Lung function and pulmonary vascular resistance are not associated in 6-year-old children born extremely preterm.

Lilly-Ann MohlkertGunnar SjöbergAnnika RydbergCecilia Pegelow HalvorsenEllen TufvessonJenny HallbergMagnus DomellöfMikael Norman

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)

In children born extremely preterm, lung function was not associated with pulmonary vascular resistance. Routine echocardiographic evaluation of extremely preterm children may not be indicated at age 6.5 years.

Keyphrases

lung function
low birth weight
gestational age
cystic fibrosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pulmonary hypertension
air pollution
preterm infants
preterm birth
young adults
mitral valve
left ventricular
clinical practice
left atrial
ejection fraction