TY - JOUR
T1 - Ventricular Torsion in Young Patients With Single-Ventricle Anatomy
AU - Grattan, Michael
AU - Mertens, Luc
AU - Grosse-Wortmann, Lars
AU - Friedberg, Mark K.
AU - Cifra, Barbara
AU - Dragulescu, Andreea
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Society of Echocardiography
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - Background: In normal left ventricles, clockwise basal rotation and counterclockwise apical rotation result in systolic torsion. Torsion is important for contractile efficiency and may be especially important in single-ventricle (SV) physiology. However, little is known about torsion in patients with SVs. The aim of this study was to measure torsion in SVs and to determine its relationship with other measures of ventricular function. The hypothesis was that torsion would be decreased in all SVs, most significantly in single right ventricles, and that it would correlate with other measures of ventricular function. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was performed in 61 patients with SVs undergoing pre- or post-Fontan cardiac catheterization and 30 matched control subjects. Echocardiography, catheterization, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging were performed under the same anesthetic. Torsion and strain were measured using speckle-tracking echocardiography. Intracardiac pressures, pulmonary vascular resistance, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging–derived ventricular volume and ejection fraction were measured. Results: Thirty-five patients were left ventricular dominant, 15 were right ventricular dominant, 10 were codominant, and one had indeterminate morphology. Thirty-seven patients were pre-Fontan and 24 were post-Fontan. Patients with SVs had similar overall torsion as control subjects (median, 1.7°/cm vs 1.65°/cm; P = NS); however, they had decreased or reversed basal rotation (−0.32°/cm vs −0.93°/cm, P < .0001) and increased apical rotation (1.45°/cm vs 1.06°/cm, P = .0065). There were no differences on the basis of ventricular dominance or palliative stage. Torsion did not significantly correlate with other echocardiographic, catheter-based, or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging measures of cardiac function. Conclusions: Single left and right ventricles exhibit preserved torsion, mainly because of preserved or increased apical rotation. Possible mechanisms of torsion in single right ventricles include myofiber remodeling and altered ventricular-ventricular interactions. Understanding myocardial deformation in SVs will improve the ability to interpret ventricular function in this precarious population.
AB - Background: In normal left ventricles, clockwise basal rotation and counterclockwise apical rotation result in systolic torsion. Torsion is important for contractile efficiency and may be especially important in single-ventricle (SV) physiology. However, little is known about torsion in patients with SVs. The aim of this study was to measure torsion in SVs and to determine its relationship with other measures of ventricular function. The hypothesis was that torsion would be decreased in all SVs, most significantly in single right ventricles, and that it would correlate with other measures of ventricular function. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was performed in 61 patients with SVs undergoing pre- or post-Fontan cardiac catheterization and 30 matched control subjects. Echocardiography, catheterization, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging were performed under the same anesthetic. Torsion and strain were measured using speckle-tracking echocardiography. Intracardiac pressures, pulmonary vascular resistance, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging–derived ventricular volume and ejection fraction were measured. Results: Thirty-five patients were left ventricular dominant, 15 were right ventricular dominant, 10 were codominant, and one had indeterminate morphology. Thirty-seven patients were pre-Fontan and 24 were post-Fontan. Patients with SVs had similar overall torsion as control subjects (median, 1.7°/cm vs 1.65°/cm; P = NS); however, they had decreased or reversed basal rotation (−0.32°/cm vs −0.93°/cm, P < .0001) and increased apical rotation (1.45°/cm vs 1.06°/cm, P = .0065). There were no differences on the basis of ventricular dominance or palliative stage. Torsion did not significantly correlate with other echocardiographic, catheter-based, or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging measures of cardiac function. Conclusions: Single left and right ventricles exhibit preserved torsion, mainly because of preserved or increased apical rotation. Possible mechanisms of torsion in single right ventricles include myofiber remodeling and altered ventricular-ventricular interactions. Understanding myocardial deformation in SVs will improve the ability to interpret ventricular function in this precarious population.
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Fontan
KW - Single ventricle
KW - Strain
KW - Torsion
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U2 - 10.1016/j.echo.2018.07.018
DO - 10.1016/j.echo.2018.07.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 30340887
AN - SCOPUS:85054878062
SN - 0894-7317
VL - 31
SP - 1288
EP - 1296
JO - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
JF - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
IS - 12
ER -