Evaluation of left ventricular function and volume by two-dimensional echocardiography in a pediatric population: Correlation with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Echocardiographic quantification of left ventricular (LV) volume and ejection fraction (EF) is widely used in the pediatric population. However, there is no consensus on the most accurate method of quantifying ventricular volumes and systolic function.

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to compare two commonly used echocardiographic methods for the evaluation of LV volume and quantification of EF, the five-sixth area-length (5/6 AL) and the modified biplane Simpson (BS), to cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in children.

Methods

CMR studies were paired with echocardiograms and retrospectively analyzed in children 18 years of age and younger. Studies performed more than 3 months between modalities, patients with congenital heart disease, and patients

SUBMITTER: Bhansali S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11198934 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature