Fragmented QRS complexes are associated with subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with Behcet's disease: Four‐dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Şıho Hidayet ◽  
Jülide Yağmur ◽  
Adil Bayramoğlu ◽  
Mehmet Cansel ◽  
Necip Ermiş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behçet’S Disease ◽  
Left Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Behcet’S Disease ◽  
Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Behçet's Disease ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Behcet's Disease ◽  
Fragmented Qrs

scholarly journals Value of speckle tracking echocardiography for detection of clinically silent left ventricular dysfunction in patients with β-thalassemia

Hematology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 554-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mozhgan Parsaee ◽  
Sedigheh Saedi ◽  
Pegah Joghataei ◽  
Azita Azarkeivan ◽  
Zahra Alizadeh Sani
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Left Ventricular

Speckle tracking echocardiography for the evaluation of left ventricular function in children with systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 1449-1455
Author(s):  
Mai Emara ◽  
Maher Abdel Hafez ◽  
Aml El-Bendary ◽  
Osama El Razaky
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Left Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Systemic Lupus

Background Many studies in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have demonstrated that myocardial dysfunction was significantly associated with enhanced disease activity. However, similar studies in paediatric patients with SLE are limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) to detect left ventricular dysfunction in children with active and inactive SLE. Methods This prospective case–control study was carried out on 50 children with SLE. Thirty healthy age- and sex-matched children comprised the control group. The patients were further subdivided into two subgroups: active SLE and inactive SLE. Laboratory investigations undertaken included complete blood count, renal function, C3, C4, ANA, anti-dsDNA and serum N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide. Echocardiographic examinations were performed on all children and included conventional echocardiography, tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and two- and three-dimensional STE. Results There was no statistically significant difference in N-terminal pro B natriuretic peptide between the studied groups. The myocardial performance index by TDI was statistically significantly higher in SLE patients compared to controls. STE parameters were statistically significantly lower in SLE patients compared to controls. There was no correlation between STE parameters and disease activity. Conclusions STE could be a promising technique in the early detection of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in children with SLE.

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