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[Myocardial contractile function in Itsenko-Cushing disease]
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Acceleration cinecardiography revealed systolic dysfunction in Itsenko-Cushing
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
- Medical Imaging
Context:
- Itsenko-Cushing's disease (ICD) is a complex endocrine disorder affecting multiple organ systems, including the cardiovascular system.
- Understanding the cardiac implications of ICD is crucial for comprehensive patient management.
- Acceleration cinecardiography offers a dynamic method to assess cardiac function.
Purpose:
- To investigate the phasic structure of left and right ventricular systole in patients with Itsenko-Cushing's disease using acceleration cinecardiography.
- To identify characteristic cardiac contractile patterns associated with different disease severities and durations in ICD patients.
Summary:
- Acceleration cinecardiography was used to evaluate 22 patients with Itsenko-Cushing's disease.
- Severe, prolonged ICD (over 5 years) was associated with phasic hypodynamia syndrome, indicating reduced myocardial contractility in both ventricles.
- In patients with significant arterial hypertension, left ventricular systole indicated a phasic syndrome of high systolic pressure.
- Phasic hyperdynamia syndrome (intensified cardiac contraction) was observed less frequently, primarily in milder cases (<5 years duration).
Impact:
- This study highlights distinct patterns of cardiac systolic dysfunction in Itsenko-Cushing's disease, correlating with disease severity and duration.
- Findings suggest that acceleration cinecardiography can differentiate between hypodynamic and hyperdynamic systolic states in ICD patients.
- Provides valuable insights for tailoring cardiovascular monitoring and therapeutic strategies in patients with Itsenko-Cushing's disease.
Abstract:
The method of acceleration cinecardiography was applied to the study of phasic structure of the systole of the left and right cardiac ventricles in 22 patients suffering from Itsenko-Cushing's disease. In the majority of patients with severe and prolonged (over 5-year duration) sickness changes in the duration of the systolic phases of both cardiac ventricles were characteristic of phasic hypodynamia syndrome, i.e. there was a reduction of the contractile activity of the myocardium. In 6 patients with marked arterial hypertension the structure of the left ventricle systole testified to the presence of a phasic syndrome of high systolic pressure. Intensification of cardiac contraction (phasic hyperdynamia syndrome) was less frequent. This chiefly occurred in case of mild course of the disease of less than 5 years duration.