JACC. Cardiovascular imaging · 2015
How to define end-diastole and end-systole?: Impact of timing on strain measurements.
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Mada Razvan O, Lysyansky Peter, Daraban Ana M, Duchenne Jürgen, Voigt Jens-Uwe
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate to what extent timing definitions influence strain measurements and which surrogates are reliable and feasible to define end-diastole (ED) and end-systole (ES) during speckle-tracking (STI) analysis.
BACKGROUND: Current STI-based strain measurements are highly automated. It remains unclear when a particular analysis software defines the zero baseline and the systolic strain measurement position.
METHODS: A total of 60 subjects (20 healthy volunteers, 20 patients with coronary artery disease, and 20 patients with typical left bundle-branch block) underwent a complete echocardiographic examination. In one-half of them, a real M-mode through the mitral valve was acquired for each electrocardiographic (ECG) lead of the echo machine. Timing of peak R and automatic ECG trigger were compared with mitral valve closure for every electrode. Mitral and aortic valve closure, as observed in the apical 3-chamber view, served as reference for ED and ES. With the use of these references, end-systolic global longitudinal strain (ES-GLS) and end-systolic segmental longitudinal strain (ES-SLS) longitudinal end-systolic strain were measured at baseline and after changing the definition of either ED or ES by ±4 frames. Furthermore, strain and volume curves derived from the same tracking, as well as the Doppler interrogation of the valves, were compared with the references.
RESULTS: Depending on the selected lead, timing of the ECG-derived time markers changed considerably compared with mitral valve closure. Changing the definition of ED and ES resulted in significantly different ES-GLS and ES-SLS values in all subjects. ES-SLS in dyssynchronous hearts showed the highest sensitivity to timing definition. From all methods, spectral Doppler was the most reliable time marker in all subjects (p > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Exact temporal definition of ED and ES has a major impact on the accuracy of strain measurements. After direct observation of the valves, Doppler evaluation is the best means for characterizing ED and ES for STI analysis.
BACKGROUND: Current STI-based strain measurements are highly automated. It remains unclear when a particular analysis software defines the zero baseline and the systolic strain measurement position.
METHODS: A total of 60 subjects (20 healthy volunteers, 20 patients with coronary artery disease, and 20 patients with typical left bundle-branch block) underwent a complete echocardiographic examination. In one-half of them, a real M-mode through the mitral valve was acquired for each electrocardiographic (ECG) lead of the echo machine. Timing of peak R and automatic ECG trigger were compared with mitral valve closure for every electrode. Mitral and aortic valve closure, as observed in the apical 3-chamber view, served as reference for ED and ES. With the use of these references, end-systolic global longitudinal strain (ES-GLS) and end-systolic segmental longitudinal strain (ES-SLS) longitudinal end-systolic strain were measured at baseline and after changing the definition of either ED or ES by ±4 frames. Furthermore, strain and volume curves derived from the same tracking, as well as the Doppler interrogation of the valves, were compared with the references.
RESULTS: Depending on the selected lead, timing of the ECG-derived time markers changed considerably compared with mitral valve closure. Changing the definition of ED and ES resulted in significantly different ES-GLS and ES-SLS values in all subjects. ES-SLS in dyssynchronous hearts showed the highest sensitivity to timing definition. From all methods, spectral Doppler was the most reliable time marker in all subjects (p > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Exact temporal definition of ED and ES has a major impact on the accuracy of strain measurements. After direct observation of the valves, Doppler evaluation is the best means for characterizing ED and ES for STI analysis.