Hasan Aghajani1, Mohsen Faal2, Ali Hosseinsabet1, Reza Mohseni-Badalabadi2. 1. Cardiology Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran. 2. Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a segmental dilation of an epicardial coronary artery. Our aim was to evaluate the left atrial (LA) function in patients with CAE. METHODS: Twenty-seven consecutive patients with CAE and 33 subjects without significant coronary artery disease were included in our study. LA function was evaluated with two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2DSTE). RESULTS: The systolic, early diastolic and late diastolic strains and strain rates were not statistically significantly different between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrated that LA function may not be affected by CAE when assessed with 2DSTE.
BACKGROUND:Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a segmental dilation of an epicardial coronary artery. Our aim was to evaluate the left atrial (LA) function in patients with CAE. METHODS: Twenty-seven consecutive patients with CAE and 33 subjects without significant coronary artery disease were included in our study. LA function was evaluated with two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2DSTE). RESULTS: The systolic, early diastolic and late diastolic strains and strain rates were not statistically significantly different between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrated that LA function may not be affected by CAE when assessed with 2DSTE.