Abstract:Objective To discuss application of ultrasound two-dimensional speckle tracking in the evaluation of right heart function in patients with uremia. Methods There were 20 healthy controls and 20 uremic patients. Right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDV), right ventricular end-systolic volume (RVESV), right ventricular stroke volume (RVSV), right ventricular output per minute (RVCO) and right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) in uremic patients were obtained by biplane Simpson method. Longitudinal displacement curves of tricuspid annulus relative to apex in two and four-chamber sections of right ventricle were obtained by 2D-STI technique. The corresponding maximum longitudinal displacement and its percentage of maximum peak displacement (Dm%) from the apex to the midpoint of the annulus were obtained and compared. The correlation between RVEF and peak systolic displacement (FTADmid, TTADmid) at the midpoint of four-chamber and two-chamber cardiac tangential annulus and its percentage of Dm (FTADmid, TTADmid%) was analyzed by linear regression method. Results ① The RVEDV, RVESV, RVSV and RVCO of uremic patients were higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05). ② The RVEF of uremic group was lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05) ③ The peak systolic value (TADfre), the peak systolic value (TADsep), the peak systolic value (FTADmid) at the midpoint of the annulus commissurae and the percentage of FTADmid% to Ds were all lower in the uremic group than those in the control group (P < 0.05); The peak systolic time (TADant), the peak systolic time (TADpos), the peak systolic time (TTADmid) at the midpoint of the annular junction and the percentage of TTADmid% to Ds in the uremic group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). ④ The correlation coefficients between RVEF and FTADmid, FTADmid, TTADmid and TTADmid% were 0.920, 0.922, 0.844 and 0.841 in uremia and 0.837, 0.842, 0.783 and 0.772 in control group (all P < 0.05). Conclusions Two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging can be used as an effective method for evaluating right ventricular systolic function in uremic patients.