Improved Left Ventricular Strain and Dyssynchrony After Pulmonary Artery Banding in an Infant with End-Stage Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Insights from Three-Dimensional Speckle Tracking
Journal
Pediatric Cardiology
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
6
Pages
1317-1319
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Abstract
Pulmonary artery banding may benefit infants with dilated cardiomyopathy. We present the case of an infant with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy and intractable heart failure who received pulmonary artery banding. Serial follow-up through two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography revealed gradual improvement in the left ventricular ejection fraction and favorable remodeling. The result of three-dimensional speckle tracking suggested that this benefit is associated with improvements in global strain and intraventricular dyssynchrony. ? 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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Other Subjects
Article; cardiac imaging; case report; clinical article; congestive cardiomyopathy; echocardiography; extubation; female; heart disease; heart ejection fraction; heart failure; heart left ventricle; human; infant; left ventricular strain; lung artery banding; tachypnea; three dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography; transthoracic echocardiography; complication; congestive cardiomyopathy; diagnostic imaging; heart left ventricle function; palliative therapy; pathophysiology; procedures; pulmonary artery; surgery; three dimensional echocardiography; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Infant; Palliative Care; Pulmonary Artery; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
Type
journal article