TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric ranges of normality for 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography atrial strain
T2 - differences between p- and r-gating and among new (Atrial Designed) and conventional (Ventricular Specific) software's
AU - Marchese, Pietro
AU - Scalese, Marco
AU - Giordano, Raffaele
AU - Assanta, Nadia
AU - Franchi, Eliana
AU - Koestenberger, Martin
AU - Ravaglioli, Antonio
AU - Kutty, Shelby
AU - Cantinotti, Massimiliano
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Background: 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) atrial strain (ε) analysis in children is gaining interest; however, pediatric nomograms remain limited. Comparison among conventional software's (designed for left ventricle and adapted to atria and using R-gating analysis) and new software's (designed for atria and allowing for both R- and P-gating) are lacking. The present study aims to establish pediatric nomograms for atrial ε using an atrial dedicated software and to compare values obtained by (a) R- and P-gating and, (b) R-gating with new and conventional software. Methods: Echocardiographic measurements included STE left (LA) and right (RA) atrial longitudinal reservoir, conduit and contractile ε. Age/weigh/height/heart rate, and body surface area (BSA) were used as independent variables in the statistical analysis. Results: In all, 580 healthy subjects (age range, 31 days-18 years; mean age 7.5 years; median age 7.1 years; inter-quartile range, 4.3–10.7 months; 45.5% female) were included. Feasibility of atrial ε measurements was high (98.9–96.8%). At lower age, atrial conduit ε was lower (p<0.001) while contractile ε was higher (p<0.001). All atrial ε values calculated with P-gating method were lower—than R-gating values (p<0.001). R-gated LA ε reservoir values generated with the new software were lower, and R-gated RA contractile ε higher than with the conventional software (p<0.011). Conclusion: We report pediatric atrial ε values from a dedicated atrial software. Maturational changes in STE atrial ε values were demonstrated. Significant differences were observed among ε values obtained with P- and R-gating and with different software's.
AB - Background: 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) atrial strain (ε) analysis in children is gaining interest; however, pediatric nomograms remain limited. Comparison among conventional software's (designed for left ventricle and adapted to atria and using R-gating analysis) and new software's (designed for atria and allowing for both R- and P-gating) are lacking. The present study aims to establish pediatric nomograms for atrial ε using an atrial dedicated software and to compare values obtained by (a) R- and P-gating and, (b) R-gating with new and conventional software. Methods: Echocardiographic measurements included STE left (LA) and right (RA) atrial longitudinal reservoir, conduit and contractile ε. Age/weigh/height/heart rate, and body surface area (BSA) were used as independent variables in the statistical analysis. Results: In all, 580 healthy subjects (age range, 31 days-18 years; mean age 7.5 years; median age 7.1 years; inter-quartile range, 4.3–10.7 months; 45.5% female) were included. Feasibility of atrial ε measurements was high (98.9–96.8%). At lower age, atrial conduit ε was lower (p<0.001) while contractile ε was higher (p<0.001). All atrial ε values calculated with P-gating method were lower—than R-gating values (p<0.001). R-gated LA ε reservoir values generated with the new software were lower, and R-gated RA contractile ε higher than with the conventional software (p<0.011). Conclusion: We report pediatric atrial ε values from a dedicated atrial software. Maturational changes in STE atrial ε values were demonstrated. Significant differences were observed among ε values obtained with P- and R-gating and with different software's.
KW - atrial
KW - congenital pediatric
KW - strain
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U2 - 10.1111/echo.15244
DO - 10.1111/echo.15244
M3 - Article
C2 - 34820892
AN - SCOPUS:85120558502
SN - 0742-2822
VL - 38
SP - 2025
EP - 2031
JO - Echocardiography
JF - Echocardiography
IS - 12
ER -