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3-Dimensional Strain Analysis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Insights From the NHLBI International HCM Registry

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JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Volume 16, Issue 4, Pages 478-491

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.10.005

Keywords

cardiac magnetic resonance; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; late gadolinium enhancement; left ventricular hypertrophy; sarcomere; strain

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The study found that abnormal global longitudinal strain is associated with adverse cardiac outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and is also correlated with other imaging markers and serum biomarkers.
BACKGROUND Abnormal global longitudinal strain (GLS) has been independently associated with adverse cardiac outcomes in both obstructive and nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to understand predictors of abnormal GLS from baseline data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Registry (HCMR).METHODS The study evaluated comprehensive 3-dimensional left ventricular myocardial strain from cine cardiac magnetic resonance in 2,311 patients from HCMR using in-house validated feature-tracking software. These data were correlated with other imaging markers, serum biomarkers, and demographic variables.RESULTS Abnormal median GLS (>-11.0%) was associated with higher left ventricular (LV) mass index (93.8 +/- 29.2 g/m2 vs 75.1 +/- 19.7 g/m2; P < 0.0001) and maximal wall thickness (21.7 +/- 5.2 mm vs 19.3 +/- 4.1 mm; P < 0.0001), lower left (62% +/- 9% vs 66% +/- 7%; P < 0.0001) and right (68% +/- 11% vs 69% +/- 10%; P < 0.01) ventricular ejection fractions, lower left atrial emptying functions (P < 0.0001 for all), and higher presence and myocardial extent of late gadolinium enhancement (6 SD and visual quantification; P < 0.0001 for both). Elastic net regression showed that adjusted pre-dictors of GLS included female sex, Black race, history of syncope, presence of systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve, reverse curvature and apical morphologies, LV ejection fraction, LV mass index, and both presence/extent of late gadolinium enhancement and baseline N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and troponin levels. CONCLUSIONS Abnormal strain in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with other imaging and serum biomarkers of increased risk. Further follow-up of the HCMR cohort is needed to understand the independent relationship between LV strain and adverse cardiac outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2023;16:478-491) (c) 2023 Published by Elsevier on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

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