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Assessment of the Tei index by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with acromegaly: serum growth hormone level is associated with the Tei index.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18177382     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The Tei index reflects both systolic and diastolic ventricular function. The aim of this study was to assess the Tei index by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and also to evaluate the correlation with growth hormone (GH) and the Tei index and left ventricular (LV) function assessed by TDI in patients with acromegaly. METHODS: We prospectively evaluated 25 patients with acromegaly and 27 control subjects. LV systolic and diastolic function was assessed by conventional echocardiography and TDI. RESULTS: Peak E velocity and E/A ratio were lower in those with acromegaly than in those without (P = 0.01; P = 0.002, respectively). Deceleration time of the mitral E-wave (P = 0.01) and isovolumic relaxation time (IVRT) (P = 0.01) were higher in acromegalic patients than those in controls (P = 0.006, P = 0.002). Em (P = 0.01) and Em/Am (P = 0.001) were lower in patients with acromegaly than in controls. In patients with acromegaly, the Tei index was significantly higher than that in controls (0.49 +/- 13.4 vs 0.39 +/- 5.2, P = 0.005). GH was positively correlated with the Tei index (r = 0.65, P = 0.041), Em/Am (r = 0.63, P = 0.021), and interventricular septum (IVS) thickness (r = 0.65, P = 0.008) only in patients with acromegaly. LV diastolic dysfunction was detected 36% by conventional echocardiography and 48% by the Tei index derived from TDI in acromegalic patients. CONCLUSION: TDI analysis of mitral annular velocities is useful to assess LV diastolic dysfunction in patients with acromegaly. GH was positively correlated with the Tei index and LV diastolic dysfunction. The Tei index may be superior to conventional mitral Doppler indices for identification of LV diastolic dysfunction in patients with acromegaly.
Authors:
Merih Baykan; Cihangir Erem; Omer Gedikli; Arif Hacihasanoğlu; Turan Erdoğan; Mustafa Koçak; Sahin Kaplan; Abdülkadir Kiriş; Sükrü Celik
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2008-01-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0742-2822     ISO Abbreviation:  Echocardiography     Publication Date:  2008 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-27     Completed Date:  2008-08-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8511187     Medline TA:  Echocardiography     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  374-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
KTU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Trabzon, Turkey. merihbaykan@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acromegaly / blood,  complications,  ultrasonography*
Adult
Biological Markers / blood
Diastole
Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed / methods*
Female
Human Growth Hormone / blood*
Humans
Immunoassay
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology,  physiopathology*,  ultrasonography
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 12629-01-5/Human Growth Hormone

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