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Archivos de cardiología de México
On-line version ISSN 1665-1731Print version ISSN 1405-9940
Abstract
DE ZAN, Macarena et al. Myocardial regional thickness in patients with and without cardiomyopathy assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2016, vol.86, n.4, pp.305-312. ISSN 1665-1731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acmx.2016.03.003.
Objective
To explore regional differences in myocardial wall thickness (WT) among the most prevalent cardiomyopathies and in individuals without structural heart disease using cardiac magnetic resonance.
Methods
Patients older than 18 years referred to cardiac magnetic resonance during the period between January 2014 and September 2014, with a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and myocarditis were retrospectively selected from our database.
Results
One hundred twenty patients patients were included. The control group had an average WT of 5.9 ± 1.1 mm, with a WT index of 2.9 ± 0.8. Significantly lower mean WT in the apical segments were identified in both the control group (basal 6.7 ± 1.3 vs. mid 6.0 ± 1.3 vs. apical 4.6 ± 1.0 mm, P < .0001) and in all evaluated cardiomyopathies (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: basal 10.5 ± 2.4 vs. mid 10.8 ± 2.7 vs. apical 7.3 ± 3.3 mm, P < .0001; idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: basal 7.7 ± 1.7 vs. mid 7.6 ± 1.3 vs. apical 5.4 ± 1.3 mm, P < .0001; ischemic cardiomyopathy: basal 7.4 ± 1.7 vs. mid 7.5 ± 1.9 vs. apical 5.5 ± 1.8 mm, P < .0001; myocarditis: basal 7.1 ± 1.5 vs. mid 6.4 ± 1.1 vs. apical 5.1 ± 0.8, P < .0001). Significant gender differences were also evident regarding the mean WT both in the control group (male 6.5 ± 2.1 vs. female 5.2 ± 1.7 mm, P < .0001), as in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (10.5 ± 5.3 vs. 8.5 ± 5.7 mm, P < .0001) and myocarditis (6.6 ± 2.0 vs. 5.2 ± 1.6 mm, P < .0001).
Conclusion
We found a relatively high prevalence of segments commonly deemed thinned among patients without structural heart disease. We also observed a marked asymmetry and longitudinal gradient in wall thickness both in controls and in the various cardiomyopathies evaluated.
Keywords : Reference values; Cardiac magnetic resonance; Thinning; Hypertrophy; Argentina.