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Table 2 Echocardiographic characteristics

From: Normal ranges of left ventricular strain in children: a meta-analysis

Study

Year

LV measurements

LV model for LS generation

Segmental LS

Echocardiographic View L/C, R

Vendor

Probe (Mhz)

Software

FR

Tissue tracking

Bussadori [30]

2009

L, C (S, SR)

6 segments

Yes

Apical 4CH/BMA sax

MyLab 50

2.5–3.5

Xstrain

40-64

Endocardial

Pettersen [21]

2009

L, C (S, SR)

Bull’s eye

No

Apical 2,3,4 CH/BMA (G) sax

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

69-112

Endomyocardial

Jin Yu [19]

2010

C, R (S, SR)

N/A

N/A

/Basal and Mid-level sax

GE Vivid 7

5 and 7

EchoPac

40-100

NS

Singh [41]

2010

L, C, (S)

Bull’s eye

Yes

Apical 2,3,4CH/BMA sax

GE Vivid 7

4

EchoPac

60-90

Endomyocardial

Van der Hulst [35]

2010

L (S)

Bull’s eye

Yes

Apical 2,3,4 CH

GE Vivid 7

3.5

EchoPac

>40

Endomyocardial

Koh [32]

2010

L, C (S, SR)

6 segments

No

Apical 4CH/BMA sax

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

NS

NS

Cheung [44]

2010

L, C, R (S, SR)

6 segments

No

Apical 4CH/Mid-level sax

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

NS

NS

Marcus [11]

2011

L, C, R (S)

6 segments

Yes

Apical 4CH/Basal and Mid-level sax

GE Vivid 7

3 or 5

EchoPac

70-90

Endomyocardial

Takayasu [29]

2011

L (S, SR)

6 segments

No

Apical 4 CH

GE Vivid 7

UTD

EchoPac

NS

Endomyocardial

Di salvo [34]

2012

L, C, R (S)

6 segments

Yes

Apical 4CH/BMA sax

GE Vivid 7

1.5-4

EchoPac

75 (16)

Endomyocardial

Fernandes [45]

2012

C, R (S, SR)

N/A

N/A

/BMA sax

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

60-90

Endomyocardial

Poterucha [37]

2012

L (S)

Bull’s eye

Yes

Apical 2,3,4 CH

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

>80

NS

Hirth [43]

2012

L (S, SR)

6 segments

Yes

Apical 4CH

GE Vivid 7

UTD

EchoPac

50

NS

Schubert [27]

2013

L (S, SR)

6 segments

Yes

Apical 4CH

GE Vivid 7

4–10.5

EchoPac

176-200

Endomyocardial

Sehgal [17]

2013

L (S, SR)

6 segments

Yes

Apical 4CH

GE Vivid 7

10

EchoPac

>80

NS

Klitsie [28]

2013

L, C, R (S)

6 segments

No

Apical 4CH/Mid-level sax

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

NS

Endomyocardial

Klitsie [12]

2013

L, C, R (S)

6 segments

No

Apical 4CH/Mid-level sax

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

60-80

Endomyocardial

Singh [42]

2013

L (S)

Bull’s eye

No

Apical 2,3,4CH

GE Vivid 7

1.5-4

EchoPac

NS

NS

Van der Ende [5]

2013

L (S)

Bull’s eye

Yes

Apical 2,3,4CH

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

>45

NS

Dogan [31]

2013

L, C, R (S, SR)

6 segments

Yes

Apical 4 CH/Mid-level sax

GE Vivid 7

3.0 and 7.5

EchoPac

>60

Endomyocardial

Barbosa [36]

2013

L (S)

Bull’s eye

No

Apical 2,3,4 CH

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

44

NS

Ryan [46]

2013

C (S)

N/A

N/A

/Mid-level sax

Mix

NS

Tomtec

75

Endomyocardial

McCandless [40]

2013

L, C (S, SR)

6 segments

Yes

Apical 4CH/Mid-level sax

Siemens

NS

Syngo

NS

Endocardial

Simsek [38]

2013

L (S, SR)

Bull’s eye

No

Apical 2,3,4 CH

GE Vivid 7

2.5

EchoPac

60-100

NS

Vitarelli [20]

2014

L, C, R (S)

Bull’s eye

No

Apical 2,3,4 CH/BMA (G) sax

GE Vivid E9

1.4-4.6

EchoPac

>50

NS

Forsey [33]

2014

L, C (S)

6 segments

Yes

Apical 4CH/BMA sax

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

33-129

Endomyocardial

Labombarda [39]

2014

L, C, R (S)

6 segments

No

Apical 2,3,4CH/Mid-level sax

Philips iE33

1-5

QLab

NS

Endo-Epicardial

Binnetoglu [16]

2015

L, C, R (S)

6 segments

Yes

Apical 4 CH/Mid-level sax

GE Vivid 7

NS

EchoPac

60-90

NS

  1. L Longitudinal, C Circumferential, R Radial, S Strain, SR Strain rate, CH Chamber view, FR Frame rate, BMA Basal, medium and apical level, BMA (G) only global strain value available, Mix three different vendors used (GE, Philips and Acuson), sax short axis, NS not specified, UTD unable to determine