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INTRODUCTION:Reduced left ventricular (LV) diastolic function can exert significant load to the right ventricle (RV) that can affect RV-pulmonary vasculature (PV) coupling. RV-PV can be assessed with the RV length-force relationship (tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion [TAPSE] to pulmonary artery acceleration time [PAAT] ratio). We aimed to determine the association between LV diastolic function measured using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and TAPSE/PAAT. METHODS:A study of premature infants <29 weeks gestation. TAPSE/PAAT, LV e' and a' waves were measured on Day 1 following birth. Correlation between diastolic indices and TAPSE/PAAT was performed. The independent effect of LV diastolic function and TAPSE/PAAT was assessed using linear regression. RESULTS:One hundred and sixty-two infants with a mean ± SD gestation & birthweight of 26.6 ± 1.5 weeks & 938 ± 241 g. There was a significant positive correlation between LV e' (r = 0.44, p < 0.01)/LV a' (r = 0.44, p < 0.01) and TAPSE/PAAT. This relationship remained significant when adjusting for important confounders (all p < 0.01). Infants with LV a' values in the lowest quartile had lower TAPSE values (4.2 ± 1.2 vs. 5.1 ± 1.1 mm, p < 0.01) without a difference in PAAT (41 ± 8 vs. 41 ± 10 ms, p = 0.97). CONCLUSIONS:We observed a direct correlation between LV diastolic function and RV-PV coupling in the first day of age, highlighting the importance ventricular interdependence in premature infants. TAPSE/PAAT, as the index of the RV-PV interaction may be further explored for its potential to assess RV reserve under stress with preterm infants in health and disease.
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Early Hum Devjournal_title
Early human developmentauthors
Bussmann N,El-Khuffash A,Breatnach CR,McCallion N,Franklin O,Singh GK,Levy PTdoi
10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.11.006subject
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2019-01-01 00:00:00pages
35-40eissn
0378-3782issn
1872-6232pii
S0378-3782(18)30497-3journal_volume
128pub_type
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