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Morphological and Functional Assessment of the Right Ventricle Using 3D Echocardiography
Published on: October 28, 2020
Comparison of right ventricular function and clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients with and without
Jin Wang1, Wei-Feng Yan1, Ke Shi1
1Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37# Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Insights
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and obstructive coronary artery disease have impaired right ventricular function. This impairment increases their risk of mortality and heart failure hospitalization.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Diabetology
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD) represents a significant risk factor for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
- Limited data exist on right ventricular (RV) function and clinical outcomes in T2DM patients with or without OCAD.
- Understanding these differences is crucial for developing targeted prevention and management strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate differences in RV function between T2DM patients with and without OCAD.
- To compare clinical outcomes in these patient groups.
- To identify the impact of OCAD on RV myocardial strain and long-term prognosis in T2DM.
Main Methods:
- 246 T2DM patients (141 without OCAD, 105 with OCAD) and 85 controls were studied.
- Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging assessed RV structure, function, and global myocardial strain.
- Clinical endpoints (mortality, heart failure hospitalization, composite outcome) were tracked over a median of 5.7 years.
Main Results:
- RV global circumferential, longitudinal peak strain, and peak systolic strain rate progressively decreased from controls to T2DM(OCAD-) and further to T2DM(OCAD+) patients.
- OCAD presence correlated with impaired RV global peak strain, circumferential peak strain, longitudinal peak strain, peak systolic strain rate, and peak diastolic radial strain rate in T2DM.
- T2DM patients with OCAD had a 1.91-fold increased risk of adverse clinical outcomes compared to those without OCAD.
Conclusions:
- T2DM patients with OCAD exhibit distinct RV functional impairments, including more severe systolic and diastolic dysfunction.
- These patients face significantly worse long-term clinical outcomes.
- OCAD is an independent predictor of adverse events in T2DM patients.
Background:
Obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD) marks a high-risk group within patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), underscoring the need for tailored prevention and management strategies. However, limited data exist on right ventricular (RV) function and clinical outcomes in T2DM patients with versus without OCAD. This study aimed to investigate the differences in RV function and clinical outcomes between these two groups.
Methods:
The study included 246 T2DM patients {141 patients without OCAD [T2DM(OCAD-)] and 105 with [T2DM(OCAD+)]} and 85 control subjects. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance were utilized to assess RV structure, function, and global myocardial strain [including peak strain (PS), peak systolic (PSSR) and diastolic strain rate (PDSR) in longitudinal, circumferential, and radial directions]. The endpoints, which included all-cause mortality, heart failure hospitalization, and overall composite outcome, were evaluated over a median follow-up period of 5.7 (3.1, 6.7) years. We used linear regression to identify determinants of impaired RV myocardial strain and Cox proportional hazards models to evaluate their associations with clinical outcomes.
Results:
RV global circumferential PS (GCPS), longitudinal PS (GLPS) and PSSR (PSSR-L) decreased progressively from control subjects to T2DM(OCAD-) patients, and further to T2DM(OCAD+) patients (all P < 0.05). The presence of OCAD was significantly correlated with impaired GRPS (β = - 0.186), GCPS (β = - 0.121), GLPS (β = - 0.153), PSSR-L (β = - 0.165), and PDSR-R (β = - 0.133) in the context of T2DM. Multivariable Cox regression analysis identified OCAD as an independent predictor of future endpoints, with T2DM (OCAD+) patients showing a 1.91-fold increased risk compared to T2DM (OCAD-) patients (hazard ratio: 1.91; 95% confidence interval: 1.06-3.44; P = 0.031).
Conclusions:
T2DM patients with OCAD showed distinct RV functional impairments and worse long-term outcomes compared to those without OCAD, including more severe RV systolic and diastolic dysfunction and a significantly higher risk of adverse clinical outcomes.
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