Echocardiographic changes in Chronic Malnutrition
| Main Author: | Nilofer S. Mujawar and Charu Chandwani |
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| Format: | Article info Journal |
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IJHS Medical Association
, 2015
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| Online Access: |
https://www.ijhsonline.com/index.php/IJHS/article/view/44 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background: Malnutrition and its effect on muscles.Objective: This study was conducted to assess the systolic and diastolic dimensions of the left ventricle in children with chronic protein energy malnutrition and to compare them with a control group.Methods: Thirty three children with chronic malnutrition were matched with thirty-one healthy controls, which were age and sex matched. Left ventricular dimension in end diastole and in end systole were calculated by echocardiography and were matched against the healthy controls. Statistical analysis was performed by the SPSS program for windows, version 17.0. Normally distributed continuous variables were compared using the unpaired T test, where as the Mann Whitney U test was used for the variables which were not normally distributed. Categorical variables were compared using the chi- square test.Results: Left ventricular end systolic (LVEs) and end diastolic volume (LVEd) was plotted against the body surface area, as per the American Society Of Echocardiography .In our study , body surface area of cases was significantly low in cases as compared to the controls.LVEd and LVEs was significantly lower in the malnourished group (LVEs: 18.48±3.73mm, LVEd: 25.9 mm) as compared to the control group (LVEs: 20.90±3.06, LVEd: 32.2 mm).Conclusions: Significant echocardiographic abnormalities have been found in malnourished children associated with their nutritional status.