Objective: The aim: To improve efficacy of the right ventricle functional condition evaluation in children with tetralogy of Fallot after surgical correction by estimation of instrumental markers of myocardial dysfunction.
Patients and methods: Materials and methods: We completely examined 35 children with tetralogy of Fallot after their surgical correction at the age of 3 - 17 years. For all the patients was presented tissue doppler. We evaluated peak myocardial velocities of right ventrical in different phases of the heart cycle (S, E`, A`), tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), diastolic myocardial velocities ratio (E/E`), peak myocardial velocity during isovolumic contraction (IVV), isovolumic relaxation time (IVRT).
Results: Results: All children of the study group had pulmonary insufficiency of different severity with main predominance of mild pulmonary regurgitation (20 patients, 57,14±8,36 %). Children with tetralogy of Fallot after surgical correction were admitted with: decreased TAPSE up to 1,39±0,28 cm, decreased S` up to 8,00±1,90 cm/s, and decreased IVV up to 5,69±0,95 cm/s that is significantly lower results of the healthy children. Severe pulmonary regurgitation usually followed by high chances of the right ventricle systolic dysfunction, exactly with: decresed TAPSE<1,5 cm (OR=0,500; 95% CI 0,323 - 0,775), S`<8,1 cm/s (OR=0,600; 95% CI 0,420 - 0,858) and IVV<5,9 cm/s (OR=0,250; 95% CI 0,117 - 0,534). As well we admitted significant decline of the velocities in earl and end diastole periods to compare with the results of the control group (E`= 12,11±1,22, A`= 4,56±0,92 cm/s (Р=0,009 and P=0.0002)), boost of the E/E` ratio - 7,96±2,33 (P=0.01) and decline of the RV IVRT up to 43,49±6,04 ms (P=0.017). Severe pulmonary regurgitation followed by high chances of the right ventricle systolic dysfunction development with TAPSE <1,5 cm (OR=0,500; 95% CI 0,323 - 0,775), S`<8,1 cm/s (OR=0,600; 95% CI 0,420 - 0,858) and IVV<5,9 cm/s (OR=0,250; 95% CI 0,117 - 0,534). As well we noticed high chances of the E/E`ratio > 6,0 in 1,5 times (95% CI 1,072 - 1,903) and decreased E` <12,2 cm/s (OR=0,200; 95% CI 0,083 - 0,481).
Conclusion: Conclusions: Apart of clinical symptoms of the heart failure in children with tetralogy of Fallot after surgical correction markers of the right ventricle myocardial dysfunction are presented by indices of myocardial velocities, received during tissue doppler in different phases of the heart cycle.
Keywords: children; myocardial dysfunction; right ventricle; tetralogy of Fallot.