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Abstract
Background: Myocardial fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is associated with worse clinical outcomes. The availability of circulating biomarkers of myocardial fibrosis and hypertrophy would be helpful in clinical practice.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate usefulness of various biomarkers of myocardial fibrosis and hypertrophy in HCM.
Methods: Levels of biomarkers: soluble ST2 (sST2), galectin-3 (Gal-3), growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), NT-proBNP and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) were measured in 60 patients with HCM. All patients underwent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to calculate parameters of hypertrophy and fibrosis.
Results: We observed positive correlations among sST2 levels and left ventricular mass (LVM) (r = 0.32, p = 0.012), LV mass indexed for the body surface area (LVMI) (r = 0.27, p = 0.036) and maximal wall thickness (MWT) (r = 0.31, p = 0.015). No correlation was found between Gal-3 and GDF-15 levels and hypertrophy and fibrosis parameters. We observed positive correlations among hs-cTnT levels and LVM (r = 0.58, p < 0.0001), LVMI (r = 0.48, p = 0.0001), MWT (r = 0.31, p = 0.015) and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) mass (r = 0.37, p = 0.003). There were positive correlations between NT-proBNP levels and LVM (r = 0.33, p = 0.01), LVMI (r = 0.41, p = 0.001), MWT (r = 0.42, p < 0.001) and LGE mass (r = 0.44, p < 0.001).
Conclusions: Although no correlation between sST2 levels and myocardial fibrosis was found, sST2 may provide some additional information about hypertrophy extension. NT-proBNP and hs-cTnT are useful biomarkers in assessment of hypertrophy and fibrosis in HCM.
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