This study assessed left atrial (LA) dimension as a potential predictor of outcome in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC). From the Italian Registry for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, 1,491 patients (mean age 47 +/- 17 years; 61% men; 19% obstructive), followed for 9.4 +/- 7.4 years after the initial echocardiographic evaluation, constituted the study group. The mean LA transverse dimension was 43 +/- 9 mm and was larger in patients with severe symptoms (48 +/- 9 mm for New York Heart Association classes III and IV vs 42 +/- 9 mm for classes I and II, p < 0.001), atrial fibrillation (47 +/- 9 vs 42 +/- 8 mm in sinus rhythm, p < 0.001), and left ventricular outflow obstruction (46 +/- 9 mm for >= 30 mm Hg at rest vs 42 +/- 9 mm. for < 30 mm Hg at rest, p < 0.001). On univariate analysis, each 5-mm increase in LA size was associated with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.2 for all-cause mortality (p < 0.0001). On multivariate analysis, a LA dimension > 48 mm (the 75th percentile) had a HR of 1.9 for all-cause mortality (p = 0.008), 2.0 for cardiovascular death (p = 0.014), and 3.1 for death related to heart failure (p = 0.008) but was unassociated with sudden death (p = 0.81). Similar results were obtained after the exclusion of patients with atrial fibrillation (HR 1.7, p = 0.008) or outflow obstruction (HR 1.8, p = 0.003). The predictive power of LA dimension > 48 mm was also validated in an independent HC cohort from the United States, with similar HRs (1.8 for all-cause mortality, p = 0.019). In conclusion, in a large cohort of patients with HC from a nationwide registry, a marked increase in LA dimension were predictive of long-term outcome, independent of co-existent atrial fibrillation or outflow obstruction. LA dimension is a novel and independent 'marker of prognosis in HC, particularly relevant to the identification of patients at risk for death related to heart failure
Prognostic significance of left atrial size in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (from the Italian Registry for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy)
MONTE, INES PAOLA
2006-01-01
Abstract
This study assessed left atrial (LA) dimension as a potential predictor of outcome in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC). From the Italian Registry for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, 1,491 patients (mean age 47 +/- 17 years; 61% men; 19% obstructive), followed for 9.4 +/- 7.4 years after the initial echocardiographic evaluation, constituted the study group. The mean LA transverse dimension was 43 +/- 9 mm and was larger in patients with severe symptoms (48 +/- 9 mm for New York Heart Association classes III and IV vs 42 +/- 9 mm for classes I and II, p < 0.001), atrial fibrillation (47 +/- 9 vs 42 +/- 8 mm in sinus rhythm, p < 0.001), and left ventricular outflow obstruction (46 +/- 9 mm for >= 30 mm Hg at rest vs 42 +/- 9 mm. for < 30 mm Hg at rest, p < 0.001). On univariate analysis, each 5-mm increase in LA size was associated with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.2 for all-cause mortality (p < 0.0001). On multivariate analysis, a LA dimension > 48 mm (the 75th percentile) had a HR of 1.9 for all-cause mortality (p = 0.008), 2.0 for cardiovascular death (p = 0.014), and 3.1 for death related to heart failure (p = 0.008) but was unassociated with sudden death (p = 0.81). Similar results were obtained after the exclusion of patients with atrial fibrillation (HR 1.7, p = 0.008) or outflow obstruction (HR 1.8, p = 0.003). The predictive power of LA dimension > 48 mm was also validated in an independent HC cohort from the United States, with similar HRs (1.8 for all-cause mortality, p = 0.019). In conclusion, in a large cohort of patients with HC from a nationwide registry, a marked increase in LA dimension were predictive of long-term outcome, independent of co-existent atrial fibrillation or outflow obstruction. LA dimension is a novel and independent 'marker of prognosis in HC, particularly relevant to the identification of patients at risk for death related to heart failureFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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