Background Assessment of pulmonary hemodynamics is critical in the diagnosis and
management of cardiopulmonary disease of premature infants, but reliable noninvasive …

Importance There is a beneficial association between human breast milk exposure in the
neonatal period and cardiac mechanics in adults who were born preterm. It is unknown …

The size, hemodynamics, and function of cardiovascular structures change dramatically from
the early fetal life to late adolescence. The principal determinants of cardiovascular …

Introduction Traditionally echocardiography was used by pediatric cardiologists to diagnose
congenital heart defects in neonates. Formalized neonatal hemodynamic fellowships have …

Introduction Pediatric z scores are necessary to describe size and structure of the heart in
growing children, however, development of an accurate z score calculator requires robust …

Aim The primary aim was to estimate premature infants' spontaneous patent ductus
arteriosus closure rate. Secondly, to identify criteria associated with the chance of …

Background Young adults born preterm have remodeled hearts, ie, altered cardiac shape
and size with impaired cardiac function. At present, the natural history and pattern of …

Objectives Both excessive and restricted fetal growth are associated with changes in cardiac
geometry and function at birth. There are significant issues when indexing cardiac …

Background Few studies have examined the reference value of the left ventricular structure
and function in preterm infants. This study was designed to establish a point-of-care …

Objective: Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (LVH) predicts adverse cardiac events in adults.
We sought to determine the risk factors and prognostic significance of altered LV geometry …