Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease left ventricular myocardial performance index.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 14 Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease left ventricular myocardial performance index Of: Yong Shi Haiming Yan Pingping Sun Bin leaves [Abstract] Objective measurements of myocardial tissue Doppler imaging performance index (MPI evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with left ventricular function. Methods 46 patients with stable COPD was selected and 22 age-and gender-matched healthy subjects, according to the pulmonary artery systolic pressure COPD patients were divided into pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary arterial pressure of the normal group, all completed by transthoracic echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging with a left ventricular MPI. the results of pulmonary hypertension in COPD group, the left ventricular MPI was significantly higher than the normal pulmonary artery pressure in COPD group and the control group (P lt;0.01), COPD pulmonary artery pressure is normal left ventricular MPI slightly higher than the control group (P lt;0.05), left ventricular MPI was positively correlated with pulmonary artery systolic pressure (r = 0.59, P lt;0.01) . Conclusion The left ventricular ejection fraction of COPD patients with normal left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction, especially with patients with pulmonary hypertension, MPI is a good reflection of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with COPD indicators. [Keywords:] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; myocardial performance index, left ventricular function, tissue Doppler imaging Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD are respiratory diseases common in the elderly often lead to right heart dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension is secondary to common causes. Correct evaluation of left ventricular function in patients with COPD and right heart function is equally important. In recent years due Ultrasound technology continues to progress, the emergence of new technology is more sensitive than traditional