Two-dimensional speckle tracking of the ascending aorta: a novel approach to evaluate arterial stiffness in pediatric patients with repaired conotruncal anomalies using echocardiography

BackgroundChildren with repaired conotruncal abnormalities (CTA) are at risk of progressive aortic dilation and deteriorating aortic elasticity even after surgical correction. Strain imaging, using a 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE), has been used for arterial stiffness asses...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Main Authors:	Anmol Goyal, Anitha Parthiban, David A. White, Daniel Forsha, Doaa Aly
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
Subjects:	speckle tracking echocardiography arterial stiffness aortic strain conotruncal abnormalities pediatrics
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1555568/full