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| Assessment of the changes of ventricular function in children with simple obesity using Doppler Tei index |
| ZHAO Xiao-ning1, YANG Xiao-ying1, SU Zhen-cheng2, XU Hui1 |
| 1. Department of Electrodiagnosis, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China;2. Outpatient Department, Jilin Provincial People’s Hospital, Changchun 130021, China |
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Abstract Objective: To assess the changes of left and right ventricular function in children with simple obesity using Doppler Tei index. Methods: Left and right ventricular Tei index, ejection fraction and other indexes were calculated with Aloka SSD-5500 ultrasonic system in 30 normal children and 66 children with simple obesity. Results: The left and right ventricular Tei index are both higher in the children with simple obesity than in the normal children(P<0.01). Conclusion: Tei index can be used to access ventricular function in children with simple obesity, and it is an accurate, practical method.
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Received: 12 April 2006
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Corresponding Authors:
YANG Xiao-ying
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2007, Vol. 18 
