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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 61, Issue 2, Pages 187-195Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.10.012
Keywords
heart failure; left ventricular hypertrophy; natriuretic peptides; troponin
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Funding
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [T32HL007360]
- Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
- National Institutes of Health/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences [UL1RR02498]
- Roche Diagnostics
- Anthera
- General Electric
- Tomtec
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
- Abbott Diagnostics
- Roche Diagnostics through Akershus University Hospital
- Tethys Bioscience
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Objectives The goal of this study was to determine if biomarkers of subclinical myocardial injury and hemodynamic stress identify asymptomatic individuals with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) at higher risk for heart failure (HF) and death. Background The interaction between LVH, low but detectable cardiac troponin T (cTnT), and elevated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) on cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in the general population is unknown. Methods Participants in the Dallas Heart Study without clinical HF, LV dysfunction, or chronic kidney disease underwent measurement of LV mass by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cTnT by highly sensitive assay, and NT-proBNP analysis (n = 2,413). Subjects were stratified according to LVH and by detectable cTnT (>= 3 pg/ml) and increased NT-proBNP (>75th age-and sex-specific percentile) levels. For each analysis, participants were categorized into groups based on the presence (+) or absence (-) of LVH and biomarker levels above (+) or below (-) the predefined threshold. Results Nine percent of participants were LVH+, 25% cTnT+, and 24% NT-proBNP+. Those LVH+ and cTnT+ and/or NT-proBNP+ (n = 144) were older and more likely to be male, with a greater risk factor burden and more severe LVH compared with those who were LVH+ biomarker-(p < 0.01 for each). The cumulative incidence of HF or CV death over 8 years among LVH+ cTnT+ was 21% versus 1% (LVH-cTnT-), 4% (LVH-cTnT+), and 6% (LVH+ cTnT-) (p < 0.0001). The interactions between LVH and cTnT (p(interaction) = 0.0005) and LVH and NT-proBNP (p(interaction) = 0.014) were highly significant. Individuals who were LVH+ and either cTnT- or NT-proBNP+ remained at >4-fold higher risk for HF or CV death after multivariable adjustment for CV risk factors, renal function, and LV mass compared with those who were LVH-biomarker-. Conclusions Minimal elevations in biomarkers of subclinical cardiac injury and hemodynamic stress modify the association of LVH with adverse outcomes, identifying a malignant subphenotype of LVH with high risk for progression to HF and CV death. (J Am Coll Cardiol 2013; 61: 187-95) (C) 2013 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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