Two-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction in children

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Circulation; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.65.5.962· OSTI ID:5308860

Mercier, J C; DiSessa, T G; Jarmakani, J M; Nakanishi, T; Hiraishi, S; Isabel-Jones, J; Friedman, W F

The ability of two-dimensional echocardiography to measure left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction was evaluated in 25 children with congenital heart disease. Dimensions and planimetered areas were obtained in the short-axis view at the mitral valve and high and low papillary muscle levels and in the apical two- and four-chamber views. Eight algorithms using five geometric models were assessed. Left ventricular end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume and ejection fraction were compared with data from biplane cineangiocardiograms. The correlation varied with the algorithm used. Algorithms using short-axis views appeared superior to those using only apical long-axis views. Four algorithms estimated left ventricular volumes with equal accuracy (Simpson's rule, assuming the ventricle to be a truncated cone; Simpson's rule, algorithm that best estimated left ventricular ejection fraction was the ellipsoid biplane formula using the short-axis view at the papillary muscle level (r = 0.91, slope = 0.94, SEE = 6.7%). Thus, two-dimensional echocardiography can accurately assess left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction in children with congenital heart disease.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5308860
• Journal Information: Circulation; (United States), Vol. 65:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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