Myocardial assessment using tissue doppler imaging in preterm very low-birth weight infants before and after red blood cell transfusion

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 681-686

  Saleemi, M S ^a   Bruton, K ^a   El Khuffash, A ^a   Kirkham, C ^b   Franklin, O ^c   Corcoran, J D ^a,d  

^a Tallaght and Coombe Women's and Infant's University Hospital   (Ireland)

^b ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

anemia of prematurity; myocardial contractility; newborn

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84883460769     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.39     Document Type: Article

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