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Noncontrast Magnetic Resonance for the Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis

Baggiano, A; Boldrini, M; Martinez-Naharro, A; Kotecha, T; Petrie, A; Rezk, T; Gritti, M; ... Fontana, M; + view all (2020) Noncontrast Magnetic Resonance for the Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging , 13 (1(1)) pp. 69-80. 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.03.026. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the diagnostic use of native T1 to detect cardiac amyloidosis (CA) in a large prospective cohort of patients referred for suspected systemic amyloidosis. BACKGROUND: CA is a progressive and fatal underdiagnosed cause of heart failure. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has emerged as an extremely useful test for the non-invasive diagnosis of CA, but administration of contrast is still required to make a diagnosis. METHODS: In this study, 868 patients with suspected CA referred between 2015 and 2017 underwent CMR with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), T1 mapping, and an array of clinical investigations. RESULTS: The final diagnosis was cardiac light-chain (AL) amyloidosis in 222, cardiac transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis in 214, and no cardiac involvement in 427 cases. T1 was significantly elevated in both types of CA and this was associated with high diagnostic accuracy in the overall population (area under the curve, 0.93). A native T1 <1,036 ms was associated with 98% negative predictive value for CA whereas a native T1 >1,164 ms was associated with 98% positive predictive value for CA. We propose the use of these cut-offs to exclude or confirm CA and to restrict the administration of contrast only to patients with intermediate probability (native T1 between 1,036 and 1,164 ms), 58% of patients in this population. CONCLUSIONS: Native myocardial T1 enables diagnosis of CA to be made without need for gadolinium contrast in a large proportion of patients with suspected systemic amyloidosis. We propose a diagnostic algorithm for non-contrast CMR applicable to patients with suspected amyloidosis.

Type: Article
Title: Noncontrast Magnetic Resonance for the Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.03.026
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.03.026
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: accuracy, amyloidosis, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, native T1 mapping, renal failure
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inflammation
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Renal Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Clinical Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10077020
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