TY - JOUR
T1 - Left atrial volume and function in patients following ST elevation myocardial infarction and the association with clinical outcome
T2 - a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study
AU - Lønborg, Jacob Thomsen
AU - Engstrøm, Thomas
AU - Møller, Jacob Eifer
AU - Ahtarovski, Kiril A
AU - Kelbæk, Henning
AU - Holmvang, Lene
AU - Jørgensen, Erik
AU - Helqvist, Steffen
AU - Saunamäki, Kari
AU - Søholm, Helle
AU - Andersen, Mads
AU - Mathiasen, Anders B
AU - Kühl, Jørgen Tobias
AU - Clemmensen, Peter
AU - Køber, Lars
AU - Vejlstrup, Niels
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - AimsThe left atrium (LA) transfers blood to the left ventricle in a complex manner. LA function is characterized by passive emptying (LA passive fraction), active emptying (LA ejection fraction), and total emptying (LA fractional change). Despite this complexity, the clinical relevance of the LA is based almost exclusively on LA maximal volume (LAmax), which may not glean the full prognostic potential. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is considered the most accurate method for studying LA function and size. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prognostic importance of LA function in patients following ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Methods and resultsIn 199 patients, a CMR scan was performed within 1-3 days after STEMI to measure LAmax and minimal volume (LAmin) and LA function. The incidence of death, re-infarction, stroke, and admission for heart failure [major adverse cardiac event (MACE)] were registered during the follow-up period [2.3 years (inter-quartile range: 2.0-2.5)]. A total of 40 patients (20%) met the clinical endpoint of MACE during follow-up. In a Cox regression analysis adjusting for known risk factors, LA fractional change remained independently associated with MACE [adjusted hazard ratio: 0.66 (95% confidence interval: 0.46-0.95)]. LAmax, LAmin, or LA passive fraction was not independently associated with MACE. Furthermore, LA fractional change provided incremental prognostic value to LAmax and other known predictors (Wald χ2 31.0 vs. 39.9, P= 0.016).ConclusionIn STEMI patients, impaired LA fractional change is independently associated with outcome and provide incremental prognostic information to established predictors including LAmax.
AB - AimsThe left atrium (LA) transfers blood to the left ventricle in a complex manner. LA function is characterized by passive emptying (LA passive fraction), active emptying (LA ejection fraction), and total emptying (LA fractional change). Despite this complexity, the clinical relevance of the LA is based almost exclusively on LA maximal volume (LAmax), which may not glean the full prognostic potential. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is considered the most accurate method for studying LA function and size. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prognostic importance of LA function in patients following ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Methods and resultsIn 199 patients, a CMR scan was performed within 1-3 days after STEMI to measure LAmax and minimal volume (LAmin) and LA function. The incidence of death, re-infarction, stroke, and admission for heart failure [major adverse cardiac event (MACE)] were registered during the follow-up period [2.3 years (inter-quartile range: 2.0-2.5)]. A total of 40 patients (20%) met the clinical endpoint of MACE during follow-up. In a Cox regression analysis adjusting for known risk factors, LA fractional change remained independently associated with MACE [adjusted hazard ratio: 0.66 (95% confidence interval: 0.46-0.95)]. LAmax, LAmin, or LA passive fraction was not independently associated with MACE. Furthermore, LA fractional change provided incremental prognostic value to LAmax and other known predictors (Wald χ2 31.0 vs. 39.9, P= 0.016).ConclusionIn STEMI patients, impaired LA fractional change is independently associated with outcome and provide incremental prognostic information to established predictors including LAmax.
U2 - 10.1093/ehjci/jes118
DO - 10.1093/ehjci/jes118
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22696494
SN - 2047-2404
VL - 14
SP - 118
EP - 127
JO - European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging
JF - European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging
IS - 2
ER -