Division of Critical Care, The Pediatric Heart-Lung Center, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
We report 2 infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in whom left ventricular diastolic dysfunction contributed to clinical abnormalities, including pulmonary hypertension and recurrent pulmonary edema. We speculate that close monitoring for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction may assist with clinical management and improve outcomes of infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia.