A simple echocardiographic score to rule out cardiac amyloidosis.
E/e′
cardiac amyloidosis
diagnosis
echocardiography
relative wall thickness
score
Journal
European journal of clinical investigation
ISSN: 1365-2362
Titre abrégé: Eur J Clin Invest
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0245331
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
revised:
31
08
2020
received:
20
07
2020
accepted:
01
11
2020
pubmed:
14
11
2020
medline:
15
12
2021
entrez:
13
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Early diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is warranted to initiate specific treatment and improve outcome. The amyloid light chain (AL) and inferior wall thickness (IWT) scores have been proposed to assess patients referred by haematologists or with unexplained left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, respectively. These scores are composed of 4 or 5 variables, respectively, including strain data. Based on 2 variables common to the AL and IWT scores, we defined a simple score named AMYLoidosis Index (AMYLI) as the product of relative wall thickness (RWT) and E/e' ratio, and assessed its diagnostic performance. In the original cohort (n = 251), CA was ultimately diagnosed in 111 patients (44%). The 2.22 value was selected as rule-out cut-off (negative likelihood ratio [LR-] 0.0). In the haematology subset, AL CA was diagnosed in 32 patients (48%), with 2.36 as rule-out cut-off (LR- 0.0). In the hypertrophy subset, ATTR CA was diagnosed in 79 patients (43%), with 2.22 as the best rule-out cut-off (LR- 0.0). In the validation cohort (n = 691), the same cut-offs proved effective: indeed, there were no patients with CA in the whole population or in the haematology or hypertrophy subsets scoring < 2.22, <2.36 or < 2.22, respectively. The AMYLI score (RWT*E/e') may have a role as an initial screening tool for CA. A < 2.22 value excludes the diagnosis in patients undergoing a diagnostic screening for CA, while a < 2.36 and a < 2.22 value may be better considered in the subsets with suspected cardiac AL amyloidosis or unexplained hypertrophy, respectively.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Early diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is warranted to initiate specific treatment and improve outcome. The amyloid light chain (AL) and inferior wall thickness (IWT) scores have been proposed to assess patients referred by haematologists or with unexplained left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, respectively. These scores are composed of 4 or 5 variables, respectively, including strain data.
METHODS
METHODS
Based on 2 variables common to the AL and IWT scores, we defined a simple score named AMYLoidosis Index (AMYLI) as the product of relative wall thickness (RWT) and E/e' ratio, and assessed its diagnostic performance.
RESULTS
RESULTS
In the original cohort (n = 251), CA was ultimately diagnosed in 111 patients (44%). The 2.22 value was selected as rule-out cut-off (negative likelihood ratio [LR-] 0.0). In the haematology subset, AL CA was diagnosed in 32 patients (48%), with 2.36 as rule-out cut-off (LR- 0.0). In the hypertrophy subset, ATTR CA was diagnosed in 79 patients (43%), with 2.22 as the best rule-out cut-off (LR- 0.0). In the validation cohort (n = 691), the same cut-offs proved effective: indeed, there were no patients with CA in the whole population or in the haematology or hypertrophy subsets scoring < 2.22, <2.36 or < 2.22, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The AMYLI score (RWT*E/e') may have a role as an initial screening tool for CA. A < 2.22 value excludes the diagnosis in patients undergoing a diagnostic screening for CA, while a < 2.36 and a < 2.22 value may be better considered in the subsets with suspected cardiac AL amyloidosis or unexplained hypertrophy, respectively.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e13449Subventions
Organisme : British Heart Foundation
ID : FS/18/21/33447
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
© 2020 Stichting European Society for Clinical Investigation Journal Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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