AI-Based Fully Automated Left Atrioventricular Coupling Index as a Prognostic Marker in Patients Undergoing Stress CMR

Théo Pezel, Philippe Garot, Solenn Toupin, Francesca Sanguineti, Thomas Hovasse, Thierry Unterseeh, Stéphane Champagne, Stéphane Morisset, Teodora Chitiboi, Athira J. Jacob, Puneet Sharma, Bharath Ambale Venkatesh, João A.C. Lima, Jérôme Garot

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Abstract

Background: The left atrioventricular coupling index (LACI) is a strong and independent predictor of heart failure (HF) in individuals without clinical cardiovascular disease. Its prognostic value is not established in patients with cardiovascular disease. Objectives: This study sought to determine in patients undergoing stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) whether fully automated artificial intelligence–based LACI can provide incremental prognostic value to predict HF. Methods: Between 2016 and 2018, the authors conducted a longitudinal study including all consecutive patients with abnormal (inducible ischemia or late gadolinium enhancement) vasodilator stress CMR. Control subjects with normal stress CMR were selected using propensity score matching. LACI was defined as the ratio of left atrial to left ventricular end-diastolic volumes. The primary outcome included hospitalization for acute HF or cardiovascular death. Cox regression was used to evaluate the association of LACI with the primary outcome after adjustment for traditional risk factors. Results: In 2,134 patients (65 ± 12 years, 77% men, 1:1 matched patients [1,067 with normal and 1,067 with abnormal CMR]), LACI was positively associated with the primary outcome (median follow-up: 5.2 years [IQR: 4.8-5.5 years]) before and after adjustment for risk factors in the overall propensity-matched population (adjusted HR: 1.18 [95% CI: 1.13-1.24]), in patients with abnormal CMR (adjusted HR per 0.1% increment: 1.22 [95% CI: 1.14-1.30]), and in patients with normal CMR (adjusted HR per 0.1% increment: 1.12 [95% CI: 1.05-1.20]) (all P < 0.001). After adjustment, a higher LACI of ≥25% showed the greatest improvement in model discrimination and reclassification over and above traditional risk factors and stress CMR findings (C-index improvement: 0.16; net reclassification improvement = 0.388; integrative discrimination index = 0.153, all P < 0.001; likelihood ratio test P < 0.001). Conclusions: LACI is independently associated with hospitalization for HF and cardiovascular death in patients undergoing stress CMR, with an incremental prognostic value over traditional risk factors including inducible ischemia and late gadolinium enhancement.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1288-1302
Number of pages15
JournalJACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Volume16
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023

Keywords

  • cardiac magnetic resonance
  • cardiovascular death
  • coupling
  • heart failure
  • left atrioventricular coupling index
  • myocardial ischemia
  • stress testing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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