EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
Mapping of regional myocardial strain and work during ventricular pacing: experimental study using magnetic resonance imaging tagging
Frits W. Prinzen, PhDa,
William C. Hunter, PhD*,
Bradley T. Wyman, MSc* and
Elliot R. McVeigh, PhD*
a Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
* Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Manuscript received April 24, 1998;
revised manuscript received December 15, 1998,
accepted January 20, 1999.
Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Frits W. Prinzen, Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands frits.prinzen{at}fys.unimaas.nl
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to determine the spatial distribution of myocardial function (myofiber shortening and work) within the left ventricular (LV) wall during ventricular pacing.
BACKGROUND
Asynchronous electrical activation, as induced by ventricular pacing, causes various abnormalities in LV function, perfusion and structure. These derangements may be caused by abnormalities in regional contraction patterns. However, insight into these patterns during pacing is as yet limited.
METHODS
In seven anesthetized dogs, high spatial and temporal resolution magnetic resonancetagged images were acquired in three orthogonal planes. Three-dimensional deformation data and LV cavity pressure and volume were used to determine midwall circumferential strain and external and total mechanical work at 192 sites around the left ventricle.
RESULTS
During ventricular pacing, systolic fiber strain and external work were approximately zero in regions near the pacing site, and gradually increased to more than twice the normal value in the most remote regions. Total mechanical work, normalized to the value during right atrial pacing, was 38 ± 13% (right ventricular apex [RVapex] pacing) and 61 ± 23% (left ventricular base [LVbase] pacing) close to the pacing site, and 125 ± 48% and 171 ± 60% in remote regions, respectively (p < 0.05 between RVapex and LVbase pacing). The number of regions with reduced work was significantly larger during RVapex than during LVbase pacing. This was associated with a reduction of global LV pump function during RVapex pacing.
CONCLUSIONS
Ventricular pacing causes a threefold difference in myofiber work within the LV wall. This difference appears large enough to regard local myocardial function as an important determinant for abnormalities in perfusion, metabolism, structure and pump function during asynchronous electrical activation. Pacing at sites that cause more synchronous activation may limit the occurrence of such derangements.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
| | ANOVA | = analysis of variance | | LBBB | = left bundle branch block | | LV | = left ventricular, left ventricle | | LVbase | = left ventricular base | | MRI | = magnetic resonance imaging | | PVA | = pressure-volume area | | RA | = right atrium, right atrial | | RF | = radiofrequency | | RV | = right ventricular, right ventricle | | RVapex | = right ventricular apex | | 3D | = three dimensional | | SD | = significant difference |
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T. Szili-Torok, M. Bountioukos, A. J.Q.M. Muskens, D. A.M.J. Theuns, D. Poldermans, J. R.T.C. Roelandt, and L. J. Jordaens
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