Alexander F A Androulakis1, Katja Zeppenfeld2, Elisabeth H M Paiman3, Sebastiaan R D Piers1, Adrianus P Wijnmaalen1, Hans-Marc J Siebelink1, Marek Sramko1, Hildo J Lamb3, Rob J van der Geest4, Marta de Riva1, Qian Tao5. 1. Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. 2. Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: K.Zeppenfeld@lumc.nl. 3. Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. 4. Division of Image Processing, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. 5. Division of Image Processing, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: Q.Tao@lumc.nl.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study proposed entropy as a new late gadolinium enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance-derived parameter to evaluate tissue inhomogeneity, independent of signal intensity thresholds. This study hypothesized that entropy within the scar is associated with ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), whereas entropy of the entire left ventricular (LV) myocardium is associated with mortality. BACKGROUND: In patients after myocardial infarction, the heterogeneity of fibrosis determines the substrate for VA. Fibrosis in remote areas has been associated with heart failure and mortality. Late gadolinium-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance has been used to delineate fibrosis, but available methods depend on signal intensity thresholds and results have been inconsistent. METHODS: Consecutive post-myocardial infarction patients undergoing late gadolinium enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance prior to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation were included. From cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, total scar size, scar gray zone, scar transmurality, and tissue entropy were derived. Patients were followed for appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy and mortality. RESULTS: A total of 154 patients (age 64 ± 10 years, 84% male, LV ejection fraction 29 ± 10%, 47% acute revascularization) were included. During a median follow-up of 56 (interquartile range: 40 to 73) months, appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy occurred in 46 patients (30%), and 41 patients (27%) died. From multivariable analysis, higher entropy of the scar (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.9; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.0 to 3.5; p = 0.042) was independently associated with VA, after adjusting for multivessel disease, acute revascularization, LV ejection fraction, scar gray zone, and transmurality. Entropy of the entire LV was independently associated with mortality (HR: 3.2; 95% CI: 1.1 to 9.9; p = 0.038). CONCLUSIONS: High entropy within the scar was associated with VA and may indicate an arrhythmogenic scar. High entropy of the entire LV was associated with mortality and may reflect a fibrosis pattern associated with adverse remodeling.
OBJECTIVES: This study proposed entropy as a new late gadolinium enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance-derived parameter to evaluate tissue inhomogeneity, independent of signal intensity thresholds. This study hypothesized that entropy within the scar is associated with ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), whereas entropy of the entire left ventricular (LV) myocardium is associated with mortality. BACKGROUND: In patients after myocardial infarction, the heterogeneity of fibrosis determines the substrate for VA. Fibrosis in remote areas has been associated with heart failure and mortality. Late gadolinium-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance has been used to delineate fibrosis, but available methods depend on signal intensity thresholds and results have been inconsistent. METHODS: Consecutive post-myocardial infarctionpatients undergoing late gadolinium enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance prior to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation were included. From cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, total scar size, scar gray zone, scar transmurality, and tissue entropy were derived. Patients were followed for appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy and mortality. RESULTS: A total of 154 patients (age 64 ± 10 years, 84% male, LV ejection fraction 29 ± 10%, 47% acute revascularization) were included. During a median follow-up of 56 (interquartile range: 40 to 73) months, appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy occurred in 46 patients (30%), and 41 patients (27%) died. From multivariable analysis, higher entropy of the scar (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.9; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.0 to 3.5; p = 0.042) was independently associated with VA, after adjusting for multivessel disease, acute revascularization, LV ejection fraction, scar gray zone, and transmurality. Entropy of the entire LV was independently associated with mortality (HR: 3.2; 95% CI: 1.1 to 9.9; p = 0.038). CONCLUSIONS: High entropy within the scar was associated with VA and may indicate an arrhythmogenic scar. High entropy of the entire LV was associated with mortality and may reflect a fibrosis pattern associated with adverse remodeling.
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