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ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2020

Subtle cardiac dysfunction in nephropathic cystinosis: insight from tissue Doppler imaging and 2D speckle tracking echocardiography.

Mohamed H Afify, Safaa M Abdelrahman, Hossam I Mohamed, Rasha Helmy, Gaser Abdelmohsen, Osama Abdelaziz, Neveen A Soliman

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Mohamed H AfifyDepartment of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Nephrology & Transplantation, Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, 99 El-Manial St., Cairo, 11451, Egypt.
Safaa M AbdelrahmanDepartment of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Nephrology & Transplantation, Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, 99 El-Manial St., Cairo, 11451, Egypt.
Hossam I MohamedCardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Rasha HelmyDepartment of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Nephrology & Transplantation, Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, 99 El-Manial St., Cairo, 11451, Egypt.
Gaser AbdelmohsenCardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Osama AbdelazizCardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Neveen A SolimanDepartment of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Nephrology & Transplantation, Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, 99 El-Manial St., Cairo, 11451, Egypt. nsoliman@kasralainy.edu.eg.ORCID 0000-0002-8942-1973
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Abstract

backgroundNephropathic cystinosis is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder that initially affects the kidney progressing to multi-organ failure due to accumulation of cystine in all tissue compartments.

objectiveThe main objective of this study is the evaluation of cardiac function in cystinosis patients using non-conventional echocardiographic modalities like pulsed wave tissue Doppler imaging (PW-TDI) and 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE).

methodsThis is a case control study conducted on fifteen patients with cystinosis and 15 normal controls. Echocardiography was done for all participants and PW-TDI was performed for measurement of S', E', A' velocities and myocardial performance index (MPI) at basal parts of septal, left ventricle (LV), and right ventricle (RV) free walls. 2D-STE was done for evaluation of global longitudinal strain (GLS), global circumferential strain (GCS), and global radial strain (GRS) of LV. Mitral E and A velocities and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) were also measured.

resultsThe GLS, GRS, and S' velocity at basal septum and LV lateral wall were significantly lower in patients denoting LV systolic dysfunction (p = 0.005, p < 0.0001, p = 0.001, p = 0.006, respectively), while E/E' were significantly higher in patients group denoting LV diastolic dysfunction (p < 0.001). For RV function, TAPSE, S', and E' velocity were significantly lower in patients group (p 0.013, p < 0.01, p = 0.05, respectively) indicating RV systolic and diastolic dysfunction. The TDI-derived MPI for both LV and RV were significantly higher in patients group (p < 0.0001, p < 0.01, respectively) indicating both ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction. For prediction of cardiac dysfunction among patients, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve showed that GRS ≤ 29% had sensitivity 93.3% and specificity 100%, GLS > - 20.1% had sensitivity 66.7% and specificity 93.3%, LV-E/E' >7.87 had sensitivity 73.3% and specificity 93.3%, and MPI-LV > 0.36 had sensitivity 100% and specificity 93.3% while MPI-RV > 0.29 had sensitivity 80% and specificity 93.3% and TAPSE ≤ 19 mm had sensitivity 80% and specificity 73.3%.

conclusionsPatients with cystinosis have significant both left and right ventricular dysfunction, which can be better evaluated using the non-conventional echocardiographic modalities like TDI and 2D-STE for early detection of subtle cardiac dysfunction.

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AdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolCystinosisEchocardiography, DopplerFemaleHumansInfantMaleProspective StudiesRare DiseasesVentricular DysfunctionYoung Adult2D-STECystinosisTDIVentricular dysfunction

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