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Farina LA, Tibrewala A, Meng Z, Baldridge AS, Voit JM, Raissi SR, Lu M, Khan SS, Freed BH, Akhter N. Echocardiographic correlates of major adverse cardiac events at 1 year in patients with apical ballooning takotsubo syndrome. Echocardiography 2023; 40:86-95. [PMID: 36632682 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction and associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. We sought to evaluate the association between change in cardiac mechanics after diagnosis of TTS with 1-year incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). METHODS We retrospectively identified 85 patients with apical TTS based on ICD 9/10 codes and chart adjudication, who had a follow-up echocardiogram within 6 months of diagnosis. Echocardiograms were analyzed for left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), global longitudinal strain (GLS), GLS ratio, global circumferential strain (GCS), and global radial strain (GRS). Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify parameters associated with MACE (all-cause mortality, heart failure, stroke, and coronary artery disease [CAD] requiring percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]) at 1 year. Event-free survival was assessed in patients with GLS (≤-18% vs. >18%) and LVEF (≥53% vs. <53%). RESULTS Within 1 year of diagnosis, MACE occurred in 15 (18%) patients. Between baseline and follow-up echocardiogram (median 15 [range 1-151] days), there were significant differences in change in LVEF and GLS in patients with versus without incident MACE. In multivariate analysis, change in LVEF (odds ratio [OR] = .93 [.87, .98], p = .013) and change in GLS (OR = 1.32 [1.04, 1.67], p = .022) were independently associated with MACE; however, the association with change in GLS was attenuated (odds ratio [OR] = 1.13 [.94, 1.36], p = .21) after adjustment for baseline and change in LVEF. Among patients with normalized LVEF at follow-up, there were five (14.7%) MACE; whereas, there were no events among patients with normalized GLS. CONCLUSIONS In patients with apical TTS, recovery in GLS and LVEF at follow-up was associated with significantly lower MACE at 1 year. Normalization of GLS at follow-up was better able to discriminate event-free survival than normalization of LVEF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lauren A Farina
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.,Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Farina LA, Tibrewala A, Voit JM, Raissi SR, Chen L, Welty LJ, Khan SS, Freed BH, Akhter N. Echocardiographic parameters associated with in-hospital adverse outcomes in patients with Takotsubo syndrome. Echocardiography 2021; 38:878-884. [PMID: 33983652 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute heart failure syndrome that leads to significant morbidity and mortality. We sought to evaluate the association of cardiac mechanics on presentation with in-hospital adverse outcomes in patients with apical TTS. METHODS We retrospectively identified 468 patients with TTS based on ICD-9/10 codes between 2006 and 2017. The association of echocardiographic parameters with a composite outcome of heart failure and all-cause mortality during the index hospitalization was analyzed. RESULTS One hundred and forty one patients with the apical subtype and adequate imaging were included. 113 (80.1%) were female, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 41.7% ± 12.4%, and global longitudinal strain was -10.1% ± 3.2%. The composite outcome occurred in 58 patients (41%), with heart failure occurring in 55 patients and death occurring in nine patients. Global longitudinal strain, global circumferential strain, global radial strain, right ventricular fractional area change, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, and right ventricular free wall strain were significantly worse in patients who experienced the composite outcome in univariate analyses. However, only LVEF was independently associated with the composite outcome in multivariable-adjusted analysis. CONCLUSIONS In patients with apical TTS, the strain has limited prognostic utility in the acute setting compared to LVEF, which was the only echocardiographic parameter associated with in-hospital heart failure and all-cause mortality.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lauren A Farina
- Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, Saint Thomas West Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Tibrewala A, Voit JM, Farina LA, Ryan SR, Freed BH, Akhter N. Change in Strain Echocardiography Predicts Mortality in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. J Card Fail 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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