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This study aims to describe the early course of PH in CDH infants, and its relation to established prognostic markers and outcome measures.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We performed a monocentric retrospective review of neonates with prenatally diagnosed CDH, who received three standardized echocardiographic examinations at 2\u20136\u2005h, 24, and 48\u2005h of life. The degree of PH was graded as one of three categories: mild\/no, moderate, or severe PH. The characteristics of the three groups and their course of PH over 48\u2005h were compared using univariate and correlational analyses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 165 eligible CDH cases, initial PH classification was mild\/no in 28%, moderate in 35%, and severe PH in 37%. The course of PH varied markedly based on the initial staging. No patient with initial no\/mild PH developed severe PH, required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-therapy, or died. Of cases with initial severe PH, 63% had persistent PH at 48\u2005h, 69% required ECMO, and 54% died. Risk factors for any PH included younger gestational age, intrathoracic liver herniation, prenatal fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO)-intervention, lower lung to head ratio (LHR), and total fetal lung volume (TFLV). Patients with moderate and severe PH showed similar characteristics, except liver position at 24- (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.042) and 48\u2005h (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001), mortality (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001), and ECMO-rate (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.035).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>To our knowledge, this is the first study to systematically assess the dynamics of PH in the first postnatal 48\u2005h at three defined time points. CDH infants with initial moderate and severe PH have a high variation in postnatal PH severity over the first 48\u2005h of life. Patients with mild\/no PH have less change in PH severity, and an excellent prognosis. Patients with severe PH at any point have a significantly higher risk for ECMO and mortality. 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