Pediatric Reference Values and Z Score Equations for Left Ventricular Systolic Strain Measured by Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography

• Published in: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 29; no. 8; pp. 786 - 793.e8
• Main Authors: Dallaire, Frederic, Slorach, Cameron, Bradley, Timothy, Hui, Wei, Sarkola, Taisto, Friedberg, Mark K., Jaeggi, Edgar, Dragulescu, Andreea, Mahmud, Farid H., Daneman, Denis, Mertens, Luc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Aging - physiology; Cardiology - standards; Cardiovascular; Child; Child, Preschool; Echocardiography; Echocardiography - methods; Echocardiography - standards; Echocardiography - statistics & numerical data; Elastic Modulus - physiology; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - standards; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - statistics & numerical data; Female; Heart function; Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - standards; Infant; Male; Nomograms; Ontario - epidemiology; Pediatric; Pediatrics - standards; Radiography - standards; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Stress, Mechanical; Ventricular Function, Left - physiology; BSA; Echocardiography; Nomograms; LV; Heart function; Pediatric; BMI; Body mass index; Left ventricular; Body surface area
• ISSN: 0894-7317; 1097-6795; 1097-6795
• DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.03.018

In pediatric echocardiography, myocardial strain measurements are likely influenced by cardiac size and growth in healthy children. The application of this technique in clinical practice has been hampered by the lack of good normal reference values for the pediatric population. The aim of this study...