Maturational and Growth-Related Changes in Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain and Strain Rate Measured by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Healthy Pediatric Population

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1207-1215

  Lorch, Steven M ^a   Ludomirsky, Achiau ^a   Singh, Gautam K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maturational changes in left ventricular function; Myocardial strain; Myocardial velocity; Pediatric population; Speckle tracking echocardiography; Strain rate; Velocity vector imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURATION; POPULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 55049132568     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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