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Strain and Rotational Mechanics in Children With Single Left Ventricles After Fontan.

BACKGROUND: Left ventricular (LV) mechanics in patients with different single morphologic LV subtypes, including tricuspid atresia, double-inlet left ventricle, and pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, remain poorly studied. Given that histologic studies indicate differences in LV myocardial fiber orientation, we hypothesized that this may result in altered LV mechanics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of LV morphology on LV mechanics.

METHODS: Fifty-two children with single left ventricles after Fontan operation and age-matched control subjects were prospectively enrolled. Using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography, longitudinal strain was measured in the four-, three-, and two-chamber long-axis planes, and circumferential strain was measured at the basal, mid, and apical short-axis planes. Apical and basal rotation were measured, and twist and torsion were calculated. We compared strain and rotational mechanics in cases versus control subjects and among LV subtypes.

RESULTS: Compared with control subjects, subjects with single left ventricles had similar LV end-diastolic dimensions but significantly decreased ejection fractions. The single left ventricle cohort had normal global longitudinal strain (P = .20) but lower basal mean circumferential strain (P < .0001). Single left ventricle subjects had higher apical rotation (P = .0001) but decreased basal rotation (P = .0007); there was no difference in twist but increased torsion (P = .001). LV subtypes had different four-chamber (P = .01), two-chamber (P = .006), and global longitudinal strain (P = .01), lowest in the pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum subtype.

CONCLUSIONS: Longitudinal LV strain was preserved in children with single left ventricles after Fontan. A pattern of reduced basal circumferential strain and rotation with an increase in apical rotation and torsion in the single left ventricle cohort may be related to differences in myofiber orientation, increased fibrosis, and the impact of altered loading conditions throughout palliation. Decreased longitudinal strain in the pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum group may also reflect detrimental interventricular interactions.

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