Why the study?
How do myocardial tissue velocities measured by tissue Doppler echocardiography differ between term neonates and healthy children?
Population
104 subjects, comprising 50 term neonates within 5 days after birth and 54 healthy children.
Comparison
Tissue Doppler echocardiography to measure… vs Healthy children.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Requires age-specific TDE norms in neonates; leaves open whether differences alter clinical interpretation or outcomes.
How do myocardial tissue velocities measured by tissue Doppler echocardiography differ between term neonates and healthy children?
Myocardial tissue velocities are significantly lower in neonates compared to older children, likely reflecting the immaturity of the neonatal myocardium.
Ekici et al. (2006) studied this question.
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