Pediatric normal values and Z score equations for left and right ventricular strain by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography derived from a large cohort of …

J Romanowicz, AM Ferraro, JK Harrington… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Strain values vary with age in children and are both vendor and platform
specific. Philips QLAB 10.8 and TomTec AutoSTRAIN are two widely used strain analysis …

Guidelines for performing a comprehensive pediatric transthoracic echocardiogram: recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography

L Lopez, DL Saurers, PCA Barker, MS Cohen… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - Elsevier
Echocardiography is a fundamental component of pediatric cardiology, and appropriate
indications have been established for its use in the setting of suspected, congenital, or …

Relationship Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain in the Pediatric Single Ventricle Fontan Population Across Ventricular Morphologies

N Madan, D Aly, M Kathol… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Obesity is associated with diminished myocardial function as measured by
strain echocardiography in children and young adults with normal cardiac anatomy. Data …

Early cardiac dysfunction in obese adolescents with Down syndrome or autism

G Haligheri, T Johnson, M Kathol, L Kuzava… - Cardiology in the …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background: Obesity in adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities) occurs
at twice the frequency as their typically developing peers. Typically developing adolescents …

Feasibility, reproducibility, and prognostic value of fully automated measurement of right ventricular longitudinal strain

Y Li, C Sun, L Zhang, Y Zhang, J Wang, J Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain (RVFWLS) carries important
diagnostic and prognostic significance in a variety of clinical settings, but its measurement is …

Feasibility, reproducibility, and accuracy of echocardiographic right ventricular systolic function assessments in childhood cancer survivors at risk for heart failure

H Ostler, L Liu, K Tong, MT Acuero… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose We sought to assess the feasibility, reproducibility, and accuracy of conventional
and newer echocardiographic measures of right ventricular (RV) systolic function in …