Wave intensity analysis of carotid artery: a noninvasive technique for assessing hemodynamic changes of hyperthyroid patients.
This study examined the wave intensity (WI) of the carotid artery in patients with hyperthyroid in order to assess the hemodynamic changes of hyperthyroid patients. A total of 86 hyperthyroid patients without cardiac morphological changes and arrhythmia, and 80 healthy control subjects were enrolled in the study. Right common carotid artery (RCCA) was selected for ultrasonic imaging to obtain WI indices, including amplitude of the peak during early systole (W1), amplitude of the peak during late systole (W2), area of the negative wave during mid-systole (NA), interval between R wave of electrocardiogram and W1 (R-1st), interval between W1 and W2 (1st-2nd). The levels of serum thyroid hormones, consisting of free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxin (FT4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), were measured in hyperthyroid patients. Echocardiographic indices including left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular fraction shortening (LVFS) were determined in each subject. The results showed that the W1, W2, NA, and (1st-2nd×HR) in hyperthyroid patients were significantly higher than those in healthy controls. There was no significant difference in LVEF and LVFS between the two groups. FT3 was correlated with W1, W2, NA, (1st-2nd×HR), pulse pressure (PP) and heart rate (HR) in hyperthyroid patients. Several abnormal waves on WI curves were present in 19 hyperthyroid patients during mid-systole. It was concluded that WI technique may prove a real-time, noninvasive, sensitive and convenient tool for assessing the cardiac function and hemodynamic alterations in hyperthyroid patients.
Department of Ultrasound, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. zhyr008@yahoo.com.cn
Yanrong
Y
Zhang
Manwei
M
Liu
Meiling
M
Wang
Li
L
Zhang
Qing
Q
Lv
Mingxing
M
Xie
Feixiang
F
Xiang
Qian
Q
Fu
Yehua
Y
Yin
Chengfa
C
Lu
Tianwei
T
Yan
Yan
Y
Huang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011673:Pulsatile Flow / Q000502:physiology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult