Impact of infarct transmurality on layer-specific impairment of myocardial function: a myocardial deformation imaging study
Open Access
- 7 April 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Heart Journal
- Vol. 30 (12), 1467-1476
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp112
Abstract
To evaluate deformation parameters of an endocardial, mid-myocardial, and epicardial myocardial layer in different transmurality of myocardial infarction and assess whether layer-specific deformation analysis allows definition of infarct transmurality. Fifty-six patients (mean age 55 ± 9 years, 38 men) with chronic ischaemic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction underwent two-dimensional echocardiography and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (ceMRI). The extent of myocardial infarction was determined as relative amount of hyperenhancement by ceMRI in a 16-segment LV model (0%, no infarction; 1–50%, non-transmural infarction; 51–100%, transmural infarction). On the basis of two-dimensional echocardiographic parasternal short-axis views peak systolic circumferential strain was determined for the total wall thickness and for each of three myocardial layers (endocardial, mid-myocardial, and epicardial) using an automatic frame-by-frame tracking system of acoustic echocardiographic markers (EchoPAC, GE Ultrasound). In non-transmural infarction impairment of circumferential strain was greater in the endocardial than the epicardial layer, relative reduction compared with control segments, 45% vs. 28% (P < 0.001), respectively. In transmural infarction additional impairment of circumferential strain was greater in the epicardial than the endocardial layer, relative reduction compared with non-transmural infarction 29% vs. 7% (P < 0.001), respectively. Endocardial layer circumferential strain allowed distinction of non-transmural vs. no infarction with higher accuracy than total wall thickness strain [area under the curve (AUC) 0.842 vs. 0.774, respectively, P = 0.001]. Epicardial layer circumferential strain allowed distinction of transmural from non-transmural infarction with higher accuracy than total wall thickness strain (AUC 0.819 vs. 0.762, respectively, P = 0.005). Non-transmural infarction results in greater functional impairment of the endocardial than of the epicardial myocardial layer. In transmural infarction both layers are affected similarly compared with controls. A layer-specific analysis of myocardial deformation allows accurate discrimination between different transmurality categories of myocardial infarction.Keywords
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