Right Ventricular Dyssynchrony in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Background: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure resulting in right heart failure. Right ventricular (RV) dyssynchrony may be associated with early-stage RV dysfunction; however, the...

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Published in:Circulation Journal 2022/05/25, Vol.86(6), pp.936-944
Main Authors: Yamagata, Yuki, Ikeda, Satoshi, Kojima, Sanae, Ueno, Yuki, Nakata, Tomoo, Koga, Seiji, Ohno, Chikara, Yonekura, Tsuyoshi, Yoshimuta, Tsuyoshi, Minami, Takako, Kawano, Hiroaki, Maemura, Koji
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Language:English
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary arterial compliance
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulse pressure
Right ventricular dyssynchrony
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Summary:Background: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure resulting in right heart failure. Right ventricular (RV) dyssynchrony may be associated with early-stage RV dysfunction; however, the differences in RV dyssynchrony between CTEPH and PAH and the factors contributing to RV dyssynchrony remain unclear.Methods and Results: Forty-four patients (CTEPH, 26; PAH, 18) were enrolled in this study. RV dyssynchrony was assessed by determining the standard deviation of the intervals from the peak QRS to peak systolic strain for 6 segments of the RV free and septal wall by using 2-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (RV-6SD). The RV-6SD, pulmonary hemodynamics, echocardiographic findings, and patient demographics in CTEPH and PAH patients were compared and their correlations with RV-6SD were investigated. CTEPH patients were older and had significantly higher pulse pressure of the pulmonary artery (PP), tricuspid valve regurgitation pressure gradient, and RV-6SD, and lower pulmonary arterial compliance (PAC), despite showing comparable pulmonary arterial pressures. Age-adjusted multiple logistic analysis showed that RV-6SD and PAC were predictors of CTEPH rather than PAH. RV-SD6 was positively correlated with PP and RV dimension and negatively correlated with PAC.Conclusions: CTEPH patients showed more evident RV dyssynchrony than PAH patients. Low PAC and a widened PP may delay RV free wall motion and cause RV dyssynchrony.
ISSN:1346-9843
1347-4820
1347-4820
DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-21-0849