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Cardiovascular Effects of Acute Bronchiolitis
Author(s) -
SREERAM N.,
WATSON J. G.,
HUNTER S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1991.tb11747.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchiolitis , acute bronchiolitis , intensive care medicine , cardiology , respiratory system
ABSTRACT. Twenty‐one children with normal hearts were studied during acute bronchiolitis. Doppler echocardiography showed tricuspid valve regurgitation in 11 patients, many of whom had evidence of raised pulmonary artery systolic pressure. Serial studies in those with severe infection showed that tricuspid regurgitation disappears with clinical improvement.