Assessment of LV Torsion by Tissue Doppler Echocardiography
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Accuracy of Doppler Tissue Imaging
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to learn about the twisting or wringing motion of the heartbeat called Left Ventricular Torsion (LV Torsion) which can be seen on ultrasound.
详细描述
This study is designed to characterize the myocardial torsional behavior in patients with a variety of cardiac pathologies.
Simple and inexpensive methods for measurement of LV torsion could facilitate more widespread investigation of LV torsion, which might reveal significant relationships between torsional alterations and clinical outcomes and eventually lead to routine clinical application. Recently, Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) has been shown to accurately reflect myocardial velocity24,25 with better temporal resolution than MRI.26 Investigators hypothesize therefore that DTI might be used for quantification of LV rotation and torsion of the human heart. The purpose of the present study was to examine the accuracy of a novel method with DTI for quantifying the LV torsion in humans and tagged MRI as the reference standard.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Male and female patients age 18 to 70 years
- •Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- •Patients with the ability to exercise using a supine bicycle
- •Ability to provide informed consent
排除标准
- •Aortic valve stenosis classified as moderate to severe
- •Severe left ventricular obstruction at rest (high gradients > 4m/second)
- •Uncontrolled arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, frequent premature ventricular ectopic beats
- •History of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia at any time
结局指标
主要结局
Accuracy of Doppler Tissue Imaging
时间窗: 1 1/2 hours
The purpose of the present study was to examine the accuracy of a novel method with DTI for quantifying the LV torsion in humans and tagged MRI as the reference standard. LV torsion reflects the torsion (twisting deformation) occurring across the length of the ventricle (from the base to the apex) during the time interval defined by the beginning and end of contraction (or in physiologic terms, from end -diastole to end systole). In this study, end diastole was defined by the R wave of the ECG, while end systole is defined by minimum end-systolic volume or maximum of twisting deformation. The deformation is measured in degrees. Once the measurements are performed by experimental method (i.e. TDI imaging) and reference method (i.e. MRI imaging) these two methods are then compared using Bland Altman analysis. In a current study, mean difference between methods of torsion quantification was 0.57 degrees, while the standard deviation (SD) was 1.98 degrees.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Zoran Popovic
Principal Investigator
The Cleveland Clinic