Evaluation of ventricular systolic and diastolic synchronicity in elderly patients with complete right bundle branch block by Doppler tissue velocity imaging / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the ventricular systolic and diastolic synchronicity in elderly patients with the complete right bundle branch block (CRBBB) by Doppler tissue velocity imaging (TVI) technology. Methods The 35 elderly CRBBB patients were selected as CRBBB group, while 31 healthy people were chosen as control group to evaluate myocardial function. The time to peak velocity at systolic and early diastolic phase (Ts and Te) in the base and interlude 14 segments of left and right ventricles was measured. The average time of Ts in right ventricular 2 segments(Ts-2-RV), Ts and Te in left ventricular 12 segments (Ts-12-LV and Te-12-LV), and the standard deviation in left ventricular 12 segments (Ts-12 SD and Te-12-SD), the maximum Ts and Te difference (Ts-diff and To-dill) were calculated. The left ventricular end-systolic and end-diastolic diameter (LVEDs and LVEDd) and volume (LVEVs and LVEVd) were measured. Results (1)The time to peak velocity at systolic phase in 14 segments of left and right ventricles was longer in CRBBB group than that in control group(P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with the control group, the Ts-12-LV,Ts-12-SD and Ts-diff showed significant prolongation (P<0.01). The Ts-2-RV was longer than Ts-12-LV in CRBBB group[(226.3±37.4 ) ms vs. (195.5±69.5) ms, P < 0.05]. (2) There was no significant difference in the time to peak velocity at early diastolic phase in 14 segments between CRBBB group and control group(P>0.05), but the Te-12-SD and Te-diff was longer in CRBBB group than that in control group (P< 0.01). (3) The LVEDs and LVEDd were obviously increased in CRBBB group compared with controls (P<0.05 and P<0.01), but no significant difference was showed in LVEVs and LVEVd(P>0.05). Conclusions Compared with normal people, the Ts at systolic phase is longer, especially in the right ventricle, the LVEDs and LVEDd are significantly increased, and the ventricular systolic and diastolic synchronicity is not well in CRBBB patients.