Speckle tracking echocardiography in hypokinetic non‐dilated cardiomyopathy: comparison with dilated cardiomyopathy
Open Access
- 19 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in ESC Heart Failure
- Vol. 7 (4), 1909-1916
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12764
Abstract
Aims Hypokinetic non‐dilated cardiomyopathy (HNDC), which is determined by impaired left ventricular (LV) systolic function despite normal LV size, has been categorized as a subgroup of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) spectrum. Lack of data regarding advanced echocardiographic data in this population motivated us to design the present study in order to assess LV myocardial deformation properties of HNDC patients against the ones with dilated left ventricle. Methods and results Thirty‐one HNDC patients and 23 DCM patients were enrolled in the study consecutively. Myocardial deformation parameters including global longitudinal strain, global circumferential strain, LV basal and apical rotation, LV twist, and LV mechanical dispersion were obtained with the use of two‐dimensional speckle tracking‐based methods in all patients. Left cardiac chamber volume was also measured using three‐dimensional HeartModel application. Patients with enlarged left ventricle tend to have lower LV ejection fraction. Comparing with HNDC group, DCM patients showed worse global circumferential strain (coefficient ± standard error 3.59 ± 0.94, P < 0.001) and LV mechanical dispersion (coefficient ± standard error 16.46 ± 7.09, P = 0.02) after regression analysis, while neither the global longitudinal strain nor the LV twist was not significantly different between two study population. Conclusions Left ventricular enlargement has a substantial effect on the circumferential strain and mechanical dispersion more than other deformation parameters that may play a role in the assumed poor prognosis of heart failure patients with dilated left ventricle.Keywords
Funding Information
- Shahid Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical & Research Center (93089)
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