超声斑点追踪技术对系统性红斑狼疮患者局部心肌收缩功能的评价

目的 应用超声斑点追踪技术(STI)评价系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)患者局部心肌收缩功能.方法 ①SLE组36例,健康对照组24名,分别记录并存储每位被检者心尖位左心室3个长轴切面高帧频二维动态图像,应用自动功能成像软件(AFI)检测左心室壁18节段收缩期峰值应变(S),记录并比较各参数测值.②在对照组中随机取20名被检者,双盲条件下,由同一观察者不同时间及2名观察者分别测量每位被检查者心肌收缩期峰值应变值,2组问计量资料比较采用非配对t检验,并利用Pearson相关分析法分析其相关性.结果 对照组左心室各壁S值自基底段向心尖段逐渐增加,心尖段与基底段、中间段差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05),不同室壁对应节段间差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05);同一室壁各节段心肌收缩期峰值应变达峰时间基本一致.SLE组除前间隔和前壁外各室壁S值自基底段向心尖段逐渐增加[(-18.7+4.2)%,(-16.3±9.4)%,(-18.1±10.5)%与(-19.0±9.0)%,(-18.6±7.9)%,(-17.7±1.4)%],心尖段与基底段、中间段差异均无统计学意义(P＞0.05);SLE组各室壁各节段S值明显低于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05);SLE组同一室壁各节段心肌收缩期峰值应变达峰时间一致性差.同一观察者不同时间及2名观察者问对心肌收缩期峰值应变值的测量相关性良好(P＜0.01).结论 STI技术发现SLE患者与健康对照组差异有统计学意义,SLE患者心肌损害表现为左室局部心肌收缩期峰值应变减低.

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Objective To assess the vaIue of speckle tracking imaging (STI) in quantifying the regional myocardial strain in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) group.Methods ① Sixty subjects were divided into SLE group and normal group.High frame rate two-dimensional images were recorded from the apical two-chamber view,long-axis view and four-chamber view of the left ventricle (LV).Peak systolic strain of each view of 18 segments were measured by automated functional imaging (AFI) software of 2-DSE.All parameters were compared between the two groups.② Twenty cases were randomly taken from the normal group.The same observer at different times and two observers measure the strain of left ventricular respectively.The results of the measurement between the two groups were compared with unpaired t test and its relevance was analyzed using Pearson's correlation analysis.ResultsLeft ventricular two-dimensional longitudinal strain gradually increased from the base to apex in the normal group.There were statistically differences between the apical segments and the basal,middle segments of every left ventricular wall (P＜0.05).The same wall segment time to peak myocardial systolic peak strain was consistent.Left ventricular two-dimensional longitudinal strain gradually increased from the base to apex in the SLE group,except for the anterio-septal and anterior wall [ (-18.7±4.2)％,(-16.3±9.4)％,(-18.1±10.5)％ vs (-19.0±9.0)％,(-18.6±7.9)％,(-17.7±1.4)％ ].There was no statistically significant difference between the apical segments and the basal,middle segments of every left ventricular wall(P＞0.05).All parameters of S were significantly higher in the normal group than those of the SLE group.The difference was statistically signoficant (P＜0.05).The time to peak systolic peak strain of every segments was not consistent.The results from the same observer at different times and peak systolic myocardial strain measurements by the two observers were correlated well(P＜0.01).Conclusion The myocardial function assessment by STI technology in the SLE patients is significantly different from that of the normal control:SLE patients with left ventricular myocardial damage can be manifested as reduced regional myocardial systolic peak strain.

The implementation of speckle tracking imaging technology on functional assessment of regional myocardial contraction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Objective To assess the vaIue of speckle tracking imaging (STI) in quantifying the regional myocardial strain in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) group.Methods ① Sixty subjects were divided into SLE group and normal group.High frame rate two-dimensional images were recorded from the apical two-chamber view,long-axis view and four-chamber view of the left ventricle (LV).Peak systolic strain of each view of 18 segments were measured by automated functional imaging (AFI) software of 2-DSE.All parameters were compared between the two groups.② Twenty cases were randomly taken from the normal group.The same observer at different times and two observers measure the strain of left ventricular respectively.The results of the measurement between the two groups were compared with unpaired t test and its relevance was analyzed using Pearson's correlation analysis.ResultsLeft ventricular two-dimensional longitudinal strain gradually increased from the base to apex in the normal group.There were statistically differences between the apical segments and the basal,middle segments of every left ventricular wall (P＜0.05).The same wall segment time to peak myocardial systolic peak strain was consistent.Left ventricular two-dimensional longitudinal strain gradually increased from the base to apex in the SLE group,except for the anterio-septal and anterior wall [ (-18.7±4.2)％,(-16.3±9.4)％,(-18.1±10.5)％ vs (-19.0±9.0)％,(-18.6±7.9)％,(-17.7±1.4)％ ].There was no statistically significant difference between the apical segments and the basal,middle segments of every left ventricular wall(P＞0.05).All parameters of S were significantly higher in the normal group than those of the SLE group.The difference was statistically signoficant (P＜0.05).The time to peak systolic peak strain of every segments was not consistent.The results from the same observer at different times and peak systolic myocardial strain measurements by the two observers were correlated well(P＜0.01).Conclusion The myocardial function assessment by STI technology in the SLE patients is significantly different from that of the normal control:SLE patients with left ventricular myocardial damage can be manifested as reduced regional myocardial systolic peak strain.