The effect of adenotonsillectomy on right ventricle function and pulmonary artery pressure in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy

Koc, Sema; Aytekin, Metin; KALAY, NİHAT; Ozcetin, Mustafa; Burucu, Turgay; Ozbek, Kerem; Celik, Atac; Kadi, Hasan; Gulturk, Sefa; Koc, Fatih

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.09.028

The effect of adenotonsillectomy on right ventricle function and pulmonary artery pressure in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy

Koc S., Aytekin M., KALAY N., Ozcetin M., Burucu T., Ozbek K., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.76, no.1, pp.45-48, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 76 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.09.028
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.45-48
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) is the most common cause of upper airway obstruction in children. Severe upper airway obstruction may have an effect on chronic alveolar hypoventilation, which consequently may lead to right ventricle (RV) dysfunction induced by hypoxemic pulmonary vasoconstriction. The investigators aimed to study RV function and mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) in patients with ATH who were undergoing adenotonsillectomy by using tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE).