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Persistence of right ventricular dysfunction and altered morphometry in asymptomatic preterm Infants through one year of age: Cardiac phenotype of prematurity.

Collin T EricksonMeghna D PatelSwati ChoudhryKarl Stessy BisselouTim SekarskiMary CraftLing LiAfif El KhuffashAaron HamvasShelby KuttyGautam K SinghPhillip T Levy
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2019)
Preterm infants exhibit abnormal right ventricle performance with remodelling at 32 weeks post-menstrual age that persists through 1 year corrected age, suggesting a less developed intrinsic myocardial function response following preterm birth. The development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary hypertension leave a further negative impact on right ventricle mechanics over the first year of age.
Keyphrases
  • preterm infants
  • low birth weight
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • preterm birth
  • pulmonary artery
  • left ventricular
  • gestational age
  • mitral valve
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • heart failure
  • coronary artery