J Korean Radiol Soc.  1985 Oct;21(5):751-754. 10.3348/jkrs.1985.21.5.751.

Heart size in new-born infants

• Kim SW
• Yu YJ
• Chung HK

• KMID: 2462412
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1985.21.5.751

Abstract

Cardiac size of 291 new-born infants was measured using the method illustated on Fig 1. Among the 291 infants,53 were asphyxiated, and asphxia was only regared from Apgar score below 6 on 1 min. and 5 min. Remaining 238infants were normal, and classified to group with lung abnormalities and without lung abnormalities on chest A-Pfilm. The results are as follows; 1. The average CTR. of normal group was 52.37(C/T1;54.89, C/T2;49.43, C/T3;49.15, C/T;55.97) 2. The average CTR. of asphxiated group was 54.91 (C/T1;57.13, C/T2;51.69, C/T3;51.94,C/T4;58.25) 3. Consequently, asphyxiated infants revealed larger cardiac size than normal infant group.

MeSH Terms

Apgar Score
Heart*
Humans
Infant*
Lung
Methods
Thorax