title: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
abstract: We report 2 infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in whom left ventricular diastolic dysfunction contributed to clinical abnormalities, including pulmonary hypertension and recurrent pulmonary edema. We speculate that close monitoring for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction may assist with clinical management and improve outcomes of infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Critical Care, The Pediatric Heart-Lung Center, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mourani
authors.forename: D Dunbar
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Ivy
authors.forename: Adam A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Fagan
authors.forename: Steven H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Abman
mesh_terms: D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003971:Diastole; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*