ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2025
Assessment of the right ventricular strain, left ventricular strain and left atrial strain using speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- Diagnostic Tests for Stage B Heart Failure.Current cardiology reports · 2026Review
- Right Ventricular Strain and Left Ventricular Strain Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography-Independent Prognostic Associations in COPD Alongside NT-proBNP.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Left atrioventricular coupling index measured by echocardiography in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effect of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on Biventricular Mechanics in Patients Without Severe Airflow Obstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Comparing Left Atrial Strain and the HFA-PEFF Score in Diagnosing Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Cross-Sectional Study.Research in heart yield and translational medicine · 2025Article
- Effects of dual bronchodilation on right ventricular function and troponin-I in newly diagnosed, moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective real-world observational study.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseObservational
- Assessment of Left Atrial Strain in Patients with and without Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease.Journal of cardiovascular echographyArticle
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Abstract
objectivesCardiovascular disease is a prevalent comorbidity and leading cause of mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Early identification of cardiac abnormalities in COPD patients is crucial. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is practical for assessing ventricular and atrial function, but its role in COPD patients is under-researched. This study aimed to examine right ventricular (RV), left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) strain in COPD patients via STE.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with two groups: COPD patients diagnosed per the 2017 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease criteria and healthy controls. All the participants underwent STE to evaluate the RV, LV, and LA strains.
resultsRV strain indices (RV free wall longitudinal strain (RVFWSL) and RV 4-chamber longitudinal strain (RV4CSL)) were significantly lower in the COPD group (16.53±5.89% and 14.65±4.53%, respectively) than in the control group (21.39±7.78% and 18.34±6.38%, respectively) (p<0.001). LV global longitudinal strain was also lower in the COPD group (18.45% (17.16-19.51)) than in the control group (19.50% (18.63-21.46), p=0.018). No significant differences were found in LA strain indices (LA reservoir strain, LA conduit strain or LA contractile strain) between the two groups. Furthermore, RVFWSL and RV4CSL were significantly greater in the group with a modified Medical Research Council score <2 (p<0.05).
conclusionCompared with healthy controls, COPD patients presented reduced RV and LV strain, with no significant differences in LA strain indices.
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