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ArticleJournal of echocardiography2022

Association between cardiovascular risk factors and left ventricular strain distribution in patients without previous cardiovascular disease.

Tomonori Takahashi, Kenya Kusunose, Robert Zheng, Natsumi Yamaguchi, Yukina Hirata, Susumu Nishio, Yoshihito Saijo, Takayuki Ise, Koji Yamaguchi, Shusuke Yagi and 4 more

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tomonori TakahashiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Japan.
Kenya KusunoseDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Japan. kusunosek@tokushima-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-4909-754X
Robert ZhengDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Japan.
Natsumi YamaguchiUltrasound Examination Center, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
Yukina HirataUltrasound Examination Center, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
Susumu NishioUltrasound Examination Center, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
Yoshihito SaijoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Japan.
Takayuki IseDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Japan.
Koji YamaguchiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Japan.
Shusuke YagiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Japan.
Hirotsugu YamadaDepartment of Community Medicine for Cardiology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
Takeshi SoekiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Japan.
Tetsuzo WakatsukiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Japan.
Masataka SataDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Japan.
Tokushima University Hospital · JPTokushima University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSome cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus, have been reported to reduce left ventricular (LV) longitudinal strain (LS) even in patients with preserved LV ejection fraction. We hypothesized that multiple CV risk factors might cause changes in myocardial strain. Our study aimed to assess the association between multiple CV risk factors and strain in patients without previous CV disease (CVD).

methodsWe retrospectively evaluated 137 patients without CVD, who underwent echocardiography at our institution between May 2017 and February 2020. They were divided into four groups based on the number of risk factors (group 0: no risk factor, group 1: one risk factor, group 2: two risk factors, and groups 3: three or four risk factors). Risk factors were hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease. Absolute values of global LS (GLS) and relative apical LS ratio (RALSR) defined using the equation: average apical LS/(average basal LS + average mid LS) and was used as a marker of strain distribution.

resultsOut of 137 patients, group 0 had 35 patients, group 1 had 35 patients, group 2 had 32 patients, and group 3 had 35 patients. GLS was 22.4 ± 2.0%, 21.7 ± 2.1%, 21.3 ± 1.8%, 20.7 ± 2.2%, and RALSR was 0.64 ± 0.06, 0.66 ± 0.06, 0.68 ± 0.08, 0.69 ± 0.07 in groups 0-3, respectively. The one-way ANOVA detected significant differences between groups in GLS (p = 0.005) and RALSR (p = 0.037), respectively. Group 3 had a significantly lower GLS and higher RALSR than group 0 (p < 0.05).

conclusionIn patients without previous CVD, LS decreased especially from the basal segment as the number of cardiovascular risks increased. The segmental LS may be markers of occult LV dysfunction in patients with CV risk factors.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesHypertensionVentricular Dysfunction, LeftHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftEchocardiographyRisk factorsStrainSystolic function

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PMID35562627
PMCPMC9106265
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