Dynamic heart model-derived 3D echocardiographic metrics, such as minimum indexed left atrial volume (OR 3.03; 95% CI 2.48-3.70), demonstrated robust associations with cardiovascular diseases.
Observational (n=1,069)
Are 3D echocardiography dynamic heart model metrics associated with prevalent vascular risk factors and cardiovascular diseases?
Novel 3D echocardiography left heart chamber metrics derived by dynamic heart models, such as LAEF, LAVi min, and LVGFI, are strongly associated with prevalent cardiovascular diseases and may improve disease discrimination.
Effect estimate: OR 3.03 (95% CI 2.48-3.70)
Background. Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DE) powered by artificial intelligence provides accurate left chamber quantification in good accordance with cardiac magnetic resonance and has the potential to revolutionize our clinical practice. Aims. To evaluate the association and the independent value of dynamic heart model (DHM)-derived left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) metrics with prevalent vascular risk factors (VRFs) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in a large, unselected population. Materials and Methods. We estimated the association of DHM metrics with VRFs (hypertension, diabetes) and CVDs (atrial fibrillation, stroke, ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathies, >moderate valvular heart disease/prosthesis), stratified by prevalent disease status: participants without VRFs or CVDs (healthy), with at least one VRFs but without CVDs, and with at least one CVDs. Results. We retrospectively included 1069 subjects (median age 62 IQR 49−74; 50.6% women). When comparing VRFs with the healthy, significant difference in maximum and minimum indexed atrial volume (LAVi max and LAVi min), left atrial ejection fraction (LAEF), left ventricular mass/left ventricular end-diastolic volume ratio, and left ventricular global function index (LVGFI) were recorded (p < 0.05). In the adjusted logistic regression, LAVi min, LAEF, LV ejection fraction, and LVGFI showed the most robust association (OR 3.03 95% CI 2.48−3.70, 0.45 95% CI 0.39−0.51, 0.28 95% CI 0.22−0.35, and 0.22 95% CI 0.16−0.28, respectively, with CVDs. Conclusions. The present data suggested that novel 3DE left heart chamber metrics by DHM such as LAEF, LAVi min, and LVGFI can refine our echocardiographic disease discrimination capacity.
Barbieri et al. (Mon,) conducted a observational in Vascular risk factors and cardiovascular diseases (n=1,069). Dynamic heart model (DHM)-derived left atrial and left ventricular metrics vs. Healthy subjects without vascular risk factors or cardiovascular diseases was evaluated on Association of minimum indexed left atrial volume (LAVi min) with cardiovascular diseases (OR 3.03, 95% CI 2.48-3.70). Dynamic heart model-derived 3D echocardiographic metrics, such as minimum indexed left atrial volume (OR 3.03; 95% CI 2.48-3.70), demonstrated robust associations with cardiovascular diseases.