Impaired Cardiac Sympathetic Activity Is Associated With Myocardial Remodeling and Established Biomarkers of Heart Failure

Background 123Iodine‐meta‐iodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy is useful for assessing cardiac autonomic dysfunction and predict outcomes in heart failure (HF). The relationship of cardiac sympathetic function with myocardial remodeling and diffuse fibrosis remains largely unknown. We aimed to evaluate...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luis M. da Silva, Andréa Coy‐Canguçu, Layde R. Paim, Adriana A. Bau, Camila Nicolela Geraldo Martins, Stephan Pinheiro, Vinicius Citeli Ribeiro, Walter E. Magalhães Rocha, Jose R. Mattos‐Souza, Roberto Schreiber, Lígia Antunes‐Correa, Andrei Sposito, Wilson Nadruz, Celso D. Ramos, Tomas Neilan, Michael Jerosch‐Herold, Otávio R. Coelho‐Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.035264
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849321632903987200
author Luis M. da Silva
Andréa Coy‐Canguçu
Layde R. Paim
Adriana A. Bau
Camila Nicolela Geraldo Martins
Stephan Pinheiro
Vinicius Citeli Ribeiro
Walter E. Magalhães Rocha
Jose R. Mattos‐Souza
Roberto Schreiber
Lígia Antunes‐Correa
Andrei Sposito
Wilson Nadruz
Celso D. Ramos
Tomas Neilan
Michael Jerosch‐Herold
Otávio R. Coelho‐Filho
author_facet Luis M. da Silva
Andréa Coy‐Canguçu
Layde R. Paim
Adriana A. Bau
Camila Nicolela Geraldo Martins
Stephan Pinheiro
Vinicius Citeli Ribeiro
Walter E. Magalhães Rocha
Jose R. Mattos‐Souza
Roberto Schreiber
Lígia Antunes‐Correa
Andrei Sposito
Wilson Nadruz
Celso D. Ramos
Tomas Neilan
Michael Jerosch‐Herold
Otávio R. Coelho‐Filho
author_sort Luis M. da Silva
collection DOAJ
description Background 123Iodine‐meta‐iodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy is useful for assessing cardiac autonomic dysfunction and predict outcomes in heart failure (HF). The relationship of cardiac sympathetic function with myocardial remodeling and diffuse fibrosis remains largely unknown. We aimed to evaluate the cardiac sympathetic function of patients with HF and its relation with myocardial remodeling and exercise capacity. Methods and Results Prospectively enrolled patients with HF (New York Heart Association class II–III) were stratified into HF with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] ≥45%) and reduced LVEF. Ventricular morphology/function and myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) fraction were quantified by cardiovascular magnetic resonance, global longitudinal strain by echocardiography, cardiac sympathetic function by heart‐to‐mediastinum ratio from 123iodine‐meta‐iodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy. All participants underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The cohort included 33 patients with HF with preserved LVEF (LVEF, 60±10%; NT‐proBNP [N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide], 248 [interquartile range, 79–574] pg/dL), 28 with HF with reduced LVEF (LVEF, 30±9%; NT‐proBNP, 743 [interquartile range, 250–2054] pg/dL) and 20 controls (LVEF, 65±5%; NT‐proBNP, 40 [interquartile range, 19–50] pg/dL). Delayed (4 hours) 123iodine‐meta‐iodobenzylguanidine heart‐to‐mediastinum ratio was lower in HF with preserved LVEF (1.59±0.25) and HF with reduced LVEF (1.45±0.16) versus controls (1.92±0.24; P<0.001), and correlated negatively with diffuse fibrosis assessed by ECV (R=−0.34, P<0.01). ECV in segments without LGE was increased in HF with preserved ejection fraction (0.32±0.05%) and HF with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (0.31±0.04%) versus controls (0.28±0.04, P<0.05) and was associated with the age‐ and sex‐adjusted maximum oxygen consumption (peak oxygen consumption); (R=−0.41, P<0.01). Preliminary analysis indicates that cardiac sympathetic function might potentially act as a mediator in the association between ECV and NT‐proBNP levels. Conclusions Abnormally low cardiac sympathetic function in patients with HF with reduced and preserved LVEF is associated with extracellular volume expansion and decreased cardiopulmonary functional capacity.
format Article
id doaj-art-ba692a643af94fca9c1e76548e13e803
institution Kabale University
issn 2047-9980
language English
publishDate 2024-07-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
spelling doaj-art-ba692a643af94fca9c1e76548e13e8032025-08-20T03:49:41ZengWileyJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease2047-99802024-07-01131410.1161/JAHA.124.035264Impaired Cardiac Sympathetic Activity Is Associated With Myocardial Remodeling and Established Biomarkers of Heart FailureLuis M. da Silva0Andréa Coy‐Canguçu1Layde R. Paim2Adriana A. Bau3Camila Nicolela Geraldo Martins4Stephan Pinheiro5Vinicius Citeli Ribeiro6Walter E. Magalhães Rocha7Jose R. Mattos‐Souza8Roberto Schreiber9Lígia Antunes‐Correa10Andrei Sposito11Wilson Nadruz12Celso D. Ramos13Tomas Neilan14Michael Jerosch‐Herold15Otávio R. Coelho‐Filho16Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilCardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston MA USANon‐Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Department of Radiology Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston MA USAFaculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas São Paulo BrazilBackground 123Iodine‐meta‐iodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy is useful for assessing cardiac autonomic dysfunction and predict outcomes in heart failure (HF). The relationship of cardiac sympathetic function with myocardial remodeling and diffuse fibrosis remains largely unknown. We aimed to evaluate the cardiac sympathetic function of patients with HF and its relation with myocardial remodeling and exercise capacity. Methods and Results Prospectively enrolled patients with HF (New York Heart Association class II–III) were stratified into HF with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] ≥45%) and reduced LVEF. Ventricular morphology/function and myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) fraction were quantified by cardiovascular magnetic resonance, global longitudinal strain by echocardiography, cardiac sympathetic function by heart‐to‐mediastinum ratio from 123iodine‐meta‐iodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy. All participants underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The cohort included 33 patients with HF with preserved LVEF (LVEF, 60±10%; NT‐proBNP [N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide], 248 [interquartile range, 79–574] pg/dL), 28 with HF with reduced LVEF (LVEF, 30±9%; NT‐proBNP, 743 [interquartile range, 250–2054] pg/dL) and 20 controls (LVEF, 65±5%; NT‐proBNP, 40 [interquartile range, 19–50] pg/dL). Delayed (4 hours) 123iodine‐meta‐iodobenzylguanidine heart‐to‐mediastinum ratio was lower in HF with preserved LVEF (1.59±0.25) and HF with reduced LVEF (1.45±0.16) versus controls (1.92±0.24; P<0.001), and correlated negatively with diffuse fibrosis assessed by ECV (R=−0.34, P<0.01). ECV in segments without LGE was increased in HF with preserved ejection fraction (0.32±0.05%) and HF with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (0.31±0.04%) versus controls (0.28±0.04, P<0.05) and was associated with the age‐ and sex‐adjusted maximum oxygen consumption (peak oxygen consumption); (R=−0.41, P<0.01). Preliminary analysis indicates that cardiac sympathetic function might potentially act as a mediator in the association between ECV and NT‐proBNP levels. Conclusions Abnormally low cardiac sympathetic function in patients with HF with reduced and preserved LVEF is associated with extracellular volume expansion and decreased cardiopulmonary functional capacity.https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.035264cardiac magnetic resonancecardiac sympathetic functionheart failureinterstitial fibrosis
spellingShingle Luis M. da Silva
Andréa Coy‐Canguçu
Layde R. Paim
Adriana A. Bau
Camila Nicolela Geraldo Martins
Stephan Pinheiro
Vinicius Citeli Ribeiro
Walter E. Magalhães Rocha
Jose R. Mattos‐Souza
Roberto Schreiber
Lígia Antunes‐Correa
Andrei Sposito
Wilson Nadruz
Celso D. Ramos
Tomas Neilan
Michael Jerosch‐Herold
Otávio R. Coelho‐Filho
Impaired Cardiac Sympathetic Activity Is Associated With Myocardial Remodeling and Established Biomarkers of Heart Failure
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
cardiac magnetic resonance
cardiac sympathetic function
heart failure
interstitial fibrosis
title Impaired Cardiac Sympathetic Activity Is Associated With Myocardial Remodeling and Established Biomarkers of Heart Failure
title_full Impaired Cardiac Sympathetic Activity Is Associated With Myocardial Remodeling and Established Biomarkers of Heart Failure
title_fullStr Impaired Cardiac Sympathetic Activity Is Associated With Myocardial Remodeling and Established Biomarkers of Heart Failure
title_full_unstemmed Impaired Cardiac Sympathetic Activity Is Associated With Myocardial Remodeling and Established Biomarkers of Heart Failure
title_short Impaired Cardiac Sympathetic Activity Is Associated With Myocardial Remodeling and Established Biomarkers of Heart Failure
title_sort impaired cardiac sympathetic activity is associated with myocardial remodeling and established biomarkers of heart failure
topic cardiac magnetic resonance
cardiac sympathetic function
heart failure
interstitial fibrosis
url https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.035264
work_keys_str_mv AT luismdasilva impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT andreacoycangucu impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT layderpaim impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT adrianaabau impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT camilanicolelageraldomartins impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT stephanpinheiro impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT viniciusciteliribeiro impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT walteremagalhaesrocha impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT josermattossouza impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT robertoschreiber impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT ligiaantunescorrea impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT andreisposito impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT wilsonnadruz impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT celsodramos impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT tomasneilan impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT michaeljeroschherold impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure
AT otaviorcoelhofilho impairedcardiacsympatheticactivityisassociatedwithmyocardialremodelingandestablishedbiomarkersofheartfailure