Does reversed apical or basal left ventricular rotation in children with dilated cardiomyopathy recover following medical therapy? A two-dimensional speckle tracking study

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 153; no. 3; pp. 330 - 333
• Main Authors: Udink ten Cate, Floris E.A., Lorenz, Stephane R.W., Khalil, Markus, Schmidt, Beate E., Sreeram, Narayanswami
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 15.12.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - diagnostic imaging; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - physiopathology; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - therapy; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular system; Child; Child, Preschool; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography, Doppler - trends; Follow-Up Studies; Heart; Heart failure; Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Left ventricular torsion; Medical sciences; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; Recovery of Function - physiology; Reversed rotation; Speckle tracking echocardiography; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - therapy; Ventricular Function, Left - physiology; Heart failure; Speckle tracking echocardiography; Left ventricular torsion; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Reversed rotation; Sonography; Human; Echocardiography; Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial disease; Rotation; Left ventricle; Treatment; Congestive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Heart disease; Cardiology; Child; Torsion
• ISSN: 0167-5273; 1874-1754; 1874-1754
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.09.041