Longitudinal strain and strain rate by tissue Doppler are more sensitive indices than fractional shortening for assessing the reduced myocardial function in asphyxiated neonates

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Nestaas, Eirik ^a,b   Stylen, Asbjrn ^c,d   Brunvand, Leif ^a   Fugelseth, Drude ^a,e  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

asphyxia; cardiovascular system; deformation; hypoxic ischaemic insult; ischaemia; Myocardial contraction

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONAL SHORTENING; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LONGITUDINAL PEAK SYSTOLIC STRAIN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; PEAK SYSTOLIC STRAIN RATE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952899372     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951109991314     Document Type: Article

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