The novel two-dimensional strain reflects improvement and remodeling of left-ventricular function better than conventional echocardiographic parameters after aortic valve repair in pediatric patients

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-38

  Mi, Yaping ^a   Rädle Hurst, Tanja ^a   Rentzsch, Axel ^a   Aicher, Diana ^a   Schäfers, Hans Joachim ^a   Abdul Khaliq, Hashim ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac function; Echocardiography; Follow up; Pediatric surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84872616430     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0376-7     Document Type: Article

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