Left ventricular ejection fraction decline and cardiovascular events in suspected cardiomyopathy with excessive trabeculation: toward precision medicine.

IF 7.2 2区医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Revista española de cardiología (English ed.) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 DOI:10.1016/j.rec.2025.01.011

Guillem Casas, Eduard Ródenas-Alesina, Javier Limeres, Clara Badia-Molins, José M Larrañaga-Moreira, Jesús G Mirelis, Javier Navarrete-Navarro, Jesús Martín-Jiménez, Juan E Alcalá-López, Josefa González-Carrillo, Albert Teis, Rafaela Soler-Fernández, Gisela Teixidó-Turà, Laura Gutiérrez-García, Paula Fernández-Álvarez, Patricia Muñoz-Cabello, José A Barrabés, Coloma Tirón, Julián Palomino-Doza, José Manuel García-Pinilla, Antoni Bayés-Genís, Tomás Ripoll-Vera, Juan Jiménez-Jáimez, Eduardo Villacorta, Juan Ramón Gimeno-Blanes, Esther Zorio, Pablo García-Pavía, Roberto Barriales-Villa, Andrea Guala, Steffen E Petersen, Ignacio Ferreira-González, José F Rodríguez-Palomares

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Introduction and objectives: Defining the probability of cardiomyopathy in individuals with excessive trabeculation of the left ventricle (ETLV) is an unmet clinical need. Our aims were: a) to describe the incidence and predictors of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) decline and its correlation with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE); and b) to identify prognostic factors in low-risk individuals.

Methods: Retrospective multicenter study in patients with ETLV and suspected cardiomyopathy. Two endpoints were analyzed: a) LVEF decline (> 10% absolute decrease in LVEF with LVEF <50% at follow-up); and b) MACE, a composite of heart failure, ventricular arrhythmias, systemic embolisms, or cardiovascular mortality. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance core-lab analysis was performed in low-risk individuals (LVEF ≥50% and negative late gadolinium enhancement).

Results: A total of 530 patients were included, with a mean age of 44±19 years and 44% were women. The mean LVEF was 49±16%. Over a median echocardiographic follow-up of 4.2 years, 29 patients (6%) showed a decline in LVEF. Late gadolinium enhancement (P=.004) and baseline atrial fibrillation (P=.006) were independently associated with LVEF decline. During a subsequent clinical follow-up of 3.8 years, 106 patients (20%) experienced MACE. Factors that remained associated with MACE after adjustment were baseline LVEF (P<.001), LVEF decline (P=.022), baseline atrial fibrillation (P=.001), and QRS ≥120 ms (P=.009). Among low-risk individuals, left atrial strain correlated with outcomes and distinguished subclinical cardiomyopathy from physiological excessive trabeculation.

Conclusions: In ETLV, a decline in LVEF predicts cardiovascular events beyond baseline LVEF. In low-risk individuals, left atrial strain defines the probability of cardiomyopathy. A comprehensive assessment might provide valuable insights for differential diagnosis and risk stratification in this population.

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