Gestational Age at Birth Affects Maturation of Baroreflex Control - 25/02/15
Abstract |
Objectives |
To assess the effect of prone sleeping, the major risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome, in the control of blood pressure (BP) in preterm infants born across a range of gestational ages.
Study design |
Daytime polysomnography was performed at 2-4 weeks, 2-3 months, and 5-6 months postterm age. The participants were 21 very preterm (mean gestation 29.4 ± 0.3 weeks), 14 preterm (mean gestation 33.1 ± 0.3 weeks), and 17 term (mean gestation 40.1 ± 0.3 weeks). BP was measured via a Finometer cuff (Finapres Medical Systems, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) placed around the wrist. Data were recorded both supine and prone. Baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) was calculated via cross-spectral analysis of spontaneous fluctuations in BP.
Results |
BRS was lower in the prone position in very preterm infants at 2-4 weeks in active sleep (P < .05). Maturation of BRS was delayed in very preterm compared with both preterm and term infants.
Conclusions |
Maturation of BRS after term-equivalent age is altered in very preterm infants. Reduced BRS may result in an impaired ability of very preterm infants to respond to cardiovascular stress during infancy and may predispose them to cardiovascular disease later in life.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keyword : AS, BP, BRS, CA, HR, QS, SBP, SIDS
Plan
| Supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (1006647) and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Programme. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 166 - N° 3
P. 559-565 - mars 2015 Retour au numéro
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