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- Title
4D-flow cardiacmagnetic resonance-derived vorticity is sensitivemarker of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Authors
Schäfer, Michal; Humphries, Stephen; Stenmark, Kurt R.; Kheyfets, Vitaly O.; Buckner, J. Kern; Hunter, Kendall S.; Fenster, Brett E.
- Abstract
Aims: To investigate the possibility that vorticity assessed by four-dimensional flow cardiac magnetic resonance (4D-Flow CMR) in the left ventricle of patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a potential marker of early LV diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and more sensitive than standard echocardiography, and whether changes in vorticity are associated with quantitative computed tomography (CT) and clinical markers of COPD, and right ventricular (RV) echocardiographic markers indicative of ventricular interdependency. Methods and results: Sixteen COPD patients with presumptive LVDD and 10 controls underwent same-day 4D-Flow CMR and Doppler echocardiography to quantify early and late diastolic vorticity as well as standard evaluation for LVDD. Furthermore, all patients underwent detailed CT analysis for COPD markers including percent emphysema and air trapping. The 4D-Flow CMR derived diastolic vorticity measures were correlated with CT measures, standard clinical and CMR markers, and echocardiographic diastolic RV metrics. Early diastolic vorticity was significantly reduced in COPD patients (P < 0.0001) with normal left ventricular (LV) mass, geometry, systolic function, and no or mild signs of Doppler LVDD when compared with controls. Vorticity significantly differentiated COPD patients without echocardiographic signs of LVDD (n = 11) from controls (P < 0.0001), and from COPD patients with stage I LVDD (n = 5) (P < 0.0180). Vorticity markers significantly correlated with CT computed measures, CMR-derived RV ejection fraction, echocardiographic RV diastolic metrics, and 6-minute walk test. Conclusion: 4D-Flow CMR derived diastolic vorticity is reduced in patients with mild-to-moderate COPD and no or mild signs of LVDD, implying early perturbations in the LV flow domain preceding more obvious mechanical changes (i.e. stiffening and dilation). Furthermore, reduced LV vorticity appears to be driven by COPD induced changes in lung tissue and parallel RV dysfunction.
- Subjects
HEART failure; OBSTRUCTIVE lung disease diagnosis; HEART ventricle diseases; BLOOD flow measurement; COMPUTED tomography; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; LEFT heart ventricle; RIGHT heart ventricle; HEMODYNAMICS; OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; VENTRICULAR ejection fraction; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 4, p415
- ISSN
2047-2404
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ehjci/jex069