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Evaluating the characteristics of myocardial work by two-dimensional echocardiography during pre-eclampsia pregnancy

Journal

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Volume 39, Issue 9, Pages 1621-1629

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02844-8

Keywords

Echocardiography; Myocardial work; Pre-eclampsia; Pregnancy

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This study analyzed the changes in myocardial work properties and their correlation with cardiovascular and clinical indices in pre-eclampsia (PE) pregnancy. It found that global myocardial work index, constructive work, and wasted work significantly increased in PE cases, while work efficiency decreased. The changes in myocardial work were associated with hypertension grades and poor prognosis in PE.
This study aimed to analyze the changes in myocardial work (MyW) properties and the correlation of MyW with cardiovascular and clinical indices during the pre-eclampsia (PE) pregnancy. Standard two-dimensional and speckle-tracking echocardiography were sequentially performed on 77 women with PE and 89 with normal pregnancy. Four components of MyW: global myocardial work index (GWI), constructive work (GCW), wasted work (GWW), and work efficiency (GWE) were measured. The significant increased GWI, GCW and GWW were observed, while GWW elevated more than GCW with consequently resulting the decline in GWE among PE cases. Although there was a diverse relationship between MyW components and LV morphological as well as functional indices, MyW parameters were significantly correlated with the grades of arterial hypertension and the incidence of adverse outcome of PE. With the hypertension stages, GWI, GCW and GWW gradually increased but GWE decreased. Meanwhile, the higher GWI and GCW and the lower GWE, the more adverse events occurred in PE group. In conclusion, during the PE pregnancy, GWI, GCW and GWW increase, while GWW elevates more than GCW, which leads to the decrease in GWE. Moreover, the changes in MyW are associated with the hypertension grades and the poor prognosis in PE. The non-invasive manner for MyW assessment provides a new perspective on the myocardial biomechanics, cardio-metabolic conditions and pathophysiological changes in the condition of PE.

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