The development of cardiovascular and cerebral vascular control in preterm infants

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 299-310

  Fyfe, Karinna L ^a   Yiallourou, Stephanie R ^a   Wong, Flora Y ^a,b   Horne, Rosemary S C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular control; Cerebral blood flow metabolism coupling; Cerebral pressure autoregulation; Cerebral vascular control; Cerebral vasoreactivity; Heart rate; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; REVIEW; SLEEP; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

BAROREFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; SLEEP;

EID: 84902076967     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2013.06.002     Document Type: Review

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