Midwall Fibrosis Is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Patients With Aortic Stenosis

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• 作者：Marc R.  ; Dweck MD^?/sup> ;   ; ^&dagger ; ; Sanjiv  ; Joshi MD^?/sup> ; Timothy  ; Murigu BSc^?/sup> ; Francisco  ; Alpendurada MD^?/sup> ; Andrew  ; Jabbour MD^?/sup> ; Giovanni  ; Melina MD^?/sup> ; Winston  ; Banya MSc^?/sup> ; Ankur  ; Gulati MD^?/sup> ;   ; ^&Dagger ; ; Isabelle  ; Roussin MD^?/sup> ; Sadaf  ; Raza^?/sup> ; Nishant A.  ; Prasad^?/sup> ; Rick  ; Wage BSc^?/sup> ; Cesare  ; Quarto MD^?/sup> ; Emiliano  ; Angeloni MD^?/sup> ; Simone  ; Refice MD^?/sup> ; Mary  ; Sheppard MD^?/sup> ; Stuart A.  ; Cook MD ; PhD^?/sup> ; Philip J.  ; Kilner MD ; PhD^?/sup> ;   ; ^&Dagger ; ; Dudley J.  ; Pennell MD^?/sup> ;   ; ^&Dagger ; ; David E.  ; Newby MD ; DSc^&dagger ; ; Raad H.  ; Mohiaddin MD^?/sup> ;   ; ^&Dagger ; ; John  ; Pepper MD^?/sup> ; Sanjay K.  ; Prasad MD^?/sup> ;   ; ^&Dagger ; ;   ; ^{s.prasad@rbht.nhs.uk}
• 关键词：aortic valve stenosis ; gadolinium ; mortality ; myocardial fibrosis ; myocardial infarction
• 刊名：Journal of the American College of Cardiology
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：13 September 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：58
• 期：12
• 页码：1271-1279
• 全文大小：994 K

文摘

Objectives

The goal of this study was to assess the prognostic significance of midwall and infarct patterns of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in aortic stenosis.

Background

Myocardial fibrosis occurs in aortic stenosis as part of the hypertrophic response. It can be detected by LGE, which is associated with an adverse prognosis in a range of other cardiac conditions.

Methods

Between January 2003 and October 2008, consecutive patients with moderate or severe aortic stenosis undergoing cardiovascular magnetic resonance with administration of gadolinium contrast were enrolled into a registry. Patients were categorized into absent, midwall, or infarct patterns of LGE by blinded independent observers. Patient follow-up was completed using patient questionnaires, source record data, and the National Strategic Tracing Service.

Results

A total of 143 patients (age 68 ¡À 14 years; 97 male) were followed up for 2.0 ¡À 1.4 years. Seventy-two underwent aortic valve replacement, and 27 died (24 cardiac, 3 sudden cardiac deaths). Compared with those with no LGE (n = 49), univariate analysis revealed that patients with midwall fibrosis (n = 54) had an 8-fold increase in all-cause mortality despite similar aortic stenosis severity and coronary artery disease burden. Patients with an infarct pattern (n = 40) had a 6-fold increase. Midwall fibrosis (hazard ratio: 5.35; 95 % confidence interval: 1.16 to 24.56; p = 0.03) and ejection fraction (hazard ratio: 0.96; 95 % confidence interval: 0.94 to 0.99; p = 0.01) were independent predictors of all-cause mortality by multivariate analysis.

Conclusions

Midwall fibrosis was an independent predictor of mortality in patients with moderate and severe aortic stenosis. It has incremental prognostic value to ejection fraction and may provide a useful method of risk stratification. (The Prognostic Significance of Fibrosis Detection in Cardiomyopathy; )