Echocardiographic Screening of Healthy Neonates for Measuring Pulmonary Artery Pressure

Marwa Mohamed Farag

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05050045

0106488

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present prospective study was to evaluate dynamic changes in both pulmonary artery pressure and ductus arteriosus during the first 72 hours after birth.

Full description

Healthy newborn infants born in Alexandria University Children's Hospital were studied. Dynamic changes during the first 72 hours after birth were evaluated.

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 6 hours old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Gestational age: 37-42 weeks.
• Birthweight: 2500-4000 g.

Exclusion criteria

• Neonates more than 6 hours of age at time of enrollment.
• Perinatal asphyxia or hypoxia (1 min Apgar scoring<7 points)
• Cardiac structural abnormalities detected by echocardiography except patent foramen ovale and patent ductus arteriosus
• Other clinically detected congenital malformations such as cleft lip and palate, omphalocele, meningocele, etc.
• Maternal history of gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and autoimmune disease