Abstract
To investigate right ventricular (RV) volume and mass by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and the added value of tissue tracking strain analysis as markers of RV dysfunction in pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and preserved RV ejection fraction. Twenty-five children with ESRD and preserved RVEF (>50%) and 10 healthy control children were enrolled. Tissue tracking CMR was used to assess Global Longitudinal, circumferential (GCS), and radial short and long axes (GRS SAX and GRS LAX) RV strains in the patients group compared with controls. Correlations between strain parameters and other CMR parameters and clinical biomarkers were assessed. Binary logistic regression was used to test the independence of cofounders and detect their significance. RV end-diastolic volume and mass (RVMi) were significantly higher in patients (97.2±19.3 mL/m2 and 26.6±7gr/m2) than control (71±7.8 mL/m2 and 11.9±2 gr/m2, P values 0.000). All RV global strain parameters were significantly impaired in patients compared with control (all P values <0.05). RV Global Longitudinal was significantly correlated to LVEF (r=-0.416, P=0.039), LVEDVi (r=0.481, P=0.015), LVMi (r=0.562, P=0.004), and systolic blood pressure index (r=0.586, P=0.002). RV GRS (LAX) was significantly correlated to LV GCS (r=-0.462, P=0.020) and LV GRS (SAX) (r=0.454, P=0.023). GRS (SAX) and GCS demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy (area under curve: 0.82 and 0.81) to detect strain impairment. Univariate binary logistic regression with patients versus control as dependent variables identified LVMi, RV end-diastolic volume, RVMi, weight, body surface area, RV GCS, RV GRS (LAX), RV GRS (SAX), LV GCS, and LV GRS (SAX) as significantly correlated to patients with ESRD. When adjusted to other cofounders in the multivariable model, only RVMi remained as an independent significant cofounder (Odds ratio:0.395, P=0.046). RV global strain, volume, and mass by CMR are markers of RV dysfunction in ESRD pediatric patients with preserved RVEF.
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