Speckle-Tracking Global Longitudinal and Regional Strain Analysis in Neonates with Coarctation of Aorta: A Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT: Our objectives are to compare speckle-tracking peak global longitudinal (pGLS) and regional strain values in neonates with coarctation of aorta (CoA) and control groups. Echocardiographic parameters measured by speckle-tracking were studied in a retrospective single-center study. A comparison of pGLS and segmental deformation between neonates with CoA and control group was performed using a three-way mixed ANOVA model. There was a significant difference in the means of segmental strain values between CoA and control group at the apical (p = 0.018) and basal segments (p = 0.031) of the interventricular septum and at the apical segment (p = 0.026) of the left ventricle (LV). After correcting for multiple comparisons, the results had a tendency toward statistical significance (adjusted-p < 0.

SUBMITTER: Gozar L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8509133 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature