Two-dimensional speckle tracking as a non-invasive tool for identification of myocardial fibrosis in Fabry disease
Open Access
- 21 March 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Heart Journal
- Vol. 34 (21), 1587-1596
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/eht098
Abstract
This cross-sectional study aimed to analyse myocardial deformation in patients with Fabry disease (FD) in order to evaluate speckle tracking as a method for non-invasive determination of myocardial fibrosis. Myocardial fibrosis is common in Fabry cardiomyopathy and is associated with disease progression and severe prognosis. In 101 consecutive Fabry patients (39.8 ± 12.9 years; 42 males), the quantitative measurement of myocardial fibrosis with magnetic resonance imaging was compared with regional myocardial deformation assessed by speckle-tracking imaging. Patients were analysed in relation to per cent of late-enhancement (LE)-positive areas of left-ventricular (LV) mass. Fifty-two patients (51%) displayed LE with a mean volume of 1.2 ± 1.8% of total LV mass. Predominantly basal lateral and posterior segments were affected. Patients with LE had lower global systolic longitudinal strain than those without (LE −14.8 ± 3.5% and −18.9 ± 2.1%, respectively; P < 0.001). Loss of global deformation, quantified by speckle tracking, was predominantly caused by basal posterior (P = 0.049) and lateral (P = 0.005) segments and global systolic strain correlated with the amount of LE (r = 0.543; P < 0.001). Patients with severe LE (>2%, n = 22) showed the lowest deformation values (−5.9 ± 8.4%) in basal postero-lateral segments when compared with those with mild (n = 30, −7.1 ± 7.5%) or no LE (n = 49, −16.3 ± 3.3%). These changes were accompanied by thinning of the posterior wall and a decrease in diastolic function, whereas ejection fraction and LV end-diastolic diameter were not different. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that the systolic strain of basal postero-lateral segments was the most powerful predictor to distinguish between patients with and without LE (sensitivity = 90%; specificity = 97%, area under the curve = 0.913; P < 0.001). Late enhancement is associated with lower longitudinal strain in the fibrotic wall segments. Speckle tracking can be used as a tool for the indirect evaluation of LE in FD.Keywords
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