Key result
Optimal heart failure therapy and restoration of sinus rhythm led to reverse left ventricular remodeling, with LVEF improving from 23% to 55% in a patient with a pathogenic TTN mutation.
Why the study?
The role of titin in cardiac physiology and disease is not fully understood, making the analysis of clinical cases of cardiomyopathy in patients with TTN mutations of scientific interest.
Does optimal heart failure therapy and restoration of sinus rhythm improve left ventricular function in a patient with TTN-mutated dilated cardiomyopathy?
Case Report (n=1)
Does optimal heart failure therapy and restoration of sinus rhythm improve left ventricular function in a patient with TTN-mutated dilated cardiomyopathy?
This case demonstrates that significant reverse left ventricular remodeling and normalization of ejection fraction can occur in patients with TTN-mutated dilated cardiomyopathy following optimal medical therapy and restoration of sinus rhythm.
May support reverse remodeling with optimal therapy in TTN cardiomyopathy; leaves open generalizability beyond this case.
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a leading cause of heart failure, sudden cardiac death, and heart transplantation in young patients. The causes of DCM are varied and include genetic factors and metabolic, infectious, toxic and others factors. Today it is known that germline mutations in more than 98 genes can be associated with the occurrence of DCM. However, the penetrance of these genes often depends on a combination of factors, including modifiable ones, i.e. those that change under the influence of the environment. About 20–25% of genetically determined forms of DCM are due to mutations in the titin gene (TTN). Titin is the largest protein in the body, which is an important component of the sarcomer. Although titin is the largest protein in the human body, its role in the physiology of heart and disease is not yet fully understood. However, a mutation in the TTN gene may later represent a potential therapeutic target for genetic and acquired cardiomyopathy. Thus, the analysis of clinical cases of cardiomyopathy in patients with identified mutations in the TTN gene is of great scientific interest. The article presents a clinical case of manifestation of DCM in patient with a revealed pathogenic variant of mutation in the gene TTN and reverse left ventricular remodeling of the against the background of optimal therapy of heart failure in a subsequent outpatient observation.
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Nasonova et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Dilated cardiomyopathy (n=1). Optimal heart failure therapy and sinus rhythm restoration was evaluated on Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Optimal heart failure therapy and restoration of sinus rhythm led to reverse left ventricular remodeling, with LVEF improving from 23% to 55% in a patient with a pathogenic TTN mutation.
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