Morphological Determinants of Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Obtained Using Echocardiography

International Heart Journal
Ikumi NaraHiroshi Ito

Abstract

The morphological determinants of left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are not completely understood. We aimed to identify the anatomical risks of the obstruction using echocardiography.Fifty patients with untreated HCM were classified into two groups: those with LVOT pressure gradient (LVOTPG) ≥ 30 mmHg (obstructive HCM [HOCM] group) and those with LVOTPG < 30 mmHg (HNCM group). The echocardiographic morphological variables were analyzed to determine whether they were predictive of LVOT obstruction. Systolic anterior motions of the mitral valve were observed in 100% of patients in the HOCM group but only in 58% in the HNCM group. There were no significant differences in wall thickness, end-systolic LV dimension (LVDs), or LVOT diameter between the two groups. However, HOCM subjects had a shorter distance from papillary muscles to the inter-ventricular septum (5.97 ± 2.3 versus 9.20 ± 1.9 mm, respectively, P < 0.0001) and a longer anterior mitral leaflet (AML) length (24.7 ± 5.8 versus 20.1 ± 5.4 mm, respectively, P < 0.01) compared to the HNCM group. The AML length/LVDs ratio was significantly higher in the HOCM group compared to the HNCM group (1.02 ± 0.34 versus 0.78 ± 0.26, ...Continue Reading

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