Strain Reversus: A Diagnostic Regional Myocardial Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Pattern in Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis on Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

Background: Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a chronic inflammatory disease by Mycobacterium tuberculosis affecting the pericardium, occurring mainly in developing nations. The aim of this study was to evaluate left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) myocardial mechanics in tuberculo...

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Main Authors: Mrunmayee S Deshpande, Milind S Phadke, Varun P Bhatia, Pooja R Mankame, Nitin J Burkule, Md Talha Abid Khan, Ajay U Mahajan, Pratap J Nathani
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.jiaecho.org/article.asp?issn=2543-1463;year=2021;volume=5;issue=1;spage=10;epage=15;aulast=Deshpande
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author Mrunmayee S Deshpande
Milind S Phadke
Varun P Bhatia
Pooja R Mankame
Nitin J Burkule
Md Talha Abid Khan
Ajay U Mahajan
Pratap J Nathani
author_facet Mrunmayee S Deshpande
Milind S Phadke
Varun P Bhatia
Pooja R Mankame
Nitin J Burkule
Md Talha Abid Khan
Ajay U Mahajan
Pratap J Nathani
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description Background: Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a chronic inflammatory disease by Mycobacterium tuberculosis affecting the pericardium, occurring mainly in developing nations. The aim of this study was to evaluate left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) myocardial mechanics in tuberculous CP using standard two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography and speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). Methods: A prospective observational echocardiographic study of 30 subjects was performed: 15 patients with tuberculous CP and 15 controls. 2D echocardiography, color Doppler imaging, and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) were performed along with STE to evaluate the LV and LA mechanics. Results: We found that the global circumferential strain (GCS, P = 0.002) and the global longitudinal strain (P = 0.02) were significantly reduced in patients with CP compared with controls. The longitudinal lateral wall strain was significantly reduced (P = 0.001) in CP patients, whereas longitudinal septal strain was not reduced significantly (P = 0.18) in CP patients compared with controls. The longitudinal lateral strain was significantly reduced as compared to the longitudinal septal strain (P = 0.001) within the CP group (strain reversus). Annulus reversus (medial early diastolic mitral annular velocity [e'] > lateral e') by TDI was observed in 11 cases out of 15 in tuberculous CP group, whereas strain reversus (septal strain > lateral strain) was seen in all cases of CP group. The LA reservoir strain showed a statistically significant reduction in CP patients (P = 0.001) compared to controls. Conclusions: “Strain reversus” and reduced GCS are characteristic imaging findings on STE in patients with tuberculous CP and may provide an additional parameter to conventional echocardiography in the diagnosis of tuberculous CP.
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spelling doaj.art-a2f71801b75f48908e94aa37cdef12e52022-12-21T18:28:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging2543-14632543-14712021-01-0151101510.4103/jiae.jiae_43_20Strain Reversus: A Diagnostic Regional Myocardial Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Pattern in Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis on Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking EchocardiographyMrunmayee S DeshpandeMilind S PhadkeVarun P BhatiaPooja R MankameNitin J BurkuleMd Talha Abid KhanAjay U MahajanPratap J NathaniBackground: Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a chronic inflammatory disease by Mycobacterium tuberculosis affecting the pericardium, occurring mainly in developing nations. The aim of this study was to evaluate left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) myocardial mechanics in tuberculous CP using standard two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography and speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). Methods: A prospective observational echocardiographic study of 30 subjects was performed: 15 patients with tuberculous CP and 15 controls. 2D echocardiography, color Doppler imaging, and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) were performed along with STE to evaluate the LV and LA mechanics. Results: We found that the global circumferential strain (GCS, P = 0.002) and the global longitudinal strain (P = 0.02) were significantly reduced in patients with CP compared with controls. The longitudinal lateral wall strain was significantly reduced (P = 0.001) in CP patients, whereas longitudinal septal strain was not reduced significantly (P = 0.18) in CP patients compared with controls. The longitudinal lateral strain was significantly reduced as compared to the longitudinal septal strain (P = 0.001) within the CP group (strain reversus). Annulus reversus (medial early diastolic mitral annular velocity [e'] > lateral e') by TDI was observed in 11 cases out of 15 in tuberculous CP group, whereas strain reversus (septal strain > lateral strain) was seen in all cases of CP group. The LA reservoir strain showed a statistically significant reduction in CP patients (P = 0.001) compared to controls. Conclusions: “Strain reversus” and reduced GCS are characteristic imaging findings on STE in patients with tuberculous CP and may provide an additional parameter to conventional echocardiography in the diagnosis of tuberculous CP.http://www.jiaecho.org/article.asp?issn=2543-1463;year=2021;volume=5;issue=1;spage=10;epage=15;aulast=Deshpandeglobal circumferential strainglobal longitudinal strainleft atrial reservoir strainspeckle tracking echocardiographystrain reversustuberculous constrictive pericarditis
spellingShingle Mrunmayee S Deshpande
Milind S Phadke
Varun P Bhatia
Pooja R Mankame
Nitin J Burkule
Md Talha Abid Khan
Ajay U Mahajan
Pratap J Nathani
Strain Reversus: A Diagnostic Regional Myocardial Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Pattern in Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis on Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
global circumferential strain
global longitudinal strain
left atrial reservoir strain
speckle tracking echocardiography
strain reversus
tuberculous constrictive pericarditis
title Strain Reversus: A Diagnostic Regional Myocardial Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Pattern in Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis on Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
title_full Strain Reversus: A Diagnostic Regional Myocardial Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Pattern in Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis on Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
title_fullStr Strain Reversus: A Diagnostic Regional Myocardial Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Pattern in Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis on Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
title_full_unstemmed Strain Reversus: A Diagnostic Regional Myocardial Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Pattern in Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis on Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
title_short Strain Reversus: A Diagnostic Regional Myocardial Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Pattern in Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis on Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
title_sort strain reversus a diagnostic regional myocardial left ventricular longitudinal strain pattern in tuberculous constrictive pericarditis on two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography
topic global circumferential strain
global longitudinal strain
left atrial reservoir strain
speckle tracking echocardiography
strain reversus
tuberculous constrictive pericarditis
url http://www.jiaecho.org/article.asp?issn=2543-1463;year=2021;volume=5;issue=1;spage=10;epage=15;aulast=Deshpande
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