Doppler myocardial imaging intraventricular delay >45 ms independently predicted sudden cardiac death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with 88.8% accuracy (P<0.0001).
Cohort (n=246)
Does intra-left ventricular electromechanical asynchrony measured by Doppler myocardial imaging predict sudden cardiac death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Intra-left ventricular electromechanical delay >45 ms measured by Doppler myocardial imaging is a strong independent predictor of sudden cardiac death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
p-value: p=<0.0001
AIMS: We sought to assess the indexes of myocardial activation delay, using Doppler myocardial imaging (DMI), as potential predictors of cardiac events in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The distribution and magnitude of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy are not uniform in patients with HCM, which results in heterogeneity of regional LV systolic function. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study population included 123 HCM patients (39.4+/-5.9 years) and 123 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects, followed up for 48.4+/-8.8 months. By use of pulsed DMI, the following regional parameters were evaluated in six different basal myocardial segments: myocardial peak velocities and systolic time-intervals; myocardial intraventricular (intra-V-Del) and interventricular (inter-V-Del) systolic delays. DMI analysis in HCM showed lower myocardial systolic and early-diastolic peak velocities of all the segments. As for time intervals, HCM showed significant inter- and intra-V delays (P45 ms is identified with high sensitivity and specificity in HCM patients at higher risk of ventricular tachycardia and sudden cardiac death (test accuracy: 88.8%). CONCLUSION: In HCM patients, DMI indexes of intra-V-Del may provide additional information for selecting subgroups of HCM patients at increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death at follow-up. Accordingly, such patients may be more actively identified for early intensive treatment and survey.
D’Andrea et al. (Mon,) conducted a cohort in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) (n=246). Doppler myocardial imaging (DMI) vs. Healthy subjects was evaluated on Sudden cardiac death (p=<0.0001). Doppler myocardial imaging intraventricular delay >45 ms independently predicted sudden cardiac death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with 88.8% accuracy (P<0.0001).
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