Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Mourani, Peter M; Ivy, D Dunbar; Rosenberg, Adam A; Fagan, Thomas E; Abman, Steven H · J Pediatr · 2008

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report 2 infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in whom left ventricular diastolic dysfunction contributed to clinical abnormalities, including pulmonary hypertension and recurrent pulmonary edema. We speculate that close monitoring for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction may assist with clinical management and improve outcomes of infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

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