Open AccessTorsion of young hearts: a speckle tracking study of normal infants, children, and adolescents
Author(s) -
Ghassan Al-Naami
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1525-2167
pISSN - 1532-2114
DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq078
Subject(s) - twist , medicine , parasternal line , diastole , torsion (gastropod) , ventricle , speckle tracking echocardiography , systole , cardiology , population , apex (geometry) , anatomy , geometry , mathematics , heart failure , ejection fraction , blood pressure , environmental health
Our aim was to study the rotational mechanics of the heart in a special population including neonates, young children, and adolescents. We showed the effect of age on torsion and the different rotational variables. This study is the first that focuses on neonatal heart mechanics.
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