Abstract 17007: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Assessment of Right Ventricular Remodeling After Anthracycline Therapy

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Ferreira de Souza ◽  
Thiago Quinaglia ◽  
Ligia Antunes-Correa ◽  
Zsofia Drobni ◽  
Felipe Costa ◽  
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Introduction: There are limited data characterizing the effect of anthracyclines on right ventricular (RV) structure and function. Hypothesis: The goal of this study was to test the effect of anthracyclines on RV myocardial remodeling using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Methods: This was a prospective CMR and serum biomarker study of 27 women with breast cancer (BC) (51.8±8.9 years) who underwent a CMR prior, and up to 3-times after anthracycline therapy (240 mg/m 2 ). The primary measure of interest was the RV extracellular volume (ECV) and cardiomyocyte mass index (1-ECV). Additional measures of interest were the left ventricular (LV) ECV, and the LV and RV mass. Biomarkers included high-sensitive troponin T, and creatinine-kinase MB isoenzyme (CKMB). Results: Before anthracyclines, all subjects had normal LV ejection fraction (EF) (69.4±3.6%) and RVEF (55.6±9%). At 351-700 days after anthracyclines, the LVEF and LV mass index declined to 58±6% (P<0.001) and 36±6g/m 2 (P<0.001). Similarly, the RVEF and RV mass index also decreased, reaching 46.3±6.8% at (222-350] days (P<0.001) and 8.13±2g/m 2 at (350-700] days (P<0.001) after anthracycline, respectively (Figure 1). At (350-700] days after anthracycline, both LV and RV ECV increased by 0.037 to 0.36±0.04 (P=0.004) and by 0.12 to 0.40±0.07 (P<0.001), respectively (Figure 2). In parallel, both the LV and RV cardiomyocyte mass also decreased after anthracyclines (Figure 2). Conclusions: In a prospective observational study among women with breast cancer, anthracyclines were associated with a decrease in the RV EF, an increase in the RV ECV and a decrease in the RV cardiomyocyte mass.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Ferreira de Souza ◽  
Thiago Quinaglia Silva ◽  
Lígia Antunes-Correa ◽  
Zsofia D. Drobni ◽  
Felipe Osório Costa ◽  
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AbstractThere are limited data on the effects of anthracyclines on right ventricular (RV) structure, function, and tissue characteristics. The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of anthracyclines on the RV using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). This was a post-hoc analysis of a prospective study of 27 breast cancer (BC) patients (51.8 ± 8.9 years) using CMR prior, and up to 3-times after anthracyclines (240 mg/m2) to measure RV volumes and mass, RV extracellular volume (ECV) and cardiomyocyte mass (CM). Before anthracyclines, LVEF (69.4 ± 3.6%) and RVEF (55.6 ± 9%) were normal. The median follow-up after anthracyclines was 399 days (IQR 310–517). The RVEF reached its nadir (46.3 ± 6.8%) after 9-months (P < 0.001). RV mass-index and RV CM decreased to 13 ± 2.8 g/m2 and 8.13 ± 2 g/m2, respectively, at 16-months after anthracyclines. The RV ECV expanded from 0.26 ± 0.07 by 0.14 (53%) to 0.40 ± 0.1 (P < 0.001). The RV ECV expansion correlated with a decrease in RV mass-index (r = −0.46; P < 0.001) and the increase in CK-MB. An RV ESV index at baseline above its median predicted an increased risk of LV dysfunction post-anthracyclines. In BC patients treated with anthracyclines, RV atrophy, systolic dysfunction, and a parallel increase of diffuse interstitial fibrosis indicate a cardiotoxic response on a similar scale as previously seen in the systemic left ventricle.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guozhu Shao ◽  
Yukun Cao ◽  
Yue Cui ◽  
Xiaoyu Han ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
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Abstract Background: The purpose of this study is to dynamically monitor the myocardial structure and function changes in diabetic mini-pigs by 1.5T cardiac magnetic resonance. Methods: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) T1 mapping was performed in three male streptozotocin-induced diabetic mini-pigs. T1-mapping and ECV-mapping were acquired at basal, mid and apical segments. CMR feature-tracking (CMR-FT) is used to quantify left ventricle global longitudinal (LVGLS), circumferential (LVGCS) and radial strain(LVGRS). Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) was evaluated using a commercially available software.Results: Left ventricular mass (LVM), myocardial T1 value and extracellular volume (ECV) value increased gradually after 3, 4.5 and 6 months of modeling, while LVGLS decreased gradually after 3 months of modeling(Modeling 3M VS 1.5M:LVM,34.0 ± 1.9 VS 26.4 ± 1.3,P=0.027;T1,1012.3 ± 9.6 VS 1002.2 ± 11.4, P=0.014; ECV,24.3 ± 1.6 VS 22.4 ± 1.6,P=0.014;GLS:-20.8 ± 1.3 VS -23.0 ± 1.6,P=0.014;Modeling 4.5M VS 3M:LVM,37.5 ± 1.3 VS 34.0 ± 1.9,P=0.005;T1, 1017.8 ± 9.5 VS 1012.3 ± 9.6, P<0.001;ECV,26.2 ± 1.5 VS 24.3 ± 1.6,P=0.037;GLS:-19.4 ± 1.4 VS -20.8 ± 1.3,P=0.016;Modeling 6M VS 4.5M:LVM,42.9 ± 1.6 ± 1.9 VS 37.5 ± 1.3,P=0.008;T1,1026.6 ± 10.2 VS 1017.8 ± 9.5, P=0.003;ECV,28.6 ± 1.8 VS 26.2 ± 1.5,P=0.016;GLS:-17.9 ± 1.1 VS -19.4 ± 1.4,P=0.019). EAT did not increase significantly until the sixth month (Modeling 6M VS 4.5M, EAT: 24.1 ± 3.1 VS 20.2 ± 2.4, P= 0.043).Conclusion: The progressive impairments in LV structure and myocardial deformation occurs in diabetic mini-pigs. T1 mapping and CMR-FT technology are promising to monitor abnormal changes of diabetic myocardium in early stage of diabetic cardiomyopathy.


Author(s):  
Angela Pucci ◽  
Alberto Aimo ◽  
Veronica Musetti ◽  
Andrea Barison ◽  
Giuseppe Vergaro ◽  
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Background The relative contribution of amyloid and fibrosis to extracellular volume expansion in cardiac amyloidosis (CA) has never been defined. Methods and Results We included all patients diagnosed with amyloid light‐chain (AL) or transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis at a tertiary referral center between 2014 to 2020 and undergoing a left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy. Patients (n=37) were more often men (92%), with a median age of 72 years (interquartile range, 68–81). Lambda‐positive AL was found in 14 of 19 AL cases (38%) and kappa‐positive AL in 5 of 19 (14%), while transthyretin was detected in the other 18 cases (48%). Amyloid deposits accounted for 15% of tissue sample area (10%–30%), without significant differences between AL and transthyretin amyloidosis. All patients displayed myocardial fibrosis, with a median extent of 15% of tissue samples (10%–23%; range, 5%–60%), in the absence of spatial overlap with amyloid deposits. Interstitial fibrosis was often associated with mild and focal subendocardial fibrosis. The extent of fibrosis or the combination of amyloidosis and fibrosis did not differ significantly between transthyretin amyloidosis and AL subgroups. In 20 patients with myocardial T1 mapping at cardiac magnetic resonance, the combined amyloid and fibrosis extent displayed a modest correlation with extracellular volume ( r =0.661, P =0.001). The combined amyloid and fibrosis extent correlated with high‐sensitivity troponin T ( P =0.035) and N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide ( P =0.002) serum levels. Conclusions Extracellular spaces in cardiac amyloidosis are enlarged to a similar extent by amyloid deposits and fibrotic tissue. Their combination can better explain the increased extracellular volume at cardiac magnetic resonance and circulating biomarkers than amyloid extent alone.


2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Peretto ◽  
Alberto M. Cappelletti ◽  
Roberto Spoladore ◽  
Massimo Slavich ◽  
Stefania Rizzo ◽  
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Author(s):  
Raphael Rosenhek

The workup of patients with aortic regurgitation is routinely based on echocardiography and includes a detailed morphologic assessment of the aortic valve with the determination of disease aetiology. The quantification of aortic regurgitation is based on an integration of qualitative and quantitative parameters. Haemodynamic consequences of aortic valve disease on left ventricular size, hypertrophy, and function, as well as potentially coexisting valve lesions, are assessed. Predictors of outcome and indications for surgery are substantially defined by echocardiographic parameters. Cardiac magnetic resonance has become an important complementary technique, both for the quantification of regurgitant severity and for the assessment of ventricular function. While the proximal parts of the ascending aorta are routinely visualized by transthoracic echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) and in particular cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and cardiac computed tomography (CT) allow a more comprehensive assessment of the thoracic aorta.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (01) ◽  
pp. 045-051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahir Tak ◽  
Camilla M. Jaekel ◽  
Shahyar M. Gharacholou ◽  
Marshall W. Dworak ◽  
Scott A. Marshall

AbstractDoxorubicin is a standard treatment option for breast cancer, lymphoma, and leukemia, but its benefits are limited by its potential for cardiotoxicity. The primary objective of this study was to compare cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) versus echocardiography (ECHO) to detect a reduction in left ventricular ejection function, suggestive of doxorubicin cardiotoxicity. We studied eligible patients who were 18 years or older, who had breast cancer or lymphoma, and who were offered treatment with doxorubicin with curative intent dosing of 240 to 300 mg/m2 body surface area between March 1, 2009 and October 31, 2013. Patients underwent baseline CMRI and ECHO. Both imaging studies were repeated after four cycles of treatment. Ejection fraction (EF) calculated by both methods was compared and analyzed with the inferential statistical Student's t test. Twenty-eight eligible patients were enrolled. Two patients stopped participating in the study before undergoing baseline CMRI; 26 patients underwent baseline ECHO and CMRI. Eight of those 26 patients declined posttreatment studies, so the final study population was 18 patients. There was a significant difference in EF pre- and posttreatment in the CMRI group (p = 0.009) versus the ECHO group that showed no significant differences in EF (p = NS). It appears that CMRI is superior to ECHO for detecting doxorubicin-induced reductions in cardiac systolic function. However, ECHO is less expensive and more convenient for patients because of its noninvasive character and bedside practicality. A larger study is needed to confirm these findings.


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