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Association between left ventricular perfusion defects and myocardial deformation indexes in heart transplantation recipients.
D'Andrea, Antonello; De Rimini, Maria Luisa; America, Raffaella; Cirillo, Chiara; Riegler, Lucia; Limongelli, Giuseppe; D'Alto, Michele; Salerno, Gemma; Maiello, Ciro; Muto, Pietro; Russo, Maria Giovanna; Calabrò, Raffaele; Bossone, Eduardo; Pacileo, Giuseppe.
Afiliação
  • D'Andrea A; Chair of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
  • De Rimini ML; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
  • America R; Chair of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
  • Cirillo C; Chair of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
  • Riegler L; Chair of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
  • Limongelli G; Chair of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
  • D'Alto M; Chair of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
  • Salerno G; Chair of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
  • Maiello C; Chair of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
  • Muto P; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
  • Russo MG; Chair of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
  • Calabrò R; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
  • Bossone E; Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio, Salern, Italy.
  • Pacileo G; Chair of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Echocardiography ; 34(10): 1540-1543, 2017 Oct.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28670832
ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to analyze possible correlations between strain echocardiography (STE) and PET myocardial perfusion in a population of heart transplantation (HTx) recipients showing preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction. By STE, LV global longitudinal strain (LV GLS) was lower in HTx. PET showed no transient or chronic ischemia in 83 of 115 HTx (73%). Fixed perfusion defects were observed in 17% of HTx and reversible ischemia in 10%. Significant coronary stenosis was observed only in 10 cases. GLS was independently associated with age at HTx and fixed perfusion defects (HR 0.41; P<.001). Such relationships underline STE ability to early identify HTx pts with subclinical myocardial dysfunction during long-term follow-up.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Complicações Pós-Operatórias / Transplante de Coração / Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda / Coração Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Echocardiography Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Complicações Pós-Operatórias / Transplante de Coração / Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda / Coração Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Echocardiography Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article