Progressive improvements in perinatal care and respiratory management of preterm infants
have resulted in increased survival of newborns of extremely low gestational age over the …

Adults born preterm, regardless of whether they develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia, have
underdeveloped respiratory and cardiopulmonary systems. The resulting impaired …

Rationale: Premature birth is an independent predictor of long-term cardiovascular risk.
Individuals affected are reported to have a lower rate of V˙ o2 at peak exercise intensity (V˙ …

Extreme preterm (EP) birth, denoting delivery before the onset of the third trimester,
interrupts intrauterine development and causes significant early-life pulmonary trauma …

Objectives To determine if lung function abnormalities in young people born very
prematurely routinely exposed to antenatal corticosteroids and postnatal surfactant were …

Preterm birth occurs in 10% of all live births and creates challenges to neonatal life, which
persist into adulthood. Significant previous work has been undertaken to characterize and …

Background Conventional mechanical ventilation has adverse impacts on the
hemodynamics of elderly, hypertensive ICU patients. Limited studies have addressed ways …

Objective This study aimed to investigate the beneficial effects of synchronized intermittent
mandatory ventilation (SIMV) with heliox in newborn infants with meconium aspiration …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? Do individuals with a patent
foramen ovale (PFO+) have a lower lung transfer factor for carbon monoxide than those …

Adult survivors of very preterm (≤ 32 wk gestational age) birth without (PRE) and with
bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have variable degrees of airflow obstruction at rest …