scholarly journals The additive effects of type 2 diabetes mellitus on left ventricular deformation and myocardial perfusion in essential hypertension: a 3.0 T cardiac magnetic resonance study

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Ming Li ◽  
Li Jiang ◽  
Ying-Kun Guo ◽  
Yan Ren ◽  
Pei-Lun Han ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases the risks of heart failure and mortality in patients with hypertension, however the underlying mechanism is unclear. This study aims to investigate the impact of coexisting T2DM on left ventricular (LV) deformation and myocardial perfusion in hypertensive individuals. Materials and methods Seventy hypertensive patients without T2DM [HTN(T2DM−)], forty patients with T2DM [HTN(T2DM+)] and 37 age- and sex-matched controls underwent cardiac magnetic resonance examination. Left ventricular (LV) myocardial strains, including global radial (GRPS), circumferential (GCPS) and longitudinal peak strain (GLPS), and resting myocardial perfusion indices, including upslope, time to maximum signal intensity (TTM), and max signal intensity (MaxSI), were measured and compared among groups by analysis of covariance after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and heart rate followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test. Backwards stepwise multivariable linear regression analyses were performed to determine the effects of T2DM on LV strains and myocardial perfusion indices in patients with hypertension. Results Both GRPS and GLPS deteriorated significantly from controls, through HTN(T2DM−), to HTN(T2DM+) group; GCPS in HTN(T2DM+) group was lower than those in both HTN(T2DM−) and control groups. Compared with controls, HTN(T2DM−) group showed higher myocardial perfusion, and HTN(T2DM+) group exhibited lower perfusion than HTN(T2DM−) group and controls. Multiple regression analyses considering covariates of systolic blood pressure, age, sex, BMI, heart rate, smoking, indexed LV mass and eGFR demonstrated that T2DM was independently associated with LV strains (GRPS: p = 0.002, model R2= 0.383; GCPS: p < 0.001, model R2= 0.472; and GLPS: p = 0.002, model R2= 0.424, respectively) and perfusion indices (upslope: p < 0.001, model R2= 0.293; TTM: p < 0.001, model R2= 0.299; and MaxSI: p < 0.001, model R2= 0.268, respectively) in hypertension. When both T2DM and perfusion indices were included in the regression analyses, both T2DM and TTM were independently associated with GRPS (p = 0.044 and 0.017, model R2= 0.390) and GCPS (p = 0.002 and 0.001, model R2= 0.424), and T2DM but not perfusion indices was independently associated with GLPS (p = 0.002, model R2= 0.424). Conclusion In patients with hypertension, T2DM had an additive deleterious effect on subclinical LV systolic dysfunction and myocardial perfusion, and impaired myocardial perfusion by coexisting T2DM was associated with deteriorated LV systolic dysfunction.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Ming Li ◽  
Li Jiang ◽  
Ying-Kun Guo ◽  
Yan Ren ◽  
Pei-Lun Han ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases the risks of heart failure and mortality in patients with hypertension, however the underlying mechanism is unclear. This study aims to investigate the impact of coexisting T2DM on left ventricular (LV) deformation and myocardial perfusion in hypertensive individuals. Materials and Methods Seventy hypertensive patients without T2DM [HTN(T2DM-)], forty patients with T2DM [HTN(T2DM+)] and 37 age- and sex-matched controls underwent cardiac magnetic resonance examination. Left ventricular (LV) myocardial strains, including global radial (GRPS), circumferential (GCPS) and longitudinal peak strain (GLPS), and resting myocardial perfusion indices, including upslope, time to maximum signal intensity (TTM), and max signal intensity (MaxSI), were measured and compared among groups by analysis of covariance after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and heart rate followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test. Backwards stepwise multivariable linear regression analyses were performed to determine the effects of T2DM on LV strains and myocardial perfusion indices in patients with hypertension. Results Both GRPS and GLPS deteriorated significantly from controls, through HTN(T2DM-), to HTN(T2DM+) group; GCPS in HTN(T2DM+) group was lower than those in both HTN(T2DM-) and control groups. Compared with controls, HTN(T2DM-) group showed higher myocardial perfusion, and HTN(T2DM+) group exhibited lower perfusion than HTN(T2DM-) group and controls. Multiple regression analyses considering covariates of systolic blood pressure, age, sex, BMI, heart rate, smoking, indexed LV mass and eGFR demonstrated that T2DM was independently associated with LV strains (GRPS: p = 0.002, model R2 = 0.383; GCPS: p < 0.001, model R2 = 0.472; and GLPS: p = 0.002, model R2 = 0.424, respectively) and perfusion indices (upslope: p < 0.001, model R2 = 0.293; TTM: p < 0.001, model R2 = 0.299; and MaxSI: p < 0.001, model R2 = 0.268, respectively) in hypertension. When both T2DM and perfusion indices were included in the regression analyses, both T2DM and TTM were independently associated with GRPS (p = 0.044 and 0.017, model R2 = 0.390) and GCPS (p = 0.002 and 0.001, model R2 = 0.424), and TTM but not perfusion indices was independently associated with GLPS (p = 0.002, model R2 = 0.424). Conclusion In patients with hypertension, T2DM had an additive deleterious effect on subclinical LV systolic dysfunction and myocardial perfusion, and impaired myocardial perfusion by coexisting T2DM was associated with deteriorated LV systolic dysfunction.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Ming Li ◽  
Li Jiang ◽  
Ying-Kun Guo ◽  
Yan Ren ◽  
Pei-Lun Han ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases the risks of heart failure and mortality in patients with hypertension, however the underlying mechanism is unclear. This study aims to investigate the impact of coexisting T2DM on left ventricular (LV) deformation and myocardial perfusion in hypertensive individuals.Materials and Methods: Seventy hypertensive patients without T2DM [HTN(T2DM-)], forty patients with T2DM [HTN(T2DM+)] and 37 age- and sex-matched controls underwent cardiac magnetic resonance examination. Left ventricular (LV) myocardial strains, including global radial (GRPS), circumferential (GCPS) and longitudinal peak strain (GLPS), and resting myocardial perfusion indices, including upslope, time to maximum signal intensity (TTM), and max signal intensity (MaxSI), were measured and compared among groups by analysis of covariance after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and heart rate followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test. Backwards stepwise multivariable linear regression analyses were performed to determine the effects of T2DM on LV strains and myocardial perfusion indices in patients with hypertension.Results: Both GRPS and GLPS deteriorated significantly from controls, through HTN(T2DM-), to HTN(T2DM+) group; GCPS in HTN(T2DM+) group was lower than those in both HTN(T2DM-) and control groups. Compared with controls, HTN(T2DM-) group showed higher myocardial perfusion, and HTN(T2DM+) group exhibited lower perfusion than HTN(T2DM-) group and controls. Multiple regression analyses considering covariates of systolic blood pressure, age, sex, BMI, heart rate, smoking, indexed LV mass and eGFR demonstrated that T2DM was independently associated with LV strains (GRPS: p=0.002, model R2=0.383; GCPS: p<0.001, model R2=0.472; and GLPS: p=0.002, model R2=0.424, respectively) and perfusion indices (upslope: p<0.001, model R2=0.293; TTM: p<0.001, model R2=0.299; and MaxSI: p<0.001, model R2=0.268, respectively) in hypertension. When both T2DM and perfusion indices were included in the regression analyses, both T2DM and TTM were independently associated with GRPS (p=0.044 and 0.017, model R2=0.390) and GCPS (p=0.002 and 0.001, model R2=0.424), and TTM but not perfusion indices was independently associated with GLPS (p=0.002, model R2=0.424). Conclusion: In patients with hypertension, T2DM had an additive deleterious effect on subclinical LV systolic dysfunction and myocardial perfusion, and impaired myocardial perfusion by coexisting T2DM was associated with deteriorated LV systolic dysfunction.


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuki Yamauchi ◽  
Hidekazu Tanaka ◽  
Shun Yokota ◽  
Yasuhide Mochizuki ◽  
Yuko Yoshigai ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Left ventricular (LV) longitudinal myocardial dysfunction is considered a marker of preclinical LV dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). High heart rate (HR) is associated with cardiovascular outcomes, but the effect of HR on LV longitudinal myocardial function in T2DM patients is uncertain. Methods We studied 192 T2DM patients with preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF), and 81 age-, sex-, and LVEF-matched healthy volunteers. HR was measured as the average HR during echocardiography, and high HR was defined as resting HR ≥ 70 beats/minute. LV longitudinal myocardial function was assessed as global longitudinal strain (GLS). The predefined cutoff for subclinical LV dysfunction was set at GLS < 18%. Results GLS in T2DM patients with high HR was significantly lower than that in T2DM patients with low HR (16.3% ± 4.2% vs. 17.8% ± 2.8%; P = 0.03), whereas GLS in normal subjects with high and low HR was similar (20.3 ± 1.7% vs. 20.3 ± 2.0%; P = 0.99). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that high HR (odds ratio: 1.04; 95% confidence interval: 1.01–1.07; P = 0.01) was independently associated with GLS < 18% in T2DM patients as well as HbA1c, T2DM duration, LVEF, body mass index, and mitral inflow E and mitral e’ annular velocity ratio. One sequential logistic model evaluating the associations between GLS < 18% and clinical variables in T2DM patients showed an improvement with the addition of LVEF and E/e’ (P < 0.001) and a further improvement with the addition of high HR (P < 0.001). Conclusion Compared with normal subjects, resting HR was associated with LV longitudinal myocardial function in asymptomatic T2DM patients with preserved LVEF. Our findings provide new insights on the management of T2DM patients.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Kisko ◽  
J Lesko ◽  
L Dernarova ◽  
N Kishko

Abstract Early detection of silent myocardial ischemia (SMI) in asymptomatic middle-aged patients (pts) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may be important due to the generally poor prognosis and early myocardial involvement in this specific subgroup of diabetic population. Our goal was to evaluate whether subclinical left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction assessed by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) is independently related to SMI detected by MPI (gated SPECT myocardial scintigraphy) and if it could provide incremental information over baseline characteristics to identify it. We have tested the hypothesis that the myocardial mechanics significantly differ in asymptomatic middle-aged diabetics, depending on the presence or absence of SMI. In total, 60 consecutive middle-aged (&lt;60 years; 42 males, 70.0%) asymptomatic T2DM pts were enrolled into the study. MPI was performed in one-day protocol according to the EANM procedural guidelines, and SMI was diagnosed consensually by two experts as myocardial perfusion abnormalities without associated symptoms. The T2DM pts were subdivided into two groups according to the results of MPI, namely SMI group (n = 11) and non-SMI group (n= 49) Global longitudinal peak systolic strain (GLPSS) was measured from two- and four-chamber views cines using Automated Function Imaging (Vivid S6, GE). Subclinical LV dysfunction was defined as GLPSS of &gt; -20%. Prevalence of SMI in T2DM pts was 18,3%. All pts in SMI group (n = 11) were of male gender, and disease duration ≥ 5 years. Pooled data from 2D-STE showed significant reduction in mean absolute GLPSS values (p&lt;.001). Further more, pts in SMI group had more impaired GLPSS when compared with patients in non-SMI group (-16.1 ± 1.5% vs. -20.4 ± 1.8%, P &lt; .01). At multivariate analysis, male gender, an amount of epicardial adipose tissue and erectile dysfunction in men were independently associated with SMI. The addition of the LV GLPSS values to other selected independent clinical variables significantly improved the ability to predict SMI in these patients (χ(2) = 48.62; P = .001). Asymptomatic middle-aged T2DM pts with SMI showed a more impaired LV GLPSS compared with patients without silent ischemia. The presence of subclinical LV systolic dysfunction provides significant incremental value for the identification of SMI in asymptomatic middle-aged diabetics.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Gao ◽  
Hua-yan Xu ◽  
Ying-kun Guo ◽  
Xiao-ling Wen ◽  
Rui Shi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction (MI). The interaction of diabetic cardiomyopathy and MI scars on myocardial deformation in T2DM patients is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to evaluated myocardial deformation using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in T2DM patients with previous MI and investigated the influence of MI on left ventricular (LV) deformationMethods Two hundred and two T2DM patients, including 46 with MI (T2DM(MI+)) and 156 without MI (T2DM(MI−)), and 59 normal controls who underwent CMR scans were included. Myocardial scars were assessed by late gadolinium enhancement. LV function and deformation, including LV global function index, LV global peak strain (PS), peak systolic strain rate (PSSR), and peak diastolic strain rate (PSDR), were compared among these groups. Correlation analysis and multivariate linear regression analyses were used to investigate the relationship between myocardial scars and LV deformation.Results There was a decrease in LV function and LV global PS, PSSR, and PDSR in the T2DM(MI+) group compared with those of the other groups. Furthermore, reduced LV deformation (p < 0.017) was observed in the T2DM(MI+) group with anterior wall infarction. The increased total LV infarct extent and infarct mass of LV were related to decreased LV global PS (radial, circumferential, and longitudinal directions; p < 0.01) and LV global PSSR (radial and circumferential directions, p < 0.02). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that NYHA functional class and total LV infarct extent were independently associated with LV global radial PS (β = −0.400 and β = −0.446, respectively, all p < 0.01; model R2 = 0.37) and circumferential PS (β = −0.339 and β = −0.530, respectively, all p < 0.01; model R2 = 0.41), while LV anterior wall infarction was independently associated with LV global longitudinal PS (β = −0.398, p = 0.006).Conclusions The myocardial scarring size in T2DM patients after MI is negatively correlated with LV global PS and PSSR, especially in the circumferential direction. Additionally, different MI regions have different effects on the reduction of LV deformation, and relevant clinical evaluations should be strengthened.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameh Samir Raafat ◽  
Nour Eldin M. Nazmy ◽  
Islam M. Bastawy ◽  
Yasser A. Abdellatif

Abstract Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) insidiously affects the myocardium with subsequent cardiomyopathy, it also pathologically involves the microvascular bed of the kidney reflected by albuminuria. This study aimed to investigate the relation between albuminuria and subclinical left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction in asymptomatic normotensive patients with T2DM assessed by two-dimensional (2D) speckle tracking echocardiography.Methods and results Sixty normotensive patients with T2DM, within 5 years of initial diagnosis, receiving conventional oral antidiabetic medications were included and subdivided into 2 subgroups, each including thirty patients according to the presence of albuminuria, together with thirty healthy control subjects all underwent full echocardiographic examination including left ventricular (LV) regional and global longitudinal strain (GLS) measurements. Laboratory tests including serum creatinine, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) and albumin creatinine ratio (ACR) were withdrawn for the three groups. There was a significant reduction in average peak systolic LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) in patients with T2DM when compared to control group (-16.18 ± 2.78% versus -18.13 ± 2.86%, P<0.001), however there was no significant difference in average peak systolic LV GLS between both diabetic subgroups (-15.57 ± 2.77% in subgroup with albuminuria versus -16.79 ± 2.70% in subgroup without albuminuria, p=0.077). Moreover, there was a significant correlation between ACR and reduction of GLS in patients with T2DM and albuminuria (r =0.38, P=0.003). However, this correlation was absent in patients with T2DM without albuminuria (r=0.107, P=0.573). Conclusion: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have subclinical LV systolic dysfunction despite normal ejection fraction through reduction of average peak systolic LV GLS that is correlated with albumin creatinine ratio in patients with T2DM and albuminuria.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Manish Chandey ◽  
Robin Kamboj ◽  
Tejinder Sikri ◽  
Nivenjit Kaur

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is on the increase globally. Cardiovascular complications, such as left ventricular dysfunction is a major cause of death in patients with type II DM. Prior to the development of symptomatic heart failure, subclinical left ventricular dysfunction (systolic and diastolic) may exist for some time. Aim of this study is to find out abnormalities in left ventricular function in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus with help of 2D Colour Doppler Echocardiography. To find its correlation with glycemic control on the basis of glycosylated haemoglobin (Hba1c).Methods: Total 100 Patients of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus of duration more than 10 years of both sexes were included in the cross-sectional study conducted from Jan 2018 to Aug 2019.All the patients were assessed through clinical examination and 2-D echocardiography and control of diabetes determined on the basis of HbA1c.Results: Study consisted of 100 patients with type 2 DM, 55(55%) were females and 45(45%) males. Majority of patients were in the age group of 4th to 6th decade of life.  Diastolic dysfunction was present in 81(81%) patients. systolic dysfunction was present in 14(14%) patients. There was a linear increase in prevalence of diastolic dysfunction with increasing age, increased FPG, increased BMI. There was also significant correlation between LV diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and LA size. While no statistical correlation found between gender, duration of diabetes, HbA1c with diastolic and systolic dysfunction.Conclusions: LV diastolic dysfunction is an early manifestation of diabetic cardiomyopathy. LVDD contributes significantly to morbidity of congestive heart failure in diabetic patients. Echocardiography is a very useful non-invasive tool in detecting LVDD and systolic dysfunction in type 2 DM patients. 


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