Abstract
To validate intramural strain measured by a speckle tracking imaging (STI) system against that measured by sonomicrometry crystals. In 11 anaesthetized sheep, six sets of three sonomicrometry crystals were implanted in endo-, mid-wall, and epimyocardium on the anterior and lateral walls. Circumferential strain (CS) was calculated at three layers from endo-, mid-wall, and epicardial speckle. Radial strain (RS) was assessed for inner and outer halves of the myocardium. We compared ultrasound-derived strain measurements against those by sonomicrometry at baseline and during pharmacological stress and coronary occlusion. Intraclass correlation coefficients at baseline and during coronary occlusion were as follows: endocardial CS 0.80, 0.97; mid-wall CS 0.58, 0.89; epicardial CS 0.71, 0.81; endocardial RS 0.50, 0.78; epicardial RS 0.35, 0.83; and total RS 0.33, 0.71; respectively. At baseline, endocardial strains were higher than mid-wall and epicardial strains, resulting in an inner/outer wall RS gradient and inner/mid/outer wall CS gradients. Ischaemia caused significant reduction in all strains and disappearance of the strain gradient. A newly developed STI system can accurately assess the intramural heterogeneity of CS distribution in normal and ischaemic myocardial segments and has the potential to become a non-invasive bedside tool for characterizing myocardial strain gradient.
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