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Left ventricular mechanics during exercise: a Doppler and tissue Doppler study.

A Stoylen1, U Wisløff, S Slørdahl

  • 1Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. a-stoe@online.no

European Journal of Echocardiography : the Journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology
|November 13, 2003
PubMed
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Exercise increases left ventricular (LV) filling and ejection through enhanced contraction and relaxation velocities, not the Frank-Starling mechanism. Doppler echocardiography revealed significant correlations in LV mechanics during exercise.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Exercise Science

Background:

  • Understanding left ventricular (LV) mechanics during exercise is crucial for assessing cardiac function.
  • Doppler and tissue Doppler echocardiography are valuable tools for evaluating myocardial performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the changes in left ventricular mechanics during exercise using Doppler and tissue Doppler imaging.
  • To explore the relationship between different Doppler-derived parameters and cardiac cycle intervals during exertion.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-one healthy males underwent exercise on a bicycle ergometer with increasing workload.
  • Doppler flow and tissue Doppler recordings were acquired during exercise, along with oxygen uptake measurements.

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Main Results:

  • Significant correlations were observed between peak systolic LV outflow tract (LVOT) flow and annulus velocity (R=0.72), and between peak mitral E flow and annulus E(a) velocity (R=0.68).
  • Peak LVOT and mitral flow velocity correlated with peak systolic and early diastolic annulus velocity (R=0.83 and R=0.69, respectively).
  • Diastolic filling showed a linear relation with RR-interval, while ejection period increase was non-linear at higher heart rates. The E/E(a) ratio remained unchanged.

Conclusions:

  • Increased LV filling and ejection during exercise are attributed to enhanced contraction and relaxation velocities.
  • The findings suggest that the Frank-Starling mechanism does not play a significant role in exercise-induced changes in LV mechanics.
  • Bazett's formula provides a more accurate heart rate correction for LV ejection time at high heart rates compared to Weissler's formula.