Role of tissue Doppler and color M-mode imaging for evaluation of diastolic function in ambulatory patients with LV systolic dysfunction

Aleksandr Rovner, Alan D. Waggoner, Santhosh J. Mathews, Víctor G. Dávila-Román, Lisa De Las Fuentes

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Abstract

Introduction: Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and color M-mode (CMM) indices provide assessment of left ventricular (LV) relaxation when combined with pulse-wave Doppler (PWD)-derived transmitral inflow, allows for estimation of LV filling pressures. However, use of these indices in patients with LV systolic dysfunction (LVSD) has not been well characterized. Methods and Results: The study included 115 patients (age 58 ± 11 years, 67% male) with LVSD (LV ejection fraction [LVEF] < 55%). Patients were grouped according to the diastolic LV filling pressure assessed by E/Emseptal ratio as follows: 1) Normal (NFP), E/Emseptal < 8; 2) Intermediate (IFP), E/Emseptal: 8-15; and 3) High (HFP), E/Emseptal >15. Age-, gender-, and LVEF-adjusted analyses were performed. LV volumes and LVEF were significantly different between the groups (P < 0.01). PWD-derived E-wave velocity showed a significant stepwise increase across the three groups and the Emseptal velocity demonstrated a stepwise decrease (P < 0.01 for both). CMM-derived diastolic intra-ventricular pressure gradient (IVPG) was significantly lower in the HFP compared to the other 2 groups (P < 0.01 for both); Vp was increased in the HFP compared to the other 2 groups (P < 0.01 for both), and Vp exhibited a U-shape relationship to LVEF. Conclusion: In patients with LVSD, abnormal LV relaxation is uniformly observed regardless of LV filling pressure. PWD-derived E-wave velocity and the TDI-derived Em velocity are important measurements to identify elevated LV filling pressures. CMM-derived Vp and IVPG were of limited incremental value for the evaluation of diastolic function in patients with LVSD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)478-484
Number of pages7
JournalEchocardiography
Volume24
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2007

Keywords

  • Color M-mode imaging
  • Diastolic function
  • Diastolic intra-ventricular pressure gradient
  • Echocardiography
  • Tissue Doppler imaging

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