Diagnostic value of layer-specific global longitudinal strain during adenosine stress in patients suspected of coronary artery disease

AbstractSpeckle tracking global longitudinal strain (GLS) from dobutamine stress echocardiography (SE) predicts coronary artery disease (CAD). The diagnostic value of GLS from vasodilator SE and the additional value of layer-specific speckle tracking analysis are unclear. We explored the usefulness of layer-specific GLS and non-layer-specific strain (automated functional imaging, AFI) from adenosine SE. The included 132 patients (67% male, 62.6 (9.0)  years), of which 46 (35%) had CAD defined as ≥1 stenosis ≥70% (≥50% in the left main), underwent adenosine SE and invasive coronary angiography. Resting AFI and layer-specific GLS were similar in patients with or without CAD (p >  0.05). The stress-rest difference (Δvalue = stress-value − rest-value) in patients with CAD was less pronounced compared to patients without proved CAD (Δendocardial GLS: −1.2 (3.5)% vs. −5.0 (3.2)%; Δmidventricular GLS: −0.95 (3.0)% vs. −4.2 (2.7)%; Δepicardial GLS: −0.7 (2.5)% vs. −3.4 (2.3)%; ΔAFI: −0.8 (2.9)% vs. −3.6 (3.1)%, p <  0.00001 for all comparisons). The diagnostic value of the three layer-specific GLS values and AFI were statistically similar (p = 0.19). The four Δvalues provided independent predictive value to the risk assessment given by gender, age, wall motion and ΔEF (p = 0.002, AFI and p <  0.0001, layer-specific GLS). The accuracies were acceptable (71–80%) with modest sensitivities (54–65%) and high specific...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - Category: Radiology Source Type: research