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Myocardial strain may predict exercise tolerance in patients with reduced and mid-range ejection fraction.
BACKGROUND: Conventional echocardiographic parameters, such as rest ejection fraction, perform poorly in the prediction of exercise tolerance in heart failure. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the contribution of hemodynamic instability in the observed lower functional capacity and investigate the role of left ventricular strain for the prediction of stress test duration in obese hypertensive patients with reduced ejection fraction.
METHODS: Sixty-one patients with reduced ejection fraction underwent treadmill exercise echocardiography. Systolic and diastolic echocardiographic parameters were recorded. Moreover, the presence of hemodynamic instability was assessed through N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) measurements at baseline and peak exercise.
RESULTS: Rest and peak NT-proBNP levels, and their difference, were significantly correlated with mean global strain at peak, which was the only parameter associated with changes in NT-proBNP levels. Rest and peak mean global strain were found to be predictive for the duration of treadmill stress test. In particular, mean global strain, but not left ventricular ejection fraction, was independently correlated with exercise ability.
CONCLUSIONS: Stress echocardiography may provide important information regarding exercise tolerance in obese hypertensive patients with reduced ejection fraction, mainly through the evaluation of left ventricular strain. The obtained evidence may also have prognostic value, particularly in the early stages of the syndrome.
METHODS: Sixty-one patients with reduced ejection fraction underwent treadmill exercise echocardiography. Systolic and diastolic echocardiographic parameters were recorded. Moreover, the presence of hemodynamic instability was assessed through N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) measurements at baseline and peak exercise.
RESULTS: Rest and peak NT-proBNP levels, and their difference, were significantly correlated with mean global strain at peak, which was the only parameter associated with changes in NT-proBNP levels. Rest and peak mean global strain were found to be predictive for the duration of treadmill stress test. In particular, mean global strain, but not left ventricular ejection fraction, was independently correlated with exercise ability.
CONCLUSIONS: Stress echocardiography may provide important information regarding exercise tolerance in obese hypertensive patients with reduced ejection fraction, mainly through the evaluation of left ventricular strain. The obtained evidence may also have prognostic value, particularly in the early stages of the syndrome.
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