Lung, Heart and Respiratory Muscle Disease After Preterm Birth

持续到婴儿期和晚年的呼吸问题是早产的一个重要并发症，会带来终生后果。呼吸问题经常与肺部疾病一起发生，但早产也会影响心脏和血管的发育，以及主要呼吸肌(横隔膜)的虚弱。我们将找出心脏和横隔膜在多大程度上导致婴儿的呼吸问题，并将帮助我们更好地预测、诊断和治疗严重的呼吸问题。

Breathing problems persisting into infancy and later life is an important complication of premature birth with lifelong consequences. Breathing problems often occur together with lung disease, but prematurity can also affect heart and blood vessel development, and weakness of the main breathing muscle (the diaphragm). We will find out how much the heart and diaphragm contribute to breathing problems in babies, and will help us to better predict, diagnose and treat severe breathing problems.