Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricle function in children with scleromyositis
Journal Title: Reumatologia - Year 2006, Vol 44, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction:Possibility of heart pathology in children with scleromyositis is still an open clinical problem. The aim of the study: Echocardiographic assessment of possible changes in heart muscle in this group of patients. Material and methods: We studied 18 children with scleromyositis (11 girls and 7 boys), age: 15.8±2.6 years with no clinical signs or symptoms of heart disease. Control group comprised 20 healthy children, age: 13.8±2.7 years. M-mode, 2-D and Doppler echo was performed in all subjects and global index of LV performance (Tei index) was calculated as a proportion of the sum of isovolumetric contraction time (ICT) and isovolumetric relaxation time (IVRT) to ejection time (ET). Results:LA diameter was significantly lower in children with scleromyositis than in control group: 2.7±0.3 vs 3.1±0.3; p
Authors and Affiliations
Anna Borowiec-Kocańda, Jacek Woźniak, Bohdan Firek, Małgorzata Kwiatkowska, Rafał Dąbrowski, Elżbieta Musiej-Nowakowska, Ilona Kowalik, Anna Maria Romicka, Hanna Szwed
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