Interpretation of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in children with cardiomyopathy by echocardiography: Problems and limitations

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 254-261

  Dragulescu, Andreea ^a   Mertens, Luc ^a   Friedberg, Mark K ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Diastolic dysfunction; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DISOPYRAMIDE; DIURETIC AGENT; MILRINONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DIURETIC THERAPY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INFANT; LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; SCHOOL CHILD; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CARDIOMYOPATHY, RESTRICTIVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877303251     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.112.000175     Document Type: Article

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