Evaluation of the relationship between ventricular function and serum growth differentiation factor-15 levels in patients with operated tetralogy of Fallot
CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG, sa.12, ss.1969-1974, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s1047951121001360
- Dergi Adı: CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1969-1974
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Cardiac MRI, growth differentiation factor-15, left ventricle, right ventricle, tetralogy of Fallot, REFERENCE VALUES, BIOMARKER, WEIGHT, HEIGHT
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim: Growth differentiation factor-15 is a novel biomarker of increasing importance in cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between ventricular measurements assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and serum growth differentiation factor-15 levels in children with surgically corrected tetralogy of Fallot. Materials and method: Serum growth differentiation factor-15 levels were measured in 40 patients (mean age: 15.2 +/- 2.9 years; 52.5% male; 87.5% NYHA I). End-diastolic volume index, end-systolic volume index, and ejection fractions of both ventricles and pulmonary regurgitation fraction were measured on cardiac MRI. The correlation between growth differentiation factor-15 levels and cardiac MRI parameters of the patients was investigated. Also, growth differentiation factor-15 levels of the patients were compared with healthy controls since reference values have not been determined in children. Results: The mean growth differentiation factor-15 level was 254.9 +/- 6.3 pg/ml in the patient group. There was no correlation between growth differentiation factor-15 levels and cardiac MRI parameters in patients. Also, there was no significant difference in growth differentiation factor-15 levels between the patients and control groups. Conclusion: The serum levels of growth differentiation factor-15 were uncorrelated with ventricular size, function, and pulmonary regurgitation fraction assessed by cardiac MRI in children with operated tetralogy of Fallot. Moreover, growth differentiation factor-15 levels were not different in these patients from healthy children.