Key result
Children with acute rheumatic fever had significantly lower left and right ventricular strain and strain rate compared to healthy controls, which improved following treatment.
Why the study?
This study was conducted to evaluate the role of speckle-tracking echocardiography in identifying myocardial deformation in acute rheumatic fever.
Does speckle-tracking echocardiography identify subclinical myocardial deformation in children with acute rheumatic fever compared to healthy controls?
Population
27 patients with acute rheumatic fever and 27 healthy children
Comparison
Patients with acute rheumatic fever (with or without carditis) vs healthy controls, and acute vs post-treatment period
Design
Prospective observational study
Authors
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Speckle-tracking detects reduced ventricular strain in acute rheumatic fever; leaves open its role in risk stratification or management.
Observational (n=54)
Does speckle-tracking echocardiography identify subclinical myocardial deformation in children with acute rheumatic fever compared to healthy controls?
Speckle-tracking echocardiography can detect subclinical myocardial dysfunction in acute rheumatic fever even in the absence of overt valvular involvement, which normalizes following treatment.
Utku Pamuk (2023) conducted an observational in Acute rheumatic fever (n=54). Acute rheumatic fever vs. Healthy children was evaluated on Left and right ventricular global longitudinal and circumferential strain and strain rate. Children with acute rheumatic fever had significantly lower left and right ventricular strain and strain rate compared to healthy controls, which improved following treatment.
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