Tissue Doppler imaging in the left ventricle and right ventricle in healthy children: Normal age-related peak systolic velocities, timings, and time differences

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 953-960

  Van Der Hulst, Annelies E ^a   Delgado, Victoria ^a   Ten Harkel, Arend D J ^a   Klitsie, Liselotte M ^a   Filippini, Luc H P M ^b   Bax, Jeroen J ^a   Blom, Nico A ^a   Roest, Arno A W ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b JULIANA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Paediatrics; Reference values; Tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE RELATED PEAK SYSTOLIC VELOCITY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84255187872     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer186     Document Type: Article

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