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Left ventricular myocardial work improves in response to treatment and is associated with survival among patients with light chain cardiac amyloidosis.
- Source :
- European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging; May2024, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p698-707, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Aims Complete haematologic response to treatment for light chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL-CA) may lead to improvement of myocardial function and better outcomes. We sought to evaluate the effect of response to treatment for AL-CA on echocardiographic indices of myocardial deformation and work and their prognostic significance. Methods and results Sixty-one patients treated for AL were enrolled and underwent echocardiographic assessment at baseline and at 1 year. Patients were stratified according to haematologic response as complete or not complete responders. A significant reduction in median N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) (2771–1486 pg/mL; P < 0.001) and posterior wall thickness (13–12 mm; P = 0.002) and an increase in global work index (GWI) (1115–1356 mmHg%; P = 0.018) was observed at 1 year. Patients with complete response (CR) had a more pronounced decrease in intraventricular septum thickness (14.2–12.0 mm; P = 0.006), improved global longitudinal strain (GLS) (−11.6 to −13.1%; P for interaction = 0.045), increased global constructive work (1245–1436 mmHg%; P = 0.008), and GWI (926–1250 mmHg%, P = 0.002) compared with non-CR. Furthermore, deltaGLS (ρ<subscript>spearman</subscript> = 0.35; P < 0.001) and deltaGWI (ρ<subscript>spearman</subscript> = −0.32; P = 0.02) correlated with delta NT-proBNP. Importantly, patients with GLS and GWI response had a better prognosis (log-rank P = 0.048 and log-rank P = 0.007, respectively). After adjustment for Mayo stage, gender, and response status, deltaGLS [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.404, P = 0.046 per 1% increase] and deltaGWI (HR = 0.996, P = 0.042 per 1mmHg% increase) were independent predictors of survival. Conclusion Complete haematologic response to treatment is associated with improved left ventricular myocardial work indices, and their change is associated with improved survival in AL-CA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MYOCARDIUM physiology
LEFT heart ventricle surgery
LEFT heart ventricle
SURVIVAL
PSYCHOLOGY of cardiac patients
CARDIAC amyloidosis
CARDIOMYOPATHIES
DATA analysis
RECEIVER operating characteristic curves
TREATMENT effectiveness
PEPTIDE hormones
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
MANN Whitney U Test
LOG-rank test
STATISTICS
GLOBAL longitudinal strain
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20472404
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177084202
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jead351