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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2026

Left Atrial Reservoir Strain Combined With Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Improves Discrimination of HFpEF in Patients With Hypertension.

Jianan Zhang, Yue Lv, Xiuqun Cao, Lin Liu, Zhe Xu, Qingyue Han, Wenjia Wang, Yang Song, Peishi Yan, Xiaolin Mu

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Jianan ZhangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China.
Yue LvDepartment of Radiology, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P. R. China.
Xiuqun CaoDepartment of Ultrasound imaging, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P. R. China.
Lin LiuDepartment of Ultrasound imaging, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P. R. China.
Zhe XuDepartment of Radiology, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P. R. China.
Qingyue HanDepartment of Radiology, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P. R. China.
Wenjia WangMR Research Center China, GE HealthCare, Beijing, P. R. China.
Yang SongDepartment of Radiology, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P. R. China.
Peishi YanDepartment of Cardiology, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P. R. China.
Xiaolin MuDepartment of Radiology, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P. R. China.

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Abstract

Early identification of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in hypertensive patients remains challenging using conventional parameters alone. This retrospective study aimed to assess whether combining left atrial (LA) reservoir strain (εs) with left ventricular (LV) longitudinal strain improves the discrimination of HFpEF among hypertensive patients. We included 50 hypertensive patients with HFpEF (HTN-HFpEF), 56 hypertensive patients without HFpEF, and 50 healthy controls. Cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) was used to measure LV global longitudinal strain (LVGPLS) and strain rates, as well as LA εs, conduit (εe), and booster (εa) strains. Parameters were compared across the three groups. Binary logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of HTN-HFpEF, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to calculate the area under the curve (AUC). From controls to HTN to HTN-HFpEF, LVGPLS and strain rate showed progressive impairment, while LAVImax and LAVImin progressively increased (all p < 0.001). Compared to the HTN group and healthy controls, the HTN-HFpEF group demonstrated significant impairment in LA functional and strain parameters (all p < 0.001). Binary logistic regression analyses revealed that LVMI, LAVImin, LAεs, and LVGPLS remained independently associated with HFpEF. LAεs alone showed the highest diagnostic performance (AUC = 0.790), and the combination of LAεs and LVGPLS further improved the AUC to 0.841. In conclusion, CMR-FT-derived LA strain demonstrates high discriminative ability for HFpEF in hypertensive patients. The combination of LAεs and LVGPLS offers optimal diagnostic value and may serve as a sensitive non-invasive biomarker for identifying HFpEF in this population.

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Heart AtriaHeart FailureHeart VentriclesHypertensionAgedFemaleGlobal Longitudinal StrainHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesROC CurveStroke VolumeVentricular Function, Leftcardiac MRfeature trackingHFpEFhypertensive patients

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PMCPMC13413229

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