Unique Abnormalities in Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain in Systemic Sclerosis Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma [SSc]) adversely affects long-term prognosis, often remaining undetectable despite close clinical examination and 2-dimensional echocardiographic monitoring. Speckle-derived strain of the right ventricle (RV) was utilized to detect occult abnormalities in regional and global contractility in SSc patients.

Methods and results

A total of 138 SSc patients with technically adequate echocardiograms was studied and compared with 40 age- and sex-matched healthy non-SSc controls. Standard assessment of RV chamber function included tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion and fractional area change. RV longitudinal systolic speckle-derived strain was assessed in the basal, mid, and apical free wall. Tricuspid annular

SUBMITTER: Mukherjee M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4902176 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature