Hemodynamics and Cardiology: Neonatology Questions and Controversies.

Front Cover; IFC; HEMODYNAMICS AND CARDIOLOGY: Neonatology Questions and Controversies; Series Page; HEMODYNAMICS AND CARDIOLOGY: Neonatology Questions and Controversies; Copyright; Contributors; Preface; Series Foreword; Contents; A -- Developmental Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology; 1 -- Principles of Developmental Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology; Principles of Developmental Physiology; Fetal Circulation; Transitional Physiology; Postnatal Circulation; Pressure, Flow, and Resistance; Organ Blood Flow Distribution; Microcirculatory Physiology (see Chapter 19);Myocardial Function-Developmental AspectsDevelopmental Cardiovascular Pathophysiology: Etiology and Pathophysiology of Neonatal Shock; Definition and Phases of Shock; Etiology of Neonatal Shock; Hypovolemia; Myocardial Dysfunction (see Chapter 26); Vasodilation; Adrenal Insufficiency (see Chapter 30); Downregulation of Adrenergic Receptors; Summary; REFERENCES; 2 -- Vascular Regulation of Blood Flow to Organs in the Preterm and Term Neonate; Regulation of Arterial Tone; The Role of Conduit Arteries in Regulating Vascular Resistance; Arterial Reaction to Pressure (Autoregulation);Interaction of Autoregulation and Hypoxic VasodilatationInteraction of Autoregulation and Pco2; Interaction of Autoregulation and Functional Activation (Metabolic Blood Flow Control); Flow-Mediated Vasodilatation; Sympathetic Nervous System; Humoral Factors in General Circulation; Blood Flow to the Brain; Autoregulation of Cerebral Blood Flow in the Immature Brain; Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Cerebral Blood Flow; Metabolic Control of Blood Flow to the Brain; Adrenergic Mechanisms Affecting Cerebral Blood Flow; Effect of Medications on Cerebral Blood Flow; Ischemic Thresholds in the Brain;Blood Flow to Other OrgansKidney; Liver; Stomach and Intestines; Distribution of Cardiac Output in the Healthy Human Neonate; Blood Flow to the Upper Part of the Body; Blood Flow to the Lower Part of the Body; Mechanisms Governing the Redistribution of Cardiac Output in the Fetal ""Diving"" Reflex; Aerobic Diving; Reactions to Hypoxia; Modifying Effects; Distribution of Cardiac Output in the Shocked Newborn; The Term Neonate With Low Cardiac Output; The Very Preterm Neonate During Immediate Postnatal Adaptation; Other Scenarios; REFERENCES;3 -- Definition of Normal Blood Pressure Range: The Elusive TargetMeasuring Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure Standards; Clinical Factors Affecting Blood Pressure; Antenatal Steroids; Placental Transfusion; Respiratory Support; Blood Pressure and Short- and Long-Term Outcomes; Bedside Clinical Assessment and Hemodynamic Monitoring; Conclusion; REFERENCES; B -- Hemodynamic Principles of Postnatal Transition; 4 -- Cardiorespiratory Effects of Delayed Cord Clamping; The Transition to Newborn Life; Airway Liquid Clearance; Increase in Pulmonary Blood Flow at Birth in Response to Lung Aeration"