JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2019, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 244-247.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2019.02.023

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Assessment of right atrial and ventricular functions in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-induced liver cirrhosis by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography and speckle tracking imaging

Huo Huiqin, Gong Xiaohong, Li Zhenghong   

  1. Department of Ultrasound,Jiangong Hospital,Beijing 101023,China
  • Received:2018-08-08 Online:2019-03-10 Published:2019-03-19

Abstract: Objective To evaluate right atrial and ventricular functions in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) -induced liver cirrhosis (LC) by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3DE) and speckle tracking imaging (2 D-STI). Methods 70 patients (compensated in 35 and decompensated in 35) with NAFLD-induced LC and 35 healthy persons were recruited in our hospital between February 2015 and November 2016. The RAVI,LAD,RVIDd,RVIDs,IVS and LVPW were obtained by RT-3DE,and the RVFAC was calculated. The ETV and e'TV were measured and the ratio of ETV/e'TV was calculated. The TAPSE was obtained by M mode echocardiography. The MSs,MSe,MSa,MSRs,MSRe and MSRa were also measured by 2D-STI. Results The LAD,LVPW and ETV/e'TV in patients with compensated cirrhosis decreased as compared to those in healthy persons(P<0.05);the RVIDs,IVS,LVPW and ETV/e'TV in patients with compensated cirrhosis decreased as compared to those in patients with decompensated cirrhosis(P<0.05);the RAV max,RAV min,RAV pre,RAVIa and RAVIt in patients with liver cirrhosis significantly increased,while the RAVIp decreased as compared to those in control (P<0.05);the RAV max,RAV min,RAV pre,RAVIa and RAVIt in patients with compensated cirrhosis significantly decreased,while the RAVIp increased as compared to those in patients with decompensated cirrhosis(P<0.05);the MSe,MSRs and MSRa in patients with liver cirrhosis significantly increased,while the MSRe and MSa decreased as compared to those in control(P<0.05);the MSs,MSe,MSRs,MSRe and MSRa in patients with compensated cirrhosis significantly increased,while the MSa decreased in patients with decompensated cirrhosis(P<0.05). Conclusion The application of RT-3DE and 2D-STI in evaluating right atrial and ventricular functions in patients with NAFLD-induced LC might be helpful for clinicians to early predict the cardiac deficiency,which needs further investigations.

Key words: Liver cirrhosis, Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography, Speckle tracking imaging, Cardiac functions