Kaya, Kenan 
ORCID: 0009-0008-7625-3457, Kottlors, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-5021-6895, Gietzen, Thorsten W. ORCID: 0000-0001-7948-202X, Bischoff, Leon, Brendel, Jan M., Dehdab, Reza, Halfmann, Moritz C., Müller, Lukas, von Stein, Philipp ORCID: 0000-0003-4548-3897, Goertz, Lukas ORCID: 0000-0002-2620-7611, Janßen, Jan Paul ORCID: 0000-0003-0980-4606, Gertz, Roman Johannes ORCID: 0000-0002-6414-4105, Terzis, Robert ORCID: 0009-0007-1068-8477, Schmidt, Vanessa ORCID: 0009-0001-6092-1536, Weiss, Kilian, Hohmann, Christopher ORCID: 0000-0003-2821-4134, Maintz, David ORCID: 0000-0002-8942-3776, Emrich, Tilman, Krumm, Patrick, Luetkens, Julian A., Gietzen, Carsten H. ORCID: 0000-0002-2354-3847 and Pennig, Lenhard ORCID: 0000-0002-6606-9313
(2026).
Mitral annular disjunction in Marfan syndrome: a multicenter cardiovascular magnetic resonance study.
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 28 (1).
pp. 1-12.
Elsevier.
ISSN 1097-6647
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[Artikel-Nr.: 101938] Background: Data on the prevalence of mitral annular disjunction (MAD) in Marfan syndrome (MFS) based on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is sparse. The purpose of this study was to assess prevalence, extent, and distribution of MAD in MFS using CMR and to examine its association with left heart parameters, aortic dimensions, and cardiovascular events. Methods: This retrospective multicenter study included CMR studies of patients treated for MFS at four tertiary care medical centers with a (likely) pathogenic fibrillin-1 gene variant. Two radiologists (5 and 8 years of experience in CMR) evaluated datasets for MAD (at 4 points around the annulus, including measurement of extent) and mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Further assessment comprised volumetric and functional analysis of the left ventricle (LV), left atrial size, and aortic root diameters. Cardiovascular events included aortic (aortic sur- gery or aortic dissection), arrhythmic (sustained ventricular tachycardia or sudden cardiac death), and mitral events (mitral valve surgery, MVS). Results: Among 91 patients [(28.9 ± 14.0 years, 47.3% female (n = 43/91)]81.3% (n = 74/91) had MAD (extent: 6.1 ± 2.6 mm). MAD was mostly found at the inferior insertion (72.5% of patients, n = 66/91) and usually affected all sites (39.6% of patients, n = 36/91). Left heart parameters and aortic dimensions did not differ between MAD and no MAD groups (P > 0.05). MAD extent and localizations showed significant corre- lations with LV dilatation (e.g., inferior MAD: r = 0.62 for end-diastolic volume index), decreased LV ejection fraction (e.g., anterolateral MAD: r = −0.46), and MVP (e.g., MAD distance: r = 0.83), which was found in 44.6% of patients (n = 33/74) with MAD while only affecting 11.8% (n = 2/17) without MAD (P = 0.017). Based on receiver operating characteristic analysis for the prediction of MVP prevalence, a threshold of 7.1 mm MAD extent was identified as the optimal cut-off value (sensitivity: 77.1%, specificity: 89.3%). Additionally, subgroup analysis applying different thresholds of MAD extent revealed a significantly larger displacement of MVP and LV volumes as well as higher aortic root z scores for a threshold of ≥8 mm. After a mean follow-up of 4.0 ± 3.0 years, cardiovascular events (aortic: n = 13/91 [14.3%], arrhythmic: n = 2/91 [2.2%], and mitral: n = 2/91 [2.2%] of patients) did not differ significantly (all P > 0.05) between no MAD and MAD groups regardless of applied thresholds although MVS was observed exclusively in patients with MAD. Conclusion: The high prevalence, large extent, and predominantly pan-annular distribution of MAD suggest a systemic annular pathology in MFS. Overall presence of MAD was not associated with changes to left heart parameters, aortic dimensions, and cardiovascular events. However, MAD, taking into account its extent and affected insertion sites, could serve as a potential marker of disease progression given the shown association of localizations and distance with LV dysfunction and remodeling as well as aortic enlargement and the formation of MVP.
| Item Type: | Article |
| Creators: | Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Bischoff, Leon UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Brendel, Jan M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dehdab, Reza UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Halfmann, Moritz C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Müller, Lukas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Weiss, Kilian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Emrich, Tilman UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Krumm, Patrick UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Luetkens, Julian A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-806691 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jocmr.2025.101938 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Page Range: | pp. 1-12 |
| Number of Pages: | 12 |
| Date: | 2026 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1097-6647 |
| Language: | English |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Innere Medizin > Klinik III für Innere Medizin - Kardiologie, Pneumologie, Angiologie und internistische Intensivmedizin Faculty of Medicine > Radiologische Diagnostik > Institut und Poliklinik für Radiologische Diagnostik |
| Subjects: | Medical sciences Medicine |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Keywords Language Marfan syndrome ; Cardiovascular magnetic resonance ; Mitral annular disjunction ; Mitral valve prolapse ; Connective tissue disorder English |
| ['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]: | Publikationsfonds UzK |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/80669 |
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