Left Atrial Strain to Identify Diastolic Dysfunction in Children with Cardiomyopathies

Left Atrial Strain to Identify Diastolic Dysfunction in Children with Cardiomyopathies

Background: Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (DD) carries worse prognosis in childhood. 2-dimensional (2-D) left atrial (LA) strain accurately categorizes DD in adults but its role in children is unknown. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate whether LA strain and strain rate coul...

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Main Authors: Jolanda Sabatino, Giovanni Di Salvo, Costantina Prota, Valentina Bucciarelli, Manjit Josen, Josefa Paredes, Nunzia Borrelli, Domenico Sirico, Sanjay Prasad, Ciro Indolfi, Alain Fraisse, Piers E. F. Daubeney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
atrial strain
diastolic function
cardiomyopathy
children
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/8/1243

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