title: Evaluation of diastolic function by the Tissue doppler in children affected by non-compaction.
abstract: The Tissue doppler analysis is a new echocardiographic approach to evaluate the diastolic function. In this report we performed a Tissue doppler analysis in a series of 15 children affected by non-compaction. The bidimensional echo-cardiogram showed a systolic function which was reduced only in 8 patients. Alterations of the diastolic function were founded in 7 patients: in 2 cases, a reduction of the E tissue wave was present in all segments. In 3 patients the diastolic dysfunction was limited to apical and lateral segments. In the last 2 children a reduction of the E wave interested only the apical segments. There was a strong correlation between systolic and diastolic dysfunction: in fact all patients with diastolic dysfunction also presented a severe reduction of the systolic function.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pipitone
authors.forename: Maria Aurora
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Iacona
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marchì
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mongiovì
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zito
authors.forename: Loredana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sutera
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Novo
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003971:Diastole; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018754:Ventricular Dysfunction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*