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Abstract
Background: Various studies have reported a close correlation between real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) and cine magnetic resonance imaging studies for the assessment of cardiac volumes and mass.
Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate changes in left ventricular volumes and mass in subjects with different pathophysiological conditions. A ratio between left ventricular mass and end-diastolic volume (LVRI), detected by RT3DE, was used to describe various patterns of left ventricular remodelling.
Methods: RT3DE was performed to calculate left ventricular end-diastolic (LVEDV) and end-systolic volume (LVESV), ejection fraction (LVEF) and mass in 220 selected subjects. Of these, 152 were healthy volunteers, 19 top-level rowers, 23 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and 26 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Off-line analysis was performed by two independent operators by tracing manual endocardial and epicardial borders of the left ventricle through eight cutting planes. Inter- and intra-observer variability were calculated.
Results: Despite the increase in LV volume and mass in the rowers, LVRI remained unchanged compared with control subjects (p = 0.455), while significantly lower values were found patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (p<0.001) and significantly higher values in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (p<0.001). There was inter- and intra-observer variability.
Conclusion: The LVRI may serve as a simple and useful indicator of left ventricular adaptation to physiological and pathological conditions.
- A, athletes
- 3D, three-dimensional
- DC, patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
- ECG, electrocardiogram
- HC, patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- ICC, inter- and intra-class correlation coefficient
- IQR, interquartile range
- LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume
- LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction
- LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume
- LVM, left ventricular mass
- LVRI, left ventricular remodelling index
- RT3DE, real-time three-dimensional echocardiography
- V, volunteers
- 95% CI, 95% confidence interval
- 3D echocardiography
- LV mass
- LV remodelling
- LV volumes
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- A, athletes
- 3D, three-dimensional
- DC, patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
- ECG, electrocardiogram
- HC, patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- ICC, inter- and intra-class correlation coefficient
- IQR, interquartile range
- LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume
- LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction
- LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume
- LVM, left ventricular mass
- LVRI, left ventricular remodelling index
- RT3DE, real-time three-dimensional echocardiography
- V, volunteers
- 95% CI, 95% confidence interval
Footnotes
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Published Online First 16 August 2006
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Competing interests: None.