Excessive left ventricular trabeculation does not promote cardiac dysfunction in asymptomatic middle aged and older individuals with preserved cardiac function: an analysis from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
نویسندگان
چکیده
Background Left ventricular (LV) trabeculation is highly variable between individuals, and prominent trabeculation, or non-compaction, has been considered to be evidence of abnormal cardiac development. The significance of increased trabeculation in asymptomatic healthy individuals with preserved LV systolic function is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine if excessive LV trabeculation in middle aged and older subjects without LV dysfunction or advanced cardiac disease was associated with changes in cardiac volumes and function over the ensuing 10 years.
منابع مشابه
Comparison of Cardiac Function in Young Patients with Thalassemia Intermedia and Healthy Individuals Using Echocardiography Method
Background: Cardiac dysfunction due to chronic anemia and hemosiderosis are the major causes of death among patients with thalassemia intermedia. This study was performed to compare the cardiac function in thalassemia intermedia patients with normal subjects by means of echocardiography. Materials and Methods: This was a case-control study performed on 22 patients affected by thalassemia int...
متن کاملEvaluation of Cardiac Function in Patients with Thalassemia Intermedia
Abstract Background Thalassemia intermedia is a variety of beta thalassemia which shows clinical symptoms somewhere between asymptomatic carriers and thalassemia major. Cardiac dysfunctions due to chronic anemia and hemosiderosis are the major causes of death in these patients. The purpose of this study is to evaluate cardiac function in these patients by echocardiography. Materials and Met...
متن کاملRelationship of regional myocardial deformation and myocardial fibrosis to myocardial trabeculation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Background A high degree of noncompacted (trabeculated) myocardium in relationship to compact myocardium (NC/C ratio >2.3) as measured by cardiac MR (CMR) has been associated with a diagnosis of left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC). However, a large proportion of healthy individuals fulfill the criterion of a LVNC; thus, the clinical significance of hypertrabeculated myocardium remains unknown...
متن کاملEchocardiographic Evaluation of left Ventricular Function and Geometry in Pediatric Patients with Kidney Transplantation
Extended abstract Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function and Geometry in Pediatric Patients with Kidney Transplantation Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important, leading cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) as well as in renal transplant recipients. Cardiovascular complications become more important in children because of the i...
متن کاملHypertension and smoking are associated with reduced regional left ventricular function in asymptomatic: individuals the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
OBJECTIVES This study sought to test the hypothesis that reduced regional left ventricular (LV) function is associated with traditional risk factors including hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and smoking in asymptomatic individuals. BACKGROUND Coronary artery disease is the main etiology of congestive heart failure in the U.S. and Europe. However, the relationship between risk factors for ...
متن کامل