Prospective study of pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Sakeer VayalthrikkovilErika VorhiesAmelie StritzkeRani A BashirKhorshid MohammadMajeeda KamaluddeenSumesh ThomasEssa Al AwadPrashanth MurthyAmuchou Singh Soraisham

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2018)

Echocardiographic screening for PH can be safely restricted to infants with moderate or severe BPD at 36 weeks PMA. We identified VAP as an independent risk factor for PH.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
preterm infants
pulmonary artery
low birth weight
pulmonary arterial hypertension
early onset
high intensity
left ventricular
mitral valve
left atrial
ejection fraction
atrial fibrillation