Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 336, Issue -, Pages 105-112Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.05.035
Keywords
4D flow; Kinetic energy; Flow components; Hemodynamics; Normal ranges
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- National Medical Research Council of Singapore [NMRC/OFIRG/0018/2016, NMRC/BnB/0017/2015, MOH-000358, MOH-000351]
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A study established reference ranges for 4D flow CMR parameters among healthy Asian subjects, showing sex differences in retained inflow, residual volume, and some kinetic energy parameters, and age effects on certain parameters. Compared with Caucasian subjects, there were no significant differences in all studied parameters.
Background: Four-dimensional flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance (4D flow CMR) allows quantification of left ventricular (LV) blood flow. We aimed to 1) establish reference ranges for 4D flow CMR-derived LV relative flow components and kinetic energy parameters indexed to end-diastolic volume (KEiEDV) among healthy Asian subjects, 2) assess effects of age and sex on these parameters, and 3) compare these parameters between Asian and Caucasian subjects. Methods: 74 healthy Asian subjects underwent cine and 4D flow CMR. Relative flow components (direct flow, retained inflow, delayed ejection flow, residual volume) and multiple phasic KEiEDV (LV global, peak systolic, systolic, diastolic, peak E-wave, peak A-wave) were analyzed. Sex-and age-specific reference ranges were reported. Results: Relative flow components and systolic phase KEiEDV did not vary with age. Women had higher retained inflow and peak E-wave KEiEDV, lower residual volume, peak systolic and systolic KEiEDV than men. Peak A-wave KEiEDV increased significantly (r = 0.474) whereas peak E-wave KEiEDV (r = -0.458) and E-wave/A-wave ratio (r = -0.528) decreased with age. A sub-population (n = 44) was compared with 44 sex-and age-matched Caucasian subjects: no significant group differences were observed for all 4D flow CMR parameters. Conclusion: Asian sex-and age-specific 4D flow CMR reference ranges were established. Sex differences in retained inflow, residual volume, peak systolic, systolic KEiEDV and peak E-wave KEiEDV were observed. Ageing influenced diastolic KEiEDV but not systolic phase KEiEDV or relative flow components. All studied parameters were similar between sex-and age-matched Asian and Caucasian subjects, implying generalizability of the ranges. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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