Right atrial function in pediatric heart transplant patients by echocardiographic strain measurements.

Kae WatanabeMichal SchäferCourtney CassidyShelley D MiyamotoPei-Ni Jone

Published in: Pediatric transplantation (2019)

PHTx patients have decreased RAF compared to healthy children. RAF does not differentiate PHTx patients based on the presence of CAV. RAF is also decreased in PHTx patients with rejection and in those transplanted with a bi-atrial anastomosis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
atrial fibrillation
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
left ventricular
patient reported