Effects of childhood XXXX on cardiac functions.

@entity1 @entity66 @entity3618 @entity4595 @entity1030 @entity1577
BACKGROUND: Bronchiectasis is still a @entity66 in developing countries. It is an important cause of mortality and morbidity. The information on cardiac involvement in @entity4595 is limited. However, @entity3618 is common in @entity1 with @entity1030 , such as @entity1577 . METHODS: We utilized echocardiography and exercise tests, along with clinical scoring, chest radiograph scoring, and pulmonary function tests in 21 @entity1 to determine whether detectable changes in cardiac functions were present, and the nature of their relationship to the underlying disease severity. RESULTS: The ventricular systolic functions were preserved in all @entity1 . Some of the @entity1 had changes in left ventricular diastolic function indices, characterized by abnormal Ewave/Awave (E/A) ratios or isovolumetric relaxation time values. Isovolumetric relaxation time but not E/A ratios was found to have a significant negative correlation with the clinical score. In addition, exercise capacity was decreased in bronchiectatic @entity1 . Most of the @entity1 stopped the exercise test due to exhaustion before reaching maximum heart rate. CONCLUSION: Left ventricular diastolic functions are affected in @entity4595 , and the performance of @entity1 is dependent on their pulmonary status. This is the first study demonstrating the cardiac effects of @entity4595 according to our survey of the published literature.
