the manuscripts in this supplement should not only stimulate the interest of established pediatric pulmonologists but will hopefully attract our younger colleagues into this vibrant field. In addition, PH in neonates, infants and children is “a disease that knows no boundaries,” which implies the clear need for developing interdisciplinary teams of pulmonologists, neonatologists, intensivists, cardiologists and others, to improve survival and enhance the quality of life for our children with PH and their families.
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