Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

T1 Mapping and Major Cardiovascular Events in Non-Ischaemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

ESC Heart FailPublished meta-analysis of available studies

Authors' conclusion

In NIDCM patients, native T1 mapping and ECV were associated with increased risk of the composite primary endpoint of MACE and the secondary endpoint of heart failure and arrhythmic-related events.

Study context

Population
Patients with non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM)patients with NIDCM from 12 observational studies
Participants
4,025 patients
Comparison
Prognostic role of native T1 mapping and extracellular volume (ECV) in predicting major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)
Outcome
MACE defined as a composite of:
  • Heart failure
  • Arrhythmic-related events
Methodological details12 observational studies, random effect generic inverse variance
  • 12 observational studies
  • Random effect generic inverse variance

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Pooled hazard ratio (95% CI)
Native T1 mapping valuesI2 31.5%
1.07(1.04–1.09)
ECVI2 0%
1.37(1.29–1.44)
MACE occurred in
610 patients

Further pooled results

HF-related events

Pooled HR (95% CI)
T1 mappingI2 1%1.05 (1.03–1.07)
ECVsI2 63%1.43 (1.25–1.61)

Arrhythmic-related events

Pooled HR (95% CI)
T1 mapping valuesI2 0%1.09 (1.07–1.12)
OutcomeEstimate
Native T1 mapping values and ECV, patients with vs without MACEPatients with MACEvs patients without MACEI2 16.72%; higher with a (patients with MACE)weighted mean difference of native T1 mapping 30.91 (95% CI 18.45–43.16)
Native T1 mapping values and ECV, patients with vs without MACEPatients with MACEvs patients without MACEI2 86%; higher with a (patients with MACE)mean difference of ECV 4.52 (95% CI 2.78–6.26)

Patients

HF-related events — HF-related events occurred in
492
Arrhythmic-related events — Arrhythmic-related events occurred in
118

Follow-up

Median follow-up length
22 (IQR 14-22) months

Original publication

T1 Mapping and Major Cardiovascular Events in Non-Ischaemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. ESC Heart Fail. Published 25 April 2025. doi:10.1002/ehf2.15279

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