Purpose Cushing's syndrome (CS) is associated with severe cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the non-invasive gold standard for assessing cardiac structure and function; however, few CMR studies explore cardiac remodeling in patients exposed to chronic glucocorticoid (GC) excess. We aimed to describe the CMR features directly attributable to previous GC exposure in patients with cured or treated endogenous CS. Methods This was a prospective, multicentre, case-control study enrolling consecutive patients with cured or treated CS and patients harboring non-functioning adrenal incidentalomas (NFAI), comparable in terms of sex, age, CV risk factors, and BMI. All patients were in stable condition and had a minimum 24-month follow-up. Results Sixteen patients with CS and 15 NFAI were enrolled. Indexed left ventricle (LV) end-systolic volume and LV mass were higher in patients with CS (p = 0.027; p = 0.013); similarly, indexed right ventricle (RV) end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes were higher in patients with CS compared to NFAI (p = 0.035; p = 0.006). Morphological alterations also affected cardiac function, as LV and RV ejection fractions decreased in patients with CS (p = 0.056; p = 0.044). CMR features were independent of metabolic status or other CV risk factors, with fasting glucose significantly lower in CS remission than NFAI (p < 0.001) and no differences in lipid levels or blood pressure. Conclusion CS is associated with biventricular cardiac structural and functional impairment at CMR, likely attributable to chronic exposure to cortisol excess independently of known traditional risk factors.

Cardiac magnetic resonance reveals biventricular impairment in Cushing's syndrome: a multicentre case-control study / Feola, Tiziana; Cozzolino, Alessia; De Alcubierre, Dario; Pofi, Riccardo; Galea, Nicola; Catalano, Carlo; Simeoli, Chiara; Di Paola, Nicola; Campolo, Federica; Pivonello, Rosario; Isidori, Andrea M; Giannetta, Elisa. - In: ENDOCRINE. - ISSN 1559-0100. - (2024). [10.1007/s12020-024-03856-7]

Cardiac magnetic resonance reveals biventricular impairment in Cushing's syndrome: a multicentre case-control study

Feola, Tiziana
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Cozzolino, Alessia;De Alcubierre, Dario;Pofi, Riccardo;Galea, Nicola;Catalano, Carlo;Campolo, Federica;Pivonello, Rosario;Isidori, Andrea M;Giannetta, Elisa
2024

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Purpose Cushing's syndrome (CS) is associated with severe cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the non-invasive gold standard for assessing cardiac structure and function; however, few CMR studies explore cardiac remodeling in patients exposed to chronic glucocorticoid (GC) excess. We aimed to describe the CMR features directly attributable to previous GC exposure in patients with cured or treated endogenous CS. Methods This was a prospective, multicentre, case-control study enrolling consecutive patients with cured or treated CS and patients harboring non-functioning adrenal incidentalomas (NFAI), comparable in terms of sex, age, CV risk factors, and BMI. All patients were in stable condition and had a minimum 24-month follow-up. Results Sixteen patients with CS and 15 NFAI were enrolled. Indexed left ventricle (LV) end-systolic volume and LV mass were higher in patients with CS (p = 0.027; p = 0.013); similarly, indexed right ventricle (RV) end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes were higher in patients with CS compared to NFAI (p = 0.035; p = 0.006). Morphological alterations also affected cardiac function, as LV and RV ejection fractions decreased in patients with CS (p = 0.056; p = 0.044). CMR features were independent of metabolic status or other CV risk factors, with fasting glucose significantly lower in CS remission than NFAI (p < 0.001) and no differences in lipid levels or blood pressure. Conclusion CS is associated with biventricular cardiac structural and functional impairment at CMR, likely attributable to chronic exposure to cortisol excess independently of known traditional risk factors.
2024
Cardiac magnetic resonance; Cardiomyopathy; Cushing’s syndrome; Glucocorticoid; Heart; Hypercortisolism
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Cardiac magnetic resonance reveals biventricular impairment in Cushing's syndrome: a multicentre case-control study / Feola, Tiziana; Cozzolino, Alessia; De Alcubierre, Dario; Pofi, Riccardo; Galea, Nicola; Catalano, Carlo; Simeoli, Chiara; Di Paola, Nicola; Campolo, Federica; Pivonello, Rosario; Isidori, Andrea M; Giannetta, Elisa. - In: ENDOCRINE. - ISSN 1559-0100. - (2024). [10.1007/s12020-024-03856-7]
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