Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Analysis of Left Ventricular Myocardium After Percutaneous Intramyocardial Septal Radiofrequency Ablation for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Left Ventricular Systolic Function After Percutaneous Intramyocardial Septal Radiofrequency Ablation for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: a Study Focused on Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04777188
• Other study ID #: 20162042-1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 22, 2016
• Est. completion date: July 9, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: March 2021
• Source: Xijing Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Objective to investigate the left ventricular (LV) systolic function by speckle tracking echocardiography before and after percutaneous intramyocardial septal radiofrequency ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Percutaneous intramyocardial septal radiofrequency ablation (named Liwen Procedure) is a safe and effective treatment approach for HOCM and results in sustained improvement in exercise capacity and persistent in reducing left ventricle outflow tract (LVOT) gradient. However, the systolic function of the myocardial after Liwen procedure in HOCM patients is not well exploration and research. Strain evaluation using speckle tracking echocardiography is an excellent tool for assessing regional and global LV functions. In this study, the investigators aimed to characterize regional and global strain using speckle tracking echocardiography to assess LV radial, circumferential and longitudinal systolic myocardial function in patients with HOCM before and after Liwen procedure.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: July 9, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: July 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with symptoms that limit daily activities (New York Heart Association functional class >II, exercise-induced syncope) despite adequate medical treatment or when medical treatment is not tolerated

2. Patients with a peak LVOT gradient=50 mm Hg

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Those with a peak instantaneous Doppler LVOT gradient of <50 mm Hg

2. Those with an indication for septal reduction therapy and other lesions requiring surgical intervention (e.g., mitral valve repair/replacement and papillary muscle intervention)

3. Those with end-stage heart failure;and those the echocardialology image quality is not clear enough for strain analysis.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiomyopathies
• Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
• Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
• Hypertrophy

Intervention

Procedure:
• Percutaneous Intramyocardial Septal Radiofrequency Ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Under transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) guidance, the puncture site is positioned at the apex. A guiding line is applied along the septal long axis and the radiofrequency ablation electrode needle(17G, Cool-tip™ RF Ablation System and Switching Controller;Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) pierced towards the hypertrophic anterior interventricular septum (AIVS) 8-10 mm from the subaortic valve. Each ablation lasts for up to 12 min and the ablation power is gradually increased from 30-40W. Then, the ablation needle is withdrawn 10 mm to prepare for the next application. Overall, 3-4 applications are performed in each patient. The ablation creates an area of thermal coagulative myocardial necrosis that appears as a hyperechogenic reflection detected by TTE. If deemed necessary, we repeat the procedure at the posterior interventricular septum (PIVS).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Ultrasound Medicine Department of Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University	Xi'an	Shaanxi

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Xijing Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Left ventricular systolic function before and after Percutaneous Intramyocardial Septal Radiofrequency Ablation	The left ventricular(LV) systolic function was analyzed by Tomtec Workstation with related software. LV was automatically divided into 16 segments using standard segmentation. The following LV parameters were automatically calculated by the software. The 3D strain indexes derived included ,LV peak systolic global longitudinal strain (GLS,percent), LV peak systolic global radial strain (GRS,percent), LV peak systolic global circumferential strain (GCS,percent)	1 year
Secondary	left ventricular outflow tract gradient before and after Percutaneous Intramyocardial Septal Radiofrequency Ablation	The results were obtained by continuous Doppler echocardiography (mmHg)	1 year
Secondary	Interventricular septal thickness before and after Percutaneous Intramyocardial Septal Radiofrequency Ablation	The results were obtained by echocardiography , the unit of mm	1 year