Assessment on left ventricular function of pulmonary heart disease patients using strain rate imaging analysis / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the value of left ventricular function in patients with chronic pulmonary heart disease(CPHD) using strain rate imaging (SRI).Methods This study included 64 patients with CPHD (30 patients with compensatory function and 34 with decompensatory function) and 30 normal control.Peak systolic strain rate (SRs),peak early diastolic strain rate (SRe) and peak late diastolic strain rate (SRa)of left ventricular basal and middle segments were measured,and then mean peak strain rate (mSR) was calculated.The above digital parameters were analyzed compared with the conventional echocardiographic indices.Results The indices (mSRs,mSRe,mSRe/mSRa)in CPHD were reduced and mSRa increased as compared with those in controls (all P=0.000).And the above indices showed the same change when decompensatory group was compared with compensatory group (P=0.000,0.038,0.015,0.001).Negative correlation was noted between LVEF and mSRs in patients with CPHD (r=0.75,0.82;P=0.000).Conclusions LVEF is negatively related with mSRs in CPHD patients.mSRs can reflect the status of left ventricular function.SRI is a more sensitive tool in quantitative evaluation of left function of CPHD.