AN OBSERVATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION IN NEONATES WITH BIRTH ASPHYXIA

Abstract

Background Asphyxia is an important cause of static developmental and neurologic handicaps both in Term and Preterm infants. The most frequent abnormalities involving kidneys (50%) followed by central nervous system (CNS) (28%), cardiovascular system (CVS) (25%), and pulmonary system (23%). The incidence of cardiac dysfunction in perinatal asphyxia can be identified by the clinical presentations. Apart from that echocardiogram (ECHO), electrocardiography (ECG) and determination of cardiac enzyme levels were considered as useful diagnostic tools to detect myocardial involvement. this study aimed to observe the changes in echocardiography, ECG, and cardiac enzymes as well as to assess their correlation with different stages of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and outcome.