Application and clinical significance of tissue ultrasound for assessment of right ventricular diastolic function in patients with coronary slow flow

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate right ventricular diastolic function in patients with coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) by using Doppler tissue imaging (DTI). Methods: CSFP patients diagnosed using coronary angiography from June 2019 to December 2020 at the third Hospital of Quzhou were retrospectively investigated, with a similar number of patients with normal coronary blood flow during the same period taken as the control group. Right ventricular systolic and diastolic function index was measured via DTI. Results: No differences were found between CSFP and control groups in terms of baseline data, RV end systolic diameter, RV end diastolic diameter, or RV ejection fraction. The peak velocity E in the early diastolic phase of the right ventricle was decreased in CSFP patients, while the peak velocity a in the late diastolic phase of the right ventricle was increased, resulting in a lower E / a ratio. Conclusions: Right ventricular diastolic function in patients with CSFP is decreased, and this can be identified using DTI. DTI has important applicative value for evaluating right ventricular diastolic function in patients with CSFP. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.4.5342 How to cite this:Zhu X, Xu X, Wei Z, Zhu Z. Application and clinical significance of tissue ultrasound for assessment of right ventricular diastolic function in patients with coronary slow flow. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(4):---------.  doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.4.5342 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.