Left Ventricular Rotational Mechanics in Preterm Infants Less Than 29 Weeks' Gestation over the First Week after Birth.

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Abstract

There is a paucity of data on left ventricular (LV) rotational physiology, twist, and torsional mechanics in preterm infants. The principal aims of the present study were to assess the feasibility and reproducibility of measuring LV rotation, twist, and torsion in preterm infants (<29 weeks' gestation) using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography and to examine the changes in those parameters over the first week after birth.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Am Soc Echocardiogr

Title: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1097-6795

ISSN (Print): 0894-7317

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2015

Volume: 28

Issue: 7

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Neonatology, The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

[2 ] The Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

[3 ] Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.

[4 ] Department of Neonatology, The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Pediatrics, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: afif@physicians.ie.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0894-7317(15)00137-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2015.02.015

PubMed ID: 25819342

SO-VID: 1aeca0cc-0544-4f30-9776-5a1bfebc91b0

History

Keywords: Twist,Speckle-tracking echocardiography,Torsion,Preterm,Neonate

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Keywords: Twist, Speckle-tracking echocardiography, Torsion, Preterm, Neonate

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