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EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jead174
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arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; risk stratification; ventricular arrhythmia; sudden cardiac death; echocardiography; strain imaging
This study found that regional functional abnormalities measured by echocardiographic deformation imaging can provide additional prognostic value and further refine personalized arrhythmic risk prediction in ARVC patients. All tested left and right ventricular deformation parameters were univariate predictors for first-time ventricular arrhythmia. Importantly, all patients with abnormal regional right ventricular deformation patterns at baseline experienced arrhythmia within 5 years.
Aims A risk calculator for individualized prediction of first-time sustained ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) patients has recently been developed and validated (). This study aimed to investigate whether regional functional abnormalities, measured by echocardiographic deformation imaging, can provide additional prognostic value.Methods and results From two referral centres, 150 consecutive patients with a definite ARVC diagnosis, no prior sustained VA, and an echocardiogram suitable for deformation analysis were included (aged 41 & PLUSMN; 17 years, 50% female). During a median follow-up of 6.3 (interquartile range 3.1-9.8) years, 37 (25%) experienced a first-time sustained VA. All tested left and right ventricular (LV and RV) deformation parameters were univariate predictors for first-time VA. While LV function did not add predictive value in multivariate analysis, two RV deformation parameters did; RV free wall longitudinal strain and regional RV deformation patterns remained independent predictors after adjusting for the calculator-predicted risk [hazard ratio 1.07 (95% CI 1.02-1.11); P = 0.004 and 4.45 (95% CI 1.07-18.57); P = 0.040, respectively] and improved its discriminative value (from C-statistic 0.78 to 0.82 in both; Akaike information criterion change > 2). Importantly, all patients who experienced VA within 5 years from the echocardiographic assessment had abnormal regional RV deformation patterns at baseline.Conclusions This study showed that regional functional abnormalities measured by echocardiographic deformation imaging can further refine personalized arrhythmic risk prediction when added to the ARVC risk calculator. The excellent negative predictive value of normal RV deformation could support clinicians considering the timing of implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation in patients with intermediate arrhythmic risk.
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