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  • Title: Left ventricular mechanical dispersion is associated with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
    Author: Jalanko M, Tarkiainen M, Sipola P, Jääskeläinen P, Lauerma K, Laine M, Nieminen MS, Laakso M, Heliö T, Kuusisto J.
    Journal: Ann Med; 2016 Sep; 48(6):417-427. PubMed ID: 27249556.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: We assessed the value of speckle tracking two-dimensional (2D) strain echocardiography (2DSE) measured mechanical dispersion (MD) with other imaging and electrocardiographic parameters in differentiating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients with and without nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) on 24-h ambulatory ECG monitoring. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 31 patients with HCM caused by the Finnish founder mutation MYBPC3-Q1061X and 20 control subjects with comprehensive 2DSE echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI). The presence of NSVT was assessed from ambulatory 24-h ECG monitoring. NSVT episodes were recorded in 11 (35%) patients with HCM. MD was significantly higher in HCM patients with NSVT (93 ± 41 ms) compared to HCM patients without NSVT (50 ± 18 ms, p = 0.012) and control subjects (41 ± 16 ms, p < 0.001). MD was the only variable independently associated with the presence of NSVT (OR: 1.60, 95% CI: 1.05-2.45, p = 0.030). Assessed by ROC curves, MD performed best in differentiating between HCM patients with and without NSVT (AUC = 0.81). CONCLUSIONS: Increased mechanical dispersion was associated with NSVT in HCM patients on 24-h ambulatory ECG monitoring. Key messages The prediction of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy remains a challenge and novel imaging methods are required to identify individuals at risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Mechanical dispersion by speckle tracking echocardiography is associated with NSVT on 24-h ambulatory ECG monitoring in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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