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Liao CT, Toh HS, Chang WT, Yang CT, Chen ZC, Tang HJ, Strong C. Assessment of subclinical cardiac dysfunction by speckle-tracking echocardiography among people living with human immunodeficiency virus. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1200418. [PMID: 37288253 PMCID: PMC10242012 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1200418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Background People living with HIV (PLWH) have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD). As speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) has been used to detect subclinical myocardial abnormalities, this study aims to detect early cardiac impairment among Asian PLWH using STE and to investigate the associated risk factors. Methods We consecutively recruited asymptomatic PLWH without previous CVD from a medical center of Taiwan, and their cardiac function was evaluated by conventional echocardiogram and STE. Enrolled PLWH were classified as antiretroviral therapy (ART)-experienced and ART-naive, and multivariable regressions were used to assess the association between myocardial strain and risk factors including traditional CVD and HIV-associated factors. Results A total of 181 PLWH (mean age: 36.4 ± 11.4 years, 173 males) were recruited and conventional echocardiogram parameters were within normal ranges. Decreased myocardial strain across the myocardium was found, with a mean left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain of -18.7 ± 2.9%. The LV strain in the ART-experienced group (-19.0 ± 2.9%) was significantly better than the ART-naive group (-17.9 ± 2.8%), despite a younger age and lesser CVD risk factors in the ART-naive group. Hypertension [B = 1.92, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.19-3.62, p = 0.029] and ART-naive with both low and high viral loads (VL) (B = 1.09, 95% CI 0.03-2.16, p = 0.047; and B = 2.00, 95% CI, 0.22-3.79, p = 0.029) were significantly associated with reduced myocardial strain. Conclusion This is the first and largest cohort using STE to investigate myocardial strain in Asian PLWH. Our results suggest that hypertension and detectable VL are associated with impaired myocardial strain. Thus, timely ART administration with VL suppression and hypertension control are crucial in preventing CVD when making the management parallel with the improved life expectancy of PLWH on ART.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chia-Te Liao
- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Health and Nutrition, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy & Science, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Jiang L, Liu J, Yang Z, Zhang C, Wang J, Ke W, Zuo H, Wang L. The effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on multiple obstructive coronary artery disease. Echocardiography 2023; 40:235-243. [PMID: 36789679 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) individuals easily develop three-vessel disease (3VD) coronary artery disease (CAD), there is very little information available about their left ventricle (LV) functions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the LV function using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2-D STE) in T2DM patients with 3VD. METHODS One hundred and three consecutive patients with confirmed 3VD CAD were enrolled and divided into two groups, while 53 patients with DM and 50 patients without. The control group was composed of 30 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals. All patients underwent 2-D STE and standard echocardiograms. The durations of DM and the level of HbA1c were also recorded. RESULT Between the 3VD-DM and 3VD-non-DM groups, normal echocardiography did not reveal any appreciable differences. However, patients with 3VD-DM had significantly lower global longitudinal strain (GLS) than those with 3VD-non-DM (15.87 ± 2.51 vs.17.56 ± 2.72, p < .05) by 2-D STE strain measurement. Besides, patients whose duration of DM excess 5 years showed significant lower GLS than those with less than 5 years duration (14.25 ± 2.31 vs. 16.65 ± 1.96, p = .007). However, there was no difference in GLS between the 3VD-DM patients with HbA1c ≥ 7% and HbA1c < 7%. CONCLUSIONS Compared to patients with 3VD alone, those with 3VD-DM have a lower cardiac function. In 3VD-DM patients, the duration of DM is a significant factor that contributes to cardiac function deterioration, whereas, the glucose control state has limited influence.
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- Luying Jiang
- The 3rd Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of The Medical College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiologic Disorders, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Disease, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiologic Disorders, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- The 3rd Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of The Medical College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Disease, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- The 3rd Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of The Medical College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Disease, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiologic Disorders, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.,Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiologic Disorders, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.,Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiologic Disorders, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- The 3rd Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of The Medical College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Disease, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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Echocardiography Assessment of Cardiac Function in Adults Living with HIV: A Speckle Tracking Study in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11133792. [PMID: 35807077 PMCID: PMC9267567 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11133792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Adults living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection (ALHIV) have high rates of cardiovascular events. New approaches are needed to detect subclinical cardiac dysfunction. We used conventional and speckle tracking echocardiography to investigate whether ALHIV display latent cardiac dysfunction. We analyzed 85 young subjects with HIV infection and free from cardiovascular risk factors (31 ± 4 years) and 80 matched healthy volunteers. We measured left ventricular (LV) layered global longitudinal strain, circumferential strain, peak longitudinal strain in the reservoir and contraction phases of the left atrium (LASr respectively LASct). In the HIV group, LV ejection fraction and s’ TDI (tissue doppler imaging) were slightly lower but still in the normal ranges. Layered longitudinal strain showed no significant difference, whereas circumferential global strain was significantly lower in the HIV group (−20.3 ± 3.9 vs. −22.3 ± 3.0, p < 0.001). LASr (34.3% ± 7.3% vs. 38.0% ± 6.9%, p < 0.001) was also lower in ALHIV and multivariate analysis showed that age (β = −0.737, p = 0.01) and infection duration (β = −0.221, p = 0.02) were independently associated with LASr. In the absence of cardiovascular risk factors, adults living with HIV display normal LV systolic function. Left atrial reservoir strain, is, however, decreased and suggests early diastolic dysfunction.
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Comprehensive evaluation of left ventricular deformation using speckle tracking echocardiography in normal children: comparison of three-dimensional and two-dimensional approaches. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2022; 20:3. [PMID: 35086543 PMCID: PMC8793178 DOI: 10.1186/s12947-022-00273-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Three-dimensional (3D) speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) can overcome some of the inherent limitations of two-dimensional (2D) STE; however, clinical experience is lacking. We aimed to assess and compare the feasibility, agreement, and reproducibility of left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal (GLS), and regional strain by 3D vs 2D STE in normal children. Methods Healthy pediatric subjects (n = 105, age mean = 11.2 ± 5.5 years) were prospectively enrolled. Three-dimensional and 2D LV GLS, as well as regional strain in 16 myocardial segments were quantified. Bland Altman analysis, intra- class correlation coefficients (ICC), percent error and linear regression were used for agreement and correlation between the two techniques. Analysis and acquisition times were compared. Inter- and intra-observer reproducibility was assessed in 20 studies. Results There was good to excellent agreement for 2D and 3D global longitudinal strain (ICC =0.82) and modest agreement for regional strain (ICC range 0.43–0.71). Both methods had high feasibility (88.6% for 2D vs 85.7% for 3D, p = 0.21), although 3D STE required significantly shorter acquisition and analysis time than 2D STE (acquisition time 1 ± 1.2 mins vs 2.4 ± 1 mins; p = 0.03, analysis time = 3.3 ± 1 mins vs 8.2 ± 2.5 mins; p = 0.001, respectively). Inter and intra-observer reproducibility was excellent for GLS by the two techniques (ICC = 0.78–0.93) but moderate to poor for regional strain (ICC = 0.21–0.64). Conclusion Three-dimensional global LV strain is as feasible and reproducible as 2D strain, with good agreement yet significantly more efficient acquisition and analysis. Regional strain is less concordant and 2D and 3D values should not be used interchangeably. 3D LV GLS may represent a viable alternative in evaluation of LV deformation in pediatric subjects. 1. Adequate feasibility of 3D STE in pediatrics; comparable to 2D STE. 2. Significantly shorter acquisition and analysis time for 3D GLS compared to 2D GLS. 3. Excellent agreement between 3D and 2D LV GLS and moderate to poor agreement between regional strain values. 4. Excellent inter and intra-observer reproducibility for GLS by the two techniques, and fair to poor reproducibility for regional strain (higher for apical than basal regions).
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Cincin A, Ozben B, Tukenmez Tigen E, Sunbul M, Sayar N, Gurel E, Tigen K, Korten V. Ventricular and atrial functions assessed by speckle-tracking echocardiography in patients with human immunodeficiency virus. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2021; 49:341-350. [PMID: 32954546 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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PURPOSE Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically changed the clinical manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated cardiomyopathy from severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction to a pattern of subclinical cardiac dysfunction. The aim of this study was to evaluate by speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) LV, right ventricular (RV), and biatrial functions in HIV-infected patients under different ART combinations. METHODS We consecutively included 128 HIV-infected patients (mean age 44.2 ± 10.1 years, 110 males) and 100 controls (mean age 42.1 ± 9.4 years, 83 males). Ventricular and atrial functions were assessed by both conventional and STE. RESULTS Although there was not any significant difference in conventional echocardiographic variables, HIV-infected patients had significantly lower LV global longitudinal strain (GLS), RV GLS, left atrial (LA) reservoir and conduit strain, and right atrial conduit strain. HIV patients receiving integrase strand transfer inhibitors and protease inhibitors (PI) had significantly lower LV GLS and LA conduit strain, while patients receiving non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and PI had significantly lower RV GLS than controls. CD4 count at the time of echocardiography was strongly correlated with LV GLS (r = .619, P < .001) and RV GLS (r = .606, P < .001). CONCLUSION Biventricular and atrial functions are subclinically impaired in HIV-infected patients. ART regimen may also affect myocardial functions.
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- Altug Cincin
- Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review aims to outline the important echocardiographic findings observed in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the current era of treatment. RECENT FINDINGS HIV infection has a wide spectrum of cardiac manifestations. Myocardial and pericardial involvement were the primary cardiac manifestations in HIV patients early during the epidemic in the developed countries. In the current era of effective antiretroviral therapy, the spectrum has shifted to metabolic abnormalities (hyperlipidemia, hypertension, etc.), accelerated atherosclerotic disease, and cardiac sequelae related to these abnormalities. Dramatic improvement in life expectancy of patients with HIV infection has resulted in a shift in the developed nations in the spectrum of cardiac manifestations, currently dominated by diastolic dysfunction and coronary artery disease. Echocardiography and advanced echocardiographic techniques play a major role in diagnosis and screening of HIV patients with underlying cardiovascular abnormalities.
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- Karan Sud
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside, 1111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10025, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside, 1111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10025, USA.
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