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Allwood RP. Apicolateral bulge: A potential mimic of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in a professional athlete-A case report and literature review. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2024; 52:1226-1234. [PMID: 39021260 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, with over 265 million active players and approximately 0.05% professional players worldwide. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has made preparticipation screening recommendations which involve electrocardiography and echocardiography being performed prior to international competition. The aim of preparticipation cardiovascular screening in young athletes is to detect asymptomatic individuals with cardiovascular disease at risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). The incidence of SCD in young athletes (age≤ 35 years) is 0.6-3.6 in 100,000 persons/year, with most deaths due to cardiovascular causes. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is one of the leading causes of SCD in young athletes. It is a genetic disease characterized by progressive fibrofatty replacement of the myocardium with variable phenotypic expression. Exercise-induced cardiac remodeling in conjunction with extensive T-wave inversion raises concern for ARVC. This case report and literature review explores a potential mimic for ARVC, the role of cardiovascular screening in sport, and the use of a multimodality approach for risk stratification and management.
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- Richard P Allwood
- Cardiology Department, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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Allwood RP. A right ventricular bulge: A clinical dilemma in diagnosis. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2024. [PMID: 39301764 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 09/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited disease characterized by progressive fibrofatty tissue replacement of the myocardium. Asymptomatic individuals can often present for the first time with acute cardiac symptoms, such as syncope and ventricular arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death (SCD), which can occur in young and athletic populations. In the field of inherited cardiomyopathies, ARVC is one of the most challenging to diagnose due to its variable expressivity, incomplete penetrance, and lack of specific, unique diagnostic criteria. Without additional clinical findings or context, current imaging modalities are unable to definitively distinguish ARVC from other disease entities. Right ventricular (RV) structural changes can lead to prominent ARVC features. An important component of the 2010 revised task force criteria (TFC) is the assessment of RV wall motion contraction by echocardiography; however, this can be difficult to assess. This case report explores the diagnostic criteria used for ARVC and the role of RV wall motion contraction in the diagnosis.
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- Richard P Allwood
- Cardiology Department, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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William J, Kistler PM, Kalman JM, Scheinman M, Sugumar H, Prabhu S, Ling LH, Vedantham V, Tseng Z, Moss J, Gerstenfeld EP, Voskoboinik A. Aberrancy masquerading as ventricular tachycardia: Importance of invasive electrophysiology study for diagnosis of wide complex tachycardias. J Electrocardiol 2024; 85:50-57. [PMID: 38852223 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.05.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Differentiation between ventricular tachycardia (VT) and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) with aberrancy based on the 12‑lead ECG alone can be imprecise. Implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD) may be inserted for presumed VT, particularly in patients with syncopal presentation or atypical aberrancy patterns. Accurate diagnosis of these patients facilitated by an electrophysiology study (EPS) may alter diagnosis and management. METHODS We present a prospective collection of cases across 3 cardiac centers of consecutive patients with WCT presumed to be VT who were referred for consideration of an ICD, and in whom further evaluation including an EPS ultimately demonstrated SVT with aberrancy as the culprit arrhythmia. RESULTS 22 patients were identified (17 male, mean age 50±13 years. Available rhythm data at the time of referral was presumptively diagnosed as monomorphic VT in 16 patients and polymorphic VT in 6 patients. Underlying structural heart disease was present in 20 (91%). EPS resulted in a diagnosis of SVT with aberrancy in all cases: comprising AV nodal re-entry tachycardia (n=10), orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia (n=3), focal atrial tachycardia (n=3), AF/AFL (n=3) and 'double fire' tachycardia (n=2). 21 (95%) patients underwent successful ablation. All patients remained free of arrhythmia recurrence at a median of 3.4 years of follow-up. ICD insertion was obviated in 18 (82%) patients, with 1 patient proceeding to ICD extraction. CONCLUSION SVT with atypical aberrancy may mimic monomorphic or polymorphic VT. Careful examination of all available rhythm data and consideration of an EPS can confirm SVT and obviate the need for ICD therapy.
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- Jeremy William
- The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; The Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; The Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; The Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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Toia P, Maffei E, Mantini C, Runza G, La Grutta L, Grassedonio E, Guaricci A, Punzo B, Cavaliere C, Cademartiri F. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance with Delayed Enhancement of the Right Ventricle in patients with Left Ventricle primary involvement: diagnosis and evaluation of functional parameters. ACTA BIO-MEDICA : ATENEI PARMENSIS 2022; 93:e2022023. [PMID: 35546038 PMCID: PMC9171872 DOI: 10.23750/abm.v93i2.10765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) allows an accurate Right Ventricle (RV) assessment that could be of great relevance in diseases causing inflammation or fibrosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the concomitant involvement of the RV in patients with delayed enhancement (DE) of the Left Ventricle (LV-DE) using CMR. We retrospectively enrolled 95 (male n. 66; age 55±18years; BMI 26±5kg/m2) consecutive patients with LV-DE who underwent a CMR (Achieva 1.5 T, Philips) for different indications: post-ischemic dilated cardiopathy (PDM), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), myocardial infarction (MI), myocarditis/pericarditis (MP) and congenital heart disease (CD). We assessed the presence and extension of DE and functional parameters such as ventricular end-diastolic (EDV), end-systolic volumes (ESV) and ejection fraction (EF) of both LV and RV. Prevalence of RV-DE was 30.5% (29/95): 75% (3/4) for CD, 44% (4/9) for PDM, 36% (17/47) for MI, 27.8% (5/18) for MP and 0% (0/17) for HCM. LV-EF and RV-EF were 53±15mL and 51±13mL, respectively, for patients without RV-DE (RV-DE-), and 40±19 mL and 42±15 mL, respectively, for patients with RV-DE (RV-DE+) (p<0.05), while LV-EDV and LV-ESV were 80±28 mL and 40±26 mL, respectively, for RV-DE- and 100±45 mL and 65±49 mL, respectively, for RV-DE+ (p<0.05). The prevalence of RV-DE in patients with LV primary involvement is not negligible and it is found mainly in patients with CD and PDM and then in patients with MI and MP. It is more often associated with LV-EF and RV-EF reduction and increase in LV volumes.
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- Department of Radiology, Area Vasta 1/ASUR Marche, Urbino, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University of Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Radiology, P.O. Umberto I, ASP 8, Siracusa, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy.
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Lebeau R, Pagé M, Serri K, Pichette M, Lorenzo MD, Sauvé C, Vinet A, Poulin F. Right ventricular ejection fraction with cardiac magnetic resonance using a wall motion score. Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2022; 115:126-133. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2022.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Palmisano A, Darvizeh F, Cundari G, Rovere G, Ferrandino G, Nicoletti V, Cilia F, De Vizio S, Palumbo R, Esposito A, Francone M. Advanced cardiac imaging in athlete's heart: unravelling the grey zone between physiologic adaptation and pathology. LA RADIOLOGIA MEDICA 2021; 126:1518-1531. [PMID: 34420142 PMCID: PMC8380417 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-021-01411-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Over the last decades, interest toward athlete's heart has progressively increased, leading to improve the knowledge on exercise-induced heart modifications. Sport may act as a trigger for life-threatening arrhythmias in patients with structural or electrical abnormalities, hence requiring to improve the diagnostic capability to differentiate physiological from pathological remodeling. Pathological alterations are often subtle at the initial stages; therefore, the challenge is to promptly identify athletes at risk of sudden cardiac death during the pre-participation screening protocols. Advanced imaging modalities such as coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) can non-invasively depict coronary vessels and provide a deep morpho-functional and structural characterization of the myocardium, in order to rule out pathological life threatening alterations, which may overlap with athletes' heart remodeling. The purpose of the present narrative review is to provide an overview of most frequent diagnostic challenges, defining the boundaries between athlete's heart remodeling and pathological structural alteration with a focus on the role and importance of CCTA and CMR.
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- Anna Palmisano
- Experimental Imaging Center, Radiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Experimental Imaging Center, Radiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological and Hematological Sciences -Section of Radiology, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Fondazione, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Experimental Imaging Center, Radiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological and Hematological Sciences -Section of Radiology, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Fondazione, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- School of Radiology, Campus BioMedico Univerisity, Rome, Italy
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- Experimental Imaging Center, Radiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy.
- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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Malagoli A, Albini A, Mandoli GE, Baggiano A, Vinco G, Bandera F, D'Andrea A, Esposito R, D'Ascenzi F, Sorrentino R, Santoro C, Benfari G, Contorni F, Cameli M. Multimodality imaging of the ischemic right ventricle: an overview and proposal of a diagnostic algorithm. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 37:3343-3354. [PMID: 34114150 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-021-02309-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Right ventricular (RV) involvement is frequently detected in patients presenting with acute left ventricular myocardial infarction. The ischemic right ventricle carries a dismal outcome by predisposing the heart to arrhythmic events and mechanical or hemodynamic complications. A comprehensive RV evaluation by multimodality imaging could guide clinical practice but has always been a conundrum for the imagers. Two-dimensional echocardiography is the best first-line tool due to its availability of bedside capabilities. More advanced imaging techniques provide a more comprehensive evaluation of the complex RV geometry but are mostly reserved for the post-acute setting. Three-dimensional echocardiography has improved the evaluation of RV volumes and function. The recent application of speckle-tracking echocardiography to the right ventricle appears promising, allowing the earlier detection of subtle RV dysfunction. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is considered the gold standard for the RV assessment. Cardiac multidetector computed tomography could be a reliable alternative. The aim of this review is to focus on the growing importance of multimodality imaging of the ischemic right ventricle and to propose a diagnostic algorithm, in order to reach a comprehensive assessment of this too frequently neglected chamber.
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- A Malagoli
- Division of Cardiology, Nephro-Cardiovascular Department, Baggiovara Hospital, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiology, Nephro-Cardiovascular Department, Policlinico University Hospital of Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy.,Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiology University Department, Heart Failure Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, IRCCS, Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Umberto I' Hospital Nocera Inferiore (Salerno), Luigi Vanvitelli University, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, Federico II University Hospital Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, Federico II University Hospital Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, Federico II University Hospital Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Todica A, Siebermair J, Schiller J, Zacherl MJ, Fendler WP, Massberg S, Bartenstein P, Cyran CC, Kääb S, Hacker M, Wakili R, Lehner S. Assessment of right ventricular sympathetic dysfunction in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: An 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine SPECT/CT study. J Nucl Cardiol 2020; 27:2402-2409. [PMID: 30560521 PMCID: PMC7749057 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-018-01545-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to evaluate a novel approach for the quantification of right ventricular sympathetic dysfunction in patients diagnosed with ARVC/D through state-of-the-art functional SPECT/CT hybrid imaging. METHODS Sympathetic innervation of the heart was assessed using 123I-MIBG-SPECT/CT in 17 patients diagnosed with ARVC according to the modified task force criteria, and in 10 patients diagnosed with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF). The 123I-MIBG-uptake in the left (LV) and right ventricle (RV) was evaluated separately based on anatomic information derived from the CT scan, and compared to the uptake in the mediastinum (M). RESULTS There was a significant difference in the LV/M ratio between the ARVC/D and the IVF groups (3.2 ± 0.5 vs. 3.9 ± 0.8, P = 0.014), with a cut-off value of 3.41 (77% sensitivity, 80% specificity, AUC 0.78). There was a highly significant difference in the mean RV/M ratios between both groups (1.6 ± 0.3 vs. 2.0 ± 0.2, P = 0.001), with optimal cut-off for discrimination at 1.86 (88% sensitivity, 90% specificity, AUC 0.93). CONCLUSION Employing state-of-the-art functional SPECT/CT hybrid imaging, we could reliably assess and quantify right and left ventricular sympathetic innervation. The RV/M ratio was significantly lower in patients diagnosed with ARVC/D and provided sensitive and specific discrimination between patients with ARVC/D and IVF patients.
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- Andrei Todica
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Ambulatory Healthcare Center Dr. Neumaier & Colleagues, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Regensburg, Germany
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Mansour MJ, Hamoui O, Asmar J, Chammas E, Ayoub W, Daher J, AlJaroudi WA. Patients with Isolated Focal Right Ventricular Dyskinetic Segments: Toward a Better Understanding of This Cohort. J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019; 27:93-101. [PMID: 30993943 PMCID: PMC6470069 DOI: 10.4250/jcvi.2019.27.e16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The 2010 revised Task Force criteria for the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) provided guidance for the classification of patients as definitive, borderline or possible ARVC. However, many patients with clinical suspicion for ARVC have isolated RV dyskinetic segments only and partly meet cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging criteria. This subgroup of patients and the implication of this imaging finding remain not well defined. METHODS There were 65 consecutive patients with clinical suspicion for ARVC who were referred for CMR between 2015 and 2017. The presence of fatty infiltration and fibrosis were assessed using T2 imaging and myocardial delayed enhancement sequences, respectively. RV wall motions, volumes and ejection fraction (EF) of all patients were re-analysed and quantified. Available data on family history, Holter findings, and electrocardiograms were also reviewed. RESULTS There were 5 patients (7.7%) that fulfilled major CMR criteria for ARVC: 4 were classified as having definitive ARVC; and 1/5 as borderline. There were 33 patients with no RV dyskinetic segments: none were classified as having definitive or borderline ARVC; 4/33 were classified as possible ARVC, leaving 29/33 as normal or no ARVC. Finally, there were 27 remaining patients (41.5%) with isolated RV dyskinetic segments: 1/27 was classified as definitive ARVC; 4/27 as borderline; 8/27 as possible; leaving 15/27 as indeterminate. Compared to control, those with isolated RV dyskinesia (including the subgroup labelled as indeterminate 15/27) had more abnormal RVEF, larger RV end-diastolic volume index (82 ± 12 mL/m2 vs. 72 ± 12 mL/m2, p-value 0.0127), and a trend for higher odds of dilated RV (odds ratio 3.0 [0.81–11], p-value 0.09). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with a clinical suspicion for ARVC, almost 40% had isolated focal RV dyskinetic segments with the majority remaining unclassified. This cohort had more RV dilation and abnormal EF compared to control.
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- Mohamad Jihad Mansour
- Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon
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- Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Radiology, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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William V, El Kilany W. Assessment of right ventricular function by echocardiography in patients with chronic heart failure. Egypt Heart J 2018; 70:173-179. [PMID: 30190643 PMCID: PMC6123345 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background The main focus of most of the studies in heart failure (HF) is the assessment of the left ventricular functions, while the right ventricle was much less studied. Much of this neglect is due to the complexity of anatomy and physiology of the right ventricle which are considered challenges during assessment of RV. Objective [1] To review the alterations of right ventricular dimensions & function associated with chronic heart failure. [2] To predict the prevalence of right ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with chronic heart failure, based on echocardiographic parameters. Methods 100 chronic left sided heart failure patients with LVEF less than 40% were evaluated in Ain Shams University hospitals from April 2015 to March 2016. All patients were subjected to full history taking & clinical evaluation. ECG was done mainly to exclude presence of ischemic heart disease. Complete trans-thoracic echocardiography study was done for assessment of [B] Left ventricular dimensions, systolic and diastolic functions [B] Assessment of the right side of the heart: [1] Measurement of the right ventricular dimensions [basal – mid cavity and the longitudinal diameters]. [2] Right ventricular area and calculation of the fractional area change (FAC). [3] Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE). [4] Tissue Doppler derived tricuspid lateral annular systolic velocity (S′ wave velocity). [5] Tissue Doppler derived Myocardial Performance Index (MPI) (Tei index). [6] Grading of tricuspid regurgitation severity, and assessment of right ventricular systolic pressure. Results Right ventricle was dilated at the basal level in 36% of the studied patients & at the mid cavity level in 23% of the patients. Longitudinal RV diameter was enlarged in 20% of the patients. Right ventricular systolic dysfunction was found in 36% of patients with DCM in the current study. Patients who had right ventricular systolic dysfunction had significantly higher incidence of elevated JVP, significantly lower EF and significantly higher grade of LV Diastolic dysfunction. They showed significantly larger RV dimensions at different levels, significantly worse degree of TR and significantly higher mean value of RVSP. Conclusions The occurrence of right ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with DCM is common [Approaching 40% in this study] and is independent of age and sex, and is proportionate to the degree of LV dilatation, and EF impairment.
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- Viola William
- Cardiology Department, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Cardiology Department, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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Liu Y, Wang D, Du Q, Che G, Tian J, Su Y. Evaluation of Right Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients With Chronic Pulmonary Heart Disease by 2-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2016; 35:2333-2342. [PMID: 27629759 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.15.11085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the value of 2-dimensional (2D) speckle-tracking echocardiography for assessing right ventricular (RV) systolic function in patients with chronic pulmonary heart disease (CPHD) and the correlation of its parameters with the right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS According to pulmonary arterial systolic pressure, 80 patients with CPHD and tricuspid regurgitation were divided into 2 groups: 42 with mild pulmonary hypertension (PH; 30-50 mm Hg) and 38 with moderate or severe PH (≥50 mm Hg); 41 control participants were recruited. All participants underwent 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography and cardiac MRI. The longitudinal peak systolic strain and longitudinal peak systolic strain rate were measured by echocardiography in each segment of the RV free wall and interventricular septum and compared with the RVEF on cardiac MRI. RESULTS Strain values in all segments of the RV free wall and interventricular septum were lower in the mild PH group than the control group (P < .05). Strain rate values in the apical segment of the RV free wall and basal segment of the interventricular septum were lower in the mild PH group than the control group (P< .05). Strain and strain rate values in all segments of the RV free wall and interventricular septum were lower in the moderate or severe PH group than the control group (P < .05). Strain and strain rate values in all segments of the RV free wall and interventricular septum were lower in the moderate or severe PH group than the mild PH group (P< .05). Strain and strain rate values in all segments of the RV free wall and the interventricular septum correlated with the RVEF (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS The ability of speckle-tracking echocardiography to directly monitor RV myocardial function may allow early sensitive detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with CPHD, with better risk stratification and timely institution of therapy.
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- Yingfeng Liu
- Ultrasound Department, Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- College of Science, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
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- Ultrasound Department, Second Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Ultrasound Department, Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Ultrasound Department, Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Ultrasound Department, Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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van der Pols MJ, Mast TP, Loh P, van der Heijden JF, Cramer MJ, Hauer RN, Te Riele ASJM. Clinical characterisation and risk stratification of patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy ≥50 years of age. Neth Heart J 2016; 24:740-747. [PMID: 27580740 PMCID: PMC5120007 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-016-0886-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose With the increased use of genetic testing for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C), this disease is being increasingly recognised among elderly patients. However, elderly ARVD/C patients were underrepresented in prior cohorts. We aimed to describe the phenotypical characteristics and outcomes among ARVD/C patients surviving ≥50 years. Methods We assessed detailed phenotypical data of 29 patients who (1) presented at ≥50 years of age; and (2) fulfilled 2010 Task Force Criteria (TFC) for ARVD/C by last follow-up. Primary outcome was the occurrence of a major ventricular arrhythmia (sudden cardiac death, resuscitated sudden cardiac arrest or sustained ventricular tachycardia). Results The majority (55 %) of elderly ARVD/C subjects were male, with a mean age of 59.0 ± 5.8 years at presentation. Study participants fulfilled a median of six (IQR 5–8) TFC criteria by last follow-up, of which arrhythmia criteria were most frequent (97 %), followed by structural criteria (83 %), depolarisation criteria (72 %) and repolarisation criteria (69 %). By last follow-up, 15 (52 %) patients had experienced major ventricular arrhythmias. Most patients (n = 12) presented with this arrhythmia, while three experienced the event during 5.4 ± 3.2 years of follow-up. Compared with patients without an arrhythmic event, patients with major arrhythmias were more likely to be proband (p < 0.001) and male (p = 0.042). Likewise, survival free from sustained ventricular arrhythmia was lower among probands and males. Conclusion Phenotypic characteristics of elderly ARVD/C patients are characterised by depolarisation abnormalities and structural cardiac changes. Ventricular arrhythmias in this elderly cohort are associated with male gender and proband status.
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- M J van der Pols
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- Department of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Surkova E, Muraru D, Iliceto S, Badano LP. The use of multimodality cardiovascular imaging to assess right ventricular size and function. Int J Cardiol 2016; 214:54-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Martínez-Sellés M, Pérez-David E, Yotti R, Jiménez-Borreguero J, Loughlin G, Gallego L, Ayesta A, Olivera MJ, Bermejo J, Fernández-Avilés F. Gender differences in right ventricular function in patients with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Neth Heart J 2015; 23:578-84. [PMID: 26446052 PMCID: PMC4651963 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-015-0753-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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AIM To evaluate sex-related differences in right ventricular (RV) function, assessed with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, in patients with stable non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy. METHODS Prospective multicentre study. We included 71 patients (38 men) and 14 healthy volunteers. RESULTS Mean age was 60.9 ± 12.2 years. Men presented higher levels of haemoglobin and white blood cell counts than women, and performed better in cardiopulmonary stress testing. A total of 24 patients (12 women) presented severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, 32 (13 female) moderate and 15 (8 women) mild LV systolic dysfunction. In the group with severe LV systolic dysfunction, average right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) was normal in women (52 ± 4 %), whereas it was reduced in men (39 ± 3 %) p = 0.035. Only one woman (8 %) had severe RV systolic dysfunction (RVEF < 35 %) compared with 6 men (50 %) p < 0.001. In patients with moderate and mild LV dysfunction , the mean RVEF was normal in both men and women. In the 14 healthy volunteers, the lowest value of RVEF was 48 % and mean RVEF was normal in women (56 ± 2 %) and in men (51 ± 1 %), p = 0.08. CONCLUSIONS In patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, RV systolic dysfunction is found mainly in male patients with severe LV systolic dysfunction.
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- M Martínez-Sellés
- Cardiology Department, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Universidad Europea de Madrid, Calle Dr. Esquerdo 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Radiology and Cardiology Departments, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Radiology and Cardiology Departments, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Universidad Europea de Madrid, Calle Dr. Esquerdo 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Universidad Europea de Madrid, Calle Dr. Esquerdo 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain
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Right ventricular function in dilated cardiomyopathy and ischemic heart disease: assessment with non-invasive imaging. Neth Heart J 2015; 23:232-40. [PMID: 25884096 PMCID: PMC4368531 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-015-0673-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background Dilated cardiomyopathy and ischaemic heart disease can both lead to right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. Direct comparisons of the two entities regarding RV size and function using state-of-the-art imaging techniques have not yet been performed. We aimed to determine RV function and volume in dilated cardiomyopathy and ischaemic heart disease in relation to left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function and systolic pulmonary artery pressure. Methods and results A well-characterised group (cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, echocardiography, coronary angiography and endomyocardial biopsy) of 46 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy was compared with LV ejection fraction (EF)-matched patients (n = 23) with ischaemic heart disease. Volumes and EF were determined with magnetic resonance imaging, diastolic LV function and pulmonary artery pressure with echocardiography. After multivariable linear regression, four factors independently influenced RVEF (R2 = 0.51, p < 0.001): LVEF (r = 0.54, p < 0.001), ratio of peak early and peak atrial transmitral Doppler flow velocity as measure of LV filling pressure (r = − 0.52, p < 0.001) and tricuspid regurgitation flow velocity as measure of pulmonary artery pressure (r = − 0.38, p = 0.001). RVEF was significantly worse in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy compared with ischaemic heart disease: median 48 % (interquartile range (IQR) 37–55 %) versus 56 % (IQR 48–63 %), p < 0.05. Conclusions In patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and ischaemic heart disease, RV function is determined by LV systolic and diastolic function, the underlying cause of LV dysfunction, and pulmonary artery pressure. It was demonstrated that RV function is more impaired in dilated cardiomyopathy.
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- E E van der Wall
- Holland Heart House/Netherlands Society of Cardiology, Moreelsepark 1, 3511 EP, Utrecht, the Netherlands,
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