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Meta-Analysis
. 2014 Mar;7(2):250-258.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.001144. Epub 2013 Dec 20.

Late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance predicts adverse cardiovascular outcomes in nonischemic cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sujith Kuruvilla #  1 , Nebiyu Adenaw #  1 , Arabindra B Katwal  1 , Michael J Lipinski  1 , Christopher M Kramer  1   2 , Michael Salerno  1   2   3
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Meta-Analysis

Late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance predicts adverse cardiovascular outcomes in nonischemic cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sujith Kuruvilla et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) by cardiac MR (CMR) is a predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM). However, these findings are limited by single-center studies, small sample sizes, and low event rates. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the prognostic role of LGE by CMR (LGE-CMR) imaging in patients with NICM.

Methods and results: PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, and EMBASE were searched for studies looking at the prognostic value of LGE-CMR in patients with NICM. The primary end points included all-cause mortality, heart failure hospitalization, and a composite end point of sudden cardiac death (SCD) or aborted SCD. Pooling of odds ratios was performed using a random-effect model, and annualized event rates were assessed. Data were included from 9 studies with a total of 1488 patients and a mean follow-up of 30 months. Patients had a mean age of 52 years, 67% were men, and the average left ventricular ejection fraction was 37% on CMR. LGE was present in 38% of patients. Patients with LGE had increased overall mortality (odds ratio, 3.27; P<0.00001), heart failure hospitalization (odds ratio, 2.91; P=0.02), and SCD/aborted SCD (odds ratio, 5.32; P<0.00001) compared with those without LGE. The annualized event rates for mortality were 4.7% for LGE+ subjects versus 1.7% for LGE- subjects (P=0.01), 5.03% versus 1.8% for heart failure hospitalization (P=0.002), and 6.0% versus 1.2% for SCD/aborted SCD (P<0.001).

Conclusions: LGE in patients with NICM is associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality, heart failure hospitalization, and SCD. Detection of LGE by CMR has excellent prognostic characteristics and may help guide risk stratification and management in patients with NICM.

Keywords: cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; late gadolinium enhancement; nonischemic cardiomiopathy; prognosis.

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Figure 1
Flow diagram of the review process.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Individual and pooled risk of cardiovascular outcomes for LGE-CMR
Forest plots comparing clinical outcomes of patients with known or suspected NICM with positive LGE and negative LGE. Outcomes included (A) all-cause mortality (B) heart failure with hospitalization, and (C) composite end point of SCD, aborted SCD, or appropriate ICD therapy.
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Figure 3. Annualized event rates of cardiovascular outcomes based on the presence of LGE
Weighted mean AERs for all-cause mortality, heart failure with hospitalization, and a composite end point of SCD, aborted SCD, or appropriate ICD therapy comparing patients with LGE on CMR (blue) and patients without LGE on CMR (red).
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