期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE
卷 16, 期 9, 页码 950-957出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.144
关键词
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Sarcomere gene; Multiple rare variants; Prognosis
资金
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2007DFC30340, 2009DFB30050, 2010CB732601]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30971233, 30700322]
- Natural Science Foundation of Beijing [7092071]
Aims Although genetic testing has been recommended in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in current clinical practice, its utility in prognostic prediction remains to be ascertained. We assessed the dosage effect of rare variants in sarcomere genes on the long-term outcomes of HCM. Methods and results A total of 529 unrelated HCM patients were prospectively recruited and followed for 4.73.2years. Eight sarcomere genes were screened with targeted resequencing and identified variants were validated through Sanger sequencing. After polymorphisms and likely neutral rare variants were excluded, the patients were segregated into three groups based on the dosage of rare variants: no rare variant, a single rare variant, and multiple rare variants. Multiple rare variants were identified in 7.2% (38/529) of the study patients. Patients with multiple rare variants were younger at diagnosis, and had greater maximum LV wall thicknesses and larger left atria. The risk for cardiovascular death in patients with multiple rare variants was higher than in those without rare variants (P=10(-5)) or in those with a single rare variant (P=2x10(-5)). Multivariable analysis revealed that multiple rare variants were a risk factor for cardiovascular death [hazard ratio (HR) 3.74, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.84-7.58, P=0.0003], as well as sudden cardiac death (HR 3.57, 95% CI 1.23-10.35, P=0.019) and heart failure-related death (HR 4.62, 95% CI 1.67-12.76, P=0.003). Conclusions The presence of multiple rare variants in sarcomere genes is a risk factor for malignant outcomes in HCM, and may be appropriate to consider as a criterion in the risk stratification of HCM patients.
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