Association between left atrial myopathy and sarcomere mutation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights into left atrial strain by MRI feature tracking
verfasst von:
Jiaxin Wang, Xuan Ma, Kankan Zhao, Shujuan Yang, Kai Yang, Shiqin Yu, Gang Yin, Zhixiang Dong, Yanyan Song, Chen Cui, Jinghui Li, Shihua Zhao, Xiuyu Chen
Left atrial (LA) myopathy, characterized by LA enlargement and mechanical dysfunction, is associated with worse prognosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) while the impact of sarcomere mutation on LA myopathy remains unclear. We aimed to assess the association between LA myopathy and sarcomere mutation and to explore the incremental utility of LA strain in mutation prediction.
Methods
A total of 105 consecutive HCM patients (mean age 47.8 ± 11.9 years, 71% male) who underwent HCM-related gene screening and cardiac MRI were retrospectively enrolled. LA volume, ejection fraction and strain indices in reservoir, conduit, and booster-pump phases were investigated respectively.
Results
Fifty mutation-positive patients showed higher LA maximal volume index (59.4 ± 28.2 vs 43.8 ± 18.1 mL/m2, p = 0.001), lower reservoir (21.3 ± 7.9 vs 26.2 ± 6.6%, p < 0.001), and booster-pump strain (12.1 ± 5.4 vs 17.1 ± 5.0%, p < 0.001) but similar conduit strain (9.2 ± 4.5 vs 9.1 ± 4.5%, p = 0.909) compared with mutation-negative patients. In multivariate logistic regression, LA booster-pump strain was associated with sarcomere mutation (odds ratio = 0.86, 95% confidence interval: 0.77–0.96, p = 0.010) independent of maximal wall thickness, late gadolinium enhancement, and LA volume. Furthermore, LA booster-pump strain showed incremental value for mutation prediction added to Mayo II score (AUC 0.798 vs 0.709, p = 0.024).
Conclusions
In HCM, mutation-positive patients suffered worse LA enlargement and worse reservoir and booster-pump functions. LA booster-pump strain was a strong factor for sarcomere mutation prediction added to Mayo II score.
Clinical relevance statement
The independent association between sarcomere mutation and left atrial mechanical dysfunction provide new insights into the pathogenesis of atrial myopathy and is helpful to understand the adverse prognosis regarding atrial fibrillation and stroke in mutation-positive patients.
Key Points
• In patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, left atrial (LA) reservoir and booster-pump function, but not conduit function, were significantly impaired in mutation-positive patients compared with mutation-negative patients.
• LA booster-pump strain measured by MRI-derived feature tracking is feasible to predict sarcomere mutation with high incremental value added to Mayo II score.
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Association between left atrial myopathy and sarcomere mutation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights into left atrial strain by MRI feature tracking
verfasst von
Jiaxin Wang Xuan Ma Kankan Zhao Shujuan Yang Kai Yang Shiqin Yu Gang Yin Zhixiang Dong Yanyan Song Chen Cui Jinghui Li Shihua Zhao Xiuyu Chen
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