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Dilated cardiomyopathy and arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive genotype-imaging phenotype study

Augusto, JB; Eiros, R; Nakou, E; Moura-Ferreira, S; Treibel, TA; Captur, G; Akhtar, MA; ... Lopes, LR; + view all (2020) Dilated cardiomyopathy and arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive genotype-imaging phenotype study. European Heart Journal: Cardiovascular Imaging , 21 (3) pp. 326-336. 10.1093/ehjci/jez188. Green open access

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AIMS: Myocardial scar detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance has been associated with sudden cardiac death in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Certain genetic causes of DCM may cause a malignant arrhythmogenic phenotype. The concepts of arrhythmogenic left ventricular (LV) cardiomyopathy (ALVC) and arrhythmogenic DCM are currently ill-defined. We hypothesized that a distinctive imaging phenotype defines ALVC. METHODS AND RESULTS: Eighty-nine patients with DCM-associated mutations [desmoplakin (DSP) n = 25, filamin C (FLNC) n = 7, titin n = 30, lamin A/C n = 12, bcl2-associated athanogene 3 n = 3, RNA binding motif protein 20 n = 3, cardiac sodium channel NAv1.5 n = 2, and sarcomeric genes n = 7] were comprehensively phenotyped. Clustering analysis resulted in two groups: 'DSP/FLNC genotypes' and 'non-DSP/FLNC'. There were no significant differences in age, sex, symptoms, baseline electrocardiography, arrhythmia burden, or ventricular volumes between the two groups. Subepicardial LV late gadolinium enhancement with ring-like pattern (at least three contiguous segments in the same short-axis slice) was observed in 78.1% of DSP/FLNC genotypes but was absent in the other DCM genotypes (P < 0.001). Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and global longitudinal strain were lower in other DCM genotypes (P = 0.053 and P = 0.015, respectively), but LV regional wall motion abnormalities were more common in DSP/FLNC genotypes (P < 0.001). DSP/FLNC patients with non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) had more LV scar (P = 0.010), whereas other DCM genotypes patients with NSVT had lower LVEF (P = 0.001) than patients without NSVT. CONCLUSION: DSP/FLNC genotypes cause more regionality in LV impairment. The most defining characteristic is a subepicardial ring-like scar pattern in DSP/FLNC, which should be considered in future diagnostic criteria for ALVC.

Type: Article
Title: Dilated cardiomyopathy and arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive genotype-imaging phenotype study
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez188
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jez188
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: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, cardiac magnetic resonance, dilated cardiomyopathy, genotype, late gadolinium enhancement
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 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
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine > MRC Unit for Lifelong Hlth and Ageing
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10078872
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