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. 2011 Mar;9(1):9-16.
doi: 10.1007/s12574-010-0059-4. Epub 2010 Aug 17.

Heterogeneity of apex-to-base dispersion in diastolic lengthening is related to impaired global left ventricular relaxation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Takeo Tanaka  1 , Kazuya Murata  2 , Eizo Akagawa  1 , Yasuaki Wada  1 , Shinichi Okuda  1 , Takehisa Susa  1 , Yoshio Nose  1 , Hiroko Yoshino  1 , Chikage Kihara  1 , Masunori Matsuzaki  1
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Heterogeneity of apex-to-base dispersion in diastolic lengthening is related to impaired global left ventricular relaxation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Takeo Tanaka et al. J Echocardiogr. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

Background: The presence of apex-to-base disparity in diastolic left ventricle (LV) endocardial lengthening, based on an electromechanical activation sequence, has been recognized as an important determinant of LV diastolic properties. However, the behavior of LV apical and basal diastolic lengthening and its relationship to LV filling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are unknown.

Methods: We obtained basal and apical LV short-axis views in 27 patients with non-obstructive HCM and 25 healthy volunteers. The patients with HCM were subdivided into two groups; those with apical hypertrophy [APH(+)] or those without apical hypertrophy [APH(-)]. Eight equiangular points on the endo-myocardium at end diastole were placed in each view, and the movements of these points were automatically tracked using a two-dimensional echocardiographic tissue tracking system. Time-LV internal diameter curves were obtained and averaged. The time intervals from the aortic valve closure to the point of the first 40% of peak diastolic lengthening (T 40) were measured in each view. The standard deviation of the time to peak systolic circumferential shortening at the base and apex were calculated to assess the heterogeneity of LV contraction.

Results: The time difference in the T 40 between the apex and base (dt-T 40) in the HCM-APH(+) and HCM-APH(-) groups was greater than that in the control group. The heterogeneities in LV apical systolic shortening in the HCM groups were greater than those in the control group. There were good linear correlations between the dt-T 40 and the LV early diastolic echo-parameters and the LV mass index.

Conclusions: Delayed apical relaxation and filling in patients with HCM is related to LV diastolic dysfunction and systolic dyssynchronous contraction.

Keywords: Diastolic function; Echocardiography; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Tissue tracking.

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