Tissue Doppler echocardiographic assessment of cardiac function in children with bronchial asthma.

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of tissue Doppler echocardiography in assessment of ventricular function in pediatric patients with bronchial asthma (BA).

Patients And Methods: Fifty-one pediatric patients with BA and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects were studied. BA patients were divided into two groups: mild BA (n = 33) and moderate to severe BA (n = 18).