Early modifications of cardiac function in preterm neonates using speckle tracking echocardiography

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 849-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biagio Castaldi ◽  
Giulia Bordin ◽  
Valentina Favero ◽  
Daniel Nardo ◽  
Francesca Previati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Function ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Preterm Neonates

Possibilities of applying speckle tracking echocardiography to assess fetal myocardial function. Part 1. Methods to assess fetal cardiac function

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.I. Buryakova, M.V. Medvedev
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Function ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Myocardial Function ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Myocardial Deformation ◽  
Prenatal Period ◽  
Fetal Cardiac Function ◽  
Deformation Properties

The article deals with the physiology of the heart and methods to assess fetal cardiac function. The leadingedge technique to assess the myocardial deformation properties by speckle tracking echocardiography in prenatal period is presented.

Evaluation of Cardiac Function by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Ulcerative Colitis Patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (12) ◽  
pp. 3004-3011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Altug Cincin ◽  
Murat Sunbul ◽  
Tarık Kivrak ◽  
Halil Atas ◽  
Ibrahim Sari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Cardiac Function ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Two Dimensional

scholarly journals P1603 Changes of cardiac function in cirrhotic patients after liver transplantation

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
H M Kim ◽  
H K Kim ◽  
J H Lee ◽  
E A Park ◽  
J B Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Cardiac Function ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Lv Function ◽  
Qtc Interval ◽  
Cardiac Mr ◽  
Cirrhotic Patients

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements This study was supported by the grant of CJ healthcare 2016 research fund. Background Liver cirrhosis (LC) has been known to affect cardiovascular performance. Limited study have evaluated the alteration of myocardial function in patients with LC after liver transplantation (LT). Purpose The aim of study was to evaluate changes of cardiac function in patients with cirrhosis following LT using conventional and speckle-tracking echocardiography and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) of cardiac magnetic resonance (MR). Methods Thirty-five patients with cirrhosis (mean age, 57.1 ± 9.0; male, 75%) who were listed for LT were prospectively enrolled. Patients underwent conventional, speckle-tracking echocardiography, and cardiac MR imaging with LGE. Echocardiography and cardiac MR were performed at pre and 1 year after LT. Cirrhotic patients were compared with normal control (n = 20, mean age, 65.0 ± 14.8; men, 11(55%)) and echocardiographic and cardiac MR data were compared pre and post LT. Results Conventional and speckle-tracking echocardiography and Cardiac MR imaging demonstrated hyperdynamic left ventricular (LV) function in patients with cirrhosis (LV ejection fraction (EF) with cardiac MR 67.8 ± 7.0% in LC vs. 63.4 ± 6.4% in control, P = 0.028; global longitudinal strain (GLS) -24.3 ± 2.6% in LC vs. -18.6 ± 2.2% in control, P < 0.001). There were no LGE in patients with cirrhosis and no significant differences in LV size, LV wall thickness, LV mass index, and diastolic function between cirrhotic patients and control group (all P > 0.1). Corrected QT interval (QTc) in electrocardiogram was prolonged in LC patients (P < 0.001). One-year after LT, LV end-diastolic diameter and LV end-diastolic volume significantly decreased (P = 0.016 and 0.022, respectively). Although LVEF showed no significant changes 1 year post-LT (P = 0.362), LV-GLS (from -24.7 ± 1.8% to -20.8 ± 3.4%, P < 0.001) significantly decreased. QTc interval also decreased 1 year after LT (from 470.4 ± 29.6msec to 428.2 ± 31.6msec, P = 0.001). Conclusions The present study demonstrated that cirrhotic patients showed hyperdynamic circulation and prolonged QTc interval compared with normal controls. After 1 year LT, LV size reduced and augmented LV function was normalized. Given that no LGE in cardiac MR and normalized GLS and QTc after LT, cardiac dysfunction in LC patients could be reversed by LT.

scholarly journals Evaluation of fetal cardiac function in maternal gestational diabetes mellitus by speckle tracking echocardiography

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peina Huang ◽  
Youbin Deng ◽  
Ling Feng ◽  
Yiping Gao ◽  
Xueqing Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Right Ventricle ◽  
Cardiac Function ◽  
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Fetal Cardiac Function ◽  
The Right

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the cardiac function in fetuses of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) by using fetalHQ, a quantitative analysis software for the assessment of fetal cardiac function based on speckle tracking echocardiography. In this prospective cross-sectional study, 49 fetuses exposed to GDM and 50 normal fetuses were enrolled and fetal echocardiography were performed and analyzed. In the GDM group, left ventricular (24 ± 4 vs. 28 ± 4, p < 0.001) and right ventricular global longitudinal strain (23 ± 4 vs. 26 ± 4, p = 0.002) and right ventricular free wall strain (26 ± 6 vs. 29 ± 5, p = 0.006) were significantly lower compared with the control group, whereas there was no significant difference in global spherical index (1.2 ± 0.1 vs. 1.2 ± 0.1, p = 0.425). Additionally, 24-segment transverse fraction shortening of the right ventricle was more impaired than the left and the segments with reduced fraction shortening were mainly located in the mid and apical sections of the right ventricle, and mid section of the left ventricle. In conclusion, fetuses exposed to GDM may have cardiac dysfunction before the onset of cardiac morphologic abnormalities, and the right ventricle is more vulnerable than the left during fetal development.

APSC2015-1047 Importance of Age and Gender in Cardiac Function, Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

Global Heart ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e1
Author(s):  
Jan Claessens ◽  
Philip Claessens ◽  
Christophe Claessens ◽  
Marc Claessens ◽  
Maria Claessens
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Function ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
And Gender

Abstract 16330: Evaluation of Cardiac Function in Children Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Bansal ◽  
Nadia Ovchinsky ◽  
Jacqueline M Lamour ◽  
Debora Kogan-Liberman ◽  
Trang Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Function ◽  
Liver Transplant ◽  
Cardiac Dysfunction ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Global Longitudinal Strain ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Echocardiographic Parameters

Introduction: Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a hemodynamic complication of cirrhosis resulting in cardiac dysfunction. It remains poorly characterized in children. Our aim was to assess cardiac function using speckle tracking echocardiography (STE), a marker of subclinical cardiac dysfunction, in patients undergoing liver transplant (LT) and correlate it with their post-operative (op) clinical course. Methods: This is a retrospective study of pre-LT echocardiograms performed on pediatric patients (pts) with cirrhosis at a single tertiary care center who received a LT. Demographic clinical and echocardiographic data was collected and STE was performed by a single observer using TomTec system. Descriptive data was expressed as mean (SD) and number (%). The relationship between clinical data and echocardiographic variables was assessed using Pearson correlation coefficient. Significance was set at P value < 0.05. Results: Twenty-three pts underwent LT between 03/2013-12/2019 with median age 7.5 (IQR 0.1, 17) years and 31 % with biliary atresia. Five patients were listed as status 1A/1B. Their mean natural pediatric/model end-stage lived disease (PELD/MELD) score was 15. Their pre-LT echocardiogram showed normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction and normal right ventricular (RV) fractional area change. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) was abnormal in 50% of pts. While LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) (23 ± 3%) and LV circumferential strain (27 ± 4%) were normal, RV GLS was abnormal in 65% of pts (22 ± 3%). There was no correlation between echocardiographic parameters and post-operative LT course (length of stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, surgical complications). Conclusions: Children undergoing liver transplant have RV dysfunction as evidenced by abnormal TAPSE and RV GLS on speckle tracking echocardiography. Echocardiographic parameters do not correlate with the immediate post-LT clinical status.

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