Prognostic significance of left ventricular noncompaction: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Aung, Nay, Doimo, Sara, Ricci, Fabrizio, Sanghvi, Mihir M., Pedrosa, Cesar, Woodbridge, Simon P., Al-Balah, Amer, Zemrak, Filip, Khanji, Mohammed Y., Munroe, Patricia B., Naci, Huseyin and Petersen, Steffen E. (2020) Prognostic significance of left ventricular noncompaction: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, 13 (1). ISSN 1942-0080

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BACKGROUND: Although left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) has been associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events, the accurate incidence of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is unknown. We, therefore, aimed to assess the incidence rate of LVNC-related cardiovascular events. METHODS: We systematically searched observational studies reporting the adverse outcomes related to LVNC. The primary end point was cardiovascular mortality. RESULTS: We identified 28 eligible studies enrolling 2501 LVNC patients (mean age, 46 years; male/female ratio, 1.7). After a median follow-up of 2.9 years, the pooled event rate for cardiovascular mortality was 1.92 (95% CI, 1.54–2.30) per 100 person-years. LVNC patients had a similar risk of cardiovascular mortality compared with a dilated cardiomyopathy control group (odds ratio, 1.10 [95% CI, 0.18–6.67]). The incidence rates of all-cause mortality, stroke and systemic emboli, heart failure admission, cardiac transplantation, ventricular arrhythmias, and cardiac device implantation were 2.16, 1.54, 3.53, 1.24, 2.17, and 2.66, respectively, per 100 person-years. Meta-regression and subgroup analyses revealed that left ventricular ejection fraction, not the extent of left ventricular trabeculation, had an important influence on the variability of incidence rates. The risks of thromboembolism and ventricular arrhythmias in LVNC patients were similar to dilated cardiomyopathy patients. However, LVNC patients had a higher incidence of heart failure hospitalization than dilated cardiomyopathy patients. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with LVNC carry a similar cardiovascular risk when compared with dilated cardiomyopathy patients. Left ventricular ejection fraction—a conventional indicator of heart failure severity, not the extent of trabeculation—appears to be an important determinant of adverse outcomes in LVNC patients.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.ahajournals.org/journal/circimaging
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Authors
Divisions:	Health Policy LSE Health
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2020 12:18
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2024 21:33
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/103309

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