Thoracic Key

Background The right ventricle is a complex structure that is challenging to quantify by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. Unlike disk summation three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography (3DE), single-beat 3DE can acquire large volumes…

Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common inherited hemoglobinopathy. Adults with SCD manifest both systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction, though the age of onset of dysfunction has not been…

Background Carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of atherosclerosis, is increased in youth at risk for future cardiovascular disease. Some pediatric studies have used CIMT as a primary outcome…

Background Diagnosing and monitoring acute cellular rejection (ACR) is a major objective in the surveillance of heart-transplanted patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of global…

Background The aim of this study was to determine right ventricular (RV) and right atrial (RA) deformation assessed by two-dimensional echocardiographic and three-dimensional echocardiographic (3DE) imaging in patients with prediabetes…

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate left ventricular function in preterm infants from 28 days to near term using echocardiography. Methods Thirty clinically stable preterm infants delivered at…

Background Reference values for left ventricular mass (LVM) are important echocardiographic tools for the follow-up of pediatric patients with cardiac disease. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is currently regarded as the…

Background Long-term biventricular systolic performance is a key determinant of clinical outcomes late after tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair. A need exists for early indices of both left ventricular (LV)…