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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Stress-Mediated Abnormalities in Regional Myocardial Wall Motion in Young Women with a History of Psychological Trauma.

Assem Aweimer, Luisa Engemann, Sameh Amar, Aydan Ewers, Faegheh Afshari, Clara Maiß, Katharina Kern, Thomas Lücke, Andreas Mügge, Ibrahim El-Battrawy and 2 more

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Assem AweimerBergmannsheil Bochum, Medical Clinic II, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8134-6905
Luisa EngemannLWL University Hospital Bochum, Division of Social Neuropsychiatry and Evolutionary Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, 44791 Bochum, Germany.
Sameh AmarBergmannsheil Bochum, Medical Clinic II, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
Aydan EwersBergmannsheil Bochum, Medical Clinic II, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4389-8116
Faegheh AfshariBergmannsheil Bochum, Medical Clinic II, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
Clara MaißLWL University Hospital Bochum, Division of Social Neuropsychiatry and Evolutionary Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, 44791 Bochum, Germany.
Katharina KernLWL University Hospital Bochum, Division of Social Neuropsychiatry and Evolutionary Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, 44791 Bochum, Germany.
Thomas LückeSt. Josef-Hospital, University Hospital of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Neuropediatrics and Social Pediatrics, Ruhr University Bochum, 44791 Bochum, Germany.
Andreas MüggeBergmannsheil Bochum, Medical Clinic II, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9548-6995
Ibrahim El-BattrawyBergmannsheil Bochum, Medical Clinic II, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
Johannes W DietrichDiabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Section, Department of Medicine I, Catholic Hospitals Bochum, St. Josef University Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, 44791 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1185-3549
Martin BrüneLWL University Hospital Bochum, Division of Social Neuropsychiatry and Evolutionary Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, 44791 Bochum, Germany.

Funding

Dr. Georg E. und Marianne Kosing Stiftung RUB2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPsychosocial stress has been associated with the development and progression of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Previously, we reported subtle differences in global longitudinal strain in somatically healthy women with a psychiatric diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD). This study aimed to investigate the impact of BPD on segmental myocardial wall motion using speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) analysis.

methodsA total of 100 women aged between 18 and 38 years were included in this study. Fifty patients meeting the diagnostic criteria for BPD were recruited from the Department of Psychiatry (LWL-University Hospital Bochum) and compared with fifty age-matched healthy control subjects without previous cardiac disease. Laboratory tests and STE were performed with segmental wall motion analysis.

resultsThe BPD group had a higher prevalence of risk factors for CVD, with smoking and obesity being predominant, when compared with the control group. Other cardiovascular parameters such as blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol levels were also elevated, even though not to pathological values. Moreover, in the STE analysis, the BPD group consistently exhibited decreased deformation in nine myocardial wall regions compared with the control group, along with a shift toward higher values in the distribution of peak pathological segments. Additionally, significantly higher values of free thyroxine concentration and thyroid's secretory capacity were observed in the BPD group, despite falling within the (high-) normal range.

conclusionsBPD is associated with chronic stress, classical risk factors, and myocardial wall motion abnormalities. Further exploration is warranted to investigate the relationship between high-normal thyroid metabolism, these risk factors, and myocardial function in BPD patients. Long-term follow-up studies would be valuable in confirming the potential for predicting adverse events.

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psychological traumaregional wall motionrisk factorsspeckle tracking echocardiographystress cardiomyopathy

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PMID37959168
PMCPMC10647814

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