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Mitral annular motion as a surrogate for left ventricular function: Correlation with brain natriuretic peptide levels
Menofiya University, Egypt
Received 2 March 2005; accepted after revision 18 May 2005.
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Background Pulsed-wave (PW) Doppler tissue velocities of the mitral annulus correlate well with Left Ventricular (LV) diastolic(D) and systolic(S) functions. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels have been shown to be elevated in patients with symptomatic LV dysfunction (Dys) and correlate to the severity of symptoms and prognosis.
Objectives To validate the accuracy of mitral annular motion (MAM) assessed by Doppler Tissue Imaging (DTI) & M-mode Echocardiography (MME) as a surrogate for determination of LV function in comparison with BNP.
Methods A series of 133 patients with a variety of cardiac pathologies referred for echocardiography and 20 healthy age & sex matched volunteers as a control group were included the study. Ejection fraction (EF) of LV, Doppler recordings of the mitral inflow, MME and PWDTI data (from each of 4 mitral annular sites, inferior, anterior, septum and lateral) were obtained. Mean peak (S) MAM velocity (Sm), mean annular early (D) velocity (Em) by PWDTI and mean mitral annular plane (S) excursion (MAPSE) by MME were calculated by averaging of values measured at each annular site. BNP levels were measured by a rapid immunoassay and blinded to cardiologist making the assessment of LV function.
Results MAPSE < 12 mm determined by MME has 90% sensitivity, 88% specificity & 89% accuracy for detection of LVEF <50%, while these values were 94%, 93% & 94% respectively for (Sm) < 8 cm/s determined by PWDTI. BNP level >75 pg/ml has 98% sensitivity, 90% specificity & 97% accuracy for detection of LV Dys either (S,D, or both). BNP levels were significantly higher in patients with combined (S & D) Dys. Than those with only (S) Dys, the later group had significantly higher BNP levels than those with only (D) Dys. (1054.5 ± 202.3 pg/ml vs. 500 ± 39.9 pg/ml & 500 ± 39.9 pg/ml vs. 215.3 ± 100.9 pg/ml respectively, P < 0.001) & each were significantly higher than control group (12.3 ± 5.7 pg/ml, P < 0.001). Significant correlations (P < 0.001 for all) were found between BNP levels and Em (r =–0.82), Sm (r=–0.7), early transmitral (E) to Em ratio (r=0.61), MAPSE (r=–0.54), LVEF(r=–0.64) & LV end D dimension (r=0.63).
Conclusion MME and PWDTI used for assessment of MAM are useful methods for evaluation of LV function but parameters measured by PWDTI correlate more strongly with plasma BNP levels than those measured by MME and provide a simple, sensitive, accurate and reproducible tool for early diagnosis of LV dysfunction.
Keywords: Mitral Annular Motion; Doppler Tissue Imaging; Brain Natriuretic Peptide
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