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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2025

Global Longitudinal Strain as a Sensitive Marker of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Case-Control Study.

Iolanda Muntean, Beatrix-Jullia Hack, Asmaa Carla Hagau

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Iolanda MunteanDepartment of Paediatrics III, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Beatrix-Jullia HackClinic of Pediatric Cardiology, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation of Targu Mureș, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania.
Asmaa Carla HagauClinic of Pediatric Cardiology, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation of Targu Mureș, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania.

Funding

University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology "George Emil Palade" of Târgu Mureș 511/5/17.01.2022.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a rare but important cause of heart failure (HF) and a major indication for cardiac transplantation. Early detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction is essential for risk stratification and management. This study aimed to evaluate left ventricular (LV) systolic function in children with DCM using conventional echocardiographic parameters and speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) and to explore the relationship between deformation indices, clinical severity and biomarkers.

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global longitudinal strainleft ventricular dysfunctionmyocardial deformationpediatric dilated cardiomyopathyspeckle-tracking

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