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COMPARATIVE STUDY
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Correlation of serum biomarkers in adults with single ventricles with strain and strain rate using 2D speckle tracking.
Congenital Heart Disease 2013 May
BACKGROUND: With advances in cardiac care, patients with congenital heart disease, including single ventricle (SV) physiology, now survive into adulthood. These patients often suffer from congestive heart failure (CHF) with overexpression of serum biomarkers. Strain and strain rate (SR) may better describe the myocardial mechanics of a failing SV. Our objective was to determine the correlation between strain/SR and biomarkers in adult patients with SV and CHF.
METHODS: Adult patients (age ≥8 years) with a SV were enrolled. Strain/SR in a 16-segment model of a SV was measured using 2D speckle echocardiography. Serum levels of interleukin 6, interleukin 8, matrix metalloproteinase 9, procollagen I C-terminal peptide (PCIP), cross-linked carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP), pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, nitrotryrosine, tissue growth factor beta (TGF-β), tumor necrosis factor alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor, and creatinine (Cr) were measured. Patients underwent a complete 6 Minute Walk Test (MWT). Pearson correlation coefficient was used. P <.05 was considered significant.
RESULTS: Ten patients with SV (LV = 7, RV = 3) were enrolled. Mean age was 35.5 years (25-42 years). Mean single ventricular ejection fraction (SVEF) was 47%. ICTP correlated with the basal, mid, and apical anterolateral SR, as well as apical anterior and inferior SR. PCIP correlated with mid anterolateral, basal anteroseptal, and mid inferolateral SR. TGF-β correlated with apical inferior SR. Cr correlated with mid inferior-septal and apical lateral SR. 6 MWT negatively correlated with the apical anterior septum SR.
CONCLUSIONS: ICTP, Cr, and PCIP correlated best with segmental SR values. Our results provide a preliminary platform for future studies to follow the results of treatment modalities using strain/SR and biomarkers for CHF in this population.
METHODS: Adult patients (age ≥8 years) with a SV were enrolled. Strain/SR in a 16-segment model of a SV was measured using 2D speckle echocardiography. Serum levels of interleukin 6, interleukin 8, matrix metalloproteinase 9, procollagen I C-terminal peptide (PCIP), cross-linked carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP), pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, nitrotryrosine, tissue growth factor beta (TGF-β), tumor necrosis factor alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor, and creatinine (Cr) were measured. Patients underwent a complete 6 Minute Walk Test (MWT). Pearson correlation coefficient was used. P <.05 was considered significant.
RESULTS: Ten patients with SV (LV = 7, RV = 3) were enrolled. Mean age was 35.5 years (25-42 years). Mean single ventricular ejection fraction (SVEF) was 47%. ICTP correlated with the basal, mid, and apical anterolateral SR, as well as apical anterior and inferior SR. PCIP correlated with mid anterolateral, basal anteroseptal, and mid inferolateral SR. TGF-β correlated with apical inferior SR. Cr correlated with mid inferior-septal and apical lateral SR. 6 MWT negatively correlated with the apical anterior septum SR.
CONCLUSIONS: ICTP, Cr, and PCIP correlated best with segmental SR values. Our results provide a preliminary platform for future studies to follow the results of treatment modalities using strain/SR and biomarkers for CHF in this population.
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