Abstract:
ObjectiveTo analyze the prevalence of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in children with idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCM).
MethodsCardiac magnetic resonance imaging(CMR) was performed consecutively in 71 children with idiopathic HCM(12.8 ±4.1 years old; 46 males, 25 females) from January 2006 to January 2012. Left ventricular (LV) parameters indexed by the body surface area were calculated, and LGE was carried out. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were generated, and differences in the two groups were compared via a log-rank test.
ResultsOf the total number of children with HCM, 9 patients (12.7%) had concentric LV hypertrophy, and 2 of these 9 patients progressed into an end-stage phase. The prevalence of LGE was 73%. The LV mass index of the children with HCM subjected to LGE was greater than that of the other group(112.7±57.9) g/m2 vs. (70.3±37.4) g/m2, t=2.71, P=0.025, but their maximal LV wall thickness index was not significantly different(19.4±6.3) vs. (18.1±7.9) mm/m2, t=0.69, P=0.513. Follow-up (2.4±1.6 years) revealed that LGE was associated with the adverse events in children with HCM (log-rank, χ2=4.77, P=0.029).
ConclusionsThe prevalence of LGE in childhood HCM was similar to that in adult HCM. Children with HCM subjected to LGE likely suffered from adverse events.