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Reduced long axis strain is associated with heart failure and cardiovascular events in the multi‐ethnic study of Atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Gjesdal Ola,
Yoneyama Kihei,
Mewton Nathan,
Wu Colin,
Gomes Antoinette S.,
Hundley Gregory,
Prince Martin,
Shea Steven,
Liu Kiang,
Bluemke David A.,
Lima Joao A.C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.25135
Subject(s) - heart failure , cardiology , medicine , ventricle , myocardial infarction , ejection fraction , hazard ratio , angiology , confidence interval
Purpose To propose long axis strain (LAS), a novel index of global left ventricle (LV) function, as a sensitive and powerful predictor of hard cardiovascular events and heart failure in the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Materials and Methods Strain is an index of relative myocardial deformation, and enables normalization for differences in heart size. Measurement of strain conventionally requires dedicated software and protocols for image acquisition. LAS, however, can be analyzed using a caliper tool from conventional LV long axis magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cine loops, reflecting the average myocardial contraction in the longitudinal direction. In all, 1651 participants (53% men) of the MESA study, without a history of myocardial infarction or heart failure, were assessed using conventional cine MR images. LV lengths were assessed at end‐diastole (ED L ) and end‐systole (ES L ), and LAS was calculated as 100*(ED L ‐ES L )/ED L . Participants were followed for 6.8 ± 1.8 years for a composite endpoint of congestive heart failure or hard cardiovascular events, and the predictive ability of LAS was tested, unadjusted and adjusted for established cardiovascular risk factors. Results A total of 114 events were observed. Mean LAS was 11.7 ± 2.5% and 10.0 ± 2.7% in participants without and with events, respectively ( P < 0.001). Increased LAS reduced the hazard ratio to 0.75 for univariate, and 0.88 for multivariate assessments, respectively (both P < 0.001). Conclusion Assessment of long axis LV deformation by LAS is feasible and reproducible. Moreover, LAS predicts hard cardiovascular events and congestive heart failure in a multi‐ethnic population without overt cardiovascular disease at inclusion. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2016;44:178–185.