Reference data for left ventricular filling and atrial function in children using cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diastolic dysfunction is associated with morbidity and mortality in multiple pediatric disease processes. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) provides a non-invasive method of studying left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction through the assessment of LV filling curves and left atrial (LA) volume and function. However, there are no normative data for LV filling curves and the standard method is time-intensive. This study aims to compare an alternate, more rapid method of obtaining LV filling curves to standard methodology and report normative CMR diastolic function data for LV filling curves and LA volumes and function.

Methods

Ninety-six healthy pediatric subjects (14.3 ± 3.4 years) with normal CMR defined by normal biventricular size and systolic function

SUBMITTER: Henderson CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10258747 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature