Abstract:Objective To analyze the value of two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI) combined with ?serum thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) in assessing cardiac diseases in elderly hypertensive patients.Methods A total of 206 elderly hypertensive patients admitted to our hospital from October 2023 to October 2024 were enrolled. Patients without other cardiovascular diseases were assigned to the control group (n = 121), while those with comorbid cardiac diseases were assigned to the observation group (n = 85). The cardiac function [?left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) and ?left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)], left atrial peak strain rate at left ventricular end-diastole (SRa), left atrial peak strain rate during early left ventricular diastole (SRe), left atrial peak strain rate during left ventricular systole (SRs), and serum TSP-1 levels were compared between the two groups. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify influencing factors for cardiac diseases in hypertensive patients, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of 2D-STI combined with serum TSP-1.Results The observation group exhibited higher LVEDD, SRa, and TSP-1 levels (P < 0.05), but lower LVEF, SRe, and SRs compared to the control group (P < 0.05). The multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that elevated SRa [O^R = 62.473 (95% CI: 6.196, 629.857) ] and TSP-1 levels [O^R = 1.504 (95% CI: 1.270, 1.782) ] were risk factors for the occurrence of cardiac diseases in elderly hypertensive patients (P < 0.05), and that increased SRe [O^R = 0.095 (95% CI: 0.016, 0.575) ] and SRs [O^R = 0.011 (95% CI: 0.001, 0.099) ] were independent protective factors (P < 0.05). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis demonstrated that the combination of 2D-STI and TSP-1 for diagnosing cardiac diseases in elderly hypertensive patients yielded an area under the curve of 0.986 (95% CI: 0.975, 0.997), with a sensitivity of 94.1% (95% CI: 0.868, 0.981) and a specificity of 93.4% (95% CI: 0.874, 0.971).Conclusion The combination of ?2D-STI and ?serum TSP-1 exhibits high diagnostic value for cardiac diseases in elderly hypertensive patients.