Evaluation of Association of Electrocardiogram P-Wave Widening with Early Changes in Left Atrial Function in Hypertensive Patients by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Evaluation of Association of Electrocardiogram P-Wave Widening with Early Changes in Left Atrial Function in Hypertensive Patients by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Objectives To evaluate the left atrial function using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography(2D-STE)and explore the potential association between widened P-wave duration(WP)on electrocardiogram(ECG)and left atrial function in hypertensive patients with normal left atrial size.Methods Sixty hypertensive patients with normal left atrial size from the Guangzhou First People's Hospital were collected.They were divided into two groups based on whether P-wave widened was present in the ECG:normal P-wave duration(NP)group(NP group,n=20)and WP group(n=40).All the patients underwent ECG,conventional echocardiography and 2D-STE examination.2D-STE was used to obtain left atrial volume and strain parameters.Differences between the two groups were compared.Results There were no significant differences in general data between the two groups(P>0.05).There were no significant differ-ences in left atrial volume parameters and left atrial ejection fraction[maximum left atrial volume(LAVmax),minimum left atrial volume(LAVmin),left atrial presystolic volume(LAVprea),maximum left atrial volume index(LAVImax),total ejection fraction(TEF),active emptying fraction(AEF),passive emptying fraction(PEF)]between the two groups(P>0.05).There was no significant difference in left atrial strain contraction(LASct)parameter between the two groups(P>0.05).Compared with NP group,left atrial longitudinal strain during reservoir phase(LASr)and left atrial strain during conduit phase(LAScd)were decreased in WP group,and the differences were statistically sig-nificant(P<0.05).Conclusions 2D-STE can detect decreased reservoir and conduit function of the left atrium in hy-pertensive patients with normal left atrial size and WP on ECG,suggesting a possible association between WP on ECG and early left atrial dysfunction.2D-STE technology may provide evidence for the relationship between WP on ECG and early left atrial dysfunction in hypertensive patients.
关键词
超声心动图描记术/左心房/心电图P波/应变/斑点追踪
Key words
echocardiography/left atrium/electrocardiogram P wave/strain/speckle tracking