Severe pulmonary regurgitation in adolescents with tetralogy of Fallot leads to increased longitudinal strain.
Pekka YlitaloLauri LehmonenKirsi LauermaMiia HolmströmOlli Pitkänen-ArgillanderEero JokinenPublished in: Magma (New York, N.Y.) (2019)
Pediatric patients with TOF and a severe pulmonary regurgitation show an enhanced longitudinal strain when compared to patients with milder regurgitation or to control subjects. In addition, mean RV circumferential strain of the patients is significantly enhanced compared to healthy individuals.
Keyphrases
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- ejection fraction
- pulmonary hypertension
- aortic stenosis
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- young adults
- early onset
- chronic kidney disease
- mass spectrometry
- cross sectional
- physical activity
- heart failure
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- left ventricular
- atrial fibrillation