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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2014
Right Ventricular Diastolic Function Measured by Tissue Doppler Imaging Predicts Early Outcome in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
To investigate the relationship between early right ventricular function measured by tissue Doppler imaging and early outcome measures in newborn infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. ⋯ Tissue Doppler imaging mean right ventricular early diastolic myocardial velocity on days 1 and 2 of life predicted early outcome in surviving infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Right ventricular diastolic dysfunction is associated with disease severity in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Right ventricular function may be optimized by delaying surgical repair in infants with severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia.