CARDIODYNAMIC STUDIES IN THE NEWBORN

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Abstract
This study was undertaken to evaluate the degree of changes in instantaneous heart rate of 60 premature infants who did not have respiratory distress. The majority of infants exhibited fluctuations in cardiac frequency which were not as marked as those reported in the healthy term neonate; an observation more evident in the premature infant of less than 1,250 gm in birth weight. The findings suggest (a) that there is cardioregulatory activity even in the very small premature infants and (b) that the cardioregulatory centers of the premature are not as responsive as those of the newborn at term.

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