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Association of left atrial size and function by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with long term outcomes in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Left atrial (LA) function and strain are being investigated as markers of disease progression in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). To assess LA function and strain by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with HCM and evaluate the association of these parameters with long-term clinical outcomes. We retrospectively evaluated 50 HCM patients and 50 patients with no significant cardiovascular disease (control) who underwent clinically indicated cardiac MRI. We calculated LA volumes using the Simpson area-length method to derive LA ejection fraction and expansion index. MRI-derived left atrial reservoir (ƐR), conduit (ƐCD), and contractile strain (ƐCT) were measured using dedicated software. A multivariate regression analysis with endpoints of ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTA) and heart failure hospitalization (HFH) was performed. HCM patients had significantly higher LV mass, higher LA volumes and lower LA strain compared to controls. During the median follow up of 15.6 months (interquartile range 8.4-35.4 months), 11 patients (22%) experienced a HFH, while 10 patients (20%) had VTA. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that ƐCT (odds ratio (OR) 0.96, confidence interval (CI) 0.83-1.00) and LA ejection fraction (OR 0.89, CI 0.79-1.00) were significantly associated with VTA and HFH respectively.

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