Normative Data for Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Strain in Healthy Caucasian Italian Children by Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography

• Published in: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 712 - 720.e6
• Main Authors: Cantinotti, Massimiliano, Scalese, Marco, Giordano, Raffaele, Franchi, Eliana, Assanta, Nadia, Marotta, Marco, Viacava, Cecilia, Molinaro, Sabrina, Iervasi, Giorgio, Santoro, Giuseppe, Koestenberger, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Children; Echocardiography; Nomograms; Strain; R2; Echocardiography; RV; ICC; HR; LV; Strain; GLS; BSA; CV; ε; 2D STE; GCS; Nomograms; Children

There is an increasing interest in echocardiographic strain (ε) measurements for the assessment of ventricular myocardial function in children; however, pediatric nomograms remain limited. Our aim was to establish pediatric nomograms for the left ventricular (LV) and the right ventricular (RV) ε mea...