Impact of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy on Right Ventricular Function using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography | ||
| International Journal of Medical Arts | ||
| Article 11, Volume 2, Issue 4, October 2020, Pages 749-756 PDF (2.18 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijma.2020.31638.1132 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdelmohsen Mostafa Aboualia* 1; Eman Rashed Zaky2 | ||
| 1Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Ischemic cardiomyopathy [ICM] refers to the reduced pumping ability of the heart due to damage of myocardium as a result of ischemia. Thus, early detection of coronary artery disease could save the myocardium. Speckle tracking emerged as a new diagnostic tool, but its role in ischemic cardiomyopathy is not well addressed. Aim of the work: To assess right ventricle [RV] function by two-dimensional [2D] speckle tracking imaging in patients with ICM. Patients and Methods: This study included 38 patients with ICM and 30 healthy subjects as a control group. Conventional echo-Doppler parameters of right ventricular function together with tissue Doppler imaging derived RV strain and speckle-tracking echo-derived RV global strain [STE-RVGST] were addressed. Results: The two groups were matched in age and sex. ICM had significantly higher values of LV Tei index [0.90±0.28] versus control group [0.51±0.13] with p value | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cardiomyopathy; Speckle tracking; Right ventricle; Ischemia; Coronary Artery Disease | ||
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