Left Ventricular Longitudinal Dyssynchrony by CMR Feature Tracking Is Related to Adverse Prognosis in Advanced Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy

Objectives: Left ventricular (LV) involvement has been associated with unfavorable prognosis in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM). We aim to evaluate LV mechanics by cardiovascular magnetic resonance-feature tracking (CMR-FT) in ACM patients with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction.Methods: We retr...

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Main Authors: Yanyan Song, Lu Li, Xiuyu Chen, Keshan Ji, Minjie Lu, Richard Hauer, Liang Chen, Shihua Zhao
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.712832/full
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author Yanyan Song
Lu Li
Xiuyu Chen
Keshan Ji
Minjie Lu
Richard Hauer
Liang Chen
Shihua Zhao
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Lu Li
Xiuyu Chen
Keshan Ji
Minjie Lu
Richard Hauer
Liang Chen
Shihua Zhao
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description Objectives: Left ventricular (LV) involvement has been associated with unfavorable prognosis in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM). We aim to evaluate LV mechanics by cardiovascular magnetic resonance-feature tracking (CMR-FT) in ACM patients with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction.Methods: We retrospectively recruited ACM patients diagnosed according to the revised Task Force Criteria (rTFC) from January 2015 to July 2017. All patients underwent CMR examinations and collections of clinical, electrocardiographic data. The strain and dyssynchrony parameters of LV and RV were analyzed. These patients were followed, and primary study outcome was defined as a composite of cardiovascular events (arrhythmic events and heart transplantation), secondary study outcome included arrhythmic events.Results: Eighty-nine ACM patients (40.40 ± 13.98 years, 67.42% male) were included. LV and RV ejection fractions were 49.12 ± 12.02% and 22.28 ± 10.11%, respectively. During a median (IQR) follow-up for 18.20 (11.60-30.04) months, 30 patients experienced cardiovascular events which included 22 patients who experienced arrhythmic events. Patients with cardiovascular events had impaired LV global longitudinal strain (−10.82 ± 2.77 vs. −12.61 ± 3.18%, p = 0.010), impaired LV global circumferential strain (−11.81 ± 2.40 vs. −13.04 ± 2.83%, p = 0.044), and greater LV longitudinal dyssynchrony (LVLD) (80.98 ± 30.98 vs. 64.23 ± 25.51 ms, p = 0.012) than those without. After adjusting for age, sex, and other confounding factors, LVLD ≥89.15 ms was an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events (HR: 4.50, 95% CI: 1.94 to 10.42; p = 0.001) and for arrhythmic events (HR: 4.79, 95% CI: 1.74 to 13.20; p = 0.003).Conclusions: LVLD by CMR-FT was an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and arrhythmic events in ACM patients in advanced stage, which could provide prognostic value for this subtype.
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spelling doaj.art-0e3ca550310c4b0cae5a84b3729fea602022-12-22T02:01:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2021-10-01810.3389/fcvm.2021.712832712832Left Ventricular Longitudinal Dyssynchrony by CMR Feature Tracking Is Related to Adverse Prognosis in Advanced Arrhythmogenic CardiomyopathyYanyan Song0Lu Li1Xiuyu Chen2Keshan Ji3Minjie Lu4Richard Hauer5Liang Chen6Shihua Zhao7Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaNetherlands Heart Institute and Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, NetherlandsDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaObjectives: Left ventricular (LV) involvement has been associated with unfavorable prognosis in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM). We aim to evaluate LV mechanics by cardiovascular magnetic resonance-feature tracking (CMR-FT) in ACM patients with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction.Methods: We retrospectively recruited ACM patients diagnosed according to the revised Task Force Criteria (rTFC) from January 2015 to July 2017. All patients underwent CMR examinations and collections of clinical, electrocardiographic data. The strain and dyssynchrony parameters of LV and RV were analyzed. These patients were followed, and primary study outcome was defined as a composite of cardiovascular events (arrhythmic events and heart transplantation), secondary study outcome included arrhythmic events.Results: Eighty-nine ACM patients (40.40 ± 13.98 years, 67.42% male) were included. LV and RV ejection fractions were 49.12 ± 12.02% and 22.28 ± 10.11%, respectively. During a median (IQR) follow-up for 18.20 (11.60-30.04) months, 30 patients experienced cardiovascular events which included 22 patients who experienced arrhythmic events. Patients with cardiovascular events had impaired LV global longitudinal strain (−10.82 ± 2.77 vs. −12.61 ± 3.18%, p = 0.010), impaired LV global circumferential strain (−11.81 ± 2.40 vs. −13.04 ± 2.83%, p = 0.044), and greater LV longitudinal dyssynchrony (LVLD) (80.98 ± 30.98 vs. 64.23 ± 25.51 ms, p = 0.012) than those without. After adjusting for age, sex, and other confounding factors, LVLD ≥89.15 ms was an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events (HR: 4.50, 95% CI: 1.94 to 10.42; p = 0.001) and for arrhythmic events (HR: 4.79, 95% CI: 1.74 to 13.20; p = 0.003).Conclusions: LVLD by CMR-FT was an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and arrhythmic events in ACM patients in advanced stage, which could provide prognostic value for this subtype.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.712832/fullarrhythmogenic cardiomyopathymagnetic resonance imagingfeature trackingdyssynchronyprognosis
spellingShingle Yanyan Song
Lu Li
Xiuyu Chen
Keshan Ji
Minjie Lu
Richard Hauer
Liang Chen
Shihua Zhao
Left Ventricular Longitudinal Dyssynchrony by CMR Feature Tracking Is Related to Adverse Prognosis in Advanced Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
magnetic resonance imaging
feature tracking
dyssynchrony
prognosis
title Left Ventricular Longitudinal Dyssynchrony by CMR Feature Tracking Is Related to Adverse Prognosis in Advanced Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
title_full Left Ventricular Longitudinal Dyssynchrony by CMR Feature Tracking Is Related to Adverse Prognosis in Advanced Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
title_fullStr Left Ventricular Longitudinal Dyssynchrony by CMR Feature Tracking Is Related to Adverse Prognosis in Advanced Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
title_full_unstemmed Left Ventricular Longitudinal Dyssynchrony by CMR Feature Tracking Is Related to Adverse Prognosis in Advanced Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
title_short Left Ventricular Longitudinal Dyssynchrony by CMR Feature Tracking Is Related to Adverse Prognosis in Advanced Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
title_sort left ventricular longitudinal dyssynchrony by cmr feature tracking is related to adverse prognosis in advanced arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
topic arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
magnetic resonance imaging
feature tracking
dyssynchrony
prognosis
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.712832/full
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