Evaluation of left ventricular systolic function and synchrony in patients with essential hypertension by longitudinal strain and peak strain dispersion
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004‐4477.2019.04.002
- VernacularTitle:纵向应变及峰值应变离散度评价原发性高血压患者左心室收缩功能及同步性
- Author:
Aiai WANG
1
;
Lianzhong ZHANG
;
Lin LIU
;
Shaobo DUAN
;
Cunying CUI
;
Yanbin HU
;
Danqing HUANG
;
Juan ZHANG
;
Yunyun QIN
;
Xin LI
;
Ying WANG
;
Yuanyuan LIU
;
Yanan LI
;
Ye ZHANG
Author Information
1. 锦州医科大学河南省人民医院研究生培养基地
- Keywords:
Echocardiography;
Hypertension;
Ventricular function;
Layer‐specific strain;
Peak strain dispersion
- From:
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
2019;28(4):283-288
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical application value of longitudinal peak strain( LPS ) and peak strain dispersion ( PSD ) in evaluating left ventricular systolic function and synchrony in patients with essential hypertension . Methods Fifty‐five patients with essential hypertension were enrolled , including 30 patients with non‐left ventricular hypertrophy ( NLV H ) , 25 patients with left ventricular hypertrophy ( LV H ) , at the same time , 30 healthy volunteers were selected as the control group . Echocardiography was performed in all three groups ,and two‐dimensional dynamic images of the left ventricular apical four‐chamber ,three‐chamber ,and two‐chamber′s long‐axis view s were collected for three consecutive cardiac cycles . T he myocardial layer‐specific strain was used to measure the LPS of the left ventricular myocardium of subendocardium ,the middle layer ,the subepicardium ,and the myocardial strain and the PSD of the w hole myocardial layers . Correlation analysis and ROC curve analysis were performed . Results T he LPS in the control group ,NLV H group and LV H group were decreased in turn from inner to out myocardial layers . Compared with the control group , the LPS in the subendocardial , middle , subepicardial ,and w hole myocardial layer of NLV H group were decreased ( P < 0 .05 ) , and the subepicardial myocardial LPS was slightly lower than that in the control group ,the difference was not statistically significant ( P > 0 .05 ) . T he LPS in the subendocardial , middle , subepicardial ,and whole myocardial layer of LV H group were all reduced ( P<0 .05) . Between the NLV H group and LV H group , the declines of the LPS in the subendocardial and middle layer in the LV H group were statistically significant ( P <0 .05) ,the LPS in the subepicardial layer and the w hole myocardial layer had no significant difference ( P >0 .05) . Compared with the control group ,the PSD of the NLVH group and the LVH group increased ( P < 0 .05 ) . Compared with the NLV H group ,the PSD of the LV H group increased ( P <0 .05) . Inter‐ventricular septum thickness ( IVSd) and the LPS in the subendocardial ,middle ,subepicardial , and w hole myocardial layer were negatively correlated ( r = -0 .537 ,-0 .518 ,-0 .266 ,-0 .471 ; all P <0 .05) , left ventricle posterior wall thickness ( LVPWd ) and the LPS in the subendocardial , middle , subepicardial ,and whole myocardial layer were negatively correlated ( r = -0 .539 , -0 .524 , -0 .283 ,-0 .478 ;all P <0 .05) . T he area under the ROC curve ( AUC) of the LPS in the subendocardial ,middle , subepicardial ,and w hole myocardial layer and PSD for the diagnosis of hypertension were 0 .685 ,0 .652 , 0 .510 ,0 .623 ,0 .995 ,respectively . T he cut‐off values were -21 .70% ,-18 .90% ,-16 .95% ,-19 .45% , 46 .50 ms , and the sensitivities were 94 .4% , 83 .3% , 77 .8% , 94 .4% , 100% , respectively , and the specificities were 47 .8% ,52 .2% ,39 .1% ,39 .1% ,95 .7% ,respectively . Conclusions T he layer‐specific strain can quantitatively evaluate myocardial longitudinal strain in patients with essential hypertension , provide a non‐invasive test for early diagnosis of hypertensive heart disease ,and the evaluation of left ventricular myocardial stratification . PSD for evaluating primary synchronous changes in left ventricular myocardial contraction in patients with hypertension has certain advantages .