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Rationale And Objectives: Diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) can be challenging and quantitative indexes are relevant to further characterize the myocardium. We hypothesize that the relative myocardial enhancement measured from pre and post contrast cine imaging provides diagnostic information for CA in the setting of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).
Materials And Methods: Patients with LVH referred to our center and control subjects with normal CMR were retrospectively included. Percentage of myocardial enhancement (percentage ME) was obtained from pre and post contrast (5 minutes) cine sequences. Post contrast myocardial T1 and LGE extent were also recorded.
Results: Twenty-one patients with CA, 25 patients with non-amyloid left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy (CH) and 20 controls with normal CMR were analyzed. Percentage ME was significantly higher in CA patients (200% (174-238)) than in CH patients (122% (88-151); p = 0.0001) and control patients (104% (90-149); p = 0.0001). Percentage ME was significantly correlated with the LGE extent (Rho Spearman coefficient = 0.66; p = 0.0001) and with the post contrast myocardial T1 (Rho Spearman coefficient = -0.61; p = 0.0001). With a cutoff value of 152%, the sensitivity and specificity of percentage ME for detection of CA were 90% and 80%, respectively.
Conclusion: Percentage ME obtained from pre and post contrast cine imaging is correlated to LGE extent and myocardial T1 and may represent an additional diagnostic parameter to consider CA in patients with LVH.
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