DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMIC TO PULMONARY COLLATERAL ARTERIES IN PREMATURE-INFANTS

Authors
SHAUGHNESSY RD RELLER MD RICE MJ MCDONALD RW
Citation
Rd. Shaughnessy et al., DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMIC TO PULMONARY COLLATERAL ARTERIES IN PREMATURE-INFANTS, The Journal of pediatrics, 131(5), 1997, pp. 763-765
Citations number
7
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
131
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
763 - 765
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1997)131:5<763:DOSTPC>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Infants with congenital heart disease and chronic lung disease are at risk for development of systemic-to-pulmonary collateral arteries (SPC A). This study characterizes associated clinical findings in 20 premat ure infants without CHD who were diagnosed as having SPCA with echocar diography. SPCA can occur in premature infants without chronic lung di sease and may represent a transient phenomenon.