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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Med.

Sec. Pulmonary Medicine

Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1471588

This article is part of the Research TopicThe Right Heart: A Key Target for Cardiovascular MedicineView all 6 articles

Contribution of 2 D strain in the detection of subtle myocardial involvement in group A and B patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Provisionally accepted
RANIA  KADDOUSSIRANIA KADDOUSSI1*IKRAM  CHAMTOURIIKRAM CHAMTOURI2WAFA  DHOUIBWAFA DHOUIB3IMEN  TOUILIMEN TOUIL4SAOUSSEN  BEN ABDALLAHSAOUSSEN BEN ABDALLAH5MONIA  DAAMIMONIA DAAMI4FATMA  EZZAHRA ELASSOUFIFATMA EZZAHRA ELASSOUFI2WALID  JOMAAWALID JOMAA2WISSAl  ROUETBIWISSAl ROUETBI2AHMED  TURKIAHMED TURKI2KHALDOUN  BEN HAMDAKHALDOUN BEN HAMDA2
  • 1Pneumology Department, Hospital Fatouma Bourguiba, Hôpital Universitaire Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir, Tunisia
  • 2Cardiology B Department, Hospital Fatouma Bourguiba, Hôpital Universitaire Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir, Tunisia
  • 3Preventive Medicine Department, Hospital Fatouma Bourguiba, Hôpital Universitaire Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir, Tunisia
  • 4Medical Department, Moknine Hospital, Hôpital Universitaire Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir, Tunisia
  • 5Medical Department, Moknine Hospital,, Hôpital Universitaire Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir, Tunisia

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Background. Myocardial involvement mediated by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. Conventional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) parameters are poor in the detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction. Aim. To investigate the contribution of strain in the early detection of cardiac damage in clinically stable COPD patients Methods. This was a comparative study between COPD patients (classified A or B) with normal and reduced right ventricle (RV) strain. The COPD assessment test (eg; CAT score), spirometry (eg; forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1, L)), 6-min walk test (eg; 6-min walk distance (6MWD, m)), and both conventional TTE (ie; left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), right atrium (RA), RV, left ventricle global longitudinal strain (LV GLS)), and strain (eg; impaired RV strain is >-19), were performed.Results. Eighty COPD patients (mean±standard deviation (SD): age=66±9 years, LVEF=60.1±5%, RA=25±7%, RV=-19.9±3.7%, LV GLS=-21.1±2, and 48% had impaired RV strain) were included.Compared to COPD patient with normal RV strain, those with reduced RV strain had i) Lower 6MWD (310±113 vs 470±104 m; p=0.001), ii) Lower FEV1 (1.63±0.73 vs 2.18±0.41 L; p=0.012), and iii) Higher CAT score (21±10 vs 13±6; p=0.012). An impaired RV strain was associated with a higher risk of hospitalizations for acute exacerbation in the post inclusion year (respectively for 55% and 25%; p=0.024). No death was recorded during the study period.Group A and B COPD patients having normal conventional TTE parameters, speckle tracking is a key parameter in the detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction.

Keywords: Chronic obstructive, Heart Failure, Spirometry, Walk test, Strain

Received: 27 Jul 2024; Accepted: 22 Apr 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 KADDOUSSI, CHAMTOURI, DHOUIB, TOUIL, BEN ABDALLAH, DAAMI, ELASSOUFI, JOMAA, ROUETBI, TURKI and BEN HAMDA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: RANIA KADDOUSSI, Pneumology Department, Hospital Fatouma Bourguiba, Hôpital Universitaire Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir, Tunisia

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