Coronary flow reserve in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: relation with microvascular dysfunction and pathophysiological characteristics
MJ Kofflard, M Michels, R Krams, M Kliffen… - Netherlands Heart …, 2007 - Springer
Netherlands Heart Journal, 2007•Springer
Background. The decrease in coronary flow reserve (CFR) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(HCM) predisposes to myocardial ischaemia, systolic dysfunction and cardiac death. In this
study we investigate to which extent haemodynamic, echocardiographic, and histological
parameters contribute to the reduction of CFR. Methods. In ten HCM patients (mean age
44±14 years) and eight heart transplant (HTX) patients (mean age 51±6 years) CFR was
calculated in the left anterior descending coronary artery. In all subjects haemodynamic …
(HCM) predisposes to myocardial ischaemia, systolic dysfunction and cardiac death. In this
study we investigate to which extent haemodynamic, echocardiographic, and histological
parameters contribute to the reduction of CFR. Methods. In ten HCM patients (mean age
44±14 years) and eight heart transplant (HTX) patients (mean age 51±6 years) CFR was
calculated in the left anterior descending coronary artery. In all subjects haemodynamic …
Abstract
Background. The decrease in coronary flow reserve (CFR) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) predisposes to myocardial ischaemia, systolic dysfunction and cardiac death. In this study we investigate to which extent haemodynamic, echocardiographic, and histological parameters contribute to the reduction of CFR.
Methods. In ten HCM patients (mean age 44±14 years) and eight heart transplant (HTX) patients (mean age 51±6 years) CFR was calculated in the left anterior descending coronary artery. In all subjects haemodynamic, echocardiographic and histological parameters were assessed. The relationship between these variables and CFR was determined using linear regression analysis.
Results. CFR was reduced in HCM compared with HTX patients (1.6±0.7 vs. 2.7±0.8, p<0.01). An increase in septal thickness (p<0.005), indexed left ventricular (LV) mass (p<0.005), LV end-diastolic pressure (p<0.001), LV outflow tract gradient (p<0.05) and a decrease in arteriolar lumen size (p<0.05) were all related to a reduction in CFR.
Conclusion: In HCM patients haemodynamic (LV end-diastolic pressure, LV outflow tract gradient), echocardiographic (indexed LV mass) and histological (% luminal area of the arterioles) changes are responsible for a decrease in CFR. (Neth Heart J 2007;15:209-15.)
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