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Applicability of Longitudinal Strain of Left Ventricle in Unstable Angina
BACKGROUND: Unstable angina (UA) is a common cause of hospital admission; risk stratification helps determine strategies for treatment. OBJECTIVE: To determine the applicability of two-dimensional longitudinal strain (SL2D) for the identification of myocardial ischemia in patients with UA. METHODS:...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29791574 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20180062 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: Unstable angina (UA) is a common cause of hospital admission; risk stratification helps determine strategies for treatment. OBJECTIVE: To determine the applicability of two-dimensional longitudinal strain (SL2D) for the identification of myocardial ischemia in patients with UA. METHODS: Cross-sectional, descriptive, observational study lasting 60 days. The sample consisted of 78 patients, of which fifteen (19.2%) were eligible for longitudinal strain analysis. The value of p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: The group of ineligible patients presented: a lower proportion of women, a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), use of ASA, statins and beta-blockers and larger cavity diameters. The main causes of non-applicability were: presence of previous infarction (56.4%), previous CTA (22.1%), previous MRI (11.5%) or both (16.7%) and the presence of specific electrocardiographic abnormalities (12.8%). SL2D assessment revealed a lower global strain value in those with stenosis greater than 70% in some epicardial coronary arteries (17.1 [3.1] versus 20.2 [6.7], with p = 0.014). Segmental strain assessment showed an association between severe CX and RD lesions with longitudinal strain reduction of lateral and inferior walls basal segments; (14 [5] versus 21 [10], with p = 0.04) and (12.5 [6] versus 19 [8], respectively). CONCLUSION: There was very low SL2D applicability to assess ischemia in the studied population. However, the global strain showed a correlation with the presence of significant coronary lesion, which could be included in the UA diagnostic arsenal in the future. |
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