Key result
Acute isolated left ventricular STEMI was associated with significantly lower mean right ventricular free wall transverse strain compared to controls (12.40% vs 21.70%, p=0.0001).
Why the study?
Does acute isolated left ventricular STEMI impair right ventricular transverse strain and strain rate compared to controls?
Observational (n=38)
Does acute isolated left ventricular STEMI impair right ventricular transverse strain and strain rate compared to controls?
Absolute Event Rate: 12.4% vs 21.7%
p-value: p=0.0001
CMR feature tracking reveals that transverse strain and strain rate of the RV free wall are impaired in patients with acute isolated left ventricular STEMI, even when longitudinal RV systolic function remains normal.
Acute LV STEMI may impair RV transverse strain despite preserved longitudinal function; leaves open the prognostic role of CMR feature tracking.
Background: Impaired right ventricular (RV) systolic function after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with poor clinical outcomes. CMR feature tracking technique enables quantification of myocardial deformation and becomes promising method. The aim of this study was to evaluate longitudinal and transverse strain and strain rate of RV free wall in patients with acute isolated left ventricular STEMI using CMR feature tracking. Methods: A total of 38 participants (mean age 59 + 10.8 years; 60% male) were recruited into the study and underwent CMR at 1.5 Tesla (Siemens Magnetom Aera). TomTec 2D Cardiac Performance Analysis software was used to analyze mean and segmental longitudinal and transverse strain and strain rate of the RV free wall. Patients with RV myocardial infarction (LGE of RV myocardium) were excluded. Results: RV free wall longitudinal strain and strain rate parameters did not reach statistical significance. Patients with acute STEMI demonstrated lower mean RV free wall transverse strain (12.40 + 8.10% vs 21.70 + 7.32%, p 0.0001) and strain rate (1.08 + 0.33 s-1 vs 1.51 + 0.38 s-1, p 0.001) than controls. We also performed segmental analysis. Transverse strain was significantly impaired in the basal (15.52 + 8.81% vs 24.52 + 11.29%, p 0.03), mid (11.16 + 8.34% vs 18,21 + 7.57%, p 0.02) and apical (10.52 + 11.53% vs 22.37 + 10.33%, p 0.001) segments of RV free wall in patients with STEMI comparing with controls. Transverse strain rate was lower in the basal (0.97 + 0.44 s-1 vs 1.51 + 0.43 s-1, p 0.001) and mid (0.91 + 0.31 s-1 vs 1.36 + 0.41 s-1, p 0.01) segments in STEMI group. There was no difference between groups for apical transverse strain rate of RV free wall. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that transverse strain and strain rate of RV free wall are impaired in patients with acute isolated left ventricular STEMI while longitudinal RV systolic function remains normal.
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Lapinskas et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Acute isolated left ventricular ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (n=38). Acute isolated left ventricular STEMI vs. Controls was evaluated on Mean right ventricular free wall transverse strain (p=0.0001). Acute isolated left ventricular STEMI was associated with significantly lower mean right ventricular free wall transverse strain compared to controls (12.40% vs 21.70%, p=0.0001).
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