Mitral annulus velocity in the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function in atrial fibrillation.

This study assessed the clinical utility of mitral annulus velocity in the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function in patients with atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. The clinical usefulness of conventional Doppler indexes is limited in atrial fibrillation because of the altered left atrial pressure and loss of synchronized atrial contraction. Mitral inflow and mitral annulus velocities were measured simultaneously with tau in 27 patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation at the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Among deceleration time of mitral inflow, peak mitral inflow velocity (E), and peak diastolic mitral annulus velocity (E), only E correlated with tau (r = 0.51, P =.007). Prolonged tau (>/=50 ms) could be predicted by E <8 cm/s with a sensitivity of 73% (16 of 22) and a specificity of 100% (5 of 5). The E/E ratio correlated with left ventricular filling pressure (r = 0.79, P <.001). The E/E ratio of >/=11 could predict elevated left ventricular filling pressure (>/=15 mm Hg) with a sensitivity of 75% (9 of 12) and a specificity of 93% (14 of 15). Mitral annulus velocity is useful in the detection of impaired left ventricular relaxation and estimation of filling pressure even in patients with atrial fibrillation.     

Pulsed tissue Doppler evaluation of mitral annulus motion: a new window to assessment of diastolic function

Diastolic dysfunction is an important cause of cardiac heart failure. To date detailed assessment of diastolic left ventricular (LV) function has required invasive methods which are impractical in the clinical routine. The prevailing non-invasive method has been Doppler echocardiography with use of mitral inflow and pulmonary vein inflow parameters, measurements providing no direct assessment of either ventricular relaxation or compliance, and influenced by multiple haemodynamic factors. We sought to determine the tissue Doppler pattern from the mitral annulus motion in normals and in patients with expected LV-diastolic dysfunction. Using pulsed tissue Doppler we recorded peak velocities from the mitral annulus motion in 16 young normals, 10 older normals and in two groups of patients expected to have an LV-diastolic relaxation abnormality, i.e. 15 patients with systemic hypertension and 10 patients with significant aortic stenosis. The peak early diastolic (E) annulus velocity was significantly (P < 0·001) lower in older normals compared with young, and the late diastolic velocity (A) was higher (P < 0·01). Compared with the older normals, patients showed significantly lower E-velocities (P < 0·05 hypertensive patients), more pronounced in the patients with aortic stenosis (P < 0·001), but the A-velocities were not higher. In systole a decrease in peak velocity was noted with increasing age and in patients with aortic stenosis. In conclusion, pulsed tissue Doppler measurement of annulus motion seems to provide valuable and easily obtainable information about LV-diastolic function, and furthermore there is a striking change in velocity pattern with increasing age which necessitates age-matched reference values.     

Assessment of left ventricular diastolic function from mitral annulus motion,a comparison with pulsed Doppler measurements in patients with heart failure

Summary. Mitral and pulmonary venous flow velocity recordings are often used for the assessment of left ventricular diastolic function. These curves are, however, also influenced by other factors. To investigate whether mitral annulus motion carries additional information in this context, mitral annulus motion was compared to Doppler registrations of mitral and pulmonary flow velocities in 38 patients with heart failure (NYHA II—III) after myocardial infarction. Patients with an increased atrial contribution to mitral annulus motion (> 57%, n= 12) had a higher mitral late-to-early flow velocity ratio (A/E) and pulmonary systolic to diastolic filling ratio (<0–01). Patients with atrial displacement above average for the group (? 5.1 mm, n= 19) had a higher mitral AVE ratio and pulmonary systolic to diastolic filling ratio than patients with a lower than average atrial component (P < 0.05). There was a significant correlation between a/T ratio and A/E ratio (r= 0.61, P < 0.001) and between pulmonary flow and transmitral flow (= 0.76, P < 0.001). We conclude that an increased atrial displacement of the mitral annulus is a frequent finding in patients with signs of left ventricular relaxation abnormality. There is a significant correlation between a/T ratio and A/E ratio but the information contained in the two indices are not identical.     

Determination of left ventricular filling pressure by new echocardiographic methods in patients with coronary artery disease

Aim The present study was designed to determine the reliability of the analysis of the time difference between onset of mitral inflow and onset of early diastolic mitral annulus velocity and mean systolic strain index, and comparing them with E/E′ in the detection of increased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) in patients with coronary artery disease. Methods Eighty patients (mean age: 57.2 ± 11.5 years) referred for cardiac catheterization were studied. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to LVEDP (group 1: LVEDP > 20 mmHg, n = 39 patients; group 2: LVEDP ≤20 mmHg, n = 41 patients). From the mitral inflow, peak E velocity was calculated. With tissue Doppler echocardiography, early diastolic velocity (E′) measured from the septal, lateral, inferior and lateral mitral annulus and mean value of E′ and E/E′ ratio were calculated. The time difference between onset of mitral inflow and onset of early diastolic mitral annulus velocity (T_E′-E) was calculated. From the apical chambers, the peak systolic strain value of 16 left ventricular (LV) segments was measured and the mean of these 16 segments was calculated and referred to as mean systolic strain index. Results The patients with increased LVEDP (group 1) had a higher E/E′ ratio (13.8 ± 3.4 vs. 9.9 ± 2.8, P < 0.001) and lower mean systolic strain index (11.8 ± 3.4 % vs. 13.5 ± 3.6 %, P = 0.038) than patients in group 2. The sensitivity of E/E′ > 13.42 for identifying LVEDP > 20 mmHg was 71%, with a specificity of 89%. The sensitivity of a mean systolic strain index < 10.57% for identifying LVEDP > 20 mmHg was 44%, with a specificity of 83%. T_E′-E was not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusion The decreased longitudinal function of the left ventricle is related to increased LVEDP. The E/E’ ratio, which in recent years has been used for the prediction of LV filling pressures, was a better predictor for increased LVEDP than the mean systolic strain score index and the time difference between onset of mitral inflow and onset of early diastolic mitral annulus velocity in patients with coronary artery disease.     

多普勒组织成像鉴别陈旧性心肌梗死患者舒张功能假性正常

目的 探讨应用多普勒组织成像（DTI）检测二尖瓣环舒张期运动速度可否鉴别陈旧性心肌梗死（OMI）患者舒张功能假性正常。 方法 OMI舒张功能假性正常患者68例，正常对照组50例，应用脉冲多普勒（PWD）分别测量二尖瓣口舒张早期峰值流速（E）、舒张晚期峰值流速（A）、E／A、E峰减速时间（DT）、左室等容舒张时间（IRT）、肺静脉收缩波（S）、舒张波（D）、S／D及心房收缩波（Ar）；转换DTI速度模式，测量左室侧壁缘二尖瓣环舒张早期运动峰值速度（Ea）、舒张晚期运动峰值速度（Aa）并计算Ea／Aa。 结果 OMI舒张功能假性正常患者与正常人的年龄和血流频谱E、A、E／A、IRT、D、S／D及二尖瓣环Aa测值比较无显著性差异（P〉0.05），DT缩短和S波降低具有显著性差异（P〈0．05），肺静脉血流Ar较正常人升高，而二尖瓣环Ea及Ea／Aa较比正常人明显减低，具有显著性差异（P〈0．01）。 结论 DTI检测二尖瓣环Ea及Ea／Aa比值可鉴别OMI患者舒张功能假性正常。     

定量组织速度成像测量二尖瓣环运动速度

目的　应用定量组织速度成像测量二尖瓣环运动速度评价扩张型心肌病患者左室舒张功能。方法　定量组织速度成像测量 14例正常人和 14例扩张型心肌病患者二尖瓣环 6个节段 (后间隔和侧壁、前间隔和后壁、前壁和下壁 )舒张早期峰值速度Ve、左房收缩期峰值速度Va ,计算Ve Va ;多普勒超声心动图测量二尖瓣口血流快速充盈速度E峰、左房收缩充盈速度A峰 ,计算E A值。结果　正常人和扩张型心肌病患者两组间E A无显著统计学差异 ,而扩张型心肌病组二尖瓣环平均Ve Va、平均Ve较正常组显著减低 (Ve Va :0 .89± 0 .11vs 1.76± 0 .76,P =0 .0 0 1;Ve :-4 .79± 2 .2 2vs -8.42± 2 .2 7,P<0 .0 0 0 1) ;正常组中二尖瓣环平均Ve Va与E A显著相关 (r =0 .63 ,P =0 .0 0 8) ,而扩张型心肌病组二尖瓣环平均Ve Va与E A无显著相关。结论　扩张型心肌病患者二尖瓣口血流频谱表现为假性正常化 ,定量组织速度成像测量二尖瓣环运动速度可准确评价其左室舒张功能。     

Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function in Patients With Apical Ballooning Syndrome Compared With Patients With Acute Anterior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Functional Paradox

OBJECTIVE: To compare left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function in patients with apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) and those with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using 2-dimensional Doppler echocardiography and strain rate imaging (SRI).PATIENTS AND METHODS: We prospectively enrolled patients with newly diagnosed AMI and ABS who had akinetic apical walls. Both 2-dimensional Doppler echocardiography and SRI were performed on hospital day 1 or within 24 hours of primary percutaneous coronary intervention.RESULTS: Twenty-four patients with AMI and 13 patients with ABS (mean ± SD age, 63±15 vs 73±12 years; P=.03) were prospectively enrolled in the study from October 3, 2005 through July 12, 2006. The mean ± SD LV end-diastolic volume was larger (58.1±9.1 vs 45.2±10.6 mL/m²; P<.001) and the mean ± SD LV ejection fraction was lower (35%±6% vs 43%±9%; P=.006) in patients with ABS compared with patients with AMI. The early diastolic mitral annular velocity was similar (0.06±0.02 vs 0.06±0.02 m/s; P=.85) in both groups, but the ratio of early diastolic mitral valve inflow velocity to early diastolic mitral annulus velocity was higher in patients with AMI than in patients with ABS (16.3±6.9 vs 12.2±3.2; P=.05). The systolic strain rate was decreased at the apex in both groups (P=.98). Both the early diastolic strain rate of the apex (0.64±0.24 vs 0.48±0.30 s^-1; P=.04) and the postsystolic shortening index of the apex (61%±15% vs 45%±23%; P=.006) were higher in the patients with ABS than in those with AMI. However, early diastolic SR was higher in the akinetic apical walls of patients with AMI with recovery than those with no recovery (0.64±0.35 vs 0.43±0.25 s^-1; P=.04) and was similar between akinetic apical walls of patients with AMI with recovery and the akinetic apical walls of ABS.CONCLUSION: Compared with patients with AMI, those with ABS showed the functional paradox of worse initial LV systolic function with larger LV size but better LV diastolic function. The early systolic strain rate and postsystolic shortening were greater in patients with ABS than in those with AMI; hence, these measurements can be helpful in distinguishing ABS from AMI and in detecting myocardial viability.ABS = apical ballooning syndrome; AMI = acute myocardial infarction; CAG = coronary angiography; E = early diastolic mitral valve inflow velocity; Ea = early diastolic mitral annulus velocity; E/Ea = ratio of early diastolic mitral valve inflow velocity to early diastolic mitral annulus velocity; ECG = electrocardiography; LV = left ventricular; LVEF = LV ejection fraction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; SR = strain rate; SRI = SR imaging; STEMI = ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; WMSI = wall motion score indexThe clinical presentation of apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) mimics that of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Both conditions are characterized by acute onset of chest pain, electrocardiographic (ECG) changes, and increases in cardiac enzymes and apical or midventricular wall motion abnormalities, which often make it difficult to differentiate ABS from AMI, especially during the acute stage. However, management and prognosis of these conditions are different because left ventricular (LV) wall motion abnormalities and LV systolic function in patients with ABS almost always recover in a period of days to weeks compared with patients with AMI, who frequently experience residual wall motion abnormalities even after timely acute reperfusion therapy.The early improvement in LV wall motion abnormalities in patients with ABS is consistent with myocardial viability despite significant LV wall motion abnormalities during the initial event. Therefore, we speculate that ABS is a good clinical model of viable apical myocardium, and comparison of LV systolic and diastolic function between patients with ABS and those with AMI can provide a unique opportunity to assess systolic and diastolic parameters associated with myocardial viability.Strain rate imaging (SRI) is a new tissue Doppler-based method that can quantify regional myocardial deformation.¹ Early experimental and clinical studies have shown that SRI can not only differentiate abnormal from normal myocardial contractility during the initial phase of an infarction but can also demonstrate subsequent recovery of transient ischemia.^1-5 The objectives of this study were to compare 2-dimensional Doppler echocardiographic and SRI features of patients with ABS and AMI and to evaluate systolic and diastolic parameters associated with myocardial viability.     

急诊冠状动脉介入治疗对急性心肌梗死患者左室舒张功能的影响

目的：通过多普勒超声心动图探讨急诊经皮冠状动脉介入（PcI）治疗对急性心肌梗死（AMI）患者左室舒张功能的影响。方法：AMI患者134例，根据不同治疗方法分为急诊PCI组52倒，延迟PCI组42例，未再灌注组40例。所有患者于发病后1月行超声心动图检查，测定二尖瓣血流频谱E峰、A峰计算E／A比值，测定肺静脉血流频谱Ar波峰，左室舒张早期传播速度Vp及二尖瓣环舒张早期峰值运动速度Em。结果：急诊PCI组与延迟PCI组及未再灌注组比较，Ar波峰低，Vp及Em速度增快（P〈0．05），E／A比值比延迟PCI组高（P〈O．05），但与未再灌注组无显著差异（P〉0．05）。延迟PCI组与未再灌注组比较Ar波峰低，Vp和Em速度增快，E／A比值低（P〈0，05）。结论：AMI患者行急诊PCI治疗有利于保护左室舒张功能。     

组织多普勒显像技术评价初发心肌梗死患者左室功能

目的探讨组织多普勒显像（DTI）技术在评价初发心肌梗死患者左室功能中的应用价值。方法常规超声心动图检查显示左室收缩及舒张功能正常的初发心肌梗死患者18例及与其年龄匹配的健康对照者15例入选本研究。应用DTI技术二尖瓣环平均运动速度指标评价两组对象的左室功能。同时计算二尖瓣血流舒张早期峰值速度与二尖瓣环舒张早期峰值速度的比值（E／Em）,以评估左室平均充盈压。结果心肌梗死患者组二尖瓣环收缩期峰值速度（Sm）、舒张早期速度（Em）及晚期峰值速度（Am）均明显低于正常对照组（P〈0．05）;心肌梗死组E／Em比值明显高于正常对照组（P〈0．05）。结论DTI技术可以较常规超声心动图更加敏感地检测出初发心肌梗死患者的左室功能异常。     

Triphasic mitral inflow velocity with middiastolic filling: clinical implications and associated echocardiographic findings.

To explore underlying mechanisms and clinical implications of middiastolic filling, we measured early and late mitral inflow velocities, deceleration time of early mitral inflow velocity, and early diastolic mitral annular velocity (E') recorded by pulsed wave Doppler echocardiography in 3 cardiac cycles of 35 patients with prominent mitral inflow (middiastolic flow velocity > or = 0.2 m/s). E' was measured at the septal corner of the mitral annulus by Doppler tissue echocardiography from the apical 4-chamber view and was found to be reduced (E' < 0.1 m/s) in all patients; early mitral inflow velocity/E' ratio was > 10 in all but 1 patient. Valsalva maneuver unmasked delayed relaxation in 15 (88%) of 17 patients and abolished middiastolic filling in 10 (59%). Triphasic mitral inflow with middiastolic flow is related to elevated filling pressure, delayed myocardial relaxation, and slow heart rate, indicating advanced diastolic dysfunction.     

组织多普勒显像评价二尖瓣置换术后左心室功能

目的 探讨应用组织多普勒显像(TDI)评价二尖瓣置换(MVR)术后左室功能的临床价值.方法 45例接受MVR术后3个月以上患者为病例组,根据心律分为心房颤动组和窦性心律组,并选取30例正常人为对照组.应用常规超声心动图测量左房室腔大小、机械瓣口流速、射血分数等指标;应用TDI测量心尖四腔观二尖瓣环间隔处和侧壁处运动收缩期峰值速度(Sm)、舒张期峰值速度(Em)、等容舒张时间(IVRT);计算E/Em.结果 ①与对照组相比,MVR组二尖瓣环Sm、Em均明显减低,IVRT延长(P＜0.001),但窦性心律组与心房颤动组之间差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05);②MVR组E/Em较对照组明显增高,二者差异有统计学意义(P＜0.001),且E/Em与IVRT呈正相关;以E/Em＞15.0为最佳截断值,评价左室舒张功能变化的敏感性为91.11%,特异性为90.32%,ROC曲线下面积为0.9548±0.0402.结论 TDI能够准确评价MVR后左室功能,E/Em作为一种评价心肌舒张和左室充盈压的量化指标可以评价MVR术后患者左室舒张功能.     

Right ventricular long-axis function in relation to left ventricular systolic function

A decrease in left ventricular (LV) systolic function is accompanied by a decrease in maximal relaxation velocity in LV long‐axis direction, but is it also accompanied by a decrease in right ventricular (RV) long‐axis function? To study this 35 consecutive patients were examined by echocardiography. Ejection fraction (LVEF) and mitral annulus motion (MAM) were used as indices of LV systolic function and tricuspid annulus motion (TAM), that is the systolic shortening in RV long‐axis direction, was used as an index of RV systolic long‐axis function. In the same way the maximal relaxation velocity in LV long‐axis direction, that is the maximal diastolic velocity of MAM (MDV MAM), has been suggested as an index of LV diastolic function the maximal diastolic velocity of TAM (MDV TAM) can be supposed to be an index of RV diastolic function measuring the maximal relaxation velocity in the RV long‐axis direction. A significant positive correlation was found between MDV TAM and MAM (r = 0·64, P<0001) and LVEF (r = 0·54, P = 0·001) and between TAM and the two studied indices of LV systolic function, with the highest correlation to MAM (r = 0·68, P<0·001) and the lowest to LVEF (r = 0·57, P<0·001). Thus, a decrease in LV systolic function is accompanied by a decrease in both systolic and diastolic RV long‐axis function, findings that probably are due to the close anatomical connection between the ventricles and to changes that occur in afterload of the RV secondary to LV systolic dysfunction.     

定量组织速度成像及应变率成像对高血压病患者左室舒张功能的研究

目的:探讨二尖瓣环舒张早期峰值速度及应变率与舒张晚期峰值速度及应变率评价左室舒张功能的价值。方法:取心尖四腔心切面,获取44例高血压病患者及20例正常人的二尖瓣前后叶瓣环的组织速度曲线和应变率曲线,分别测量舒张期峰值速度(Ve、Va)及舒张期峰值应变率(e、a);计算前后瓣环的平均峰值速度(EVe、EVa)及比率(EVe?蛐EVa);平均峰值应变率(Ee、Ea)及比率(Ee/Ea)。用血流多普勒法测定二尖瓣口血流峰值速度(E、A)及比率(E/A),并进行比较。结果:与对照组相比,高血压病患者EVe,EVe/EVa和Ee,Ee/Ea明显降低,且高血压肥厚组(LVH组)比非肥厚组(non-LVH组)降低更甚,EVa则明显升高,Ee/Ea比率与EVe/EVa比率呈高度显著相关(rs’=0.890,P<0.001),二者对左室舒张功能异常的检出率明显高于E/A比率(P<0.001)。结论:QTVI及SRI能便捷准确地定量高血压病患者二尖瓣环舒张期运动速度及应变率,揭示左心室舒张功能的改变,有助于舒张功能受损程度的判断,优于传统的血流多普勒法,为又一无创检测左室舒张功能的新方法。     

Differentiation between reversible and irreversible restrictive left ventricular filling patterns with the use of mitral annulus velocity.

A restrictive left ventricular filling pattern is generally recognized as an ominous prognostic sign in patients with congestive heart failure. Recently, this filling pattern has been further categorized into reversible and irreversible groups according to the changes in the mitral inflow pattern after preload reduction; furthermore, the prognosis is reported to be different for the two groups. Forty-two patients with a restrictive left ventricular filling pattern who could adequately perform Valsalva's maneuver were studied. Baseline peak early (E) and late (A) mitral inflow velocities, E/A ratio, deceleration time of E velocity, peak early (E') and late (A') diastolic mitral annulus velocities, and E'/A' ratio were obtained. During Valsalva's maneuver, the E/A ratio reversed (<1) in fifteen patients (15/42, 36%). These patients were categorized as belonging to the reversible group. Among the baseline mitral inflow and mitral annulus velocity parameters, A' > 0.05 m/s best discriminated between the reversible and irreversible restrictive left ventricular filling patterns, with a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 85%.     

Differences in the immediate effects of smoking on left ventricular diastolic function between healthy volunteers and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

BACKGROUND: In contrast to in-depth studies on the chronic hazardous effects of smoking, the immediate effects of smoking on left ventricular function have not been evaluated in detail. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess the hypothesis that smoking a cigarette might have more deleterious immediate impacts on left ventricular function in patients with diabetes mellitus than in healthy volunteers. METHODS: In all, 20 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 25 healthy volunteers were consecutively enrolled. Mitral inflow parameters (peak early and late diastolic velocities, and deceleration time of early diastolic mitral inflow) and mitral annulus velocity parameters (systolic, late, and early diastolic velocity [E']) were obtained together with heart rate and blood pressure before and 5, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 75 minutes after smoking a cigarette. RESULTS: Transient elevations in heart rate and blood pressure were observed after smoking in both groups. In terms of mitral inflow parameters, transient trends toward abnormal relaxation were noted in both groups. For mitral annulus velocity parameters, in contrast to a temporary decrease in E' in healthy volunteers, reduction in E' persisted throughout the study for patients with diabetes. No significant change in peak early diastolic velocity/E' ratio was observed in healthy volunteers; however, a significant increase in peak early diastolic velocity/E' ratio lasted throughout the study period for patients with diabetes. Systolic velocity had no significant change during the study in either group. CONCLUSIONS: Even one cigarette can induce more protracted and more severe left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus than in healthy volunteers. Our results have clinically relevant implications in the current era of increasing recognition of the diabetes epidemic and of the associated cardiovascular risks.     

Evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function when mitral E and A waves are completely fused: role of assessing mitral annulus velocity.

Mitral inflow parameters have been used most widely in the evaluation of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. However, when the mitral E and A waves are completely fused, mitral inflow parameters cannot provide information about the LV diastolic function. LV filling pressure, mitral inflow, mitral annulus velocity, and tau (tau) were measured in 59 patients with sinus rhythm when mitral E and A waves were completely fused with right atrial pacing. When mitral E and A waves were completely fused, tau correlated with the peak fused mitral annulus velocity (r = -0.60, P <.001), and peak fused mitral annulus velocity of less than 12.5 cm/s best discriminated prolonged (>/=50 ms) from normal tau, with a sensitivity of 78% and specificity of 69%. The peak fused mitral inflow velocity to peak fused mitral annulus velocity ratio correlated with LV filling pressure (r = 0.62, P <.001). A ratio of at least 8, could predict elevated LV filling pressure (>/=15 mm Hg) with a sensitivity of 65% and specificity of 74%. In conclusion, even when mitral E and A waves are completely fused, mitral annulus velocity can be used in the evaluation of LV diastolic function.     

应用二尖瓣环舒张早期运动速度评价冠心病患者左心室舒张功能

目的探讨组织多普勒成像(TDI)测得的二尖瓣环舒张早期速度评价左心室舒张功能的临床应用价值,以及不同冠状动脉病变对左心室舒张功能的影响。方法54例胸痛患者经冠状动脉造影检查,排除冠心病的14例作为对照组,冠心病的40例分为一支病变组、两支病变组、三支轻度组和三支重度组。测量二尖瓣环间隔部和侧壁部舒张早期峰速度Esep和Elat,计算两者的均值Ea以及二尖瓣舒张早期血流速度(E)与三者的比值E/Esep、E/Elat和E/Ea。结果冠心病组与对照组相比,Esep、Elat、Ea、E/Esep、E/Elat和E/Ea均有差异,且病变越重,差异越明显。以冠状动脉造影为金标准,E/Ea>8.35诊断冠心病的敏感度和特异度分别为75%和100%。结论二尖瓣环舒张早期速度是评价左心室舒张功能的良好指标。E/Ea评价的左心室舒张功能可帮助诊断冠心病和判定冠状动脉病变的严重程度。     

多普勒组织成像评价高血压病患者左室舒张功能

目的　探讨应用多普勒组织成像 (DTI)技术检测二尖瓣环运动速度评估原发性高血压病左室舒张功能的应用价值。方法　应用DTI技术 ,对 5 6例原发性高血压病患者和 5 0例正常对照者二尖瓣环运动速度进行测定 ,并与常规多普勒超声心动图检查结果对照分析。结果　与正常组相比 ,高血压病患者收缩期DTI速度峰值 (S)差异无显著性意义 ,舒张早期DTI速度峰值 (Ve)显著减低 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,舒张晚期DTI速度峰值 (Va)无显著变化 ,舒张早期与舒张晚期DTI速度峰值的比值 (Ve Va)显著减低 (P <0 .0 5 )。Ve Va值与二尖瓣血流频谱E A值之间存在高度相关性。结论　DTI技术检测二尖瓣环舒张期运动速度参数可用于无创评价原发性高血压病左室舒张功能。     

多普勒组织成像技术评价尿毒症患者左心室舒张功能

目的　探讨脉冲多普勒组织成像 (PW DTI)技术在评价尿毒症患者心脏舒张功能中的价值。方法2 0例对照者 ,3 5例尿毒症患者均行常规超声心动图及PW DTI检查。PW DTI分析二尖瓣环 4个位点的DTI平均指标 :舒张早期峰值速率 (VE)、舒张晚期峰值速率 (VA)、VE/VA 比值。结果　根据常规超声心动图检查结果将尿毒症患者分为射血分数 (EF)正常组与EF降低组。与对照组比较 ,尿毒症EF正常组与EF降低组患者二尖瓣环 4个位点平均VE、VE/VA 均显著降低 (P <0 .0 1) ;与尿毒症患者二尖瓣口血流E/A值比较 ,该组患者二尖瓣环 4个位点平均VE/VA<1所占比率显著增高 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论　PW DTI可较准确评价尿毒症患者心脏舒张功能且不受其左心室收缩功能影响。     

定量组织速度成像测定二尖瓣环运动速度对尿毒症患者左心舒张功能的评价

目的应用定量组织速度成像(QTVI)测定二尖瓣环运动速度评价尿毒症病患者左室舒张功能。方法应用定量组织速度成像测定30例正常人和32例尿毒症患者的二尖瓣环舒张早期峰值速度(Ve)、左房收缩期峰值速度(Va),计算Ve/Va比值;并用脉冲多普勒测定二尖瓣口舒张早期峰值血流速度E峰、舒张晚期峰值血流速度A峰,计算E/A值。结果正常组舒张早期峰值速度(E)>左房收缩期峰值速度(A),E/A>1;二尖瓣环舒张早期峰值速度(Ve)>左房收缩期峰值速度(Va),Ve/Va>1,正常组与尿毒症患者组二尖瓣口血流频谱及二尖瓣环运动组织速度成像测值有显著性差异,尿毒症患者组中二尖瓣环运动速度Ve/Va与二尖瓣血流频谱V/A无显著性差异。但在检出病例数中QTVI阳性例数明显高于血流频谱。结论应用定量组织速度成像测定二尖瓣口运动速度能较准确估计尿毒症患者左室舒张功能。