2019
DOI: 10.1111/echo.14479
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Age‐related changes in diastolic function in children: Echocardiographic association with vortex formation time

Abstract: Background This study aims to understand the age‐related changes in vortex formation time (VFT) index in children, and thus, describe the ranges of VFT in different pediatric age groups with the ultimate goal of assessment of diastolic function. Methods and results Transthoracic echocardiograms in healthy (n = 84) subjects from birth to 20 years were analyzed to compute VFT and diastolic performance. LV apical and short‐axis views were used. Three separate measurements were performed, and the mean was used to … Show more

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“… [20] , [21] Since we dd not collected diastolic parameters we could not obtain the vortex formation time. [22] Third, the software that we employed did allow for quantitative measures of vorticity, energy loss, and kinetic energy. [2] Furthermore, due to current technical limitations, we were unable to visualized the main vortex along all the different phases of the cardiac cycle for all patients, and the visualization of more than one vortex was only possible in 9 healthy subjects (7.6%) and 7 children with CHDs (16.3%).…”
Section: Limitationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… [20] , [21] Since we dd not collected diastolic parameters we could not obtain the vortex formation time. [22] Third, the software that we employed did allow for quantitative measures of vorticity, energy loss, and kinetic energy. [2] Furthermore, due to current technical limitations, we were unable to visualized the main vortex along all the different phases of the cardiac cycle for all patients, and the visualization of more than one vortex was only possible in 9 healthy subjects (7.6%) and 7 children with CHDs (16.3%).…”
Section: Limitationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Age and weight are important factors for both early extubation in fast-track management and delayed extubation after congenital heart surgery in children ( 44 ). Infants' left ventricle has altered relaxation characteristics that progressively change over the first year of life and reach adult level ( 45 ). The less proliferation of cardiomyocytes and sarcoplasmic reticulum in the myocardium contributes to the lower cardiac contractility.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our study also showed that these two factors have correlations with prolonged DMV. The infants' left ventricle have altered relaxation characteristics that progressively change over the rst year of life and reach adult level [47]. The less proliferation of cardiomyocytes and sarcoplasmic reticulum in the myocardium contributes to the lower cardiac contractility.…”
Section: Other Factors Affecting Dmv In Infantsmentioning
confidence: 99%