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Oguni T, Takashio S, Kuyama N, Hirakawa K, Hanatani S, Oike F, Usuku H, Matsuzawa Y, Kidoh M, Oda S, Yamamoto E, Ueda M, Hirai T, Tsujita K. Clinical characteristics of patients with high extracellular volume fraction evaluated by cardiac computed tomography for coronary artery evaluation. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL OPEN 2024; 4:oeae036. [PMID: 38751455 PMCID: PMC11095558 DOI: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeae036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Aims This study aims to evaluate the distribution of extracellular volume fraction detected via computed tomography, clinical characteristics of high extracellular volume fraction detected via computed tomography, and the rate of incidental detection of cardiac amyloidosis in patients undergoing cardiac computed tomography for coronary artery evaluation. Methods and results This study included 874 consecutive patients (mean age, 74.4 ± 7.1 years; men, 65%), comprising men aged ≥60 years and women aged ≥70 years, who had undergone cardiac computed tomography between January 2020 and September 2022. The mean extracellular volume fraction detected via computed tomography was 29.7 ± 5.2%, and 108 patients (12.4%) had an extracellular volume fraction detected via computed tomography of ≥35%. Older age (75.9 ± 8.2 years vs. 74.2 ± 6.9 years; P = 0.042), male sex (75.9% vs. 63.0%; P = 0.007), impaired left ventricular ejection fraction, increased high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and B-type natriuretic peptide levels, and increased left ventricular thickness showed significant associations with an extracellular volume fraction detected via computed tomography of ≥35%. Cardiac amyloidosis was diagnosed incidentally in 15 patients based on an increase in extracellular volume fraction detected via computed tomography. The prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis was 1.7% (15/874) and 14.3% (15/105) in the entire study population and in patients with an extracellular volume fraction detected via computed tomography of ≥35%, respectively. An increase in the extracellular volume fraction detected via computed tomography was suggestive of cardiac amyloidosis. Conclusion Elevated extracellular volume fraction detected via computed tomography, associated with elevated cardiac biomarker levels and myocardial structural changes, may lead to the incidental diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis.
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- Tetsuya Oguni
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, 860-8556 Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, 860-8556 Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, 860-8556 Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, 860-8556 Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, 860-8556 Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, 860-8556 Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, 860-8556 Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, 860-8556 Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, 860-8556 Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, 860-8556 Kumamoto, Japan
- Center of Metabolic Regulation of Healthy Aging, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Hayashi H, Oda S, Kidoh M, Yamaguchi S, Yoshimura F, Takashio S, Usuku H, Nagayama Y, Nakaura T, Ueda M, Tsujita K, Hirai T. Myocardial extracellular volume quantification in cardiac amyloidosis: a comparative study between cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Eur Radiol 2024; 34:1016-1025. [PMID: 37597032 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-10129-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) on computed tomography (CT), an alternative to cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), has significant practical clinical advantages. However, the consistency between ECVs quantified via CT and CMR in cardiac amyloidosis (CA) has not been investigated sufficiently. Therefore, the current study investigated the application of CT-ECV in CA with CMR-ECV as the reference standard. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 31 patients with CA who underwent cardiac CT and CMR. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to investigate correlations between CT-ECV and CMR-ECV at each segment. Further, correlations between ECV and clinical parameters were assessed. RESULTS There were no significant differences in the mean global ECVs between CT scan and CMR (51.3% ± 10.2% vs 50.0% ± 10.5%). CT-ECV was correlated with CMR-ECV at the septal (r = 0.88), lateral (r = 0.80), inferior (r = 0.79), anterior (r = 0.77) segments, and global (r = 0.87). In both CT and CMR, the ECV had a weak to strong correlation with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T level, a moderate correlation with global longitudinal strain, and an inverse correlation with left ventricular ejection fraction. Further, the septal ECV and global ECV had a slightly higher correlation with the clinical parameters. CONCLUSIONS Cardiac CT can quantify myocardial ECV and yield results comparable to CMR in patients with CA. Moreover, a significant correlation between CT-ECV and clinical parameters was observed. Thus, CT-ECV can be an imaging biomarker and alternative to CMR-ECV. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT Cardiac CT can quantify myocardial ECV and yield results comparable to CMR in patients with CA, and CT-ECV can be used clinically as an imaging biomarker and alternative to CMR-ECV. KEY POINTS • A significant correlation was found between CT myocardial extracellular volume and cardiac MR myocardial extracellular volume in patients with cardiac amyloidosis. • In CT and cardiac MR, the myocardial extracellular volume correlated well with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T level, global longitudinal strain, and left ventricular ejection fraction. • CT myocardial extracellular volume can be an imaging biomarker and alternative to cardiac MR myocardial extracellular volume.
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- Hidetaka Hayashi
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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Kidoh M, Oda S, Takashio S, Hirakawa K, Kawano Y, Shiraishi S, Hayashi H, Nakaura T, Nagayama Y, Funama Y, Ueda M, Tsujita K, Hirai T. CT Extracellular Volume Fraction versus Myocardium-to-Lumen Signal Ratio for Cardiac Amyloidosis. Radiology 2023; 306:e220542. [PMID: 36255307 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.220542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background Large studies on the diagnostic performance of CT-derived myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV) for detecting cardiac amyloidosis are lacking. A simple and practical index as a surrogate for CT ECV would be clinically useful. Purpose To compare the diagnostic performances between CT-derived myocardial ECV and myocardium-to-lumen signal ratio for the detection of cardiac amyloidosis in a large patient sample. Materials and Methods This retrospective study included patients who underwent CT ECV analysis because of suspected heart failure or cardiomyopathy between January 2018 and July 2021. CT ECV was quantified using routine pre-transcatheter aortic valve replacement planning cardiac CT, pre-atrial fibrillation ablation planning cardiac CT, or coronary CT angiography with the addition of unenhanced and delayed phase cardiac CT scans. The diagnostic performances of CT ECV and myocardium-to-lumen signal ratio in delayed phase cardiac CT (a simplified index not requiring unenhanced CT and hematocrit) for detecting cardiac amyloidosis were evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity. Results Of 552 patients (mean age, 69 years ± 14 [SD]; 295 men), 41 had cardiac amyloidosis. The sensitivity of CT ECV for amyloidosis was 90% (37 of 41 patients [95% CI: 77, 97]), with a specificity of 92% (472 of 511 patients [95% CI: 90, 95]) and optimal ECV cutoff value of 37% (AUC, 0.97 [95% CI: 0.96, 0.99]). The sensitivity of myocardium-to-lumen signal ratio was 88% (36 of 41 patients [95% CI: 74, 96]), with a specificity of 92% (469 of 511 patients [95% CI: 89, 94]) and optimal myocardium-to-lumen signal ratio cutoff value of 0.87 (AUC, 0.96 [95% CI: 0.94, 0.97]; P = .27 for comparison with ECV). Conclusion CT-derived myocardial extracellular volume fraction and myocardium-to-lumen signal ratio showed comparable and excellent diagnostic performance in detecting cardiac amyloidosis in a large patient sample. © RSNA, 2022 Online supplemental material is available for this article. See also the editorial by Williams in this issue.
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- Masafumi Kidoh
- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K., S.O., S.S., H.H., T.N., Y.N., T.H.), Cardiovascular Medicine (S.T., K.H., K.T.), Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease (Y.K.), and Neurology (M.U.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences (Y.F.), Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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