Developmental changes in left and right ventricular function evaluated with color tissue Doppler imaging and strain echocardiography.

Conclusions: Systolic and diastolic variables change markedly from birth to 1 year of age and show only small changes thereafter.
PMID: 23995568 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - September 4, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Akao M, Katsube Y, Kamisago M, Watanabe M, Abe M, Fukazawa R, Ogawa S, Itoh Y Tags: J Nippon Med Sch Source Type: research