Effects of dual-chamber pacing on regional myocardial deformation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

نویسندگان

  • Tomomi Hozumi
  • Takahide Ito
  • Michihiro Suwa
  • Yasuhiko Sakai
  • Yasushi Kitaura
چکیده

BACKGROUND This study examined the effects of dual-chamber pacing (DDD) on regional myocardial deformation, as determined by echocardiographic strain and strain rate (SR) imaging, in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). METHODS AND RESULTS Fourteen patients (11 men, 3 women; mean age 55 +/-16 years) who had been on long-term DDD (mean period 7.4 +/- 2.1 years) underwent strain and SR imaging. Before and after DDD, the peak strain (%) and SR (s(-1)) during systole were assessed in 8 segments in 4 left ventricular (LV) walls. With DDD turned on, peak strain and SR were significantly increased in the basal anteroseptal (strain -10.2 +/- 6.8 to -1.0 +/- 6.4, p<0.005; SR -0.76 +/- 0.46 to 0.05 +/- 0.58, p<0.001) and septal segments (strain -11.2 +/- 8.9 to -2.2 +/- 7.7, p<0.005; SR -0.85 +/- 0.54 to -0.19 +/- 0.75, p<0.05), but not in the basal posterior (strain -15.0 +/- 13.0 to -13.4 +/- 9.2, p=NS; SR -1.37 +/- 0.57 to -1.93 +/- 0.65, p=NS) and lateral segments (strain -18.1 +/- 10.2 to -15.7 +/- 5.6, p=NS; SR -1.33 +/- 0.68 to -0.84 +/- 0.88, p=NS). These findings were associated with a modest, but significant, change in the LV pressure gradient (24 +/- 12 mmHg to 14 +/- 7 mmHg, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS In patients with HOCM, DDD appeared to produce myocardial lengthening in the basal septum during systole, which may have implications for the mechanism of reducing LV outflow obstruction during DDD.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society

دوره 70 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006