Subclinical echocardiographic abnormalities in phenotype-negative carriers of myosin-binding protein C3 gene mutation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Sabe De, Allen G. Borowski, Heng Wang, Leah Nye, Baozhong Xin, James D. Thomas, W. H Wilson Tang

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Abstract

Background: Early diastolic myocardial tissue Doppler velocities have reported to be reduced in mutation-positive patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in some studies even in the absence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Strain is a sensitive tool in detecting early systolic abnormalities in patients with HCM. Our goal is to examine novel echocardiographic characteristics of phenotype-negative carriers for a known sarcomeric gene mutation for HCM. Methods: We evaluated 41 consecutive subjects with a known myosin-binding protein C3 (MYBPC3) mutation (c.3330+2T>G). Subjects who were mutation positive without LVH (G+/LVH-, n = 35) were compared with healthy controls (n = 30) regarding tissue Doppler and segmental longitudinal strain measures. Results: The G+/LVH- group was similar to the healthy controls with respect to chamber size, left ventricular mass index, and most diastolic filling parameters, including tissue Doppler-derived early diastolic annular velocities. Global longitudinal strain was similar for both groups (20.3 ± 2.1 vs 19.8 ± 1.8, P =.36), although regional segment analysis showed a notable reduction in the basal septum (16.8 ± 3.1 vs19.0 ± 4.0%, P =.02) and increase in the basal posterior (22.5 ± 5.2 vs 17.9 ± 5.2, P =.001) as well as mid posterior (21.8 ± 4.7 vs 18.2 ± 3.0, P =.001) walls. Conclusions: In our cohort of phenotype-negative carriers of a specific MYBPC3 mutation, there were minimal differences in conventional 2-dimensional, Doppler, and speckle-tracking-derived parameters of systolic and diastolic function compared with that of healthy subjects. The presence of regional alterations in strain indicative of the presence of underlying subclinical disease requires further validation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)262-267.e3
JournalAmerican heart journal
Volume162
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011

Funding

This research is supported by a Pilot Research Grants Award from the Cleveland Clinical and Translational Sciences Collaborative (CTSA Award, NCRR/NIH UL1 RR024989). This publication was made possible by the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Clinic CTSA grant number UL1 RR024989 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of NCRR or NIH.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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