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Transthoracic Echocardiography in Children and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Pharmacology
Abstract EN
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the first-line tool for diagnosis and followup of pediatric and young adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).
Appropriate use of TTE can reduce the need for more invasive modalities, such as cardiac catheterization and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
New echocardiographic techniques have emerged more recently: tissue Doppler imaging, tissue tracking (strain and strain rate), vector velocity imaging (VVI), myocardial performance index, myocardial acceleration during isovolumic acceleration (IVA), the ratio of systolic to diastolic duration (S/D ratio), and two dimensional measurements of systolic right ventricular (RV) function (e.g., tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, TAPSE).
These may become valuable indicators of ventricular performance, compliance, and disease progression.
In addition, three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography when performed for the assessment of valvular function, device position, and ventricular volumes is being integrated into routine clinical care.
In this paper, the potential use and limitations of these new echocardiographic techniques in patients with CHD are discussed.
A particular focus is on the echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular (RV) function in conditions associated with increased right ventricular volume (e.g., pulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of Fallot repair) or pressure (e.g., pulmonary hypertension) in children and young adults.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koestenberger, Martin. 2012. Transthoracic Echocardiography in Children and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. ISRN Pediatrics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koestenberger, Martin. Transthoracic Echocardiography in Children and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. ISRN Pediatrics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-15.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Koestenberger, Martin. Transthoracic Echocardiography in Children and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. ISRN Pediatrics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496052
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496052