Role of functional echocardiographic parameters in the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension

Echocardiogram (echo) is a commonly used noninvasive modality for the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH). Though not considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of BPD-PH, it is an extremely valuable tool in the neonatal and pediatric population, es...

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Published in:Journal of perinatology 2022-01, Vol.42 (1), p.19-30
Main Authors: Dasgupta, Soham, Richardson, Joan C, Aly, Ashraf M, Jain, Sunil K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - complications
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Catheterization
Catheterization
Child
Diagnosis
Dysplasia
Echocardiography
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging
Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology
Infant, Newborn
Lung diseases
Medical diagnosis
Neonates
Parameters
Pediatrics
Pulmonary hypertension
Review
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Summary:Echocardiogram (echo) is a commonly used noninvasive modality for the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH). Though not considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of BPD-PH, it is an extremely valuable tool in the neonatal and pediatric population, especially when cardiac catheterization is not feasible. In addition to the traditional echo parameters that are used to assess the presence of BPD-PH, much attention has been recently placed on newer bedside echo measures, the so-called functional echo parameters, to aid and assist in the diagnosis. This review article provides a brief introduction to BPD-PH, describes the pitfalls of traditional echo parameters and details the newer echo modalities currently available for the diagnosis of neonatal PH.
ISSN:0743-8346
1476-5543
DOI:10.1038/s41372-021-01009-6