Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Assessment of regional and global myocardial systolic function by 2D longitudinal speckle tracking in elderly patients with normal LV function

3^rd International Conference on Clinical & Experimental Cardiology

April 15-17, 2013 Hilton Chicago/Northbrook, USA

Bhanu Duggal, Ganesh N and Shivapuje Sanjay Kumar K

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Clin Exp Cardiolog

Abstract :

Aging is accompanied by cardiac biological and structural alterations which result in a decrease in diastolic and systolic myocardial functions. This study was conducted to assess age-related subclinical changes in left ventricular function using Strain Imaging in healthy elderly individuals with normal left ventricular function by conventional methods (Simpson?s, eyeballing). The exclusion criteria were LV myocardial abnormality, valve disease, and atrial fibrillation. Our study included 100 patients divided in 4 groups according to age in years <= 70, 71 to 80, 81 to 90, >= 91; with 25 patients in each group 2D Strain: Comparison of 2D strain values between groups: Global longitudinal strainwas significantly lower in elderly subjects (<= 70-17.95; 71 to 80-17.10; 81 to 90-16.93; >= 91-15.11) P value < 0.05. There was significant difference in longitudinal basal, Longitudinal mid, Longitudinal apical region strain rate, showing decreasing trend in all with increase in age (Table)

Biography :

Bhanu Duggal is faculty at Grant Medical College, India in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, but is currently working as a Research Fellow at Cleveland Clinic, USA