Cardiac mechanics in infants with Down syndrome in the early neonatal period.
Colm R BreatnachNeidin BussmannAisling SmithPhil LevyNaomi McCallionOrla FranklinAfif Faisal El-KhuffashPublished in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2019)
Infants with DS without CHD and echocardiographic evidence of PH during the early neonatal period demonstrate reduced RV systolic function with impaired LV rotational mechanics, reflective of the ventricular interdependence.