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March 1, 2013Dicle Medical Journal / Dicle Tip DergisiOpen Access

Tissue doppler echocardiography for evaluating left ventricular functions in obese children

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Why the study?

Does childhood obesity impair left ventricular function as measured by tissue Doppler echocardiography?

Population

40 children, including 20 obese and 20 healthy controls.

Comparison

Childhood obesity vs Healthy, non-obese children

Design

Case-control

Authors

MÇMecnun Çetin

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Overview

May support early tissue Doppler screening in obese children; hypothesis-generating for long-term outcomes and intervention effects.

Structured PICO

Does childhood obesity impair left ventricular function as measured by tissue Doppler echocardiography?

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Population
40 children, including 20 obese (mean age 161.50±25.78 months) and 20 healthy controls (mean age 151.15±33.48 months).
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Intervention
Childhood obesity
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Comparator
Healthy, non-obese children
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Outcome
Left ventricular function parameters measured by tissue Doppler echocardiography (including IVRT, Em/Am ratio, and Myocardial Performance Index)surrogate

Childhood obesity is associated with subclinical left ventricular dysfunction, including impaired diastolic relaxation and increased myocardial performance index, which can be detected early using tissue Doppler echocardiography.

Cite This Study

Mecnun Çetin (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bf6451567d2fc4d5f5504https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2013.01.0216
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