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Infants with severe and moderate bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are characterized by long-term persistence of apnea of prematurity and often have a pulmonary hypertension (PH). Respiratory pauses, accompanied by intermittent hypoxia, do not clinically manifest themselves, therefore cardiorespiratory monitoring (CRM) is required. We hypothesized that the persistent of apnea, as the cause of hypoxemia episodes, may be associated with the persistence of PH in infants with BPD. The aim of the study was to evaluate the dynamics of cardiorespiratory parameters and to study the relationship between obstructive apnea and PH during the first year of life of premature infants with BPD + PH. Materials and methods. CRM was performed in 58 infants were born at 26 0/7-31 0/7 weeks gestation and with birth weight less than 1500 grams, before discharge from the hospital (35-44 weeks of post menstrual age). 14 infants did not have BPD (group without BPD). 44 infants had BPD and 17 of them had a complication of this disease PH (BLD + PH group). Other infants with BPD did not have PH (BLD-PH group). Eight infants with BPD also underwent a study at home (aged 9 to 10 months of life). Results. Preterm infants with BPD + PH were more significant decrease in the average SpO2, higher desaturation index and more a number of desaturation episodes of <10% compared to infants with BPD-PH and without BPD. There was no difference in the apnea/hypopnea index and frequency of occurrence of different types of apnea between groups. There was no difference in cardiorespiratory performance in infants with BPD+PH compared to infants with BPD-PH in 9-10 months of life. Conclusions. There was a positive dynamics of cardiorespiratory parameters in infants with BPD+PH in 9-10 months after discharge from the hospital. The number of infants with an index of OA> 1/hour is higher in the group BPD+LH.

Infants with severe and moderate bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are characterized by long-term persistence of apnea of prematurity, mainly central genesis, and more significant decrease of ЅрО2. The aim of our study was to assess the character and severity of breathing disorders during sleep in infants the first year of life, born prematurely and having BPD complicated by PH. Were examined 40 infants who were born at 23-31 weeks of gestation, weight at birth less than 1700 g. 31 infants had BPD (mild form was diagnosed in 9 infants, moderate form – in 12 infants and severe form – in 10 infants), 11 infants had BPD complicated by PH. Patients were divided into 3 groups. The first group was made up of the infants without BPD. The second group includes infants with BPD, and 3 group was made up of the infants with BPD complicated by PH. Cardiorespiratory monitoring was performed immediately before discharge from hospital (35-43 weeks post-menstrual age) (infants had not been routine monitored for at list 5 days and had not been received oxygen for at list 8 days). We used “The brief screening questionnaire for infants with sleep problems”, developed by A. Sadeh (author's permission to use the questionnaires was received), as the screening of disorders of sleep in infants. The result was obtained the comparative characteristics of cardiorespiratory indices in the groups of infants and evaluated the character and severity of breathing disorders during sleep, made testing applications screening questionnaire.