Abstract
Cardiac failure in adults is associated with down regulation of fatty acid beta oxidation and accumulation of long chain (LC) fatty acid derivatives such as LC acylcarnitines [1] , [2] . These lipidomic disturbances have been shown to impair cardiac function [3] . No data are available concerning metabolic modification in heart failure in children. We retrospectively collected acylcarnitines profiles, NT pro BNP, clinical and echographical data and MRI performed in children explored for a non-metabolic cardiomyopathy in our centre from 2015 to 2021. Eighteen children aged from 1 month to 16 years old (median 2.7 years old) met the inclusion criteria. Thirteen were diagnosed for a dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) [with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) for 5 of them], 4 had a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and 1 suffered from a restrictive cardiomyopathy. Seven children had clinical symptoms of cardiac insufficiency, and nine showed elevation of NT pro BNP. Considering first only children with DCM, sum of total acylcarnitines and sum of LC acylcarnitines were significantly enhanced in patients with impaired LVEF compared to those with normal LVEF (40.0 ± 16.8 vs. 16.2 ± 5.7 μM, P < 0.01, and 4.8 ± 1.6 vs. 3.1 ± 0.7 μM, P < 0.05, respectively). Similarly, considering the whole patients with cardiomyopathy, children with an elevation of NT pro BNP level displayed accumulation of total acylcarnitines and LC acylcarnitines compared to those with a normal NT pro BNP level (38.9 ± 16.9 vs. 15.5 ± 8.2 μM, P < 0.01, and 5.2 ± 2.4 vs. 2.8 ± 1.1 μM, P < 0.01, respectively). Our results suggest alteration of fatty acid oxidation in children with cardiomyopathy and impaired LVEF or elevated NT pro BNP. This metabolic modification needs to be confirmed with a larger scale study. Such lipidomic alteration could worsen heart function, and may suggest considering a metabolic treatment of heart failure in children.
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