Dexamethasone Given to Premature Infants and Cardiac Diastolic Function in Early Childhood

Objectives To determine if dexamethasone given to premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia would result in cardiac diastolic dysfunction in early childhood, a topic unstudied in humans. Study design We compared seven children ages 3 to 8 years born at 26 weeks’ gestation and given dexametha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of pediatrics 2011-08, Vol.159 (2), p.227-231
Hauptverfasser:	Wong, Ivan H.-B., BSc, Digby, Alyson M., BSc, Warren, Andrew E., MD, Pepelassis, Dion, MD, Vincer, Michael, MD, Chen, Robert P.-C., MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences bronchopulmonary dysplasia Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - complications Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - drug therapy cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - drug therapy Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - etiology Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - physiopathology Child Child, Preschool childhood children dexamethasone Dexamethasone - administration & dosage Diastole echocardiography Female Follow-Up Studies General aspects Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage heart Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Infant, Premature, Diseases - drug therapy infants Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Male Medical sciences Myocardial Contraction - drug effects patients Pediatrics pregnancy Recovery of Function Retrospective Studies Time Factors Treatment Outcome Ventricular Function - drug effects Ventricular Function - physiology
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