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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2024

Prognostic Value of Strain by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.

Areej Aljehani, Kyaw Zaw Win, Shanat Baig, Manish Kalla, Bode Ensam, Larissa Fabritz, Richard P Steeds

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. State-of-the-Art in Echocardiographic Strain Imaging of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy.Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography · 2026
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Areej AljehaniInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Kyaw Zaw WinInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8553-5914
Shanat BaigInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Manish KallaInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Bode EnsamInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Larissa FabritzInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9241-1733
Richard P SteedsInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5687-2535

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EU Horizon 2020 965286 MAESTRIANIHR NIHR203326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a rare genetic disorder associated with an elevated risk of life-threatening arrhythmias and progressive ventricular impairment. Risk stratification is essential to prevent major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Our study aimed to investigate the incremental value of strain measured by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in predicting MACE in ARVC patients compared to conventional echocardiographic parameters. Methods and Results This was a retrospective, single-centre cohort study of 83 patients with ARVC (51% males, median age 37 years (IQR: 23, 53)) under the care of the Inherited Cardiac Conditions clinic at University Hospital Birmingham. MACE was defined as one of the following: sustained ventricular tachycardia (Sus VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF), appropriate implantable cardio-defibrillator (ICD) therapy [shock/anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP)], heart failure (defined as decompensated heart failure, cardiac index by heart catheter, HF medication, and symptoms), cardiac transplantation, or cardiac death. Echocardiography images were analysed by a single observer for right ventricle (RV) and left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS). Multivariable Cox regression was performed in combination with RV fractional area change and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion. During three years of follow-up, 12% of patients suffered a MACE. ARVC patients with MACE had significantly reduced RV GLS (-13 ± 6% vs. -23 ± 6%,

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arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyglobal longitudinal strainprognosisspeckle trackingtransthoracic echocardiography

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PMID39728277
PMCPMC11678278

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