Clinical Utility of Echocardiography in Former Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

The clinical utility of echocardiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) in former preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is not established. Elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) rather than pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) is the hallmark of PVD. We evaluated the utility of echocardiography in infants with BPD in diagnosing pulmonary hypertension and PVD (PVR>3 Wood units  × m2) assessed by cardiac catheterization.
Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research