Prognostic significance of infarct core pathology revealed by quantitative non-contrast in comparison with contrast cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction survivors

David Carrick, Caroline Haig, Sam Rauhalammi, Nadeem Ahmed, Ify Mordi, Margaret McEntegart, Mark C. Petrie, Hany Eteiba, Stuart Hood, Stuart Watkins, Mitchell Lindsay, Ahmed Mahrous, Ian Ford, Niko Tzemos, Naveed Sattar, Paul Welsh, Aleksandra Radjenovic, Keith G. Oldroyd, Colin Berry

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    Abstract

    Aims To assess the prognostic significance of infarct core tissue characteristics using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in survivors of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods and results We performed an observational prospective single centre cohort study in 300 reperfused STEMI patients (mean ± SD age 59 ± 12 years, 74% male) who underwent CMR 2 days and 6 months post-myocardial infarction (n = 267). Native T1 was measured in myocardial regions of interest (n = 288). Adverse remodelling was defined as an increase in left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic volume ≥20% at 6 months. All-cause death or first heart failure hospitalization was a pre-specified outcome that was assessed during follow-up (median duration 845 days). One hundred and sixty (56%) patients had a hypo-intense infarct core disclosed by native T1. In multivariable regression, infarct core native T1 was inversely associated with adverse remodelling [odds ratio (95% confidence interval (CI)] per 10 ms reduction in native T1: 0.91 (0.82, 0.00); P = 0.061). Thirty (10.4%) of 288 patients died or experienced a heart failure event and 13 of these events occurred post-discharge. Native T1 values (ms) within the hypo-intense infarct core (n = 160 STEMI patients) were inversely associated with the risk of all-cause death or first hospitalization for heart failure post-discharge (for a 10 ms increase in native T1: hazard ratio 0.730, 95% CI 0.617, 0.863; P < 0.001) including after adjustment for left ventricular ejection fraction, infarct core T2 and myocardial haemorrhage. The prognostic results for microvascular obstruction were similar. Conclusion Infarct core native T1 represents a novel non-contrast CMR biomarker with potential for infarct characterization and prognostication in STEMI survivors. Confirmatory studies are warranted.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1044-1059
    Number of pages16
    JournalEuropean Heart Journal
    Volume37
    Issue number13
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2016

    Keywords

    • Adverse remodelling
    • Cardiac magnetic resonance
    • Percutaneous coronary intervention
    • ST-elevation myocardial infarction

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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