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Abstract Background Chronic restrictive pulmonary disease may alter right and left ventricular function by changing intrathoracic pressure. Pulmonary hyperinflation may increase right atrial pressure, leading to reduced venous return and subsequent reductions in RV pre-load. In CRPD patients, hyperinflation has been directly correlated with reduced atrial chamber size, global RV dysfunction, and reduced LV filling. Accurate assessment of global and regional right ventricular (RV) systolic function is challenging. Purpose The aims of this study were to confirm the reliability and feasibility of a three-dimensional (3D) speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) system, using comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), and to assess the contribution of regional RV function to global function. Methods In a retrospective, cross-sectional study setting, RV volumetric data were studied in 200 patients who were referred for both CMR and 3D echocardiography within 1 month. Three-dimensional STE-derived area strain, longitudinal strain, and circumferential strain were assessed as global, inlet, outflow, apical, and septal segments. Results 136 patients (68%) had adequate 3D echocardiographic data. RV measurements derived from 3D STE and CMR were closely related (RV end-diastolic volume, R2=0.89; RV end-systolic volume, R2=0.82; RV ejection fraction [RVEF], R2=0.68; P<0.003 for all). RVEF and RV end-diastolic volume from 3D STE were slightly but significantly smaller than CMR values (mean differences, −3% and −8 mL for RVEF and RV end-diastolic volume, respectively). Among conventional echocardiographic parameters for RV function (tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, fractional area change, S' of the tricuspid annulus, RV free wall two-dimensional longitudinal strain), only fractional area change was significantly related to RVEF (r=0.30, P=0.005). Among segmental 3D strain variables, inlet area strain (r=−0.49, P<0.004) and outflow circumferential strain (r=−0.39, P<0.005) were independent factors associated with CMR-derived RVEF. Conclusions Severity of restrictive pulmonary disease influences RV systolic dysfunction, which is reflected in speckle tracking 3D echocardiographic parameters. Regional RV wall motion showed that heterogeneous segmental deformations affect global RV function differently; specifically, inlet area strain and outflow circumferential strain.RV volume and RVEF determined by STE were comparable with CMR measurements.
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