Intermittent Hypoxemia and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia with Pulmonary Hypertension in Preterm Infants.
Gentle S, Travers C, Nakhmani A, Indic P, Carlo W, Ambalavanan N. Intermittent Hypoxemia and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia with Pulmonary Hypertension in Preterm Infants. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 207: 899-907. PMID: 36449386, PMCID: PMC10111996, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202203-0580oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertensionIntermittent hypoxemiaHypoxemic eventsReceiver operating characteristicPreterm infantsPulmonary hypertensionControl subjectsWeeks 6 daysExtremely preterm infantsWeeks 0 daysHigher risk of deathIdentification of infantsCase-control studyRisk of deathBronchopulmonary dysplasiaDesaturation frequencyEchocardiographic dataPostnatal dayBedside biomarkersIH eventsHigh riskInfantsHypoxemiaHypertensionLong duration