Base-to-apex Gradient Pattern Assessed by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Cau, RiccardoFirst
Conceptualization
;Pintus, Alessandra;Montisci, Roberta;Saba, Luca
Last
2023-01-01
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the base-to-apex gradient strain pattern as a noncontrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) parameter in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) and determine whether this pattern may help discriminate TTC from patients with anterior myocardial infarction (AMI). Materials and methods: A total of 80 patients were included in the analysis: 30 patients with apical ballooning TTC and 50 patients with AMI. Global and regional ventricular function, including longitudinal (LS), circumferential (CS), and radial strain (RS), were assessed using CMR. The base-to-apex LS, RS, and CS gradients, defined as the peak gradient difference between averaged basal and apical strain, were calculated. Results: The base-to-apex RS gradient was impaired in TTC patients compared with the AMI group (14.04 ± 15.50 vs. -0.43 ± 11.59, P=0.001). Conversely, there were no significant differences in the base-to-apex LS and CS gradients between the AMI group and TTC patients (0.14 ± 2.71 vs. -1.5 ± 3.69, P=0.054: -0.99 ± 6.49 vs. ±1.4 ± 5.43, P=0.47, respectively). Beyond the presence and extension of LGE, base-to-apex RS gradient was the only independent discriminator between TTC and AMI (OR 1.28; 95% CI 1.08, 1.52, P=0.006) in multivariate logistic regression analysis. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that the pattern of regional myocardial strain impairment could serve as an additional noncontrast CMR tool to refine the diagnosis of TTC. A pronounced base-to-apex RS gradient may be a specific left ventricle strain pattern of TTC.File | Size | Format | |
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