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Observational studyJournal of echocardiography2015

Decreased diastolic wall strain is associated with adverse left ventricular remodeling even in patients with normal left ventricular diastolic function.

Min-Kyung Kang, Sungbae Ju, Hee-Sun Mun, Seonghoon Choi, Jung Rae Cho, Namho Lee

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Observational study in Journal of echocardiography, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Min-Kyung KangCardiology Division, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Sungbae JuCardiology Division, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Hee-Sun MunCardiology Division, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Seonghoon ChoiCardiology Division, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Jung Rae ChoCardiology Division, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Namho LeeCardiology Division, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Hallym University Medical Center · KRHallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe pathophysiology of diastolic dysfunction is complex, but can be simply described as impaired LV myocardial relaxation and/or increased LV stiffness. The objective of this study is to clarify true normal left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and early stage of diastolic dysfunction before relaxation abnormality develops in patients with normal LV diastolic function using simple diastolic wall strain (DWS) in South Korea.

methodsDWS which is a non-invasive, load-independent, and reproducible estimator of LV stiffness using two-dimensional echocardiography using the difference between posterior wall thickness in systole and diastole to approximate LV stiffness. A total of 349 consecutive patients with normal LV diastolic function by echocardiography were enrolled. According to DWS, patients were divided into two groups: high DWS (≥median 175) vs. low DWS (<median 174).

resultsPatients with low DWS were more obese and showed higher blood pressure, and had more prevalent hypertension and hyperlipidemia. In addition, those with low DWS had higher LV end-systolic volume, LV mass index, E/E' and lower ejection fraction and E' velocity. Among them, higher LVESV and LVMI were independently associated with low DWS.

conclusionsThese data suggests that simple DWS might be helpful in identifying a subgroup of subtle diastolic dysfunction. Our data suggest that early change of diastolic dysfunction might start with abnormal LV geographic changes preceding functional changes.

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Echocardiography, DopplerVentricular RemodelingAdultCross-Sectional StudiesDiastoleFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRepublic of KoreaSystoleVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftDiastoleDiastolic wall strainEchocardiographyLeft ventricular

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PMID25750578
PMCPMC4346666
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