Single beat 3D echocardiography for the assessment of right ventricular dimension and function after endurance exercise: Intraindividual comparison with magnetic resonance imaging

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Research

Robert Hättasch¹  Wasiem Sanad¹  Sebastian Spethmann¹  Gert Baumann¹  Sebastian Schattke¹  Fabian Knebel¹  Ingolf Schimke¹  Moritz Wagner²  Tahir Durmus²  Sabrina Schroeckh³  Alexander Huppertz⁴  Jürgen Scharhag⁵  Adrian C Borges⁶ 

[1] Charité Campus Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany;Charité Campus Mitte, Institut für Radiologie, Berlin, Germany;Charité Campus Mitte, Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Berlin, Germany;Imaging Science Institute, Charité Berlin-Siemens, Berlin, Germany;Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;Klinik für Innere Medizin I, Kardiologie und Diabetologie, HELIOS Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany;

关键词: Single beat 3D echocardiography;    Magnetic resonance imaging;    Endurance exercise;    Right ventricle;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1476-7120-10-6

 received in 2012-01-06, accepted in 2012-02-22,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundOur study compares new single beat 3D echocardiography (sb3DE) to cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) for the measurement of right ventricular (RV) dimension and function immediately after a 30 km run. This is to validate sb3DE against the "gold standard" CMR and to bring new insights into acute changes of RV dimension and function after endurance exercise.Methods21 non-elite male marathon runners were examined by sb3DE (Siemens ACUSON SC2000, matrix transducer 4Z1c, volume rates 10-29/s), CMR (Siemens Magnetom Avanto, 1,5 Tesla) and blood tests before and immediately after each athlete ran 30 km. The runners were not allowed to rehydrate after the race. The order of sb3DE and CMR examination was randomized.ResultsSb3DE for the acquisition of RV dimension and function was feasible in all subjects. The decrease in mean body weight and the significant increase in hematocrit indicated dehydration. RV dimensions measured by CMR were consistently larger than measured by sb3DE.Neither sb3DE nor CMR showed a significant difference in the RV ejection fraction before and after exercise. CMR demonstrated a significant decrease in RV dimensions. Measured by sb3DE, this decrease of RV volumes was not significant.ConclusionFirst, both methods agree well in the acquisition of systolic RV function. The dimensions of the RV measured by CMR are larger than measured by sb3DE. After exercise, the RV volumes decrease significantly when measured by CMR compared to baseline.Second, endurance exercise seems not to induce acute RV dysfunction in athletes without rehydration.

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