Department of Ultrasound, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Medical University, No.258, Wenhua Road, Qinhuangdao, 066000, Hebei, China.
Hebei Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardio- cerebrovascular Disease, No. 215, Hepingxi Road, Shijiazhuang, 050000, Hebei, China.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2023 Sep 1;23(1):434. doi: 10.1186/s12872-023-03474-7.
Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and contributes to an elevated incidence of diastolic dysfunction in the early stages of CKD. Intracardiac vortex is a novel hemodynamic index for perceiving cardiac status. Here, we visualized left ventricular (LV) vortex characteristics using vector flow mapping (VFM) in type 2 diabetic patients with early CKD.
This cross-sectional study included 67 controls and 89 type 2 diabetic patients with stages 2-3a CKD. All subjects underwent transthoracic echocardiographic examination. LV anterior vortex during early diastole (E-vortex), atrial contraction (A-vortex) and systole (S-vortex) were assessed using VFM in the apical long-axis view. Its relation to glycemia or LV filling echocardiographic parameters were further analyzed using correlation analysis.
Type 2 diabetic patients with early CKD had a small area (439.94 ± 132.37 mm vs. 381.66 ± 136.85 mm, P = 0.008) and weak circulation (0.0226 ± 0.0079 m/s vs. 0.0195 ± 0.0070 m/s, P = 0.013) of E-vortex, but a large area (281.52 ± 137.27 mm vs. 514.83 ± 160.33 mm, P ˂ 0.001) and intense circulation (0.0149 ± 0.0069 m/s vs. 0.0250 ± 0.0067 m/s, P < 0.001) of A-vortex compared to controls. CKD patients with poorly controlled hyperglycemia had stronger A-vortex (area: 479.06 ± 146.78 mm vs. 559.96 ± 159.27 mm, P = 0.015; circulation: 0.0221 ± 0.0058 m/s vs. 0.0275 ± 0.0064 m/s, P < 0.001) and S-vortex (area: 524.21 ± 165.52 mm vs. 607.87 ± 185.33 mm, P = 0.029; circulation: 0.0174 ± 0.0072 m/s vs. 0.0213 ± 0.0074 m/s, P = 0.015), and a longer relative duration of S-vortex (0.7436 ± 0.0772 vs. 0.7845 ± 0.0752, P = 0.013) than those who had well-controlled hyperglycemia. Glycemia, and E/A (a LV filling parameter) were respectively found to had close correlation to the features of A-vortex and S-vortex (all P < 0.05).
Abnormal LV vortices were detected in type 2 diabetic patients with early CKD using VFM, especially in those who neglected hyperglycemic control. LV vortex might be a promising parameter to slow or halt the hyperglycemia-induced diastolic dysfunction in early CKD.
糖尿病是慢性肾脏病(CKD)的主要病因,并导致 CKD 早期舒张功能障碍的发生率升高。心腔内涡流是一种感知心脏状况的新型血流动力学指标。在这里,我们使用二维斑点追踪技术(2DSTE)在患有 2 型糖尿病和早期 CKD 的患者中可视化左心室(LV)涡流特征。
本横断面研究纳入了 67 名对照者和 89 名患有 2-3a 期 CKD 的 2 型糖尿病患者。所有患者均接受了经胸超声心动图检查。使用心尖长轴切面的向量血流图(VFM)评估舒张早期(E-vortex)、心房收缩(A-vortex)和收缩期(S-vortex)的 LV 前向涡流。使用相关分析进一步分析其与血糖或 LV 充盈超声心动图参数的关系。
患有早期 CKD 的 2 型糖尿病患者的 E-vortex 面积较小(439.94±132.37 mm 比 381.66±136.85 mm,P=0.008),循环较弱(0.0226±0.0079 m/s 比 0.0195±0.0070 m/s,P=0.013),而 A-vortex 面积较大(281.52±137.27 mm 比 514.83±160.33 mm,P ˂0.001),循环较强(0.0149±0.0069 m/s 比 0.0250±0.0067 m/s,P<0.001)。血糖控制不佳的 CKD 患者 A-vortex 较强(面积:479.06±146.78 mm 比 559.96±159.27 mm,P=0.015;循环:0.0221±0.0058 m/s 比 0.0275±0.0064 m/s,P<0.001)和 S-vortex 较强(面积:524.21±165.52 mm 比 607.87±185.33 mm,P=0.029;循环:0.0174±0.0072 m/s 比 0.0213±0.0074 m/s,P=0.015),并且 S-vortex 的相对持续时间较长(0.7436±0.0772 比 0.7845±0.0752,P=0.013)。与血糖控制良好的患者相比,这些患者的血糖水平和 E/A(LV 充盈参数)与 A-vortex 和 S-vortex 的特征密切相关(均 P<0.05)。
使用 VFM 在患有早期 CKD 的 2 型糖尿病患者中检测到异常的 LV 涡流,尤其是在忽视高血糖控制的患者中。LV 涡流可能是一种很有前途的参数,可以减缓或阻止早期 CKD 中高血糖引起的舒张功能障碍。