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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of indomethacin on systolic and diastolic cardiac function was assessed in 15 premature infants. Seven infants (group 1) received indomethacin to treat a clinically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), and eight infants (group 2) received indomethacin prophylactically at 24 hours of age because of their high risk for PDA. Diastolic cardiac function was assessed using instantaneous rates of change of left ventricular (LV) cavity dimension, derived from M-mode echocardiography. The maximum velocity of lengthening of the LV cavity dimension, an index of early diastolic function, fell from 63 +/- 19 mm/sec before indomethacin to 48 +/- 16 mm/sec 1 hour after indomethacin in group 1 (P less than 0.01), with the ductus still patent and the LV chamber still dilated, and also decreased in group 2, from 52 +/- 7 mm/sec to 38 +/- 6 mm/sec (P less than 0.01). This index, when normalized for loading conditions, was decreased 1 hour after indomethacin at 12 +/- 2 sec-1 and 12 +/- 1 sec-1 for groups 1 and 2, respectively, compared with values before indomethacin of 15 +/- 3 sec-1 and 15 +/- 2 sec-1. There was no effect of indomethacin on the indices of systolic function. We conclude that indomethacin decreases early diastolic function in premature infants.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-3476
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
112
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
447-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Decreased early diastolic function after indomethacin administration in premature infants.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Medical University, Nashville, Tennessee.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't