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Circulation ; 149(25): 1938-1948, 2024 06 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38804148

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BACKGROUND: Ascending aorta dilation and aortic valve degeneration are common complications in patients with bicuspid aortic valve. Several retrospective studies have suggested the benefit of statins in reducing these complications. This study aimed to determine whether atorvastatin treatment is effective in reducing the growth of aortic diameters in bicuspid aortic valve and if it slows the progression of valve calcification. METHODS: In a randomized clinical trial, 220 patients with bicuspid aortic valve (43 women; 46±13 years of age) were included and treated with either 20 mg of atorvastatin per day or placebo for 3 years. Inclusion criteria were ≥18 years of age, nonsevere valvular dysfunction, nonsevere valve calcification, and ascending aorta diameter ≤50 mm. Computed tomography and echocardiography studies were performed at baseline and after 3 years of treatment. RESULTS: During follow-up, 28 patients (12.7%) discontinued medical treatment (15 on atorvastatin and 13 taking placebo). Thus, 192 patients completed the 36 months of treatment. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels decreased significantly in the atorvastatin group (median [interquartile range], -30 mg/dL [-51.65 to -1.75 mg/dL] versus 6 mg/dL [-4, 22.5 mg/dL]; P<0.001). The maximum ascending aorta diameter increased with no differences between groups: 0.65 mm (95% CI, 0.45-0.85) in the atorvastatin group and 0.74 mm (95% CI, 0.45-1.04) in the placebo group (P=0.613). Similarly, no significant differences were found for the progression of the aortic valve calcium score (P=0.167) or valvular dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with bicuspid aortic valve without severe valvular dysfunction, atorvastatin treatment was not effective in reducing the progression of ascending aorta dilation and aortic valve calcification during 3 years of treatment despite a significant reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu; Unique identifier: 2015-001808-57. URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02679261.


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Valva Aórtica , Atorvastatina , Doença da Válvula Aórtica Bicúspide , Calcinose , Progressão da Doença , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases , Humanos , Atorvastatina/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Valva Aórtica/patologia , Valva Aórtica/anormalidades , Valva Aórtica/efeitos dos fármacos , Calcinose/tratamento farmacológico , Calcinose/diagnóstico por imagem , Calcinose/patologia , Doença da Válvula Aórtica Bicúspide/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença da Válvula Aórtica Bicúspide/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/patologia , Adulto , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases/uso terapêutico , Dilatação Patológica/tratamento farmacológico , Seguimentos , Método Duplo-Cego , Resultado do Tratamento , Aorta/diagnóstico por imagem , Aorta/patologia , Aorta/efeitos dos fármacos , Valvopatia Aórtica/tratamento farmacológico , Estenose da Valva Aórtica
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Am Heart J ; 258: 1-16, 2023 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36526006

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The 2020 ESC atrial fibrillation (AF) guidelines suggest the novel 4S-AF scheme for the characterization of AF. Imaging techniques could be helpful for this objective in everyday clinical practice, and information derived from these techniques reflects basic aspects of the pathophysiology of AF, which may facilitate treatment decision-making, and optimal management of AF patients. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the mechanisms associated with atrial fibrosis and to describe imaging techniques that may help the management of AF patients in clinical practice. Transthoracic echocardiography is the most common procedure given its versatility, safety, and simplicity. Transesophageal echocardiography provides higher resolution exploration, and speckle tracking echocardiography can provide incremental functional and prognostic information over conventional echocardiographic parameters. In addition, LA deformation imaging, including LA strain and strain rate, are related to the extent of fibrosis. On the other hand, multidetector-row computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance provide higher resolution data and more accurate assessment of the dimensions, structure, and spatial relationships of the LA. Imaging is central when deciding on catheter ablation or cardioversion, and helps in selecting those patients who will really benefit from these procedures. Moreover, imaging enhances the understanding of the underlying mechanisms of atrial remodeling and might assists in refining the risk of stroke, which help to select the best medical therapies/interventions. In summary, evaluation of LA enlargement, LA remodeling and fibrosis with imaging techniques adds clinical and prognostic information and should be assessed as a part of routine comprehensive AF evaluation.


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Fibrilação Atrial , Ablação por Cateter , Humanos , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Fibrilação Atrial/complicações , Átrios do Coração/patologia , Prognóstico , Ecocardiografia/métodos , Fibrose , Ablação por Cateter/métodos
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Eur J Appl Physiol ; 122(4): 945-954, 2022 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35059801

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PURPOSE: The aim of the present investigation is to study the relationship of ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) and ultrasound lung comets (ULC) formation to establish a link between extravascular pulmonary water formation and cardiac contractile dysfunction. METHODS: This is a prospective observational study including 14 active military divers. The subjects performed two sea dives of 120 min each with a semi-closed SCUBA circuit at 10 m depth. Divers were examined at baseline, 15 min (D1) and 60 min (D2) after diving. The evaluation included pulmonary and cardiac echography (including speckle tracking techniques). Blood samples were drawn at baseline and after diving, assessing hs-TnT and Endothelin-1. RESULTS: ULC were detected in 9 (64.2%) and 8 (57.1%) of the subjects after D1 and D2 respectively. No differences were found in right and left ventricular GLS after both immersions (RV: Baseline: - 17.9 4.9 vs. D1: - 17.2 6.5 and D2: - 16.7 5.8 s-1; p = 0.757 and p = 0.529; LV: Baseline: - 17.0 2.3 vs. D1: - 17.4 2.1 and D2: - 16.9 2.2 s-1; p = 0.546 and p = 0.783). However, a decrease in atrial longitudinal strain parameters have been detected after diving (RA: Baseline: 35.5 9.2 vs. D1: 30.3 12.8 and D2: 30.7 13.0 s-1; p = 0.088 and p = 0.063; LA: Baseline: 39.0 10.0 vs. D1: 31.6 6.1 and D2: 32.4 10.6 s-1; p = 0.019 and p = 0.054). CONCLUSION: In the present study, no ventricular contractile dysfunction was observed. However, increase pulmonary vasoconstriction markers were present after diving.


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Mergulho , Água Extravascular Pulmonar , Ecocardiografia , Água Extravascular Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Contração Miocárdica , Ultrassonografia
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J Mol Cell Cardiol ; 102: 3-9, 2017 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27894865

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BACKGROUND: Bicuspid aortic valve is the most common cardiovascular congenital malformation affecting 2% of the general population. The incidence of life-threatening complications, the high heritability, and familial clustering rates support the interest in identifying risk or protective genetic factors. The main objective of the present study was to identify population-based genetic variation associated with bicuspid aortic valve and concomitant ascending aortic dilation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional exome-wide association study was conducted in 565 Spanish cases and 484 controls. Single-marker and gene-based association analyses enriched for low frequency and rare genetic variants were performed on this discovery stage cohort and for the subsets of cases with and without ascending aortic dilation. Discovery-stage association signals and additional markers indirectly associated with bicuspid aortic valve, were genotyped in a replication cohort that comprised 895 Caucasian cases and 1483 controls. RESULTS: Although none of the association signals were consistent across series, the involvement of HMCN2 in calcium metabolism and valve degeneration caused by calcium deposit, and a nominal but not genome-wide significant association, supported it as an interesting gene for follow-up studies on the genetic susceptibility to bicuspid aortic valve. CONCLUSIONS: The absence of a genome-wide significant association signal shows this valvular malformation may be more genetically complex than previously believed. Exhaustive phenotypic characterization, even larger datasets, and collaborative efforts are needed to detect the combination of rare variants conferring risk which, along with specific environmental factors, could be causing the development of this disease.


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Doenças da Aorta/genética , Doenças da Aorta/patologia , Valva Aórtica/anormalidades , Dilatação Patológica/genética , Estudos de Associação Genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/genética , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Alelos , Doenças da Aorta/epidemiologia , Valva Aórtica/patologia , Doença da Válvula Aórtica Bicúspide , Biomarcadores , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Comorbidade , Estudos Transversais , Exoma , Feminino , Variação Genética , Genótipo , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Razão de Chances , Espanha/epidemiologia
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Eur J Clin Invest ; 45(1): 18-26, 2015 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25402558

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BACKGROUND: Paravalvular aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation is associated with a hemodynamic deterioration and a poor outcome. We aim to determine the early hemodynamic effect of paravalvular aortic regurgitation in relation with the change in the left ventricle filling pattern and to assess their clinical outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-two consecutive patients referred for transcatheter aortic valve implantation were included. Patients were classified according to the change in the left ventricular filling pattern, and significant paravalvular aortic regurgitation (grade ≥ 2) was reported. Follow-up and incidence of death and hospitalization for heart failure were reported. RESULTS: Sixteen patients (19·5%) presented a worsening of left ventricular filling pattern. The incidence of significant paravalvular aortic regurgitation was higher in the group with a worsening of left ventricular filling pattern (56·3% vs. 19·7%; P = 0·009). In the multivariate analysis, the only variable significantly associated with the worsening of left ventricular filling pattern was the significant paravalvular aortic regurgitation (OR 4·84; 95% CI 1·23 - 19·1; P = 0·024). During the follow-up (642·5 days), there was a higher incidence of the endpoint of death or hospitalization for heart failure in the group with a worsening of left ventricular filling pattern (62·5% vs. 31·8%; P = 0·042) and a lower event-free survival rate (long rank test = 0·013). CONCLUSIONS: The presence of a significant paravalvular aortic regurgitation is associated with a worsening in parameters of diastolic function. This finding should alert the cardiologist as patients with a worsening of left ventricular filling pattern present a higher incidence of paravalvular aortic regurgitation and a less favourable outcome.


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Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica/etiologia , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter/efeitos adversos , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/etiologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica/fisiopatologia , Progressão da Doença , Ecocardiografia/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Resultado do Tratamento , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/fisiopatologia
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Echocardiography ; 32(3): 508-15, 2015 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25041359

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AIMS: To assess the feasibility and reliability of aortic valve area (AVA) planimetry by means of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3DTEE) as compared with the transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) calculation of AVA, to determine the systematic deviations between measurements, and to describe the distribution of mean systolic in relation with 3DTEE anatomical AVA. METHODS AND RESULTS: Three hundred seven patients with aortic valve stenosis (AVS) underwent both TTE and 3DTEE for AVA measurement by means of the continuity equation and direct anatomical planimetry, respectively. AVA planimetry was achieved in 282 (91.9%) of patients. Severity of the aortic valve calcification was independently associated with a poorer performance of planimetry. Intraclass correlation coefficient yielded a 0.848 (95% CI: 0.807-0.879) value. 3DTEE rendered a mild constant underestimation of AVA in comparison with TTE. Severe aortic stenosis according to the area criterion (<1 cm(2) ) despite mean systolic gradient below 40 mm Hg was detected in 37.6% of the study population, and in 33.7% of the subset of patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. CONCLUSIONS: Reliability of AVA planimetry by 3DTEE in comparison with the calculation by TTE is good, but 3DTEE underestimates slightly the measurement. Feasibility of the technique is good but independently affected by valvular calcification. Inconsistent classification of AVS severity as graded by AVA or mean systolic gradient is observed in the overall population and in patients with preserved systolic function.


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Algoritmos , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Ecocardiografia Tridimensional/métodos , Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana/métodos , Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Humanos , Aumento da Imagem/métodos , Masculino , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin ; 31 Suppl 1: 26-34, 2013 Feb.
Artigo em Espanhol | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23453228

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Trypanosoma cruzi infection, or Chagas disease, was discovered more than 100 years ago by Carlos Chagas. Although the infection kills more than 15,000 people each year, it is still classified as a neglected tropical disease. Today, this disease affects eight million people in 21 Latin American countries and, due to immigration, is also present in non-endemic countries. In recent years, the size of the immigrant population with chronic imported forms of Chagas disease has increased in Spain. In addition, several cases of congenital transmission have been reported. Some patients have severe infection and require specialized treatment such as pacemaker implantation or even heart transplantation, representing a considerable clinical, social and economic burden, particularly in areas with a large immigrant population. Since the 1960s, the only drugs available for the etiological treatment of this infection have been benznidazole and nifurtimox. Although new, more effective and better tolerated compounds are urgently needed, treatment with these trypanocidal drugs is recommended in both the acute and chronic stages of Chagas disease. New strategies for diagnosis and infection control in chronically infected patients have recently been reported, allowing the effectiveness of treatments to be assessed.


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Doença de Chagas/diagnóstico , Doença de Chagas/terapia , Humanos
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Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging ; 24(8): 1120-1128, 2023 07 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37131301

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AIMS: To assess the progression of the disease and evolution of the main echocardiographic variables for quantifying AS in patients with severe low-flow low-gradient (LFLG) AS compared to other severe AS subtypes. METHODS AND RESULTS: Longitudinal, observational, multicenter study including consecutive asymptomatic patients with severe AS (aortic valve area, AVA < 1.0 cm²) and normal left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF ≥ 50%). Patients were classified according to baseline echocardiography into: HG (high gradient; mean gradient ≥ 40 mmHg), NFLG (normal-flow low-gradient; mean gradient < 40 mmHg, indexed systolic volume (SVi) > 35mL/m2), or LFLG (mean gradient < 40 mmHg, SVi ≤ 35 mL/m²). AS progression was analyzed by comparing patients' baseline measurements and their last follow-up measurements or those taken prior to aortic valve replacement (AVR). Of the 903 included patients, 401 (44.4%) were HG, 405 (44.9%) NFLG, and 97 (10.7%) LFLG. Progression of the mean gradient in a linear mixed regression model was greater in low-gradient groups: LFLG vs. HG (regression coefficient 0.124, P = 0.005) and NFLG vs. HG (regression coefficient 0.068, P = 0.018). No differences were observed between the LFLG and NFLG groups (regression coefficient 0.056, P = 0.195). However, AVA reduction was slower in the LFLG group compared to the NFLG (P < 0.001). During follow-up, in conservatively-managed patients, 19.1% (n = 9) of LFLG patients evolved to having NFLG AS and 44.7% (n = 21) to having HG AS. In patients undergoing AVR, 58.0% (n = 29) of LFLG baseline patients received AVR with a HG AS. CONCLUSION: LFLG AS shows an intermediate AVA and gradient progression compared to NFLG and HG AS. The majority of patients initially classified as having LFLG AS changed over time to having other severe forms of AS, and most of them received AVR with a HG AS.


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Estenose da Valva Aórtica , Humanos , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Ecocardiografia , Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Função Ventricular Esquerda , Volume Sistólico , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Resultado do Tratamento , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Comput Methods Programs Biomed ; 214: 106548, 2022 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34861618

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is an uncommon cardiomyopathy characterised by a thick and spongy left ventricle wall caused by the high presence of trabeculae (hyper-trabeculation). Recently, the percentage of the trabecular volume to the total volume of the external wall of the left ventricle (VT%) has been proposed to diagnose this illness. METHODS: This paper presents the use of a deep learning-based method to measure the (VT%) value and diagnose this rare cardiomyopathy. The population used in this research was composed of 277 patients suffering from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 134 patients only suffered hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and 143 also suffered left ventricular non-compaction. Our deep learning solution is based on a 2D U-Net. This artificial neural network (ANN) was trained on short-axis magnetic resonance imaging to segment the left ventricle's internal cavity, external wall, and trabecular tissue. 5-fold cross-validation was performed to ensure the robustness of the results. The Dice coefficient of the three classes was computed as a measure of the precision of the segmentation. Based on this segmentation, the percentage of the trabecular volume (VT%) was computed. Two specialist cardiologists rated the segmentation produced by the neural network for 25 patients to evaluate the clinical validity of the outputs. The computed VT% was used to automatically diagnose the 277 patients depending on whether or not a given threshold was exceeded. A receiver operating characteristic analysis was also performed. RESULTS: According to the cross-validation results, the average and standard deviation of the Dice coefficient for the internal cavity, external wall, and trabeculae were 0.96±0.00, 0.89±0.00, and 0.84±0.00, respectively. The cardiologists rated 99.5% of the evaluated segmentations as clinically valid for diagnosis, outperforming existing automatic traditional tools. The area under the ROC curve was 0.94 (95% confidence interval, 0.91-0.96). The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity values of diagnosis using a threshold of 25% were 0.87, 0.93, and 0.80, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The U-Net neural network can achieve excellent results in the delineation of different cardiac structures of short-axis cardiac MRI. The high-quality segmentation allows for the correct measurement of left ventricular hyper-trabeculation and a definitive diagnosis of LVNC illness. Using this kind of solution could lead to more objective and faster analysis, reducing human error and time spent by cardiologists.


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Cardiomiopatias , Aprendizado Profundo , Coração , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Front Cardiovasc Med ; 9: 852954, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35433871

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Objectives: To determine the risk of mortality and need for aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients with low-flow low-gradient (LFLG) aortic stenosis (AS). Methods: A longitudinal multicentre study including consecutive patients with severe AS (aortic valve area [AVA] < 1.0 cm2) and normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Patients were classified as: high-gradient (HG, mean gradient ≥ 40 mmHg), normal-flow low-gradient (NFLG, mean gradient < 40 mmHg, indexed systolic volume (SVi) > 35 ml/m2) and LFLG (mean gradient < 40 mmHg, SVi ≤ 35 ml/m2). Results: Of 1,391 patients, 147 (10.5%) had LFLG, 752 (54.1%) HG, and 492 (35.4%) NFLG. Echocardiographic parameters of the LFLG group showed similar AVA to the HG group but with less severity in the dimensionless index, calcification, and hypertrophy. The HG group required AVR earlier than NFLG (p < 0.001) and LFLG (p < 0.001), with no differences between LFLG and NFLG groups (p = 0.358). Overall mortality was 27.7% (CI 95% 25.3-30.1) with no differences among groups (p = 0.319). The impact of AVR in terms of overall mortality reduction was observed the most in patients with HG (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.17; 95% CI: 0.12-0.23; p < 0.001), followed by patients with LFLG (HR: 0.25; 95% CI: 0.13-0.49; p < 0.001), and finally patients with NFLG (HR: 0.29; 95% CI: 0.20-0.44; p < 0.001), with a risk reduction of 84, 75, and 71%, respectively. Conclusions: Paradoxical LFLG AS affects 10.5% of severe AS, and has a lower need for AVR than the HG group and similar to the NFLG group, with no differences in mortality. AVR had a lower impact on LFLG AS compared with HG AS. Therefore, the findings of the present study showed LFLG AS to have an intermediate clinical risk profile between the HG and NFHG groups.

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Eur J Echocardiogr ; 11(1): 9-13, 2010 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19805413

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AIMS: To determine the feasibility of real-time three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography (3D-TOE) in the evaluation of aortic valve stenosis, to study its reliability, and to test the concordance of this new method when compared with transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography (2D-TTE) as the diagnostic standard. METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifty-nine consecutive patients with moderate-to-severe aortic valve stenosis were assessed by means of 2D-TTE and 3D-TOE by independent blinded observers. Aortic valve planimetry was possible in 94.9% of patients. Inter-observer intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were 0.892 (CI 95% 0.818-0.936; P < 0.001), and 0.871 (CI 95% 0.780-0.925; P < 0.001) for 2D-TTE and 3D-TOE, respectively. Bland-Altman plot showed a mean difference in aortic valve area (AVA) of 0.040 cm(2), with 2D-TTE yielding larger values than 3D-TOE. ICC of both methods was 0.724 (CI 95% 0.530-0.839; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Assessment of AVA by means of 3D-TOE is feasible in most patients with aortic valve stenosis. Reliability of the measurement is good. However, there is some disagreement with standard 2D-TTE that needs further investigation.


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Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Ecocardiografia Tridimensional , Ecocardiografia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Análise de Variância , Intervalos de Confiança , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Valores de Referência , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Estatística como Assunto
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Heart ; 105(8): 603-608, 2019 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30322846

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OBJECTIVE: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart disease. This study aimed to determine the prevalence rate of BAV in first-degree relatives (FDR) and the inheritance pattern according to different morphotypes and aortic dilation. METHODS: BAV probands were consecutively studied at eight tertiary referral centres. After sequential screening, FDR were included in the study. The BAV morphotype, aortic dilation and aortic phenotype were assessed by transthoracic echocardiography. RESULTS: Seven hundred and twenty-four FDR of 256 BAV probands agreed to undergo family screening. The prevalence of BAV was 6.4% in FDR (9.2% in men, 3.5% in women, p=0.002). Aortic dilation was diagnosed in 9.6% of FRD with tricuspid aortic valves (TAV), with a root phenotype in 2.7% and tubular in 6.9% and more frequently in the presence of arterial hypertension (OR 4.48; CI 95% 2.51 to 7.99; p=0.0001) and valvular regurgitation (OR 5.87, CI 95% 1.37 to 25.16; p=0.025). The heritability (h2 ) of BAV was highly significant (0.47; p=0.002); however, no concordance was observed among valve morphotypes. Aortic dilation heritability was not significant. CONCLUSIONS: The BAV prevalence rate in FDR was low (6.4%) but aortic dilation was observed in 9.6% of FDR with TAV. The heritability of BAV was high without concordance in valve morphotypes, and aortic dilation heritability was not observed. Patients with BAV should be made aware of its familial pattern.


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Aorta , Doenças da Aorta , Valva Aórtica/anormalidades , Família , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas , Adulto , Aorta/anormalidades , Aorta/diagnóstico por imagem , Aorta/patologia , Doenças da Aorta/diagnóstico , Doenças da Aorta/etiologia , Doenças da Aorta/fisiopatologia , Valva Aórtica/fisiopatologia , Doença da Válvula Aórtica Bicúspide , Variação Biológica da População , Análise por Conglomerados , Dilatação Patológica/diagnóstico por imagem , Dilatação Patológica/etiologia , Dilatação Patológica/fisiopatologia , Ecocardiografia/métodos , Saúde da Família/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/complicações , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/diagnóstico , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/epidemiologia , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Padrões de Herança , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Linhagem , Prevalência , Análise de Sequência/métodos , Espanha/epidemiologia
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Am Heart J ; 156(1): 85-91, 2008 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18585501

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BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is defined by the presence of unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy, myocyte disarray, and interstitial fibrosis. An increase in extracellular matrix produces interstitial fibrosis, by raised amounts of collagen type I/III. Regions of myocardial late gadolinium enhancement by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) represented increased myocardial collagen. Regarding the role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in myocardial remodeling and subsequent fibrosis, the aim of our study was to explore the relation between MMP system and myocardial late gadolinium enhancement by CMR (as expression of image-documented fibrosis) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) (as a marker of cardiac overload) in HCM. METHODS: We included 67 HCM patients (44 men aged 49 +/- 14 years) and were compared to 58 controls with similar age and sex. Risk factors for sudden death were recorded. A blinded CMR was performed with gadolinium. Matrix metalloproteinase 1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 plasma levels were assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum samples were used for measurement of NT-proBNP. RESULTS: In patients, >50% of MMP-1 values were below the lowest limit of detection of the technique. Raised levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, and NT-proBNP were observed in HCM patients (all P < .01). Matrix metalloproteinase 2 was associated with dyspnea (P = .049) and correlated with MMP-9 (r = 0.28, P = .025) and NT-proBNP (r = 0.39, P = .001). Matrix metalloproteinase 9 was associated with the presence of gadolinium enhancement in CMR (P = .001) and correlated with NT-proBNP (r = 0.52, P < .001). NT-proBNP was also associated with gadolinium enhancement (P = .006). Both MMP-2 and MMP-9 correlated negatively with exercise capacity (metabolic equivalent units), (r = -0.36 and r = -0.42 respectively, both P < .01). On multivariate analysis (adjusted by sudden death risk factors and echocardiographic markers), only MMP-9 was associated with fibrosis (P = .011). CONCLUSIONS: Matrix metalloproteinase 9 is independently associated with gadolinium enhancement on CMR in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, suggesting that the MMP system has an important role in cardiac remodeling and fibrosis in this condition.


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Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/diagnóstico , Aumento da Imagem , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/sangue , Remodelação Ventricular/fisiologia , Adulto , Biomarcadores/sangue , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/sangue , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/mortalidade , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Estudos de Coortes , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Feminino , Gadolínio DTPA , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Metaloproteinase 1 da Matriz/sangue , Metaloproteinase 2 da Matriz/sangue , Metaloproteinase 9 da Matriz/sangue , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Probabilidade , Prognóstico , Valores de Referência , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Análise de Sobrevida , Inibidor Tecidual de Metaloproteinase-1/sangue
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Eur J Echocardiogr ; 9(2): 284-5, 2008 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17851134

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Aortic regurgitation is normally a diastolic phenomenon. Echocardiographic images of systolic aortic regurgitation in a patient with atrial fibrillation and heart failure are presented, and haemodynamic interpretation is provided.


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Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Ecocardiografia Doppler em Cores , Sístole , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Eur J Echocardiogr ; 9(4): 567-8, 2008 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17698416

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Dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography is a useful and relatively safe test for coronary artery disease assessment. However, possible complications should be recognized. We describe a case of transient global amnesia in a woman who underwent a standard-protocol dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiogram for coronary ischaemia detection, after having complained about chest pain. The test was not positive for coronary ischaemia, but a typical picture of transient global amnesia ensued. Symptoms shortly resolved spontaneously. Neurological work up was negative for organic disease. Transient global amnesia is a neurological syndrome of unknown origin and good prognosis. Dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography can be added to the described precipitants of transient global amnesia. This neurological syndrome should be taken into account as a possible complication of dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography.


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Amnésia/etiologia , Ecocardiografia sob Estresse/efeitos adversos , Isquemia Miocárdica/diagnóstico por imagem , Idoso , Atropina , Ecocardiografia sob Estresse/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Parassimpatolíticos
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Heart ; 104(7): 566-573, 2018 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28864719

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OBJECTIVE: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is associated with early valvular dysfunction and proximal aorta dilation with high heterogeneity. This study aimed to assess the determinants of these complications. METHODS: Eight hundred and fifty-two consecutive adults diagnosed of BAV referred from cardiac outpatient clinics to eight echocardiographic laboratories of tertiary hospitals were prospectively recruited. Exclusion criteria were aortic coarctation, other congenital disorders or intervention. BAV morphotype, significant valve dysfunction and aorta dilation (≥2 Z-score) at sinuses and ascending aorta were established. RESULTS: Three BAV morphotypes were identified: right-left coronary cusp fusion (RL) in 72.9%, right-non-coronary (RN) in 24.1% and left-non-coronary (LN) in 3.0%. BAV without raphe was observed in 18.3%. Multivariate analysis showed aortic regurgitation (23%) to be related to male sex (OR: 2.80, p<0.0001) and valve prolapse (OR: 5.16, p<0.0001), and aortic stenosis (22%) to BAV-RN (OR: 2.09, p<0.001), the presence of raphe (OR: 2.75, p<0.001), age (OR: 1.03; p<0.001), dyslipidaemia (OR: 1.77, p<0.01) and smoking (OR: 1.63, p<0.05). Ascending aorta was dilated in 76% without differences among morphotypes and associated with significant valvular dysfunction. By contrast, aortic root was dilated in 34% and related to male sex and aortic regurgitation but was less frequent in aortic stenosis and BAV-RN. CONCLUSIONS: Normofunctional valves are more prevalent in BAV without raphe. Aortic stenosis is more frequent in BAV-RN and associated with some cardiovascular risk factors, whereas aortic regurgitation (AR) is associated with male sex and sigmoid prolapse. Although ascending aorta is the most commonly dilated segment, aortic root dilation is present in one-third of patients and associated with AR. Remarkably, BAV-RL increases the risk for dilation of the proximal aorta, whereas BAV-RN spares this area.


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Aorta , Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica , Estenose da Valva Aórtica , Valva Aórtica/anormalidades , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas , Aorta/diagnóstico por imagem , Aorta/patologia , Aorta/fisiopatologia , Valva Aórtica/fisiopatologia , Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico , Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica/etiologia , Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica/fisiopatologia , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/etiologia , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/fisiopatologia , Doença da Válvula Aórtica Bicúspide , Dilatação Patológica/diagnóstico , Dilatação Patológica/etiologia , Ecocardiografia/métodos , Feminino , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/complicações , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/diagnóstico , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/epidemiologia , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Masculino , Prevalência , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Espanha/epidemiologia
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Med Hypotheses ; 68(6): 1378-81, 2007.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17166671

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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) of the interatrial septum is a cardiac foetal remnant, which frequent persistence in adulthood has important implications in a variety of clinical conditions. Echographic diagnosis of PFO is based on detection of interatrial shunt by means of contrast microbubbles identification after venous injection of a first-generation echographic contrast agent. Current recommendations propose venous femoral injection of contrast for enhanced echographic detection of PFO instead of venous brachial administration, as femoral injection has been shown to have higher sensitivity for PFO detection. Inferior vena cava inflow directed toward interatrial septum has been considered the explanation for increased sensitivity of femoral delivery of contrast. In the present paper, it is hypothesised that the main determinants of these differences between injection sites are technical factors related to right atrial contrast opacification and proper transient right atrial pressure rise, rather than intraatrial flow streaming. Effects of inferior vena cava inflow stream, although significant during foetal life, would be negligible after birth. Rationale and evidence, basis for further research, and practical implications leading to a simpler and safer routine technique for echographic detection of PFO are presented and discussed.


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Artéria Braquial/diagnóstico por imagem , Meios de Contraste/administração & dosagem , Ecocardiografia , Fêmur/irrigação sanguínea , Comunicação Interatrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Comunicação Interatrial/diagnóstico , Modelos Cardiovasculares , Veia Femoral/diagnóstico por imagem , Comunicação Interatrial/fisiopatologia , Septos Cardíacos/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Injeções Intra-Arteriais , Injeções Intravenosas , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Cloreto de Sódio
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J Thorac Dis ; 9(12): 5404-5422, 2017 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29312752

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There is a crescent interest on normal adult echocardiographic values and the introduction of new deformation imaging and 3D parameters pose the issue of normative data. A multitude of nomograms has been recently published, however data are often fragmentary, difficult to find, and their strengths/limitations have been never evaluated. AIMS: (I) to provide a review of current echocardiographic nomograms; (II) to generate a tool for easy and fast access to these data. A literature search was conducted accessing the National Library of Medicine using the keywords: 2D/3D echocardiography, strain, left/right ventricle, atrial, mitral/tricuspid valve, aorta, reference values/nomograms/normal values. Adding the following keywords, the results were further refined: range/intervals, myocardial velocity, strain rate and speckle tracking. Forty one published studies were included. Our study reveals that for several of 2D/3D parameters sufficient normative data exist, however, a few limitations still persist. For some basic parameters (i.e., mitral/tricuspid/pulmonary valves, great vessels) and for 3D valves data are scarce. There is a lack of studies evaluating ethnic differences. Data have been generally expressed as mean values normalised for gender and age instead of computing models incorporating different variables (age/gender/body sizes) to calculate z scores. To summarize results a software (Echocardio-Normal Values) who automatically calculate range of normality for a broad range of echocardiographic measurements according to age/gender/weight/height, has been generated. We provide an up-to-date and critical review of strengths/limitation of current adult echocardiographic nomograms. Furthermore we generated a software for automatic, easy and fast access to multiple echocardiographic normative data.

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J Am Soc Echocardiogr ; 30(1): 28-35, 2017 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27887818

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BACKGROUND: Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) measurement is a critical step in the quantification of aortic valve area. The assumption of a circular morphology of the LVOT may induce some errors. The aim of this study was to assess the three-dimensional (3D) morphology of the LVOT and its impact on grading aortic stenosis severity. METHODS: Fifty-eight patients with aortic stenosis were studied retrospectively. LVOT dimensions were measured using 3D transesophageal echocardiography at three levels: at the hinge points (HP) of the aortic valve and at 4 and 8 mm proximal to the annular plane. Results were compared with standard two-dimensional echocardiographic measurements. RESULTS: Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography showed a funnel shape that was more circular at the HP and more elliptical at 4 and 8 mm proximal to the annular plane (circularity index = 0.92 vs 0.83 vs 0.76, P < .001). Cross-sectional area was smaller at the HP and larger at 4 and 8 mm from the annular plane (3.6 vs 3.9 vs 4.1 cm2, P = .001). The best correlation between two-dimensional and 3D transesophageal echocardiographic dimensions was at the HP (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.75; 95% CI, 0.59-0.86). When the HP approach was selected, there was a reduction in the percentage of patients with low flow (from 41% to 29%). CONCLUSIONS: A large portion of patients with aortic stenosis have funnel-shaped and elliptical LVOTs, a morphology that is more pronounced in the region farther from the annular plane. Two-dimensional LVOT measurement closer to the annular plane has the best correlation with 3D measurements. Measurement of the LVOT closer to the annular plane should be encouraged to reduce measurement errors.


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Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/patologia , Ecocardiografia Tridimensional/métodos , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Ventrículos do Coração/patologia , Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Idoso , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/classificação , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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