Background The myocyte dysfunction may be present in aortic stenosis（AS） patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction（LVEF）.Early aortic valve replacement（AVR） can reverse the LV hypertrophy and im...Background The myocyte dysfunction may be present in aortic stenosis（AS） patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction（LVEF）.Early aortic valve replacement（AVR） can reverse the LV hypertrophy and improve LV systolic performance and clinical outcome.Strain imaging has demonstrated to be the most appropriate method to evaluate LV myocardial contractility.However,4D-strain imaging echocardiography for the detection of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in AS patients with preserved LVEF is seldom studied.Methods We prospectively enrolled 30 consecutive moderate to severe AS patients with preserved LVEF,and 30 healthy controls.Conventional echocardiography and 4D-strain imaging echocardiography were undergone in two groups.The 4D strain echocardiographic analyses were undertaken by using 4D Auto LVQ software.Results Compared with the healthy controls,the moderate to severe AS patients with preserved LVEF had significantly decreased global radial strain（GRS）,global longitudinal strain（GLS）,global area strain（GAS） and 4D strain（P 〈0.05）,had significantly increased left ventricular end-diastolic volume index（LVEDVI） and left ventricular mass index（LVMI）（P 〈 0.05）,and had lower global circumferential strain（GCS）（P 〉 0.05）.Conclusions Impaired LV myocardial contractility exists in moderate to severe AS patients,although LVEF is preserved.4D-strain imaging echocardiography can detect early left ventricular dysfunction in AS patients with preserved LVEF.展开更多
6.1.Heart failure2005329 Early impairment of renal function inchronic heart failure and its clinical significance.JINZhengming(金争鸣),et al.Dept Cardiol,The 1st AffiliHosp,Med Coll,Zhejiang Univ,Hangzhou 310003.Chin ...6.1.Heart failure2005329 Early impairment of renal function inchronic heart failure and its clinical significance.JINZhengming(金争鸣),et al.Dept Cardiol,The 1st AffiliHosp,Med Coll,Zhejiang Univ,Hangzhou 310003.Chin J Intern Med 2005;44(4)展开更多
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文摘Background The myocyte dysfunction may be present in aortic stenosis（AS） patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction（LVEF）.Early aortic valve replacement（AVR） can reverse the LV hypertrophy and improve LV systolic performance and clinical outcome.Strain imaging has demonstrated to be the most appropriate method to evaluate LV myocardial contractility.However,4D-strain imaging echocardiography for the detection of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in AS patients with preserved LVEF is seldom studied.Methods We prospectively enrolled 30 consecutive moderate to severe AS patients with preserved LVEF,and 30 healthy controls.Conventional echocardiography and 4D-strain imaging echocardiography were undergone in two groups.The 4D strain echocardiographic analyses were undertaken by using 4D Auto LVQ software.Results Compared with the healthy controls,the moderate to severe AS patients with preserved LVEF had significantly decreased global radial strain（GRS）,global longitudinal strain（GLS）,global area strain（GAS） and 4D strain（P 〈0.05）,had significantly increased left ventricular end-diastolic volume index（LVEDVI） and left ventricular mass index（LVMI）（P 〈 0.05）,and had lower global circumferential strain（GCS）（P 〉 0.05）.Conclusions Impaired LV myocardial contractility exists in moderate to severe AS patients,although LVEF is preserved.4D-strain imaging echocardiography can detect early left ventricular dysfunction in AS patients with preserved LVEF.
文摘6.1.Heart failure2005329 Early impairment of renal function inchronic heart failure and its clinical significance.JINZhengming(金争鸣),et al.Dept Cardiol,The 1st AffiliHosp,Med Coll,Zhejiang Univ,Hangzhou 310003.Chin J Intern Med 2005;44(4)
