Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesSecondary analysis

Echocardiographic Changes With Mavacamten in Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

J Am Coll CardiolPublished

  • Secondary analysis of the ODYSSEY-HCM randomised trial
  • exploratory analysis
  • phase 3
  • placebo-controlled

Authors' conclusion

Symptomatic nHCM patients treated with mavacamten demonstrated directional improvements in markers of LV diastolic and LA function, modest regression in LV hypertrophy-related parameters, but 1 in 5 demonstrated an LVEF <50%, which reversed following therapy interruption.

Study context

Population
Symptomatic adults with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (nHCM)
Participants
580 adults
Comparison
Mavacamten vs placebo

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Echocardiographic changes, placebo-corrected treatment difference · week 48
Mavacamten vs PlaceboPlacebo-corrected treatment difference, mm (95% CI)
maximal LV wall thickness
−2.1(−2.5 to −1.7)
Mavacamten vs PlaceboPlacebo-corrected treatment difference, g/m2 (95% CI)
LV mass index
−3.8(−7.1 to −0.5)
Mavacamten vs PlaceboPlacebo-corrected treatment difference (95% CI)P value
E/e'
−1.3(−2.0 to −0.7)
LVEF reduction
−5.3%(−5.9% to −4.1%)
P < 0.01

Further findings

LV-global longitudinal strain, mavacamten patients maintaining LVEF ≥50% (n = 212) · week 48

Improvement in LV-global longitudinal strain
−0.4% [95% CI: −0.8% to −0.05%]; P < 0.05

Left atrial (LA) contractile and conduit strain · week 48

LA contractile strain improved significantly
−1.1% [95% CI: −1.8% to −0.4%]
LA conduit strain improved significantly
−1.4% [95% CI: −0.6% to −2.3%]
  • P < 0.05

LA volume, patients without AF · week 48

LA volume significantly reduced in patients without AF
−2.6 mL/m² [95% CI: −4.7 to −1.11 mL/m²]; P = 0.009

Safety

LVEF reduction <50% · recovered following drug interruption

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Original publication

Echocardiographic Changes With Mavacamten in Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 27 August 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2025.08.019

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