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- Title
Right Ventricular Volume Measurements in Ventilated Preterm Neonates.
- Authors
Clark, S. J.; Yoxall, C. W.; Subhedar, N. V.
- Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension is associated with worse perinatal outcomes in infants with respiratory disorders. In these infants, right ventricular dysfunction may result in poor pulmonary blood flow. The objective of this study was to follow changes in right ventricular volumes during the first 2 days of life in infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Serial echocardiographic examinations were performed on days 0-2 on infants ventilated for respiratory distress syndrome. Two-dimensional echocardiography with the ellipsoid approximation was used to calculate systolic and diastolic volumes. In 17 ventilated preterm infants, right ventricular volumes were significantly lower on day 2 compared with day 0 and decreased from a median (interquartile range) end systolic volume of 0.80 ml/kg (0.66-0.91 ml/kg) to 0.45 ml/kg (0.39-0.54 ml/kg) (p<0.001). End diastolic volume decreased from a median (interquartile range) of 1.54 ml/kg (1.44-1.65 ml/kg) to 1.30 ml/kg (1.22-1.60 ml/kg) (p= 0.039). Right ventricular ejection fraction increased from a median (interquartile range) of 0.48 ml/kg (0.44-0.56 ml/kg) to 0.62 ml/kg (0.58-0.71 ml/kg) during the same period (p<0.001), as did right ventricular output from a median (interquartile range) 120 ml/kg/min (96-125 ml/kg/min) to 140 ml/kg/min (113-168 ml/kg/min) (p= 0.044). Right ventricular volume decreases during the first 2 days of life in ventilated preterm infants. However, right ventricular performance is maintained.
- Subjects
PULMONARY hypertension; RIGHT heart ventricle; RESPIRATORY distress syndrome; NEWBORN infants; PREMATURE infants; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PEDIATRIC cardiology
- Publication
Pediatric Cardiology, 2004, Vol 25, Issue 2, p149
- ISSN
0172-0643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00246-003-0437-z