Early detection of myocardial deformation by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography in normotensive obese children and adolescents


Binnetoglu F. K., Yildirim S., Topaloglu N., TEKİN M., KAYMAZ N., AYLANÇ H., ...More

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.15, no.2, pp.151-157, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/akd.2014.5189
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.151-157
  • Keywords: echocardiography, obesity, regression analysis, strain
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the left venticular myocardial deformation parameters in normotensive obese children and adolescents by using 2-D speckle tracking echocardiography.