Abstract:Background: Second hand smoke (SHS) exposes infants and young children to many short and long term hazards. In adults PS was found to result in left sided diastolic dysfunction.
Aim: To identify changes in the structure and function of the right side of the heart that can be influenced by exposure of infants to SHS.
Methods: Echocardiographic evaluation of the right side of the heart was carried out for 75 infants aged 3 to 12 months of age; 39 were formula milk fed (FF) from birth and an age match… Show more
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