International Journal of Pediatrics

Echocardiographic Comparison of Myocardial Performance between Obese and Normal Weight Children and Adolescents

Forod Salehi; Mostafa Arianejad; Fatemeh Taheri; Tayyebeh Chahkandi

Volume 11, Issue 11 , November 2023, , Pages 18355-18361

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2023.75142.5370

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Background: Obesity prevalence has increased alarmingly in recent decades as a result of lifestyle changes. Obesity can have adverse effects during childhood and adolescence, which ... Read More Background: Obesity prevalence has increased alarmingly in recent decades as a result of lifestyle changes. Obesity can have adverse effects during childhood and adolescence, which often persist into adulthood. Some studies have shown that echocardiographic findings are associated with obesity, accompanied by an increase in the left ventricle's size, diameter, and weight. This study compared Tissue Doppler and Pulse Doppler echocardiographic changes between obese and normal weight children and adolescents.Method: In 2021, this research was conducted on 66 children and adolescents aged 9 to 18 in Birjand. It included 33 individuals, comprising 25 boys and 8 girls, with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 95, classified as the obese group, and 33 individuals, comprising 21 boys and 12 girls with a BMI between 10 and 85, ranked as the control group. The two groups' parameters were measured using Tissue Doppler Index (echocardiography), and the data was analyzed using SPSS version 16 at a significance level of less than 0.05.Result: The obese and normal weight groups had average ages of 12.84±1.92 and 12.87±2.87, respectively. In the obese group, the average BMI was 28.52±4.3, while in the control group, it was 16.55±2.21. The average EF (Ejection Fraction) in the obese group was 247.13±32.44, and in the control group, it was 249.6±24.68.In the obese group, the mean values of the parameters S´, A', and A were 12.91±2.63, 12.61±2.75 and 74.83±16.75, while in the control group, they were 11.47±2.66, 10.28±2.72, and 63.21±15.41. The obese group had substantially higher values compared to the control group (P<0.05). The mean values of IVRT, IVCT, MPI, E', and E were more significant in the obese group than in the control group, whereas ET and E/A were more significant in the control group. These differences, however, were not statistically significant.Conclusion: The significant increase in diastolic dysfunction parameters, including A' and E'/A', in the obese group may indicate a severe type of LV Compliance Decrease.

Investigating Vitamin D Serum Levels in Children with Congenital Heart Disease Compared with the Healthy Control Group

Forod Salehi; Amirsadra Zangouei; Zahra Zia; Fatemeh Taheribojd; Shiva Salehi; saeede Khosravi Bizhaem; Malihe Zangoue

Volume 8, Issue 3 , March 2020, , Pages 11077-11085

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.42886.3600

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Background Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that has an important function in bone metabolism, muscle activity, nervous system, and immunity. In this study, we compared the vitamin ... Read More

Epidemiologic Study of Congenital Heart Diseases and Its Related Factors in Children Referred to the Pediatric Cardiac Clinic of Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Siavash Kafian Atary; Arvin Mirshahi; Ahmad Amouzeshi; Abbas Ali Ramazani; Zahra Soleimani khomartash; Babak Bahman; Mahsa Hasanzadeh Tahery; Forod Salehi

Volume 7, Issue 12 , December 2019, , Pages 10455-10463

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.41467.3497

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Background: Congenital heart disease is the most common type of maternal abnormality and is the leading cause of mortality in the first year of life. The aim of this study was to determine ... Read More

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Echocardiographic Comparison of Myocardial Performance between Obese and Normal Weight Children and Adolescents

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Investigating Vitamin D Serum Levels in Children with Congenital Heart Disease Compared with the Healthy Control Group

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Epidemiologic Study of Congenital Heart Diseases and Its Related Factors in Children Referred to the Pediatric Cardiac Clinic of Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Iran

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