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6536000

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
Using morphometry, the pulmonary vasculature in lungs obtained at autopsy from 8 patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) was studied. In these specimens the axial arterial pathway was similar in length to those of equivalently aged fetuses and increased with lengthening survival. The internal diameter of axial arteries was variable--excessively wide in 2 patients and diffusely narrow in 3. Microscopically, the percent medial thickness of muscular pulmonary arteries was reduced compared to fetal values and tended to be less in older patients. Compared to normal fetuses, there were more muscularized intraacinar arteries, suggesting peripheral extension of smooth muscle. Arterial concentrations were elevated in 2 long-term survivors. The weight of the cardiac right ventricle was reduced in 4 patients. These findings indicate that in patients with BPD there is a complex dual process of pathological remodeling and an attempt at normal anatomic adaptation of the pulmonary vasculature to extrauterine life.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0277-0938
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
469-87
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a morphometric study with emphasis on the pulmonary vasculature.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article