Association of myocardial fibrosis and stroke volume by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with severe aortic stenosis with outcome after valve replacement:The British Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance AS700 Study

Thornton, George D., Musa, Tarique A., Rigolli, Marzia, Loudon, Margaret, Chin, Calvin, Pica, Silvia, Malley, Tamir, Foley, James R. J., Vassiliou, Vassilios S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4005-7752, Davies, Rhodri H., Captur, Gabriella, Dobson, Laura E., Moon, James C., Dweck, Marc R., Myerson, Saul G., Prasad, Sanjay K., Greenwood, John P., McCann, Gerry P., Singh, Anvesha and Treibel, Thomas A. (2022) Association of myocardial fibrosis and stroke volume by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with severe aortic stenosis with outcome after valve replacement:The British Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance AS700 Study. JAMA Cardiology, 7 (5). pp. 513-520. ISSN 2380-6583

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Abstract

Importance: Low-flow severe aortic stenosis (AS) has higher mortality than severe AS with normal flow. The conventional definition of low-flow AS is an indexed stroke volume (SVi) by echocardiography less than 35 mL/m2. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is the reference standard for quantifying left ventricular volumes and function from which SVi by CMR can be derived. Objective To determine the association of left ventricular SVi by CMR with myocardial remodeling and survival among patients with severe AS after valve replacement. Design, Setting, and Participants: This multicenter longitudinal cohort study was conducted between January 2003 and May 2015 across 6 UK cardiothoracic centers. Patients with severe AS listed for either surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) were included. Patients underwent preprocedural echocardiography and CMR. Patients were stratified by echocardiography-derived aortic valve mean and/or peak gradient and SVi by CMR into 4 AS endotypes: low-flow, low-gradient AS; low-flow, high-gradient AS; normal-flow, low-gradient AS; and normal-flow, high-gradient AS. Patients were observed for a median of 3.6 years. Data were analyzed from September to November 2021. Exposures: SAVR or TAVR. Main Outcomes and Measures: All-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality after aortic valve intervention. Results: Of 674 included patients, 425 (63.1%) were male, and the median (IQR) age was 75 (66-80) years. The median (IQR) aortic valve area index was 0.4 (0.3-0.4) cm2/m2. Patients with low-flow AS endotypes (low gradient and high gradient) had lower left ventricular ejection fraction, mass, and wall thickness and increased all-cause and CV mortality than patients with normal-flow AS (all-cause mortality: hazard ratio [HR], 2.08; 95% CI, 1.37-3.14; P < .001; CV mortality: HR, 3.06; 95% CI, 1.79-5.25; P < .001). CV mortality was independently associated with lower SVi (HR, 1.64; 95% CI, 1.08-2.50; P = .04), age (HR, 2.54; 95% CI, 1.29-5.01; P = .001), and higher quantity of late gadolinium enhancement (HR, 2.93; 95% CI, 1.68-5.09; P < .001). CV mortality hazard increased more rapidly in those with an SVI less than 45 mL/m2. SVi by CMR was independently associated with age, atrial fibrillation, focal scar (by late gadolinium enhancement), and parameters of cardiac remodeling (left ventricular mass and left atrial volume). Conclusions and Relevance: In this cohort study, SVi by CMR was associated with CV mortality after aortic valve replacement, independent of age, focal scar, and ejection fraction. The unique capability of CMR to quantify myocardial scar, combined with other prognostically important imaging biomarkers, such as SVi by CMR, may enable comprehensive stratification of postoperative risk in patients with severe symptomatic AS.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: cardiology and cardiovascular medicine ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2705
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
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Date Deposited: 18 Feb 2022 11:30
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2023 03:15
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/83576
DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.0340

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