Left ventricular performance and contractility before and after volume infusion: a comparative study of preterm and full-term newborn lambs.
Baylen B, Ogata H, Ikegami M, Jacobs H, Jobe A, Emmanouilides G. Left ventricular performance and contractility before and after volume infusion: a comparative study of preterm and full-term newborn lambs. Circulation 1986, 73: 1042-1049. PMID: 3754496, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.73.5.1042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-term lambsLeft ventricular performanceVolume infusionPreterm lambsVentricular performanceStroke workLeft ventricular peak dP/dtLeft ventricleVentricular peak dP/dtLeft ventricular end-diastolic volumeFull-term newborn lambsVentricular end-diastolic volumeLeft ventricular stroke workPeak dP/dtGreater stroke workPostnatal circulatory adaptationSystemic vascular resistanceVentricular stroke workFull-term animalsDays gestational ageEnd-diastolic volumeLeft ventricular pressureDP/dtVascular resistancePulmonary function