Wall motion velocities of abdominal aorta measured by tissue Doppler imaging in normal children

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 323-327

  Yasuoka, K ^a   Harada, K ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal aorta; Arterial stiffness; Tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADOLESCENT; AORTA WALL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 29344473534     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-004-0476-0     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. JN Adams M Brooks TW Redpath 1995 Aortic distensibility and stiffness index measured by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with Marfan's syndrome Br Heart J 73 265 269
2. JM Bland DG Altman 1986 Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurements Lancet 1 307 310
3. CH Chen CT Ting A Nussbacher 1996 Validation of carotid artery tonometry as a means of estimating augmentation index of ascending aortic pressure Hypertension 27 168 175
4. CL Donovan WF Armstrong DS Bach 1995 Quantitative Doppler tissue imaging of the left ventricular myocardium: validation in normal subjects Am Heart J 130 100 104
5. MA Fogel Z Tian J Rychik 2001 Aortic wall mechanics in children utilizing a novel application of Doppler tissue imaging [Abstract] J Am Coll Cardiol 37 453A
6. G Gamble J Zorn G Sanders S MacMahon N Sharpe 1994 Estimation of arterial stiffness, compliance, and distensibility from M-mode ultrasound measurements of the common carotid artery Stroke 25 11 16
7. F Hausen D Bergqvist P Mangell 1993 Non-invasive measurement of pulsatile vessel diameter change and elastic properties in human arteries: a methodological study Clin Physiol 13 631 643
8. K Hirata F Triposkiadis Sparks 1991 The Marfan syndrome: abnormal aortic properties J Am Coll Cardiol 18 57 63
9. AP Hoeks PJ Brands FA Smeets RS Reneman 1990 Assessment of the distensibility of superficial arteries Ultrasound Med Biol 16 121 128
10. A Iannuzzi P Rubba P Pauciullo 1999 Stiffness of the aortic wall in hypercholesterolemic children Metabolism 48 55 59
11. E Jager K Widhalm H Sinzinger W Strobl 1982 Quantitativ- histomorphologishe untersuchungen an der aorta abdominalis von kindern and jugendlichen Acta Anat 114 291 297
12. K Miyatake M Yamagishi N Tanaka 1995 New method for evaluating left ventricular wall motion by color-coded tissue Doppler imaging: in vitro and in vivo studies J Am Coll Cardiol 25 717 724
13. RH Mohiaddin SR Underwood HG Bogren 1989 Regional aortic compliance studied by magnetic resonance imaging: the effects of age, training and coronary heart disease Br Heart J 62 90 96
14. National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute 1987 Report of the Second Task Force on Blood Pressure Control in Children-1987 Pediatrics 79 678 687
15. A Nowicki R Olszewski J Etienne P Karlowics J Adamus 1996 Assessment of wall velocity gradient imaging using a test phantom Ultrasound Med Biol 22 1255 1260
16. M Okubo T Ino K Takahashi 2001 Age dependency of stiffness of the abdominal aorta and the mechanical properties of the aorta in Kawasaki disease in children Pediatr Cardiol 22 198 203
17. BM Pannier MS Cambillau V Vellaud 1994 Abmormalities of lipid metabolism and arterial rigidity in young subjects with borderline hypertension Clin Invest Med 17 42 51
18. DJ Sahn A DeMaria J Kisslo A Weyman 1978 Recommendations regarding quantitation in M-mode echocardiography: results of a survey of echocardiographic measurements Circulation 58 1072 1083
19. K Salaymeh A Banerjee 2001 Evaluation of arterial stiffness in children with Williams syndrome: does it play a role in evolving hypertension? Am Heart J 142 549 555
20. A Schmidt-Trucksass D Grathwohl A Schmid 1998 Assessment of carotid wall motion and stiffness with tissue Doppler imaging Ultrasound Med Biol 24 639 646
21. C Stefanadis C Stratos H Boudoulas C Kourouklis P Toutouzas 1990 Distensibility of the ascending aorta: comparison of invasive and non-invasive techniques in healthy men and in men with coronary artery disease Eur Heart J 11 990 996