Timing and Patient Position During Cuff Blood Pressure Measurement Affect Myocardial Work Parameters Measured by Echocardiography - 03/07/24
Abstract |
Background |
Although cuff blood pressure measurement is a critical parameter to calculate myocardial work noninvasively, there is no recommendation about when and how to measure it. Accordingly, we sought to evaluate the effects of the timing during the echo study and the patient's position on the scanning bed during the cuff blood pressure measurement on myocardial work parameter calculations.
Methods |
One hundred one consecutive patients (44 women, 66 ± 14 years) undergoing clinically indicated echocardiography were prospectively enrolled. During the echocardiographic study, we measured the cuff blood pressure 4 times, using a fully automatic digital blood pressure monitor applied to the right and left arm in the same position throughout the study: BP1, before the start of the echo study, with the patient lying in the supine position; BP2, after positioning the patients on their left side to start the echo study; BP3, at the time of the acquisition of the 3 apical views (4- and 2-chamber and long-axis) used to measured left ventricular global longitudinal strain; and BP4, at the end of the echo study with the patient again in the supine position.
Results |
Systolic blood pressureat BP1 was 147 ± 21 mm Hg. Between BP1 and BP2, it dropped by 17 ± 9 mm Hg (P < .05). Systolic blood pressure at BP3 was significantly lower than BP2 (130 ± 20 mm Hg vs 122 ± 18 mm Hg, P < .05), and at BP4 was significantly lower than at BP1 (−9 ± 13 mm Hg, P < .05). The average global longitudinal strain was −16% ± 3%. Accordingly, the global work index was 1,929 ± 441 mm Hg% at BP1, dropped to 1,717 ± 421 at BP2, decreased to 1,602 ± 351 mm Hg% at BP3, and increased to 1,815 ± 386 mm Hg% at BP4 (P < .001).
Conclusions |
The timing during the echocardiography study and the patient's position on the scanning bed are critical determinants of the measured cuff systolic blood pressure and the resulting values of myocardial work parameters.
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Study protocol and changes of the systolic cuff blood pressure measured at the right arm during the echocardiography study. Cuff blood pressure was measured at BP1, before the start of the echo study, with the patient lying in the supine position; after positioning the patient on their left side to start the echo study (BP2); at the time of the acquisition of the 3 LV apical views used to measured LV GLS (BP3); and at the end of the echocardiographic study with the patient again in the supine position (BP4).
Study protocol and changes of the systolic cuff blood pressure measured at the right arm during the echocardiography study. Cuff blood pressure was measured at BP1, before the start of the echo study, with the patient lying in the supine position; after positioning the patient on their left side to start the echo study (BP2); at the time of the acquisition of the 3 LV apical views used to measured LV GLS (BP3); and at the end of the echocardiographic study with the patient again in the supine position (BP4).
Central IllustrationStudy protocol and changes of the systolic cuff blood pressure measured at the right arm during the echocardiography study. Cuff blood pressure was measured at BP1, before the start of the echo study, with the patient lying in the supine position; after positioning the patient on their left side to start the echo study (BP2); at the time of the acquisition of the 3 LV apical views used to measured LV GLS (BP3); and at the end of the echocardiographic study with the patient again in the supine position (BP4).Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.
Highlights |
• | Systolic blood pressure (SBP) is needed to obtain myocardial work (MW) noninvasively. |
• | Both timing during the scanning and patient position affect cuff SBP measurements. |
• | SBP changes during the echocardiographic study affect MW calculations. |
Keywords : Echocardiography, Speckle-tracking echocardiography, Myocardial work, Cuff blood pressure
Abbreviations : 2DE, GCW, GLS, GWE, GWI, GWW, LV, LVEF
Plan
Drs. Fisicaro, Clement, and Badano contributed equally to this work. |
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Rory B. Weiner, MD, served as guest editor for this report. |
Vol 37 - N° 7
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