AIM: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a hereditary inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent fever and serositis. We aimed to evaluate cardiac involvement in FMF patients by using strain and strain rate echocardiographic imaging method in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Echocardiographic evaluation was performed in 23 FMF patients and 22 healthy controls. FMF diagnosis was based on Tell-Hashomer diagnostic criteria. Conventional echocardiography, tissue Doppler echocardiography and longitudinal two-dimensional (2D) strain and strain rate imaging were performed in patient and control groups. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between patient and control groups in terms of 2D, M-mode, conventional Doppler and tissue Doppler velocities. Left ventricle strain value was significantly lower in five out of eight segments in FMF patients than controls and left ventricle strain rate value was significantly lower in three out of eight segments in FMF patients than controls. Mean left ventricle strain value was significantly lower in FMF patients than controls (-21.1 ± 2.2% vs. -23.8 ± 2.2%; P < 0.001). No significant difference was noted between FMF patients and controls in mean left ventricle strain rate value (-1.61 ± 0.23 vs. -1.58 ± 0.21; P = 0.48). CONCLUSION: We have shown that although conventional echocardiography and tissue Doppler velocity data were similar, strain, strain rate values were significantly lower in FMF patients than controls. We know that strain and strain rate imaging method might be useful for evaluating subclinical cardiac involvement in case of normal conventional and tissue Doppler velocity data in patients with FMF.
AIM: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a hereditary inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent fever and serositis. We aimed to evaluate cardiac involvement in FMFpatients by using strain and strain rate echocardiographic imaging method in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Echocardiographic evaluation was performed in 23 FMFpatients and 22 healthy controls. FMF diagnosis was based on Tell-Hashomer diagnostic criteria. Conventional echocardiography, tissue Doppler echocardiography and longitudinal two-dimensional (2D) strain and strain rate imaging were performed in patient and control groups. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between patient and control groups in terms of 2D, M-mode, conventional Doppler and tissue Doppler velocities. Left ventricle strain value was significantly lower in five out of eight segments in FMFpatients than controls and left ventricle strain rate value was significantly lower in three out of eight segments in FMFpatients than controls. Mean left ventricle strain value was significantly lower in FMFpatients than controls (-21.1 ± 2.2% vs. -23.8 ± 2.2%; P < 0.001). No significant difference was noted between FMFpatients and controls in mean left ventricle strain rate value (-1.61 ± 0.23 vs. -1.58 ± 0.21; P = 0.48). CONCLUSION: We have shown that although conventional echocardiography and tissue Doppler velocity data were similar, strain, strain rate values were significantly lower in FMFpatients than controls. We know that strain and strain rate imaging method might be useful for evaluating subclinical cardiac involvement in case of normal conventional and tissue Doppler velocity data in patients with FMF.
Authors: Muhammet Murat Celik; Eyup Buyukkaya; Nilgul Ustun; Alper Bugra Nacar; Mustafa Kurt; Mehmet Fatih Karakas; Perihan Bilen; Mehmet Duru; Nihat Sen; Adnan Burak Akcay Journal: Wien Klin Wochenschr Date: 2015-03-19 Impact factor: 1.704