Korean J Pediatr.  2010 Jan;53(1):72-79. 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.1.72.

Left ventricular dysfunction measured by tissue Doppler imaging and strain rate imaging in hypertensive adolescents

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  • 1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. ymhong@ewha.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and impaired diastolic function may occur early in systemic hypertension. Diastolic dysfunction is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI)-derived tissue velocity and strain rate are new parameters for assessing diastolic dysfunction. The aim of this study is to determine whether TDI and strain rate imaging (SRI) would improve the ability to recognize early impaired diastolic and systolic functions compared with conventional echocardiography in hypertensive adolescents.
METHODS
We included 38 hypertensive patients with systolic blood pressure above 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg. Ejection fraction and myocardial performance index (MPI) were estimated by conventional echocardiography. Peak systolic myocardial velocity, early diastolic myocardial velocity (Em), and peak late diastolic myocardial velocity (Am) were obtained by using TDI and SRI.
RESULTS
In the hypertensive group, interventricular septal thickness was significantly increased on M-mode echocardiography. Em/Am was significantly decreased at the mitral valve annulus. Among hypertensive subjects, the E strain rate at basal, mid, and apex was significantly decreased. Systolic strain was significantly decreased at the septum in the hypertensive group.
CONCLUSION
Strain rate might be a useful new parameter for the quantification of both regional and global LV functions and could be used in long-term follow up in hypertensive patients. Early identification by SRI of subjects at risk for hypertensive and ventricular dysfunction may help to stratify risk and guide therapy. Further studies, including serial assessment of LV structure and function in a larger number of adolescents with hypertension, is necessary.

Keyword

Hypertension; Ventricular dysfunction; Adolescent

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Blood Pressure
Echocardiography
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertrophy
Mitral Valve
Sprains and Strains
Ventricular Dysfunction
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
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