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  1. Article ; Online: Single systemic right ventricle longitudinal strain: Intravendor reproducibility and intervendor agreement in children.

    Colquitt, John L / Wilkinson, J Chris / Liu, Asela M / Pignatelli, Ricardo H / Loar, Robert W

    Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)

    2021  Volume 38, Issue 3, Page(s) 402–409

    Abstract: Purpose: Strain derived from speckle-tracking echocardiography is emerging as a useful tool in the assessment of single ventricle function. The purpose of this study is to compare layer-specific longitudinal strain values in children with single, ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Strain derived from speckle-tracking echocardiography is emerging as a useful tool in the assessment of single ventricle function. The purpose of this study is to compare layer-specific longitudinal strain values in children with single, systemic right ventricles (sRV) using two commercially available software platforms (GE EchoPAC (EP) and TomTec (TT)).
    Methods: Two readers analyzed two-dimensional longitudinal strain on EP (v 202) and TT (v 2.21.25) in 40 pediatric sRV patients. Intravendor reproducibility and intervendor agreement between layer-specific measurements were assessed by intraclass correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman analysis. Absolute difference (AbΔ) and relative mean errors (RME) were calculated. Subgroup comparisons (stratified by age, heart rate (HR), and frames per second (FPS): HR ratio) were made.
    Results: Median age was 4.4 years. 32 (80%) patients had hypoplastic left heart syndrome; 19 (48%) were post-Fontan. Intravendor reproducibility was excellent with high ICC (0.86-0.97). AbΔ between readers was small (1.2%-1.5%) with interobserver RME slightly higher for TT (11%-12% vs 8%-9% for EP). Layer-specific intervendor agreement was poor (ICC 0.45-0.62). Default layer comparisons (EP mid vs TT endo) showed good agreement (ICC 0.72-0.77) and less variability (AbΔ 2%, RME 15%) than layer-to-layer. There were no differences in ICC for groups dichotomized by age, HR, or FPS:HR ratio. sRV strain values are more negative when using EP.
    Conclusion: Intravendor reproducibility for sRV peak longitudinal strain in children is excellent with acceptable variability between experienced users. Intervendor, layer-specific strain agreement is poor. Vendor default layer strain values show better agreement but are not interchangeable.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 843645-9
    ISSN 1540-8175 ; 0742-2822
    ISSN (online) 1540-8175
    ISSN 0742-2822
    DOI 10.1111/echo.14985
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  2. Article ; Online: Relation of Right Atrial Strain to Mortality in Infants With Single Right Ventricles.

    Colquitt, John L / McFarland, Carol A / Loar, Robert W / Liu, Asela / Pignatelli, Ricardo H / Ou, Zhining / Minich, L LuAnn / Wilkinson, J Chris

    The American journal of cardiology

    2022  Volume 177, Page(s) 137–143

    Abstract: We explored associations of surveillance testing in infants with single right ventricle (sRV) physiology with clinical outcomes. This prospective, single-center study included patients with sRV who had initial palliative surgery (September 2019 to ... ...

    Abstract We explored associations of surveillance testing in infants with single right ventricle (sRV) physiology with clinical outcomes. This prospective, single-center study included patients with sRV who had initial palliative surgery (September 2019 to December 2020). Echocardiograms and B-type naturetic peptide (BNP) obtained as a pair within 24 hours as part of clinical care were included. The primary outcome was death/heart transplant. Secondary outcomes included interstage duration of milrinone use, hospital length of stay, and no digoxin use. sRV functional assessment (subjective grade, fractional area change, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, global longitudinal strain, right atrial strain [RAS]) was performed offline. Associations between echocardiography, BNP, and clinical outcomes were determined. Of 26 subjects (47 encounters), 20 had hypoplastic left heart syndrome (77%). Median age at data collection was 50 days (interquartile range 26 to 90). In most encounters (73%), sRV function was subjectively normal. Median BNP was 332 pg/ml (interquartile range 160 to 1,085). A total of 5 patients (19%) met the primary outcome and had lower RAS (14.1 vs 21.3, p = 0.038), but all other parameters were similar to transplant-free survivors. RAS (16.1%, 0.83) had the highest area under curve, followed by global longitudinal strain (-14.4%, 0.77). Higher RAS was associated with fewer days on milrinone (coefficient -1.37, 95% confidence interval [CI] -2.54 to -0.20, p = 0.02) and higher odds of digoxin use (odds ratio 1.09, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.18, p = 0.047). Higher BNP was only associated with a lower odds of digoxin use (odds ratio 0.69, 95% CI 0.5 to 0.96, p = 0.03). In conclusion, RAS is a potentially important imaging marker in infants with sRV and merits further investigation in larger studies.
    MeSH term(s) Echocardiography/methods ; Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome/surgery ; Infant ; Milrinone/therapeutic use ; Prospective Studies ; Retrospective Studies ; Ventricular Function, Right
    Chemical Substances Milrinone (JU9YAX04C7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 80014-4
    ISSN 1879-1913 ; 0002-9149
    ISSN (online) 1879-1913
    ISSN 0002-9149
    DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.04.054
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  3. Article ; Online: Impaired Myocardial Perfusion on Stress CMR Correlates With Invasive FFR in Children With Coronary Anomalies.

    Agrawal, Hitesh / Wilkinson, J Chris / Noel, Cory V / Qureshi, Athar M / Masand, Prakash M / Mery, Carlos M / Sexson-Tejtel, S Kristen / Molossi, Silvana

    The Journal of invasive cardiology

    2020  Volume 33, Issue 1, Page(s) E45–E51

    Abstract: Background: Invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) is considered the gold standard to evaluate coronary artery flow. Stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance (sCMR) is an emerging non-invasive tool to evaluate myocardial perfusion in children. We sought ...

    Abstract Background: Invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) is considered the gold standard to evaluate coronary artery flow. Stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance (sCMR) is an emerging non-invasive tool to evaluate myocardial perfusion in children. We sought to compare sCMR with FFR to determine impaired intracoronary flow in children with anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) and/or myocardial bridge (MB) who presented concern for myocardial ischemia.
    Methods: From December 2012 to May 2019, AAOCA and/or MB patients (<20 years old) were prospectively enrolled and underwent sCMR and FFR. Abnormal sCMR included perfusion/regional wall-motion abnormality in the involved coronary distribution. FFR was performed at baseline and with dobutamine/regadenoson and considered abnormal if <0.8 in the affected coronary segment.
    Results: Of 376 patients evaluated, a total of 19 (age range, 0.2-17 years) underwent 24 sets of sCMR and FFR studies, with 5 repeat studies following intervention. Types of anomalies included 6 isolated MB/normal CA origins, 5 single CAs, 5 left AAOCAs, and 3 right AAOCAs. Seventeen patients (89.5%) had MB/intramyocardial course - 14 involving the left anterior descending coronary artery and 3 with multivessel involvement. sCMR correlated with FFR in 19/24 sets (7 sCMR and FFR positive, 12 sCMR and FFR negative) and it did not correlate in 5/24 sets. The positive percent agreement was 77.8%, negative percent agreement was 80.0%, and overall percent agreement was 79.2%.
    Conclusions: Assessment of myocardial perfusion using non-invasive sCMR concurred with FFR, particularly if performed with close proximity in time, and may contribute to risk stratification and decision making in children with AAOCA and/or MB.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Coronary Angiography ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Coronary Stenosis ; Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial ; Humans ; Infant ; Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ; Perfusion ; Predictive Value of Tests
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1154372-3
    ISSN 1557-2501 ; 1042-3931
    ISSN (online) 1557-2501
    ISSN 1042-3931
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