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Diastolic ventricular function improves during the first 48‐hours‐of‐life in infants weighting <1250 g
Author(s) -
Sirc J,
Dempsey E M,
Miletin J
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.12788
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , isovolumic relaxation time , diastole , cardiology , isovolumetric contraction , doppler echocardiography , diastolic function , ventricular function , blood pressure
Aim Few studies have focused on cardiac ventricular diastolic function in preterm neonates in the immediate post‐natal period. This study evaluated Doppler‐derived parameters of diastolic ventricular function in infants with birth weights of <1250 g during the transitional period. Methods This was a prospective observational study conducted in the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Flow patterns on the mitral and tricuspid valve, isovolumic relaxation time (IVRT), left and right ventricular output and superior vena cava flow were measured in 22 infants with a birth weight of below 1250 g at six, 12, 24 and 48 h of age. Results Early filling peak velocity of the left and right ventricle increased significantly from 30.3 to 39.5 cm/sec and 26.6 to 32.1 cm/sec, respectively. IVRT of the right ventricle decreased from 70 to 57 ms, and there was a nonsignificant decrease in IVRT of the left ventricle from 61.6 to 54 ms over the first 48 h. Conclusion We have demonstrated that parameters of diastolic ventricular function change significantly over the first 48 h of life in preterm infants <1250 g and that these changes may represent early diastolic dysfunction during the transitional period.