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The duration of early systolic lengthening may predict ischemia from scar tissue in patients with chronic coronary total occlusion lesions

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In this study, we aimed to investigate the predictive value of early systolic lengthening duration in differentiating myocardial ischemia from scar tissue in patients with chronic coronary total occlusion. A total of 69 patients were included in the study. The participating patients were divided into two groups as 35 patients with ischemia and 34 patients with scar tissue based on the results of the myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. In the scar group compared to the ischemia group; LVEF, GLS, SRS', and the duration of early systolic lengthening were significantly lower; whereas, EDV, ESV, and WMSI were significantly higher in the scar group compared to the ischemia group. In the multivariate logistic regression test, LVEF (OR 1.150, 95% CI 1.044–1.268, p = 0.005) and duration of early systolic lengthening (OR 1.021, 95% CI 1.004–1.039, p = 0.016) were determined as independent predictive parameters for ischemia detected by myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Duration of early systolic lengthening obtained by speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with chronic total occlusion lesions may be useful in differentiating ischemia from scar tissue detected in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Prolonged duration of early systolic lengthening in patients with chronic total occlusion lesions was related to the presence of ischemia detected by myocardial perfusion scintigraphy.

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Kahyaoglu, M., Gecmen, C., Candan, O. et al. The duration of early systolic lengthening may predict ischemia from scar tissue in patients with chronic coronary total occlusion lesions. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 35, 1823–1829 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-019-01624-7

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