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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-12
pubmed:abstractText
Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) uses a two-dimensional echocardiographic image to estimate two orthogonal strain components. The aim of this study was to assess sensitivity of circumferential (S(circ)) and radial (S(rad)) strains to infarct-induced left ventricular (LV) remodeling and scarring of the LV in a rat. To assess the relationship among S(circ), S(rad), and scar size, two-dimensional echocardiographic LV short-axis images (12 MHz transducer, Vivid 7 echo machine) were collected in 34 Lewis rats 4 to 10 wk after ligation of the left anterior descending artery. Percent segmental fibrosis was assessed from histological LV cross sections stained by Masson trichrome. Ten normal rats served as echocardiographic controls. S(circ) and S(rad) were assessed by STE. Histological data showed consistent scarring of anterior and lateral segments with variable extension to posterior and inferior segments. Both S(circ) and S(rad) significantly decreased after myocardial infarction (P<0.0001 for both). As anticipated, S(circ) and S(rad) were lowest in the infarcted segments. Multiple linear regression showed that segmental S(circ) were similarly dependent on segmental fibrosis and end-systolic diameter (P<0.0001 for both), whereas segmental S(rad) measurements were more dependent on end-systolic diameter (P<0.0001) than on percent fibrosis (P<0.002). STE correctly identifies segmental LV dysfunction induced by scarring that follows myocardial infarction in rats.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0363-6135
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
292
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
H2809-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Coronary Vessels, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Echocardiography, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Fibrosis, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Heart Ventricles, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Ligation, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Linear Models, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Myocardial Infarction, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Observer Variation, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Rats, Inbred Lew, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Research Design, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Stress, Mechanical, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Systole, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Ventricular Dysfunction, Left, pubmed-meshheading:17277023-Ventricular Remodeling
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Speckle-tracking echocardiography correctly identifies segmental left ventricular dysfunction induced by scarring in a rat model of myocardial infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Evaluation Studies, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural