Right ventricle speckle tracking in bronchopulmonary dysplasia: one-year follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is still a major concern in preterm infants and adequate screening methods for secondary right ventricle (RV) failure are needed. Early detection could be aided by taking measurements of RV deformation using speckle tracking echocardiography. A prospective longitudinal study was carried out over 28 months at a tertiary care pediatric cardiology center. Preterm infants < 32 weeks gestational age (GA) were eligible for the study. Enrolled patients were separated in two groups: NO-BPD or BPD. At three timepoints over the first year of life, echocardiogram measurements were performed. Right ventricle strain was studied using speckle tracking analysis and compared to conventional function parameters.

Results

Fifty patients were enrolled

SUBMITTER: Clavero-Adell M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909144 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature