Wouter J van Genuchten, Jarno J Steenhorst, Gabrielle M J W van Tussenbroek, Nikki van der Velde, Lieke S Kamphuis, Irwin K M Reiss, Daphne Merkus, Willem A Helbing, Alexander Hirsch
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Abstract
Background: Very preterm-born infants are at risk for developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease. Nowadays, the majority of these infants reach adulthood. Very preterm-born young adults are at risk for developing pulmonary arterial (PA) hypertension later in life. An early sign of PA hypertension is increased PA stiffness. This study aims to use cardiovascular magnetic resonance to compare PA stiffness using PA relative area change (RAC) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) to identify early signs for PA hypertension in young adults born very premature, with and without BPD.
Methods: Twenty preterm-born young adults with and 20 without BPD underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance and were compared with 20 at-term-born young adults. RAC was calculated as the percentage change between the maximal and minimal areas of the PA. PWV was calculated using a method that simultaneously compares flow and area increase in the pulmonary artery during early systole.
Results: In 57 of 60 patients, PWV and RAC measurements could be performed. Preterm-born young adults with BPD showed increased PWV compared with preterm-born young adults without BPD (median [25th-75th percentile] 2.07 m/s [1.45-3.05] versus 1.61 m/s [1.18-1.85]; P=0.04) and at-term-born young adults (1.35 m/s [1.08-2.23]; P=0.04). RAC was decreased in both preterm-born young adults with (62% [56-82]; P<0.01) and without BPD (78% [67-93]; P<0.01), compared with at-term-born young adults (101% [87-122]).
Conclusions: Preterm-born young adults with BPD show increased PA stiffness as measured by PWV compared with preterm-born young adults without BPD and at-term-born young adults; RAC was decreased in both preterm-born groups compared with at-term controls. This noninvasive method of measuring PA stiffness might be a valuable tool to identify individuals at risk for early signs of PA hypertension in this population.
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Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal, publishes high-quality, patient-centric articles focusing on observational studies, clinical trials, and advances in applied (translational) research. The journal features innovative, multimodality approaches to the diagnosis and risk stratification of cardiovascular disease. Modalities covered include echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, magnetic resonance angiography, cardiac positron emission tomography, noninvasive assessment of vascular and endothelial function, radionuclide imaging, molecular imaging, and others.
Article types considered by Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging include Original Research, Research Letters, Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging, Clinical Implications of Molecular Imaging Research, How to Use Imaging, Translating Novel Imaging Technologies into Clinical Applications, and Cardiovascular Images.