Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony in Egyptian children with congestive heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy.
Mohammed A Al-BiltagiOsama Abd Rab Elrasoul TolbaHeba El MahdyAmr DoniaShaimaa ElbannaPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2014)
Children with congestive heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy usually suffer from significant intra-ventricular dyssynchrony. Tissue Doppler imaging and speckle tracking imaging strain analysis are helpful tools to detect the presence of cardiac dyssynchrony.