Association between ultrasound-quantified cardiac mechanical dyssynchrony and left heart function and remodeling
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Ultrasound can be used to quantitatively assess cardiac mechanical dyssynchrony. The differences between and prognoses of chronic heart failure (CHF) patients with left heart dysfunction and remodeling for different combinations of intra-left ventricular (intra-LV) and interventricular (inter-V) mechanical dyssynchrony or synchrony remain unclear. This study sought to assess the relationships among intra-LV dyssynchrony, inter-V dyssynchrony, and left heart function and remodeling in CHF patients. Methods: ) and the interventricular mechanical delay (IVMD). All the patients underwent speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) to assess LV and left atrial (LA) function, and the QRS width and echocardiographic findings were recorded. All patients were followed up for any cardiac events from the date of enrollment. A multivariable analysis was performed, and the Kaplan-Meier method was used to assess cardiac events. Results: 0.05). Conclusions: Compared with IVMD, intra-LV dyssynchrony is more strongly associated with LV dysfunction and remodeling in CHF patients, and LA dysfunction is predominantly contingent upon/is largely dependent on LV dysfunction. When both intra-LV and inter-V dyssynchrony are present, the extent of the LV volumetric increase and electrical remodeling is the most pronounced. This patient group had a higher incidence of cardiac events during follow up and a greater likelihood of receiving CRT.
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409911325