Effect of elective percutaneous coronary intervention of left anterior descending coronary artery on regional myocardial function using strain imaging

The Egyptian Heart Journal : (EHJ) : Official Bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology
Gehan MagdyAbdallah Elmaghraby

Abstract

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a commonly used procedure for revascularization, however the impairment of regional myocardial function in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) has not been well characterized, our study aimed to assess the improvement of left ventricular (LV) systolic function after elective PCI of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) using strain and strain rate imaging techniques. The study included 30 patients (aged 56.8 ± 6.6 years, 66.7% males) presented with stable CAD on optimal medical therapy, and recommended for elective PCI to LAD, all patients included in the study had a normal LV wall motions, and normal LV systolic function. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) was done before PCI, immediately, and three months post PCI. The peak systolic longitudinal strain (PSLS), and peak systolic strain rate (PSSR) were measured and averaged for the 6 LAD segments (the basal, mid, and apical segments of the anterior wall, the basal, mid anteroseptal, and the apicoseptal segments), 15 healthy control subjects were included as a control group. The average PSLS and PSSR of the ischemic segments were significantly lower in patients compared to control in the ischemic segments, and significant...Continue Reading

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