TY - JOUR
T1 - Racial and ethnic differences in subclinical myocardial function
T2 - The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
AU - Fernandes, Verônica Rolim S.
AU - Cheng, Susan
AU - Cheng, Yu Jen
AU - Rosen, Boaz
AU - Agarwal, Sachin
AU - McClelland, Robyn L.
AU - Bluemke, David A.
AU - Lima, João A.C.
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - Background: Racial/ethnic differences in the incidence and severity of heart failure (HF) are not well understood, but may be related to pre-existing variations in myocardial function. Objective: To examine racial/ethnic differences in regional myocardial function among asymptomatic individuals free of known cardiovascular disease. Design, setting and patients: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis is a prospective, observational study of individuals without baseline cardiovascular disease, representing four major racial/ethnic groups. A total of 1099 study participants underwent cardiac MRI with tissue tagging; for each study, peak systolic strain (Ecc) and strain rate (SRs) were determined in four left ventricular (LV) regions. Main outcome measures: Multiple linear regression was used to analyse the relationship between race/ethnicity and regional strain (Ecc and SRs) while adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors. Results: Compared with other racial/ethnic groups, Chinese-Americans had the greatest magnitude of Ecc in a majority of LV regions (-19.60±3.78, p<0.05); Chinese-Americans also had the greatest absolute values for SRs in all regions, reflecting higher rate of systolic contraction (-2.01±0.76, p<0.05). Conversely, African-Americans had the lowest Ecc values (-17.50±4.00, p<0.05) in the majority of wall regions while Hispanics demonstrated the lowest rate of contractility in all wall regions (-1.44±0.50, p≤0.001) in comparison with the other racial/ethnic groups. These race-based differences remained significant in the majority of LV wall regions after adjusting for multiple variables, including hypertension and LV mass. Conclusions: Important race-based differences in regional LV systolic function in a large cohort of asymptomatic individuals have been demonstrated. Further research is needed to investigate the possible mechanisms related to the race/ethnicity-based variations found in this study.
AB - Background: Racial/ethnic differences in the incidence and severity of heart failure (HF) are not well understood, but may be related to pre-existing variations in myocardial function. Objective: To examine racial/ethnic differences in regional myocardial function among asymptomatic individuals free of known cardiovascular disease. Design, setting and patients: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis is a prospective, observational study of individuals without baseline cardiovascular disease, representing four major racial/ethnic groups. A total of 1099 study participants underwent cardiac MRI with tissue tagging; for each study, peak systolic strain (Ecc) and strain rate (SRs) were determined in four left ventricular (LV) regions. Main outcome measures: Multiple linear regression was used to analyse the relationship between race/ethnicity and regional strain (Ecc and SRs) while adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors. Results: Compared with other racial/ethnic groups, Chinese-Americans had the greatest magnitude of Ecc in a majority of LV regions (-19.60±3.78, p<0.05); Chinese-Americans also had the greatest absolute values for SRs in all regions, reflecting higher rate of systolic contraction (-2.01±0.76, p<0.05). Conversely, African-Americans had the lowest Ecc values (-17.50±4.00, p<0.05) in the majority of wall regions while Hispanics demonstrated the lowest rate of contractility in all wall regions (-1.44±0.50, p≤0.001) in comparison with the other racial/ethnic groups. These race-based differences remained significant in the majority of LV wall regions after adjusting for multiple variables, including hypertension and LV mass. Conclusions: Important race-based differences in regional LV systolic function in a large cohort of asymptomatic individuals have been demonstrated. Further research is needed to investigate the possible mechanisms related to the race/ethnicity-based variations found in this study.
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U2 - 10.1136/hrt.2010.209452
DO - 10.1136/hrt.2010.209452
M3 - Article
C2 - 21258000
AN - SCOPUS:79851509661
SN - 1355-6037
VL - 97
SP - 405
EP - 410
JO - Heart
JF - Heart
IS - 5
ER -