K Ichihashi1, P Ewert, G Welmitz, P Lange. 1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, German Heart Institute Berlin, Germany. koichiha@jichi.ac.jp
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To examine the changes in cardiac ventricular and muscle volumes in neonates, echocardiography was performed in 25 normal neonates at 3-5 and 30-35 days after birth. METHODS: A standard apical four chamber view and a parasternal short axis view were used for the analysis of the left ventricle. For the analysis of the right ventricle, only an apical four-chamber view was used. A formula based on the area length method was used to calculate the left ventricular and muscle volumes and the single plane Simpson's rule was used for the right ventricular and muscle volumes. RESULTS: The left ventricular and muscle volumes per body surface did not change during the month following birth. The ratio of the muscle to ventricular volume of the left ventricle was also unchanged. However, the ratios of the right muscle volume to body surface and to the ventricular volume decreased after one month. CONCLUSIONS: The authors suggest that the decreases in pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular stroke volume play a role in the changes of right muscle volume.
BACKGROUND: To examine the changes in cardiac ventricular and muscle volumes in neonates, echocardiography was performed in 25 normal neonates at 3-5 and 30-35 days after birth. METHODS: A standard apical four chamber view and a parasternal short axis view were used for the analysis of the left ventricle. For the analysis of the right ventricle, only an apical four-chamber view was used. A formula based on the area length method was used to calculate the left ventricular and muscle volumes and the single plane Simpson's rule was used for the right ventricular and muscle volumes. RESULTS: The left ventricular and muscle volumes per body surface did not change during the month following birth. The ratio of the muscle to ventricular volume of the left ventricle was also unchanged. However, the ratios of the right muscle volume to body surface and to the ventricular volume decreased after one month. CONCLUSIONS: The authors suggest that the decreases in pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular stroke volume play a role in the changes of right muscle volume.
Authors: Christina Y L Aye; Adam J Lewandowski; Pablo Lamata; Ross Upton; Esther Davis; Eric O Ohuma; Yvonne Kenworthy; Henry Boardman; Samuel Wopperer; Alice Packham; Satish Adwani; Kenny McCormick; Aris T Papageorghiou; Paul Leeson Journal: Pediatr Res Date: 2017-05-24 Impact factor: 3.756
Authors: Christina Y L Aye; Adam J Lewandowski; Pablo Lamata; Ross Upton; Esther Davis; Eric O Ohuma; Yvonne Kenworthy; Henry Boardman; Annabelle L Frost; Satish Adwani; Kenny McCormick; Paul Leeson Journal: J Am Heart Assoc Date: 2020-04-30 Impact factor: 5.501