Collin T Erickson1, Brett Meyers2, Ling Li1, Mary Craft1, Vivek Jani3, John Bliamptis3, Karl Stessy Bisselou Moukagna1, David A Danford1, Pavlos Vlachos2, Shelby Kutty4. 1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Nebraska College of Medicine and Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. 2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. 3. Taussig Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. 4. Taussig Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. skutty1@jhmi.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We implemented sophisticated color M-mode analysis to assess age-dependent progression of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. METHODS: Normal infants were prospectively enrolled for serial echocardiograms at 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years. From color M-mode scans, propagation velocity (VP), strength of filling (VS), and intraventricular pressure difference (IVPD) in 3 segments along apex-to-mitral valve scan line were measured. RESULTS: Age-wise comparisons of diastolic filling from 121 echocardiograms in 31 infants showed VP (cm/s), VS (cm2/s), and E-wave IVPD (mmHg) at 1 week to be 66.2 ± 11.9, 75.3 ± 19.9, and 1.5 ± 0.4, respectively, while VP, VS, and E-wave IVPD at 1 month were 80.3 ± 14.4, 101.2 ± 28.3, and 2.42 ± 1.1, respectively. There were significant differences in VP and segmental IVPD between first week and first month (p < 0.005) and IVPD between the age groups (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Comprehensive analysis of transmitral color M-mode data is feasible in infants, enabling calculation of pressure drop between the LV base and apex and strength of propagation from two distinct slopes. Profound changes very early followed by relatively constant filling mechanics in later infancy indicate significant LV maturation occurring during the first month of life. IMPACT: We implemented sophisticated analytic methods for color M-mode echocardiography in infants to assess age- and dimension-dependent changes in left ventricular diastolic function. Comprehensive characterization of transmitral color M-mode flow was feasible, enabling calculation of pressure drop between left ventricular base and apex and strength of propagation. Left ventricular diastolic filling function has predictable maturational progression, with significant differences in the intraventricular pressure between infants from birth to 2 years. This study forms the basis for future studies to examine alteration of early diastolic filling in congenital heart disease.
BACKGROUND: We implemented sophisticated color M-mode analysis to assess age-dependent progression of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. METHODS: Normal infants were prospectively enrolled for serial echocardiograms at 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years. From color M-mode scans, propagation velocity (VP), strength of filling (VS), and intraventricular pressure difference (IVPD) in 3 segments along apex-to-mitral valve scan line were measured. RESULTS: Age-wise comparisons of diastolic filling from 121 echocardiograms in 31 infants showed VP (cm/s), VS (cm2/s), and E-wave IVPD (mmHg) at 1 week to be 66.2 ± 11.9, 75.3 ± 19.9, and 1.5 ± 0.4, respectively, while VP, VS, and E-wave IVPD at 1 month were 80.3 ± 14.4, 101.2 ± 28.3, and 2.42 ± 1.1, respectively. There were significant differences in VP and segmental IVPD between first week and first month (p < 0.005) and IVPD between the age groups (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Comprehensive analysis of transmitral color M-mode data is feasible in infants, enabling calculation of pressure drop between the LV base and apex and strength of propagation from two distinct slopes. Profound changes very early followed by relatively constant filling mechanics in later infancy indicate significant LV maturation occurring during the first month of life. IMPACT: We implemented sophisticated analytic methods for color M-mode echocardiography in infants to assess age- and dimension-dependent changes in left ventricular diastolic function. Comprehensive characterization of transmitral color M-mode flow was feasible, enabling calculation of pressure drop between left ventricular base and apex and strength of propagation. Left ventricular diastolic filling function has predictable maturational progression, with significant differences in the intraventricular pressure between infants from birth to 2 years. This study forms the basis for future studies to examine alteration of early diastolic filling in congenital heart disease.
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