Journal article
Ultrasonic Strain Rate and Strain Imaging of the Right Ventricle in Children Before and After Percutaneous Closure of an Atrial Septal Defect
Abstract
This study examined the influence of preload alterations on systolic right ventricular (RV) velocities and deformation indices in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD). A total of 21 patients with ASD underwent 2-dimensional echocardiography and color Doppler myocardial imaging scan before and 24 hours after transcatheter ASD closure. The data were compared with those obtained from 30 healthy age-matched children. Longitudinal peak systolic …
Authors
Eyskens B; Ganame J; Claus P; Boshoff D; Gewillig M; Mertens L
Journal
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, Vol. 19, No. 8, pp. 994–1000
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.echo.2006.02.001
ISSN
0894-7317