Longitudinal Changes and Interobserver Variability of Systolic Myocardial Deformation Values in a Prospective Cohort of Healthy Fetuses across Gestation and after Delivery

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• 作者：Shiraz Arif Maskatia ; MD^a ; ^b ; ^{samaskat@bcm.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Ricardo H. Pignatelli ; MD^a ; ^b ; Nancy A. Ayres ; MD^a ; ^b ; Carolyn A. Altman ; MD^a ; ^b ; Haleh Sangi-Haghpeykar ; PhD^a ; ^c ; Wesley Lee ; MD^a ; ^c
• 关键词：Fetal echocardiography ; Myocardial deformation ; Strain ; Strain rate ; Pediatric ; Cardiac function ; Myocardial performance index ; Normative values
• 刊名：Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：29
• 期：4
• 页码：341-349
• 全文大小：1271 K

文摘

Normative data for fetal myocardial deformation values have not been comprehensively described in a longitudinal cohort. The effect of gestational age on these values and on interobserver variability require further investigation.

Methods

Sixty gravid women were prospectively enrolled before 20 weeks’ gestation. The following measures were obtained by two blinded observers at five time points across gestation and also at 4 to 8 weeks’ postnatal age: global circumferential strain and strain rate, global longitudinal left ventricular strain and strain rate, global longitudinal right ventricular strain and strain rate, and left and right ventricular myocardial performance indices. Optimal myocardial visualization and frame rate (≥100 frames/sec) were ensured.

Results

For gestational age groups ≥24 weeks, intraclass correlation coefficients between observers were >0.70 for all measures and >0.85 for the majority of measures of myocardial deformation. At 20 to 21 weeks’ gestation, intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.35 to 0.52 for longitudinal measures and 0.74 to 0.82 for circumferential measures. Myocardial performance index intraclass correlation coefficients were <0.80 at all time points and <0.70 for most time points. Global longitudinal left ventricular strain and global circumferential strain values remained stable across gestational age groups. Global longitudinal right ventricular strain values remained stable across gestation and increased after birth. Global circumferential strain rate, global longitudinal left ventricular strain rate, and global longitudinal right ventricular strain rate decreased from 20 to 21 weeks’ gestation to the remainder of gestation and then remained stable until delivery. Upon delivery, global circumferential strain rate and global longitudinal left ventricular strain rate decreased, and global longitudinal right ventricular strain rate increased.

Conclusions

Interobserver variability of fetal strain and strain rate measured at ≥24 weeks’ gestation was lower in comparison with values obtained at 20 to 21 weeks’ gestation and lower in comparison with left ventricular and right ventricular myocardial performance indices using the described protocol. Gestational changes in fetal myocardial deformation values likely reflect changes in preload and/or afterload on the fetal heart.