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Pulmonary artery acceleration time in young children is determined by heart rate and transpulmonary gradient but not by pulmonary blood flow: A simultaneous echocardiography—cardiac catheterization study

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Pulmonary artery acceleration time (PAAT) is considered useful for the non‐invasive evaluation of pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). PAAT is dependent on PAP, PVR, pulmonary artery… Click to show full abstract

Pulmonary artery acceleration time (PAAT) is considered useful for the non‐invasive evaluation of pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). PAAT is dependent on PAP, PVR, pulmonary artery compliance, stroke volume, and heart rate. Its relative dependency on these determinants may differ between young and older children, raising uncertainty regarding its utility in young children. We aim to identify the primary determinants of the PAAT in children less than 36 months undergoing cardiac catheterization and its utility for the diagnosis of elevated PVR.

Keywords: young children; artery; acceleration time; pulmonary artery; heart rate; artery acceleration

Journal Title: Echocardiography
Year Published: 2022

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