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Intra-Atrial Dyssynchrony Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance to Quantify Tissue Remodeling in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation / Dessincronia Intra-atrial à Ressonância Magnética Cardíaca para Quantificação da Remodelação Tecidual em Pacientes com Fibrilação Atrial
Ciuffo, Luisa Allen; Lima, João; Vasconcellos, Henrique Doria de; Balouch, Muhammad; Tao, Susumu; Nazarian, Saman; Spragg, David D; Marine, Joseph E; Berger, Ronald D; Calkins, Hugh; Ashikaga, Hiroshi.
  • Ciuffo, Luisa Allen; University of New Mexico. New Mexico. US
  • Lima, João; Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System. Baltimore. US
  • Vasconcellos, Henrique Doria de; The Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. US
  • Balouch, Muhammad; The Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. US
  • Tao, Susumu; The Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. US
  • Nazarian, Saman; The Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. US
  • Spragg, David D; The Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. US
  • Marine, Joseph E; The Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. US
  • Berger, Ronald D; The Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. US
  • Calkins, Hugh; The Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. US
  • Ashikaga, Hiroshi; The Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore. US
Arq. bras. cardiol ; 112(4): 441-450, Apr. 2019. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1001289
ABSTRACT
Abstract

Background:

Recent studies suggest that left atrial (LA) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) can quantify the underlying tissue remodeling that harbors atrial fibrillation (AF). However, quantification of LA-LGE requires labor-intensive magnetic resonance imaging acquisition and postprocessing at experienced centers. LA intra-atrial dyssynchrony assessment is an emerging imaging technique that predicts AF recurrence after catheter ablation. We hypothesized that 1) LA intra-atrial dyssynchrony is associated with LA-LGE in patients with AF and 2) LA intra-atrial dyssynchrony is greater in patients with persistent AF than in those with paroxysmal AF.

Method:

We conducted a cross-sectional study comparing LA intra-atrial dyssynchrony and LA-LGE in 146 patients with a history of AF (60.0 ± 10.0 years, 30.1% nonparoxysmal AF) who underwent pre-AF ablation cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in sinus rhythm. Using tissue-tracking CMR, we measured the LA longitudinal strain in two- and four-chamber views. We defined intra-atrial dyssynchrony as the standard deviation (SD) of the time to peak longitudinal strain (SD-TPS, in %) and the SD of the time to the peak pre-atrial contraction strain corrected by the cycle length (SD-TPSpreA, in %). We used the image intensity ratio (IIR) to quantify LA-LGE.

Results:

Intra-atrial dyssynchrony analysis took 5 ± 9 minutes per case. Multivariable analysis showed that LA intra-atrial dyssynchrony was independently associated with LA-LGE. In addition, LA intra-atrial dyssynchrony was significantly greater in patients with persistent AF than those with paroxysmal AF. In contrast, there was no significant difference in LA-LGE between patients with persistent and paroxysmal AF. LA intra-atrial dyssynchrony showed excellent reproducibility and its analysis was less time-consuming (5 ± 9 minutes) than the LA-LGE (60 ± 20 minutes).

Conclusion:

LA Intra-atrial dyssynchrony is a quick and reproducible index that is independently associated with LA-LGE to reflect the underlying tissue remodeling.
RESUMO
Resumo Fundamento Estudos recentes sugerem que o realce tardio com gadolínio (RTG) no átrio esquerdo (AE) pode quantificar a remodelação tecidual subjacente que abriga a fibrilação atrial (FA). No entanto, a quantificação do RTG-AE requer um trabalho intenso de aquisição por ressonância magnética e pós-processamento em centros experientes. A avaliação da dessincronia intra-atrial no AE é uma técnica de imagem emergente que prediz a recorrência da FA após ablação por cateter. Nós levantamos as hipóteses de que 1) a dessincronia intra-atrial está associada ao RTG-AE em pacientes com FA e 2) a dessincronia intra-atrial é maior em pacientes com FA persistente do que naqueles com FA paroxística.

Método:

Realizamos um estudo transversal comparando a dessincronia intra-atrial no AE e o RTG-AE em 146 pacientes com história de FA (60,0 ± 10,0 anos, 30,1% com FA não paroxística) submetidos à ressonância magnética cardíaca (RMC) durante ritmo sinusal antes da ablação da FA. Com utilização de RMC com tissue tracking, medimos o strain longitudinal do AE em cortes de duas e quatro câmaras. Definimos a dessincronia intra-atrial como o desvio padrão (DP) do tempo até o pico do strain longitudinal (DP-TPS, em %) e o DP do tempo até o pico do strain antes da contração atrial corrigido pela duração do ciclo (DP-TPSpreA, em %). Utilizamos a razão da intensidade da imagem (RIM) para quantificar o RTG-AE.

Resultados:

A análise da dessincronia intra-atrial levou 9 ± 5 minutos por caso. A análise multivariada mostrou que a dessincronia intra-atrial no AE esteve independentemente associada ao RTG-AE. Além disso, a dessincronia intra-atrial no AE foi significativamente maior em pacientes com FA persistente do que naqueles com FA paroxística. Por outro lado, não houve diferença significativa no RTG-AE entre pacientes com FA persistente e paroxística. A dessincronia intra-atrial no AE mostrou excelente reprodutibilidade e sua análise foi menos demorada (5 ± 9 minutos) do que o RTG-AE (60 ± 20 minutos).

Conclusão:

A dessincronia intra-atrial no AE é um índice rápido, reprodutível e independentemente associado ao RTG-AE para indicar remodelação tecidual subjacente. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2019; 112(4)441-450)
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Atrial Fibrillation / Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Atrial Remodeling Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Arq. bras. cardiol Journal subject: Cardiology Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System/US / The Johns Hopkins University/US / University of New Mexico/US

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Atrial Fibrillation / Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Atrial Remodeling Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Arq. bras. cardiol Journal subject: Cardiology Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System/US / The Johns Hopkins University/US / University of New Mexico/US