Determinants and prognostic significance of myocardial replacement fibrosis in patients with mitral valve prolapse - 09/01/21
Résumé |
Background |
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a frequent disease that can be complicated by mitral regurgitation (MR), heart failure, arterial embolism, rhythm disorders and death. Left ventricular (LV) myocardial replacement fibrosis, a marker of maladaptive remodelling in numerous pathological conditions, has been evidenced in mitral valve prolapse (MVP) patients.
Purpose |
To evaluate the prevalence, determinants, and prognostic significance of LV myocardial fibrosis assessed through late gadolinium enhancement (LGE+) by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in MVP patients.
Methods |
We included 426 patients from 2 centres (55±16 years, 56% male) with MVP (trace to severe MR) who underwent a comprehensive echocardiography and CMR imaging. Gadolinium was injected in 411 (96%) patients. The primary outcome endpoint was a composite of cardiovascular events.
Results |
Of 411 patients, myocardial fibrosis (LGE+) was observed in 118 (29%; 100 myocardial wall including 66 basal inferolateral wall, 30 papillary muscle). LGE+ prevalence was 14% in trace-mild MR, 28% in moderate and 39% in severe MR, and was associated with worse heart chambers remodelling, larger mitral annulus, longer MV leaflets and presence of flail leaflet. Determinants of LGE+ in multivariable analysis were mainly LV mass (OR 1.01, P=0.008) associated to the magnitude of MR and coronary artery disease. Four years cardiovascular events-free survival was decreased in patients with LGE+ (49.7±11.9 vs. 76.2±6.2%, P<0.0001). In a stepwise multivariable Cox model, MR volume, LA volume index and LGE+ (HR: 2.69 [1.38–5.25], P=0.004) were associated with impaired outcome (Fig. 1).
Conclusions |
LV myocardial replacement fibrosis is frequent in MVP patients, related to both mitral valve apparatus alteration and MR grade (trace-mild 14%, moderate 28%, severe 39%), and emerges as a predictor of cardiovascular events. CMR imaging provides additional information to echocardiography in MVP.
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