Significance of the Echocardiographic Assessment of Longitudinal Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Children and Adolescents with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Jasna Kalanj, Ida Jovanovic, Milan Djukic, Vojislav Parezanovic, Igor Stefanovic, Maja Bijelic, Andrija Pavlovic, Nadja Cukanovic, Luka Zekovic, Ivana Jovanovic, Milorad Tesic · 2026
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Jasna Kalanj and co-authors assessed heart ultrasound measures in young patients with thickened heart muscle in a 2026 study. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy makes the heart wall grow too thick. Children with it can face serious heart events even when the heart's main pumping score looks normal. The team followed 31 children and teens at one center, all with preserved pumping strength.
They measured how the heart shortens along its length with several ultrasound tools, including strain imaging. These were set against MRI measures of heart mass, wall thickness, and scarring, and against major bad events over time. Length-wise measures can catch early weakness that the usual pump score misses. Finding which measures warn of trouble could sharpen watch and care for these young patients.
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| CREATOR | Jasna Kalanj, Ida Jovanovic, Milan Djukic, Vojislav Parezanovic, Igor Stefanovic, Maja Bijelic, Andrija Pavlovic, Nadja Cukanovic, Luka Zekovic, Ivana Jovanovic, Milorad Tesic |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40402 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |