August 3, 2026 · Circulation · DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.078536

Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation and Prognosis in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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This study investigates the prevalence and prognostic significance of left ventricular (LV) hypertrabeculation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and its association with embolic risk and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The authors found that while LV hypertrabeculation is common among DCM patients, it does not correlate with increased embolic risk, major ventricular arrhythmias, or advanced heart failure, suggesting that it should not influence clinical management or lead to prophylactic anticoagulation in these patients.

Nerea Mora-Ayestarán, Noemi Ramos-Lopez, Juan Pablo Ochoa, Amaia Yuan Ibargoyen, Eduard Claver-Garrido, Cristina Gómez-González, Ahmad S Amin, María Gallego-Delgado, Guillem Casas-Masnou, Marina Navarro-Peñalver, Jose María Larrañaga-Moreira, José Manuel García-Pinilla, Francisco J Bermudez-Jimenez, Maria Victoria Mogollón-Jiménez, Gonzalo Cabezón-Villalba, Antoni Bayes-Genis, Vicente Climent-Payá, Rafael Salguero-Bodes, Ana García-Álvarez, María Brion, Ramon Brugada, Esther Zorio, Tomas Ripoll-Vera, María Luisa Peña-Peña, Ana Royuela, Miriam Sánchez, Carles Diez-Lopez, Elena Rodríguez González, Edwin Poel, Eduardo Villacorta, Javier Limeres-Freire, María Sabater-Molina, Roberto Barriales-Villa, Gemma Lacuey-Lecumberri, Andrea Di Marco, María Angeles Espinosa-Castro, Connie R Bezzina, José F Rodríguez-Palomares, María Teresa Basurte-Elorz, Jesus G Mirelis, Pablo Garcia-Pavia

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