Assessment of myocardial performance in preterm infants less than 29 weeks gestation during the transitional period

Early Human Development

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 829-835

  James, Adam T ^a   Corcoran, John D ^a   Jain, Amish ^b,c,d   McNamara, Patrick J ^d   Mertens, Luc ^e   Franklin, Orla ^f   EL Khuffash, Afif F ^a,g  

^a ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e Hospital for Risk Children   (Canada)

^f OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^g ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

FAC; Preterm infant; Strain; Strain rate; TAPSE; Tissue Doppler imaging; Transitional circulation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL AREA CHANGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRICUSPID ANNULAR PLANE SYSTOLIC EXCURSION;

EID: 84918561246     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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