Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-0775
ISSN: 2572-0775
Amelie Stritzke
University of Calgary, Canada
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Clin Pediatr OA
Statement of the Problem: Extremely preterm infants are at higher risk than their term born peers to be affected by arterial hypertension beyond their stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Modifiable and unmodifiable risk factors together create a phenotype that may contribute to cardiovascular and renal disease much later in life. For the primary care physician providing care after discharge from the NICU, guidance for diagnosis of arterial hypertension, treatment indications, and strategies aimed at improving outcomes are often not clear. Methods: This is an evidence-based review of the risk factors, prevalence, and definition of arterial hypertension in neonates, particularly those born preterm. It includes state-of-the art renal conservation strategies inside and outside the NICU which may amend further, especially renal insult, in an attempt to improve long-term outcomes. Findings: Determinants of blood pressure values and their measurement in neonates will be discussed. Implications of developmental origins of adult-cardio-vascular disease in preterm populations and management suggestions will be discussed. Conclusion & Significance: This evidence-based review aims at giving health care providers a guideline in understanding the often renal impact on the development of neonatal arterial hypertension in this high-risk population. Furthermore, potential foundation of neonatal arterial hypertension in maturational disturbances are laid out, as well as the long-term implications and screening strategies, and especially, the treatment indications in an attempt to mitigate potential damage and improve long-term cardiovascular health. Recent Publications 1. Stritzke A, Mohammad K, Shah PS, Ye XY, Bhandari V, et al. (2017) Use and timing of surfactant administration: impact on neonatal outcomes in extremely low gestational age infants born in Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med.1-8. 2. Metcalfe A, Lisonkova S, Sabr Y, Stritzke A and Joseph KS (2017) Neonatal respiratory morbidity following exposure to chorioamnionitis. BMC Pediatr. 17(1):128. 3. Stritzke A and Seow CH (2017) Inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy. CMAJ 189(18): E669. 4. Stritzke A, Thomas S, Amin H, Fusch C and Lodha A (2017) Renal consequences of preterm birth. Mol Cell Pediatr. 4(1):2. 5. Lavoie PM, Stritzke A, Ting J, Jabr M, Jain A, et al. (2015) A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Use of Oral Glucose with or without Gentle Facilitated Tucking of Infants during Neonatal Echocardiography. PLoS One 10(10): e0141015.
Amelie Stritzke is an Assistant Professor, Clinical Neonatologist and Lecturer in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, Alberta, in Canada. She has completed her Graduation at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University in Frankfurt/M, Germany, and Pediatric Residency in Switzerland (Aarau and Berne). After fellowship and additional pediatric cardiology training in neonatal echocardiography, her primary educational and research interest is in cardiovascular neonatology and perfusion. She is currently involved with investigating perfusion patterns of intestinal blood flow after red blood cell transfusion and impact of maternal biologics on neonatal outcomes, as well as with teaching point of care ultrasound skills to neonatal practitioners.
E-mail: Amelie.Stritzke@albertahealthservices.ca