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ArticleJournal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography2007

The systolic to diastolic duration ratio in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: a novel Doppler index of right ventricular function.

Mark K Friedberg, Norman H Silverman

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Article in Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07482943 (The Effect of Dapagliflozin on Exercise and Cardiac Functional Status of Patients After Fontan Procedure), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers.

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NCT07482943 phase4recruitingstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Dapagliflozin on Exercise and Cardiac Functional Status of Patients After Fontan Procedure

Ran2026Enrolled30Registered outcomes13Posted comparisons0ConditionsCardiovascular Diseases, Dapagliflozin, Fontan, Heart FailureArmsDapagliflozin (5-10 mg daily) - SGLT2 Inhibitor Therapy
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  14. Doppler flow patterns in the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt and neo-aorta in infants with single right ventricle anomalies: impact on outcome after initial staged palliations.Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography · 2013
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  15. Subjective evaluation of right ventricular systolic function in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: how accurate is it?Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography · 2013
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2 authors.

Mark K FriedbergDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Norman H Silverman

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Abstract

backgroundRight ventricular (RV) function is an important determinant of clinical status in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). However, assessment of RV function remains challenging because of its complex morphology. We investigated the S/D duration ratio in children with HLHS as a novel index of global RV function.

methodsWe measured systolic (S) and diastolic (D) duration using tricuspid regurgitation duration from Doppler flow, to calculate the S/D ratio in 33 children with HLHS and 33 control subjects matched for age and sex. We compared the S/D ratio between patients with HLHS and control subjects, between patients with HLHS and normal and abnormal RV function, and between patients with HLHS at different stages of palliation. We further correlated the S/D ratio with catheterization data.

resultsPatients and control subjects were well matched for age (3.12 +/- 4.5 vs 3 +/- 4.5 years, not significant) sex, and heart rate (cycle length 524 +/- 179 vs 575 +/- 162 milliseconds, not significant). Patients with HLHS had a significantly higher S/D ratio than control subjects (1.65 +/- 0.85 vs 0.85 +/- 0.2, P < .0001). The S/D ratio became increasingly elevated in HLHS at higher heart rates, but not in control subjects. The S/D ratio was significantly higher in patients with HLHS and decreased RV function as compared with patients with HLHS and normal RV function (2.2 +/- 0.7 vs 1.5 +/- 0.47, P = .006), and significantly increased in patients with Norwood stage 1 versus patients with Norwood stages 2 and 3 HLHS (2.16 vs 1.4 and 1.32, respectively, P < .01 and P < .001, respectively). The S/D ratio did not correlate with catheterization-derived RV end-D pressure or cardiac index.

conclusionsPatients with HLHS have an increased S/D ratio as a result of a shortened D and prolonged S. Measurement of the S/D duration ratio using Doppler flow is a novel method to augment assessment of global RV function in HLHS.

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DiastoleSeverity of Illness IndexSystoleAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolEchocardiography, DopplerFemaleHumansHypoplastic Left Heart SyndromeImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedInfantInfant, NewbornMaleReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and Specificity

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