Longitudinal myocardial deformation is selectively decreased after pediatric cardiac transplantation: A comparison of children 1 year after transplantation with normal subjects using velocity vector imaging

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 749-756

  Kailin, Joshua A ^a   Miyamoto, Shelley D ^a   Younoszai, Adel K ^a   Landeck, Bruce F ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart transplant; Pediatric; Strain; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE BYPASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VELOCITY VECTOR IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84863981187     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0205-z     Document Type: Article

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