Study on use of right ventricular fractional area change assessed by echocardiogram for evaluating cardiac synchrony in heart failure patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction

doi:10.16150/j.1671-2870.2022.03.007

Abstract

Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the status of synchronization of cardiac mechanical contraction by means of echocardiogram in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and analyze use of right ventricular fractional area change (RVFAC) for screening cardiac mechanical dyssynchrony in the population. Methods: A total of 54 hospitalized patients with HFrEF were enrolled, with a mean left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) of 33.2%±10.1%. The patients received echocardiogram, echocardiographic and tissue Doppler imaging and 2D speckle tracking imaging. and were divided into three groups according to RVFAC level: Group 1, 19 patients with RVFAC<18%; Group 2, 19 patients with RVFAC 18%-34%; Group 3,16 patients with RVFAC≥34%. The occurrence and degree of of cardiac electrical and mechanical dyssynchrony (atrioventricular dyssynchrony, interventricular dyssynchrony and intraventricular dyssynchorny) were compared between the 3 groups. Results: There was no significant difference in the proportion of complete left bundle branch block among the 3 groups. However, compared with that in Group 3, mean QRS duration was significantly prolonged in group 1[(146.7±37.5) ms vs. (105.7±31.0) ms, P=0.003]. Compared with group 2 and 3, group 1 had higher the prevalence rate of electrical dyssynchrony (QRS>120 ms)（72%, 58%, 28%, P=0.012）, and higher the abnormal rate and more severe degree of both atrioventricular dyssynchrony index[LV-FT/RR, (37.1±10.2) ms vs. (45.6±8.4) ms vs. (48.5±5.6) ms, P<0.01] and interventricular dyssynchrony index [interventricular mechanical delay, IVMD, (49.9±29.9) ms vs. (26.4±27.0) ms vs. (6.9±35.4) ms, P<0.01]. For intraventricular dyssynchorny, asynchrony index showed no significant difference between 3 groups. Furthermore, compared with group 3 which had normal right ventricular function, Group 1 had a higher detection rate of septal flash (SF) sign (47% vs 37% in group 3, P=0.02). Conclusions: In those with HFrEF, patients with severe abnormal right ventricular systolic function have higher risk of cardiac mechanical dyssynchrony, and dyssynchrony is often more severe. RVFAC by echocardiogram may help to select those who will be benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure patients with HFrEF.

Key words: Heart failure, Cardiac mechanical dyssynchrony, Right ventricular systolic function, Echocardiography

CLC Number:

R541.6

GUI Yanping, CHEN Yefen, SHI Zhongwei, XU Yan. Study on use of right ventricular fractional area change assessed by echocardiogram for evaluating cardiac synchrony in heart failure patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction[J]. Journal of Diagnostics Concepts & Practice, 2022, 21(03): 331-335.

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指标	第1组（n=19）	第2组（n=19）	第3组（n=16）
年龄（岁）	57.2±12.8	60.8±18.2	56.8±16.5
男性（%）	11（57）	10（52）	8（50）
心率（次/min）	88.1±14.1	79.0±12.2^c）	71.7±12.3^c）
美国纽约心脏病协会分级（1~4）	3.5±0.5	3.0±0.7^a）	2.7±0.5^a）
左房内径（mm）	49.9±6.5	48.6±6.9	44.4±5.3^a）
左室舒张末内径（mm）	70.9±6.2	66.7±7.5	60.6±6.8^c）,d）
左室收缩末容积（mL）	176.9±41.7	131.8±35.2^a）,b）	92.6±25.7^c）,d）
LVEF（%）	28.9±11.1	31.2±8.5^a）,b）	37.1±8.9^c）,d）
二尖瓣反流（1°~4°）	2.5±1.1	2.2±1.2	1.6±1.1
E（m/s）	1.3±0.3	0.9±0.2	0.8±0.2^c）
S/D	0.4±0.2	0.8±0.5^c）	1.0±0.3^c）
E/Ea	29.9±10.3	16.1±8.1^a）	11.9±5.6^a）
三尖瓣环收缩期位移（mm）	8.9±2.7	11.2±5.2^c）,d）	13.1±3.2^c）,d）
左心室整体长轴应变（%）	-11.1±4.5	-14.1±4.8^c）	-16.1±3.8^c）

指标	第1组（n=19）	第2组（n=19）	第3组（n=16）
QRS时限（ms）	146.7±37.5	123.5±25.4	105.7±31.0^b）
CLBBB（%）	10（52）	11（57）	10（52）
LV-FT/RR（%）	37.1±10.2	45.6±8.4^b）	48.5±5.6^b）
IVMD（ms）	49.9±29.9	26.4±27.0^b）	6.9±35.4^b）
Ts-SD（ms）	42.0±11.8	41.5±11.4	42.9±12.3
SF（%）	9（47）	8（42）	6（37）^a）