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Assessment of left ventricular functions in patients with Sjögren's syndrome using tissue doppler echocardiography
Author(s) -
Bayram Nihal A.,
Cicek Omer F.,
Erten Sukran,
Keles Telat,
Durmaz Tahir,
Bilen Emine,
Sarı Cenk,
Bozkurt Engin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of rheumatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1756-185X
pISSN - 1756-1841
DOI - 10.1111/1756-185x.12049
Subject(s) - medicine , isovolumetric contraction , cardiology , tissue doppler echocardiography , ventricle , diastole , doppler imaging , doppler echocardiography , doppler effect , diastolic function , mitral annulus , blood pressure , physics , astronomy
Aim In our study, we aimed to evaluate left ventricular function in patients with Sjögren syndrome ( SS ) using tissue Doppler echocardiography ( TDE ) and myocardial performance index ( MPI ) in addition to conventional echocardiographic methods. Methods We evaluated 50 patients with SS and 48 healthy volunteers with similar demographic characteristics. Systolic and diastolic functions of the left ventricle were analyzed with standard two‐dimensional (2D) echocardiography, M‐mode echocardiography, pulsed‐wave ( PW ) Doppler and tissue Doppler imaging. Results Septal part of the mitral annulus PW TDE showed that systolic myocardial wave (Sm), early diastolic myocardial wave (Em), late diastolic myocardial wave (Am) and Em/Am ratios are significantly lower, and myocardial isovolumetric relaxation time ( IVRT m) and MPI values are significantly higher in patients with SS . Lateral site of the mitral annulus PW TDE showed that Em, Sm and Em/Am ratios are significantly lower, and IVRT m and MPI values are significantly higher in patients with SS compared with healthy controls. Conclusion In this study, it was shown that both left ventricle systolic and diastolic functions of patients with SS were disturbed.