PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Armstrong, Katey
AU  - Franklin, Orla
AU  - Sweetman, Deirdre
AU  - Molloy, Eleanor J
TI  - Cardiovascular dysfunction in infants with neonatal encephalopathy
AID  - 10.1136/adc.2011.214205
DP  - 2012 Apr 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 372--375
VI  - 97
IP  - 4
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/97/4/372.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/97/4/372.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2012 Apr 01; 97
AB  - Severe perinatal asphyxia with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy occurs in approximately 1–2/1000 live births and is an important cause of cerebral palsy and associated neurological disabilities in children. Multiorgan dysfunction commonly occurs as part of the asphyxial episode, with cardiovascular dysfunction occurring in up to a third of infants. This narrative paper attempts to review the literature on the importance of early recognition of cardiac dysfunction using echocardiography and biomarkers such as troponin and brain type natriuretic peptide. These tools may allow accurate assessment of cardiac dysfunction and guide therapy to improve outcome.