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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance reveals myocardial involvement in patients with active stage of inflammatory bowel disease

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Title:Cardiovascular magnetic resonance reveals myocardial involvement in patients with active stage of inflammatory bowel disease
Creators Name:Fenski, M., Abazi, E., Gröschel, J., Hadler, T., Kappelmayer, D., Kolligs, F., Prieto, C., Botnar, R., Kunze, K.P. and Schulz-Menger, J.
Abstract:BACKGROUND: Active inflammatory bowel disease (A-IBD) but not remission (R-IBD) has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure. OBJECTIVES: Using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), this study aims to assess adverse myocardial remodeling in patients with IBD in correlation with disease activity. METHODS: Forty-four IBD patients without cardiovascular disease (24 female, median-age: 39.5 years, 26 A-IBD, 18 R-IBD) and 44 matched healthy volunteers (HV) were prospectively enrolled. The disease stage was determined by endoscopic and patient-reported criteria. Participants underwent CMR for cardiac phenotyping: cine imaging and strain analysis were performed to assess ventricular function. T1 mapping, extracellular volume and late-gadolinium enhanced images were obtained to assess focal and diffuse myocardial fibrosis. Simultaneous T1 and T2 elevation (T1 > 1049.3 ms, T2 > 54 ms) was considered to indicate a myocardial segment was inflamed. RESULTS: 16/44 (16.4%) IBD patients described dyspnea on exertion and 10/44 (22.7%) reported chest pain. A-IBD patients showed impaired ventricular function, indicated by reduced global circumferential and radial strain despite preserved left-ventricular ejection fraction. 16% of all IBD patients had focal fibrosis in a non-ischemic pattern. A-IDB patients had increased markers of diffuse left ventricular fibrosis (T1-values: A-IBD: 1022.0 ± 34.83 ms, R-IBD: 1010.10 ± 32.88 ms, HV: 990.61 ± 29.35 ms, p < .01). Significantly more participants with A-IDB (8/26, 30.8%) had at least one inflamed myocardial segment than patients in remission (0/18) and HV (1/44, 2.3%, p < .01). Markers of diffuse fibrosis correlated with disease activity. CONCLUSION: This study, using CMR, provides evidence of myocardial involvement and patterns of adverse left ventricular remodeling in patients with IBD. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN30941346.
Keywords:Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Extraintestinal Manifestation, Cardiac Remodeling, Inflammation
Source:Clinical Research in Cardiology
ISSN:1861-0684
Publisher:Springer
Date:5 August 2024
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-024-02503-5
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