Left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction quantification using an automated three-dimensional adaptive analytic echocardiographic algorithm in pediatric population.

Introduction: The quantitative measurement of the left ventricle by echocardiography is a fundamental tool in the diagnosis and prognosis of acquired and congenital diseases in the pediatric population. The objective of this study was to validate an automated three-dimensional adaptive analytic echocardiographic algorithm, the so-called Heart Model (HM) in the pediatric population, using as comparators the left atrial and left ventricular volumes and left ventricular ejection fraction obtained by means of conventional 2D and 3D echocardiography.

Methods: Pilot study, where a population comprised of 75 consecutive patients aged 6-17 years who attended a pediatric cardiology clinic, was evaluated.