Abnormalities in Left Ventricular Rotation Are Inherent in Young Children with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot and Are Independent of Right Ventricular Dilation
Karnik R, Uppu SC, Tozzi M, Doucette J, Lytrivi ID, Geiger M, Klas B, Parness IA, Shenoy R, Rajagopal H, Srivastava S. Abnormalities in Left Ventricular Rotation Are Inherent in Young Children with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot and Are Independent of Right Ventricular Dilation. Pediatric Cardiology 2018, 39: 1172-1180. PMID: 29644405, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-018-1877-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular dilationRV dilationAbnormal ARLV systolicPulmonary regurgitationVentricular dilationRotational mechanicsApical rotationYoung childrenAge-matched normal controlsAsymptomatic young childrenLeft ventricular dysfunctionSingle-center studyLV myocardial mechanicsTetralogy of FallotLV rotational mechanicsTwo-dimensional echocardiographyFurther longitudinal studiesLeft ventricular rotationRTOF childrenLack of maturationVentricular dysfunctionDiastolic dysfunctionDiastolic functionClinical outcomesValidation 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