Division of Radiology, Department of Medical Technology, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Eur J Radiol. 2013 Dec;82(12):2212-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.06.014. Epub 2013 Aug 1.
We investigated the clinical performance of evaluation of cardiac mechanical dyssynchrony with longitudinal strain analysis using four-chamber (4CH) cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
We retrospectively enrolled 73 chronic heart failure patients (41 men, 32 women; mean age, 57 years, NYHA 2, 3, and 4) who underwent a cardiac MRI in the present study. The left ventricular dyssynchrony (LVD) and interventricular dyssynchrony (IVD) indices were calculated by longitudinal strain analysis using 4 CH cine MRI. The LVD and IVD indices were compared by the Wilcoxon rank-sum test between the patients with indication for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) (n = 13) and without indication for CRT (n = 60), with LGE (n = 40) and without LGE (n = 27), the CRT responders (n = 8) and non-responders (n = 6), respectively.
LVD in the patients with indication for CRT were significantly longer than those without indication for CRT (LVD: 92 ± 65 vs. 28 ± 40 ms, P<.01). LVD and IVD were significantly longer in the patients with LGE than those without LGE (LVD: 54 ± 58 vs. 21 ± 30 ms, P<.01 and IVD: 51 ± 39 vs. 23 ± 34 ms, P<.01). LVD and IVD in the CRT responders were significantly longer than the CRT non-responders (LVD: 126 ± 55 vs. 62 ± 55 ms, P<.01 and IVD: 96 ± 39 vs. 52 ± 40 ms, P<.05).
Longitudinal strain analysis with 4CH cine MRI could be useful for clinical examination in the evaluation of cardiac mechanical dyssynchrony.
我们研究了使用四腔(4CH)电影磁共振成像(MRI)评估心肌机械不同步的临床性能。
本研究回顾性纳入了 73 例慢性心力衰竭患者(41 名男性,32 名女性;平均年龄 57 岁,NYHA 2、3 和 4),这些患者均在本研究中接受了心脏 MRI 检查。使用 4CH 电影 MRI 进行纵向应变分析来计算左心室不同步(LVD)和室间不同步(IVD)指数。通过 Wilcoxon 秩和检验比较了有心脏再同步治疗(CRT)适应证(n = 13)和无 CRT 适应证(n = 60)、有和无晚期钆增强(LGE)(n = 40 和 n = 27)、CRT 应答者(n = 8)和非应答者(n = 6)的 LVD 和 IVD 指数。
有 CRT 适应证的患者的 LVD 明显长于无 CRT 适应证的患者(LVD:92 ± 65 比 28 ± 40 ms,P<.01)。有 LGE 的患者的 LVD 和 IVD 明显长于无 LGE 的患者(LVD:54 ± 58 比 21 ± 30 ms,P<.01 和 IVD:51 ± 39 比 23 ± 34 ms,P<.01)。CRT 应答者的 LVD 和 IVD 明显长于非 CRT 应答者(LVD:126 ± 55 比 62 ± 55 ms,P<.01 和 IVD:96 ± 39 比 52 ± 40 ms,P<.05)。
使用 4CH 电影 MRI 进行纵向应变分析可能有助于临床评估心肌机械不同步。