Abstract #2949

Right-ventricular Longitudinal Strain Reference Values of Healthy Volunteers by Age and Gender as Measured with CMR Tissue Tracking

Yangyang Qu^1,2, Jan Paul¹, Dominik Buckert¹, Genshan Ma³, and Volker Rasche¹

¹Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, ²Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China, ³Cardiology Department, Zhongda Hospital Southeast University, Nanjing, China

Our study measured RV longitudinal strain (RVGLS) by CMR 2D tissue tracking and investigated its diagnostic role in patients with RV heart failure.

150 healthy volunteers in three age groups (G_{20-40 years}, G_41-60
years, and G_{61-80 years}) and 30 patients diagnosed as DCM were recruited.

Normal RVGLS was -23.9%±5.2% with significant higher values in females in G_41-60 and G_61-80. The cut-off value identified as -13.71% showed good sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value in diagnosing RV contractile dysfunction among DCM patients.

In summary, RVGLS were increased in females, and it benefited the evaluation of RV contractile function.

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