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Evaluation of diastolic function by the Tissue doppler in children affected by non- compaction
Salvatore PipitoneNovo GiuseppinaSalvatore MarchiLoredana SuteraGiovanni FazioRosanna ZitoSalvatore NovoMaria Aurora IaconaMaurizio Mongiovìsubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentDiastoleSystolic functionDoppler echocardiographysymbols.namesakeDiastoleInternal medicineVentricular DysfunctionmedicineHumansDiastolic functionChildmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryInfantAnatomyEchocardiography DopplerPulse pressureChild PreschoolsymbolsCardiologyFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessDoppler effectTissue doppler analysis Non-compaction Ventricular dysfunction Childrendescription
The Tissue doppler analysis is a new echocardiographic approach to evaluate the diastolic function. In this report we performed a Tissue doppler analysis in a series of 15 children affected by non-compaction. The bidimensional echo-cardiogram showed a systolic function which was reduced only in 8 patients. Alterations of the diastolic function were founded in 7 patients: in 2 cases, a reduction of the E tissue wave was present in all segments. In 3 patients the diastolic dysfunction was limited to apical and lateral segments. In the last 2 children a reduction of the E wave interested only the apical segments. There was a strong correlation between systolic and diastolic dysfunction: in fact all patients with diastolic dysfunction also presented a severe reduction of the systolic function.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-01 |