Echocardiography derived pulmonary artery capacitance and right ventricular outflow velocity time integral on first day of life can predict survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Correlation between right ventricle systolic pressure (derived from moderate/severe tricuspid regurgitation) and survival of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) infants was established. We hypothesize that other non-tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) dependent Echo parameters can predict CDH mortality. Our retrospective study included 20 CDH infants from January 2008 to September 2015. Inclusion criteria included: all CDH patients admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit. Exclusion criteria were: hereditary malformation of air ways, congenital heart disease other than patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and/or PFO (patent foramen ovale) or atrial septal defect (ASD), sepsis, genetic syndromes and high frequency ventilation usage.
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research