Key result
Male gender, higher waist-to-hip ratio, and elevated HbA1c are linked to decreased myocardial strain.
Why the study?
Myocardial strain analysis can detect subtle alterations in left ventricular function, but the feasibility of CMR-based 2D global strain using feature tracking and its link to cardiovascular risk factors needed evaluation in the general population.
Is cardiac magnetic resonance-based 2D global strain analysis using feature tracking feasible and associated with cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic subjects?
Cohort (n=360)
Is cardiac magnetic resonance-based 2D global strain analysis using feature tracking feasible and associated with cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic subjects?
CMR-based 2D global strain analysis using feature tracking is feasible in the general population and correlates with age, sex, and markers of metabolic syndrome.
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Metabolic factors link to subclinical strain changes on CMR feature tracking; leaves open prognostic utility in asymptomatic subjects.
Zitzelsberger et al. (2019) conducted a cohort in Healthy (free of cardiovascular disease) (n=360). MR-based 2D global strain analysis using feature tracking was evaluated on Global systolic radial, circumferential, and longitudinal strain. Male gender, higher waist-to-hip ratio, and elevated HbA1c were independently associated with decreased myocardial strain measured by MR feature tracking in subjects without cardiovascular disease.
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