Le Cœur en Sabot: shape associations with adverse events in repaired tetralogy of Fallot

Anna Mîra, Pablo Lamata, Kuberan Pushparajah, Georgina Abraham, Charlène A. Mauger, Andrew D. McCulloch, Jeffrey H. Omens, Malenka M. Bissell, Zach Blair, Tyler Huffaker, Animesh Tandon, Sandy Engelhardt, Sven Koehler, Thomas Pickardt, Philipp Beerbaum, Samir Sarikouch, Heiner Latus, Gerald Greil, Alistair A. Young, Tarique Hussain

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Abstract

Background: Maladaptive remodelling mechanisms occur in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rToF) resulting in a cycle of metabolic and structural changes. Biventricular shape analysis may indicate mechanisms associated with adverse events independent of pulmonary regurgitant volume index (PRVI). We aimed to determine novel remodelling patterns associated with adverse events in patients with rToF using shape and function analysis. Methods: Biventricular shape and function were studied in 192 patients with rToF (median time from TOF repair to baseline evaluation 13.5 years). Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and principal component analysis (PCA) were used to identify shape differences between patients with and without adverse events. Adverse events included death, arrhythmias, and cardiac arrest with median follow-up of 10 years. Results: LDA and PCA showed that shape characteristics pertaining to adverse events included a more circular left ventricle (LV) (decreased eccentricity), dilated (increased sphericity) LV base, increased right ventricular (RV) apical sphericity, and decreased RV basal sphericity. Multivariate LDA showed that the optimal discriminative model included only RV apical ejection fraction and one PCA mode associated with a more circular and dilated LV base (AUC = 0.77). PRVI did not add value, and shape changes associated with increased PRVI were not predictive of adverse outcomes. Conclusion: Pathological remodelling patterns in patients with rToF are significantly associated with adverse events, independent of PRVI. Mechanisms related to incident events include LV basal dilation with a reduced RV apical ejection fraction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number46
JournalJournal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Biomarker
  • Biventricular shape
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Tetralogy of Fallot

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Family Practice

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