2022
Longitudinal Assessment of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Strain in Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
He M, Leone DM, Frye R, Ferdman DJ, Shabanova V, Kosiv KA, Sugeng L, Faherty E, Karnik R. Longitudinal Assessment of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Strain in Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Pediatric Cardiology 2022, 43: 844-854. PMID: 34993558, PMCID: PMC8739007, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-021-02796-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCOVID-19HumansLongitudinal StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsMIS-C patientsAcute phaseChronic phaseInflammatory syndromeTwo-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographySubclinical myocardial injuryCircumferential strainMultisystem inflammatory syndromeLeft ventricular dysfunctionSingle-institution reviewSpeckle tracking echocardiographyTwo-dimensional echocardiographyCoronavirus disease 2019Future adverse eventsVentricular function parametersBasal anterolateral segmentMean GCSVentricular dysfunctionAdverse eventsFractional shorteningSignificant sequelaeVentricular strainMyocardial dysfunctionGlobal longitudinalMyocardial injury
2018
Validation of Right Atrial Area as a Measure of Right Atrial Size and Normal Values of in Healthy Pediatric Population by Two-Dimensional Echocardiography
Rajagopal H, Uppu SC, Weigand J, Lee S, Karnik R, Ko H, Bhatla P, Nielsen J, Doucette J, Parness I, Srivastava S. Validation of Right Atrial Area as a Measure of Right Atrial Size and Normal Values of in Healthy Pediatric Population by Two-Dimensional Echocardiography. Pediatric Cardiology 2018, 39: 892-901. PMID: 29523923, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-018-1838-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight atrial sizeTransthoracic echocardiographyTwo-dimensional echocardiographyRA areaRA sizeZ-scoreAtrial sizeEntire cohortRight atrial areaHealthy pediatric populationNormal reference valuesCardiovascular deathHeart failureAtrial areaPediatric populationPrognostic indicatorHealthy childrenRA volumeNormal valuesEchocardiographyInverse correlationRegression analysisReference standardCohortScores