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ArticleInsights into imaging2023

Late gadolinium enhancement entropy as a new measure of myocardial tissue heterogeneity for prediction of adverse cardiac events in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Zi-Yi Gu, Yu-Fan Qian, Bing-Hua Chen, Chong-Wen Wu, Lei Zhao, Song Xue, Lei Zhao, Lian-Ming Wu, Yong-Yi Wang

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Zi-Yi Gu *Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
Yu-Fan Qian *Department of Radiology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
Bing-Hua Chen *Department of Radiology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
Chong-Wen WuDepartment of Radiology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
Lei ZhaoDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
Song XueDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
Lei ZhaoDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100029, China. s2006430@126.com.
Lian-Ming WuDepartment of Radiology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China. wlmssmu@126.com.
Yong-Yi WangDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China. yongyiwang77@163.com.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNBeijing Anzhen Hospital · CNRenji Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81873887National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82171884National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82271608National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth project No. 82101981Shanghai Science and technology innovation action plan, technology standard project No. 19DZ2203800Shanghai Science and technology innovation action plan, technology standard project No. 20Y11912200Shanghai Shuguang project No. 21SG19
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Abstract

objectivesEntropy is a new late gadolinium enhanced (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived parameter that is independent of signal intensity thresholds. Entropy can be used to measure myocardial tissue heterogeneity by comparing full pixel points of tissue images. This study investigated the incremental prognostic value of left ventricular (LV) entropy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

methodsThis study enrolled 337 participants with HCM who underwent 3.0-T CMR. The LV entropy was obtained by calculating the probability distribution of the LV myocardial pixel signal intensities of the LGE sequence. Patients who underwent CMR imaging were followed up for endpoints. The primary endpoint was defined as readmission to the hospital owing to heart failure. The secondary endpoint was the composite of the primary endpoint, sudden cardiac death and non-cardiovascular death.

resultsDuring the median follow-up of 24 months ± 13 (standard deviation), 43 patients who reached the primary and secondary endpoints had a higher entropy (6.20 ± 0.45, p < 0.001). The patients with increased entropy (≥ 5.587) had a higher risk of the primary and secondary endpoints, compared with HCM patients with low entropy (p < 0.001 for both). In addition, Cox analysis showed that LV entropy provided significant prognostic value for predicting both primary and secondary endpoints (HR: 1.291 and 1.273, all p < 0.001). Addition of LV entropy to the multivariable model improved model performance and risk reclassification (p < 0.05).

conclusionLV entropy assessed by CMR was an independent predictor of primary and secondary endpoints. LV entropy assessment contributes to improved risk stratification in patients with HCM. CRITICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT: Myocardial heterogeneity reflected by entropy the derived parameter of LGE has prognostic value for adverse events in HCM. The measurement of LV entropy helped to identify patients with HCM who were at risk for heart failure and sudden cardiac death. KEY POINTS: • Left ventricular entropy can reflect myocardial heterogeneity in HCM patients. • Left ventricular entropy was significantly higher in HCM patients who reached endpoint events. • Left ventricular entropy helps to predict the occurrence of heart failure and death in HCM patients.

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathyMagnetic resonance imagingPrognosis

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