Segmental and global longitudinal strain differences between Kawasaki disease and multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children.

Background: Multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children and Kawasaki disease have overlapping clinical features but comparative echocardiographic studies are lacking.

Methods: We reviewed echocardiography findings of all multi-system inflammatory syndrome cases between 1st April and 31st July, 2020 and typical Kawasaki disease patients with coronary arteries abnormalities consecutively followed between 1st October, 2016 and June 30th, 2019.

Results: We included 40 multi-system inflammatory syndrome children (25 males, 62.

Echocardiographic Normal Reference Ranges for Non-invasive Myocardial Work Parameters in Pediatric Age: Results From an International Multi-Center Study.

Aims: This international multi-center study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and reliability of non-invasive myocardial work (MW) parameters in the pediatric population, and to provide normal reference ranges for this useful echocardiographic tool in this specific subset of patients.

Methods And Results: In this retrospective multi-center study involving three pediatric laboratories, 150 healthy children and adolescents (mean age of 10.6 ± 4.

Abnormal myocardial work in children with Kawasaki disease.

Kawasaki disease (KD) can be associated with high morbidity and mortality due to coronary artery aneurysms formation and myocardial dysfunction. Aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of non-invasive myocardial work in predicting subtle myocardial abnormalities in Kawasaki disease (KD) children with coronary dilatation (CADL). A total of 100 patients (age 8.

Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance in children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: New insights in cardiac mechanics and exercise capacity.

Background: Pulmonary regurgitation (PR) and right ventricular (RV) dilatation and disfunction are common in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (r-TOF).

Aims: To compare Echo data with the gold standard CMR in a paediatric population of r-TOF with significant PR, to assess the reliability of standard and advanced echo parameters. In addition, to evaluate their correlation with peak oxygen consumption (VO).

Serial changes in longitudinal strain are associated with outcome in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Introduction: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) has high mortality and morbidity and systemic right ventricle (RV) dysfunction may play a key-role. Study aim is to evaluate the accuracy of speckle-tracking echocardiographic (STE) assessment of RV deformation and 2D standard echo parameters in predicting outcome in HLHS patients.

Methods: We studied 27 HLHS patients (17 male) who successfully completed Norwood palliation.