ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022
Subclinical Changes in Left Heart Structure and Function at Preschool Age in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants.
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- Normal ranges of left atrial phasic strains and strain rates by 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography in pediatrics: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
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- Subclinical cardiac dysfunction in preschool children with a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a pilot cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- DXA-Derived Body Composition and Insulin Resistance at Preschool Age in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants: A Prospective Cohort Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Landscape of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: from mechanisms to management.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Reduced kidney function in very-low-birth-weight preterm infants at preschool age.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- Risk factors for isolated atrial septal defect secundum morbidity.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Differing Impact of Preterm Birth on the Right and Left Atria in Adulthood.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Survivors of preterm birth are at risk of long-term cardiovascular consequences. The objective of this prospective observational study was to assess left heart function at preschool age in preterm children with very low birth weight (VLBW). Methods: We recruited children aged 5-6 years from preterm infants and full-term children. All subjects underwent conventional echocardiography and speckle-tracking echocardiography. The results were compared between the preterm and term groups. Results: Eighty-seven VLBW preterm children and 29 term controls were included in the study. After adjusting for body surface area, the preterm group compared to the full-term group had significantly smaller left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic and end-systolic internal dimensions (31.2 vs. 33.5 mm, Conclusions: Subclinical changes of left heart structure and function were found in VLBW infants at preschool age. Additional long-term follow-ups of the cardiovascular outcomes are needed in this vulnerable population.
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