Vladimír Sobota, Christoph M Augustin, Gernot Plank, Edward J Vigmond, Sarah Nordmeyer, Jason D Bayer
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Using patient-specific ECV and the relative change in cell radius between the time points as inputs, tissue conductivity was adjusted in each model to match the patient's QRS duration. A physiological pattern of ventricular depolarization was mimicked by simultaneously pacing each model from 5 activation sites. CV was measured during a simulation of apical pacing, using two points positioned at the right ventricular septum of the model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Left ventricular mass decreased after AVR (62 [58-79] vs. 51 [41-60] g/m<sup>2</sup>, p=0.0005) while ECV increased (24.2 [20.6-24.8] vs. 28.0 [25.1-29.5] %, p=0.0008). No changes in the patient's QRS duration (89.0 [80.5-99.0] vs. 88 [78.5-99.5] ms, p=0.2148) were observed. No changes in the CV obtained from the models (64.3 [61.9-72.8] vs. 66.0 [60.0-74.5] cm/s, p=0.5186) were found between the time points, suggesting there was no substantial increase in diffuse fibrosis. 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Increased extracellular volume after aortic valve replacement: a footprint of reverse ventricular remodeling that does not affect conduction velocity.
Background: Extracellular volume (ECV) determined by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is considered a marker of diffuse myocardial fibrosis and a predictor of mortality. Using personalized computational models, we investigated the relationship between ECV, conduction velocity (CV), and cell radius in aortic stenosis (AS) patients.
Methods: CMR was performed on 12 AS patients (6 males, 6 females) before and 3 months after surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR). All patients had a QRS≤110 ms, and no scar on late gadolinium enhanced (LGE) CMR. Computational biventricular models were developed from each CMR dataset. Using patient-specific ECV and the relative change in cell radius between the time points as inputs, tissue conductivity was adjusted in each model to match the patient's QRS duration. A physiological pattern of ventricular depolarization was mimicked by simultaneously pacing each model from 5 activation sites. CV was measured during a simulation of apical pacing, using two points positioned at the right ventricular septum of the model.
Results: Left ventricular mass decreased after AVR (62 [58-79] vs. 51 [41-60] g/m2, p=0.0005) while ECV increased (24.2 [20.6-24.8] vs. 28.0 [25.1-29.5] %, p=0.0008). No changes in the patient's QRS duration (89.0 [80.5-99.0] vs. 88 [78.5-99.5] ms, p=0.2148) were observed. No changes in the CV obtained from the models (64.3 [61.9-72.8] vs. 66.0 [60.0-74.5] cm/s, p=0.5186) were found between the time points, suggesting there was no substantial increase in diffuse fibrosis. ECV was negatively correlated with cell radius (r=-0.5267, p=0.0082), but not correlated with CV obtained from the models (r=-0.2036, p=0.3399).
Conclusion: Increased ECV 3 months after AVR in patients with no LGE scar and with normal ventricular conduction appears to be a footprint of reverse ventricular remodeling that does not necessarily translate into changes in myocardial CV.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) publishes high-quality articles on all aspects of basic, translational and clinical research on the design, development, manufacture, and evaluation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) methods applied to the cardiovascular system. Topical areas include, but are not limited to:
New applications of magnetic resonance to improve the diagnostic strategies, risk stratification, characterization and management of diseases affecting the cardiovascular system.
New methods to enhance or accelerate image acquisition and data analysis.
Results of multicenter, or larger single-center studies that provide insight into the utility of CMR.
Basic biological perceptions derived by CMR methods.