Nomograms for blood flow and tissue doppler velocities to evaluate diastolic function in children: A critical review

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 126-141

  Cantinotti, Massimiliano ^a   Lopez, Leo ^b  

^a Ospedale del Cuore   (Italy)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Diastolic function; Echocardiography; Neonates

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY SIZE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIASTOLIC FUNCTION; HEART INDEX; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NOMOGRAM; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84872900062     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.11.017     Document Type: Review

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