Lars-Egil R Hammersboen, Marie Stugaard, Alexis Puvrez, Camilla K Larsen, Espen W Remme, Erik Kongsgård, Jürgen Duchenne, Elena Galli, Faraz H Khan, Ole Jakob Sletten, Martin Penicka, Erwan Donal, Jens-Uwe Voigt, Otto A Smiseth, John M Aalen
{"title":"Mechanism and Impact of Left Atrial Dyssynchrony on Long-Term Clinical Outcome During Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.","authors":"Lars-Egil R Hammersboen, Marie Stugaard, Alexis Puvrez, Camilla K Larsen, Espen W Remme, Erik Kongsgård, Jürgen Duchenne, Elena Galli, Faraz H Khan, Ole Jakob Sletten, Martin Penicka, Erwan Donal, Jens-Uwe Voigt, Otto A Smiseth, John M Aalen","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.09.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.09.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Left bundle branch block (LBBB) causes left atrial (LA) dyssynchrony. It is unknown if LA dyssynchrony impacts long-term prognosis.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The purpose of this study was to determine mechanisms of LA dyssynchrony in LBBB and if LA dyssynchrony impacts long-term prognosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a prospective multicenter study of 168 heart failure patients with LBBB, echocardiographic strain imaging was done before and after 6 months with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Outcome was assessed after 6 years. Dyssynchrony was measured relative to septum as delay in left ventricular (LV) lateral wall shortening and LA lateral wall stretch. Response to CRT was defined as at least 15% reduction in LV end-systolic volume.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Before CRT, there was marked LA dyssynchrony of 105 ± 76 ms, which decreased to 37 ± 68 ms in CRT-responders (P < 0.001), whereas nonresponders showed only a modest reduction in LA dyssynchrony (P < 0.05). There was strong association between LA and LV dyssynchrony (r = 0.70), consistent with direct LV-LA mechanical interaction. CRT caused modest increase in LA reservoir strain (P < 0.01) and marked increase of LV filling time (P < 0.001) in responders. Mortality after 6 years was 21% (35 deaths). LA dyssynchrony did not independently predict mortality. However, the combination of preserved LA reservoir strain (≥18%) and resolved LA dyssynchrony (≤53 ms) after 6 months with CRT was associated with excellent long term-prognosis: HR: 0.11 (95% CI: 0.03-0.42) vs preserved reservoir strain and persistent LA dyssynchrony.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>LA dyssynchrony in LBBB was attributed to direct LV-LA mechanical interactions. CRT improved diastolic function by increasing LV filling time. Patients with preserved LA reservoir strain and resolution of LA dyssynchrony by CRT had excellent long-term prognosis. (Contractile Reserve in Dyssynchrony: A Novel Principle to Identify Candidates for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy [CRID-CRT]; NCT02525185).</p>","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142681816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chunrong Tu MD , Hesong Shen MD , Xiaoqin Li BS, Xing Wang BS, Zhiming Miao BS, Wei Deng BS, Renwei Liu BS, Xiaosong Lan MD, Huifang Chen BS, Jiuquan Zhang PhD
{"title":"Longitudinal Evaluation of Coronary Arteries and Myocardium in Breast Cancer Using Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography","authors":"Chunrong Tu MD , Hesong Shen MD , Xiaoqin Li BS, Xing Wang BS, Zhiming Miao BS, Wei Deng BS, Renwei Liu BS, Xiaosong Lan MD, Huifang Chen BS, Jiuquan Zhang PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The association of coronary computed tomography angiography<span> (CTA) and left ventricular (LV) myocardium measurements with cancer therapy–related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) is limited.</span></div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>In this study, the authors sought to evaluate the changes in coronary arteries<span> and LV myocardium in patients with left breast cancer (BC) receiving anthracycline with or without radiotherapy, with the use of coronary CTA.</span></div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div><span><span>Participants with left BC receiving anthracycline with or without radiotherapy were prospectively included. All participants underwent coronary CTA before and after treatment, including nonenhanced calcium-scoring scan, </span>computed tomography angiography, and dual-energy late enhancement scan. Computed tomographic </span>fractional flow reserve<span><span> (CT-FFR), pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) CT attenuation, and LV segments’ extracellular volume (ECV) before and after treatment were compared. </span>Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between baseline coronary CTA parameters and CTRCD.</span></div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Eighty participants receiving anthracycline and 59 participants receiving anthracycline with radiotherapy were included. CT-FFR decreased and PCAT CT attenuation and LV global and segments’ ECV increased after treatment (all <em>P <</em><span> 0.05). After chemoradiotherapy<span>, CT-FFR was lower and PCAT CT attenuation and LV myocardial ECV were higher than after chemotherapy. Twenty-four participants developed CTRCD. After adjustment by Heart Failure Association–International Cardio-Oncology Society risk in multivariable logistic regression analysis, baseline stenosis of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) (OR: 1.987 [95% CI: 1.322-2.768]; </span></span><em>P =</em> 0.021), left circumflex artery (LCX) (OR: 1.895 [95% CI: 1.281-2.802]; <em>P =</em><span> 0.031), and right coronary artery (RCA) (OR: 1.920 [95% CI: 1.405-2.811]; </span><em>P =</em> 0.028), and baseline CT-FFR of the LAD (OR: 3.425 [95% CI: 1.621-9.434]; <em>P <</em> 0.001), LCX (OR: 2.058 [95% CI: 1.030-5.076]; <em>P =</em> 0.006), and RCA (OR: 2.469 [95% CI: 1.232-6.944]; <em>P =</em> 0.004) were associated with CTRCD.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Multiparameter coronary CTA contributes to comprehensive assessment of the coronary arteries and myocardium in patients with left BC receiving anthracycline with or without radiotherapy. Baseline coronary artery stenosis and CT-FFR might be imaging markers for predicting CTRCD in these patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":"17 11","pages":"Pages 1335-1347"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141603658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Omar M. Abdelfattah MD, Xander Jacquemyn BSc, Amro Aglan MD, Ethan Rowin MD, Martin Maron MD, Matthew W. Martinez MD
{"title":"Clinical Outcomes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and No Late Gadolinium Enhancement","authors":"Omar M. Abdelfattah MD, Xander Jacquemyn BSc, Amro Aglan MD, Ethan Rowin MD, Martin Maron MD, Matthew W. Martinez MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":"17 11","pages":"Pages 1387-1388"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141788114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adrian Chong MBBS, BPharm , Jonathan Sen MBBS, BHSc , Reza Reyaldeen MBBS, BSc , Sudhir Wahi MBBS, MD , Quan Huynh BMed, PhD , William Y.S. Wang MBBS, PhD , Thomas H. Marwick MBBS, PhD, MPH
{"title":"Prognostication and Interventional Guidance Using Acceleration-Ejection Time Ratio in Undifferentiated Paradoxical Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis","authors":"Adrian Chong MBBS, BPharm , Jonathan Sen MBBS, BHSc , Reza Reyaldeen MBBS, BSc , Sudhir Wahi MBBS, MD , Quan Huynh BMed, PhD , William Y.S. Wang MBBS, PhD , Thomas H. Marwick MBBS, PhD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Studies in paradoxical low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis (PLFAS) have demonstrated conflicting outcomes with variable survival advantage from aortic valve replacement (AVR). PLFAS is a heterogeneous composition of patients with uncertainty regarding true stenosis severity that continues to confound decision-making for AVR.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of the Doppler acceleration (AT) to ejection (ET) time ratio (AT:ET) for prediction of prognosis and benefit from AVR in undifferentiated PLFAS.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients with echocardiographic findings of PLFAS (aortic valve area <1.0 cm<sup>2</sup> or indexed aortic valve area <0.6 cm<sup>2</sup>/m<sup>2</sup>, mean gradient <40 mm Hg, indexed stroke volume <35 mL/m<sup>2</sup>, and left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50%) were identified and grouped according to an AT:ET cutoff of 0.35. The primary outcome was a 5-year composite of cardiac mortality or AVR. Secondary outcomes included the individual components of the primary endpoint and all-cause mortality at 5 years. Effect of AVR was analyzed in the AT:ET <0.35 and ≥0.35 groups.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 171 PLFAS patients (median age 77.0 years, 57% women) were followed for a median of 8.9 years. AT:ET ≥0.35 was an independent predictor of the primary outcome (HR: 4.77 [95% CI: 2.94-7.75]; <em>P <</em> 0.001) with incremental value over standard indices of stenosis severity (net reclassification improvement: 0.57 [95% CI: 0.14-0.84]). AT:ET ≥0.35 also remained predictive of increased cardiac death (HR: 2.91 [95% CI: 1.47-5.76]; <em>P =</em> 0.002) and AVR (HR: 8.45 [95% CI: 4.16-17.1]; <em>P <</em> 0.001), respectively, following competing risk analysis. No difference in all-cause mortality was observed. AVR in the AT:ET ≥0.35 group was associated with significant reductions in 5-year cardiac (HR: 0.09 [95% CI: 0.02-0.36]; <em>P <</em> 0.001) and all-cause mortality (HR: 0.16 [95% CI: 0.07-0.38]; <em>P <</em> 0.001). No improvement in survival from AVR was demonstrated in AT:ET <0.35 patients.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>AT:ET ≥0.35 in PLFAS predicts poorer outcomes and/or need for AVR. In undifferentiated PLFAS patients, AT:ET may have a potential role in improving patient selection for prognostic AVR.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":"17 11","pages":"Pages 1290-1301"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141995761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacob A. Martin MD, MSCR, Theodore Hill BA, Muhamed Saric MD, PhD, Alan F. Vainrib MD, Daniel Bamira MD, Samuel Bernard MD, Richard Ro MD, Hao Zhang MS, Jonathan S. Austrian MD, Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs MD, PhD, Vidya Koesmahargyo MS, Mathew R. Williams MD, Larry A. Chinitz MD, Lior Jankelson MD, PhD
{"title":"Evaluating Patient-Oriented Echocardiogram Reports Augmented by Artificial Intelligence","authors":"Jacob A. Martin MD, MSCR, Theodore Hill BA, Muhamed Saric MD, PhD, Alan F. Vainrib MD, Daniel Bamira MD, Samuel Bernard MD, Richard Ro MD, Hao Zhang MS, Jonathan S. Austrian MD, Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs MD, PhD, Vidya Koesmahargyo MS, Mathew R. Williams MD, Larry A. Chinitz MD, Lior Jankelson MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":"17 11","pages":"Pages 1381-1383"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141874846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hunain Shiwani BMBS , Jessica Artico MD , James C. Moon MD , Miroslawa Gorecka MB , Gerry P. McCann MD , Giles Roditi MD , Andrew Morrow MBChB , Kenneth Mangion PhD , Elena Lukaschuk MSc , Mayooran Shanmuganathan MBBS , Christopher A. Miller PhD , Amedeo Chiribiri PhD , Mohammed Alzahir MBBS , Sara Ramirez MD , Andrew Lin MBBS , Peter P. Swoboda PhD , Adam K. McDiarmid PhD , Robert Sykes MBChB , Trisha Singh MBBS , Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci PhD , Ifza Hussain
{"title":"Clinical Significance of Myocardial Injury in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19","authors":"Hunain Shiwani BMBS , Jessica Artico MD , James C. Moon MD , Miroslawa Gorecka MB , Gerry P. McCann MD , Giles Roditi MD , Andrew Morrow MBChB , Kenneth Mangion PhD , Elena Lukaschuk MSc , Mayooran Shanmuganathan MBBS , Christopher A. Miller PhD , Amedeo Chiribiri PhD , Mohammed Alzahir MBBS , Sara Ramirez MD , Andrew Lin MBBS , Peter P. Swoboda PhD , Adam K. McDiarmid PhD , Robert Sykes MBChB , Trisha Singh MBBS , Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci PhD , Ifza Hussain","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.06.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.06.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with troponin elevation have a higher prevalence of cardiac abnormalities than control individuals. However, the progression and impact of myocardial injury on COVID-19 survivors remain unclear.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study sought to evaluate myocardial injury in COVID-19 survivors with troponin elevation with baseline and follow-up imaging and to assess medium-term outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This was a prospective, longitudinal cohort study in 25 United Kingdom centers (June 2020 to March 2021). Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with myocardial injury underwent cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) scans within 28 days and 6 months postdischarge. Outcomes were tracked for 12 months, with quality of life surveys (EuroQol-5 Dimension and 36-Item Short Form surveys) taken at discharge and 6 months.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of 342 participants (median age: 61.3 years; 71.1% male) with baseline CMR, 338 had a 12-month follow-up, 235 had a 6-month CMR, and 215 has baseline and follow-up quality of life surveys. Of 338 participants, within 12 months, 1.2% died; 1.8% had new myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, or coronary revascularization; 0.8% had new myopericarditis; and 3.3% had other cardiovascular events requiring hospitalization. At 6 months, there was a minor improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction (1.8% ± 1.0%; <em>P <</em> 0.001), stable right ventricular ejection fraction (0.4% ± 0.8%; <em>P =</em> 0.50), no change in myocardial scar pattern or volume (<em>P =</em> 0.26), and no imaging evidence of continued myocardial inflammation. All pericardial effusions (26 of 26) resolved, and most pneumonitis resolved (95 of 101). EuroQol-5 Dimension scores indicated an overall improvement in quality of life (<em>P <</em> 0.001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Myocardial injury in severe hospitalized COVID-19 survivors is nonprogressive. Medium-term outcomes show a low incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events and improved quality of life. (COVID-19 Effects on the Heart; <span><span>ISRCTN58667920</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>)</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":"17 11","pages":"Pages 1320-1331"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}