Purpose: To detect if a difference of T2 ratio, defined as the signal intensity (SI) of the myocardium divided by the SI of the skeletal muscle on T2-weigthed cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, exists between patients with systemic amyloidosis, by comparison to control subjects. To determine if a relationship exists between T2 ratio and the overall mortality.
Materials And Methods: CMR imaging examinations of 73 consecutive patients (48 men, 25 women; mean age, 63 years±15[SD]) with amyloidosis and suspicion of CA and 27 control subjects were retrospectively analyzed after institutional review board approval. Final diagnosis of CA was retained in case of histological confirmation of CA, typical pattern of CA on imaging and/or positivity of Technetium-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate scintigraphy. Patients were divided in 2 groups according to the presence or the absence of CA. T2 ratios were calculated in patients with and those without CA and in control subjects with using analysis of variance. Prognostic value of T2 ratio was studied with a Kaplan-Meier curve.
Results: Thirty-five patients (51%) had CA and 33 (49%) were free from CA. T2 ratio was lower in patients with CA (1.18±0.29) than in patients without cardiac involvement (1.37±0.35) (P=0.03) and control subjects (1.45±0.24) (P=0.004). A T2 ratio of 1.36 was the best threshold value for predicting CA with a sensitivity of 63% and a specificity of 73%. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a significant relationship between a shortened overall survival and a T2 ratio<1.36.
Conclusion: Patients with CA exhibit lower T2 ratio on CMR imaging by comparison with patients free of CA and control subjects.
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