Ventricular dysfunction in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia who die after repair
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Catherine M. Avitabile, Yan Wang, Devon Ash, Sabrina J. Flohr, Leny Mathew, Natalie Rintoul, Holly L. Hedrick
Topic overview
Quantitative echocardiographic (echo) measures of ventricular function predict mortality in pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH), but studies in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)-related PH are limited. Few studies report quantitative echo data beyond the first week of life in CDH non-survivors.
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