Age-related changes in left ventricular vortex and energy loss patterns: from newborns to adults
Kristian C. Becker, Jennifer L. Cohen, Jon D. Nyce, Jen Lie Yau, Santosh C. Uppu, Partho P. Sengupta, Shubhika Srivastava
Abstract
This research article demonstrates, for the first time, echocardiographic evidence of a transition in left ventricular vortex patterns from the newborn to the adult period, with an associated change in cardiac efficiency, marked by increased energy loss, during infancy.
Topics & Concepts
VortexCardiologyMedicineInternal medicinePhysicsMechanicsCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCongenital Heart Disease StudiesCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments