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J Am Heart Assoc ; 13(14): e034603, 2024 Jul 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38958022

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BACKGROUND: Coronary atherosclerosis detected by imaging is a marker of elevated cardiovascular risk. However, imaging involves large resources and exposure to radiation. The aim was, therefore, to test whether nonimaging data, specifically data that can be self-reported, could be used to identify individuals with moderate to severe coronary atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: We used data from the population-based SCAPIS (Swedish CardioPulmonary BioImage Study) in individuals with coronary computed tomography angiography (n=25 182) and coronary artery calcification score (n=28 701), aged 50 to 64 years without previous ischemic heart disease. We developed a risk prediction tool using variables that could be assessed from home (self-report tool). For comparison, we also developed a tool using variables from laboratory tests, physical examinations, and self-report (clinical tool) and evaluated both models using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, external validation, and benchmarked against factors in the pooled cohort equation. The self-report tool (n=14 variables) and the clinical tool (n=23 variables) showed high-to-excellent discriminative ability to identify a segment involvement score ≥4 (area under the curve 0.79 and 0.80, respectively) and significantly better than the pooled cohort equation (area under the curve 0.76, P<0.001). The tools showed a larger net benefit in clinical decision-making at relevant threshold probabilities. The self-report tool identified 65% of all individuals with a segment involvement score ≥4 in the top 30% of the highest-risk individuals. Tools developed for coronary artery calcification score ≥100 performed similarly. CONCLUSIONS: We have developed a self-report tool that effectively identifies individuals with moderate to severe coronary atherosclerosis. The self-report tool may serve as prescreening tool toward a cost-effective computed tomography-based screening program for high-risk individuals.


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Angiografía por Tomografía Computarizada , Angiografía Coronaria , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria , Autoinforme , Humanos , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/epidemiología , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/diagnóstico , Persona de Mediana Edad , Femenino , Masculino , Suecia/epidemiología , Angiografía Coronaria/métodos , Medición de Riesgo , Calcificación Vascular/diagnóstico por imagen , Calcificación Vascular/epidemiología , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados
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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 22806, 2023 12 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38129418

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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can accurately measure left ventricular (LV) mass, and several measures related to LV wall thickness exist. We hypothesized that prognosis can be used to select an optimal measure of wall thickness for characterizing LV hypertrophy. Subjects having undergone CMR were studied (cardiac patients, n = 2543; healthy volunteers, n = 100). A new measure, global wall thickness (GT, GTI if indexed to body surface area) was accurately calculated from LV mass and end-diastolic volume. Among patients with follow-up (n = 1575, median follow-up 5.4 years), the most predictive measure of death or hospitalization for heart failure was LV mass index (LVMI) (hazard ratio (HR)[95% confidence interval] 1.16[1.12-1.20], p < 0.001), followed by GTI (HR 1.14[1.09-1.19], p < 0.001). Among patients with normal findings (n = 326, median follow-up 5.8 years), the most predictive measure was GT (HR 1.62[1.35-1.94], p < 0.001). GT and LVMI could characterize patients as having a normal LV mass and wall thickness, concentric remodeling, concentric hypertrophy, or eccentric hypertrophy, and the three abnormal groups had worse prognosis than the normal group (p < 0.05 for all). LV mass is highly prognostic when mass is elevated, but GT is easily and accurately calculated, and adds value and discrimination amongst those with normal LV mass (early disease).


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Insuficiencia Cardíaca , Hipertrofia Ventricular Izquierda , Humanos , Pronóstico , Ventrículos Cardíacos , Remodelación Ventricular , Función Ventricular Izquierda
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ERJ Open Res ; 9(5)2023 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37753274

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Background: Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) are incidental findings on chest computed tomography (CT). These patterns can present at an early stage of fibrotic lung disease. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of ILA in the Swedish population, in particular in never-smokers, and find out its association with demographics, comorbidities and symptoms. Methods: Participants were recruited to the Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study (SCAPIS), a population-based survey including men and women aged 50-64 years performed at six university hospitals in Sweden. CT scan, spirometry and questionnaires were performed. ILA were defined as cysts, ground-glass opacities, reticular abnormality, bronchiectasis and honeycombing. Findings: Out of 29 521 participants, 14 487 were never-smokers and 14 380 were men. In the whole population, 2870 (9.7%) had ILA of which 134 (0.5%) were fibrotic. In never-smokers, the prevalence was 7.9% of which 0.3% were fibrotic. In the whole population, age, smoking history, chronic bronchitis, cancer, coronary artery calcium score and high-sensitive C-reactive protein were associated with ILA. Both ILA and fibrotic ILA were associated with restrictive spirometric pattern and impaired diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide. However, individuals with ILA did not report more symptoms compared with individuals without ILA. Interpretation: ILA are common in a middle-aged Swedish population including never-smokers. ILA may be at risk of being underdiagnosed among never-smokers since they are not a target for screening.

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Atherosclerosis ; 362: 1-10, 2022 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36356325

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Previous studies reported divergent results on whether metabolically healthy obesity is associated with increased coronary artery calcium and carotid plaques. We investigated this in a cross-sectional fashion in a large, well-defined, middle-aged population using coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and carotid ultrasound. METHODS: In the SCAPIS study (50-65 years, 51% female), CCTA and carotid artery ultrasound were performed in 23,674 individuals without clinical atherosclerotic disease. These subjects were divided into six groups according to BMI (normal weight, overweight, obese) and the presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) according to the NCEP consensus criteria. RESULTS: The severity of coronary artery stenosis was increased in individuals with obesity without MetS compared to normal-weight individuals without MetS (OR 1.47, 95%CI 1.34-1.62; p < 0.0001), even after adjusting for non-HDL-cholesterol and several lifestyle factors. Such difference was not observed for the presence of carotid artery plaques (OR 0.94, 95%CI 0.87-1.02; p = 0.11). Obese or overweight individuals without any MetS criteria (except the waist criterion) showed significantly more pronounced stenosis in the coronary arteries as compared to the normal-weight individuals, while one criterion was needed to show increased plaque prevalence in the carotid arteries. High blood pressure was the most important single criterion for increased atherosclerosis in this respect. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with obesity without MetS showed increased severity of coronary artery stenosis, but no increased occurrence of carotid artery plaques compared to normal-weight individuals without MetS, further emphasizing that obesity is not a benign condition even in the absence of MetS.


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Aterosclerosis , Estenosis Carotídea , Estenosis Coronaria , Síndrome Metabólico , Placa Aterosclerótica , Persona de Mediana Edad , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Sobrepeso/complicaciones , Sobrepeso/epidemiología , Estenosis Carotídea/complicaciones , Estenosis Carotídea/diagnóstico por imagen , Estenosis Carotídea/epidemiología , Estudios Transversales , Factores de Riesgo , Obesidad/complicaciones , Obesidad/diagnóstico , Obesidad/epidemiología , Síndrome Metabólico/complicaciones , Síndrome Metabólico/diagnóstico , Síndrome Metabólico/epidemiología , Placa Aterosclerótica/complicaciones , Aterosclerosis/complicaciones , Estenosis Coronaria/diagnóstico por imagen , Estenosis Coronaria/epidemiología , Estenosis Coronaria/complicaciones
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J Thorac Imaging ; 37(1): 17-25, 2022 Jan 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32271280

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PURPOSE: Myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV) using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can identify diffuse lesions not detected by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). We aimed to determine the prevalence of increased ECV and its relation to other CMR findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Consecutive patients (n=609, age median [interquartile range] 53 [39 to 66] y, 62% male) underwent CMR at 1.5 T. Focal lesions on LGE images were noted. ECV in regions without focal LGE findings defined diffuse changes. Pronounced increases in left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic volume index and LV mass index, and pronounced decreases in LV ejection fraction were defined as >3 SD from the sex-specific mean in healthy volunteers. RESULTS: Of 609 patients without amyloidosis or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, 8% had diffusely increased ECV and 5% of all patients had diffusely increased ECV without any focal LGE findings. Multivariate analysis showed that a pronounced increase in the LV end-diastolic volume index was associated with increased ECV (P=0.001), but not LGE (P=0.52). A pronounced decrease in LV ejection fraction was associated with the presence of LGE (P<0.001), but not with increased ECV (P=0.41). CONCLUSIONS: Eight percent of patients in this clinical cohort with known or suspected heart disease had diffusely increased ECV and 60% of these lacked focal LGE findings. LV size is independently associated with increased ECV, whereas systolic dysfunction is independently associated with LGE. This image-based clinical study demonstrates that ECV-CMR provides additional information negligibly related to the results of LGE imaging, and thereby increases the diagnostic yield of CMR.


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Medios de Contraste , Gadolinio , Femenino , Fibrosis , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Cinemagnética , Masculino , Miocardio/patología , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Prevalencia , Estudios Prospectivos , Función Ventricular Izquierda
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Sci Rep ; 10(1): 10380, 2020 06 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32587326

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Knowledge on sex differences in myocardial perfusion, blood volume (MBV), and extracellular volume (ECV) in healthy individuals is scarce and conflicting. Therefore, this was investigated quantitatively by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). Healthy volunteers (n = 41, 51% female) underwent CMR at 1.5 T. Quantitative MBV [%] and perfusion [ml/min/g] maps were acquired during adenosine stress and at rest following an intravenous contrast bolus (0.05 mmol/kg, gadobutrol). Native T1 maps were acquired before and during adenosine stress, and after contrast (0.2 mmol/kg) at rest and during adenosine stress, rendering rest and stress ECV maps. Compared to males, females had higher perfusion, ECV, and MBV at stress, and perfusion and ECV at rest (p < 0.01 for all). Multivariate linear regression revealed that sex and MBV were associated with perfusion (sex beta -0.31, p = 0.03; MBV beta -0.37, p = 0.01, model R2 = 0.29, p < 0.01) while sex and hematocrit were associated with ECV (sex beta -0.33, p = 0.03; hematocrit beta -0.48, p < 0.01, model R2 = 0.54, p < 0.001). Myocardial perfusion, MBV, and ECV are higher in female healthy volunteers compared to males. Sex is an independent contributor to perfusion and ECV, beyond other physiological factors that differ between the sexes. These findings provide mechanistic insight into sex differences in myocardial physiology.


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Adenosina/metabolismo , Volumen Sanguíneo , Circulación Coronaria , Imagen por Resonancia Cinemagnética/métodos , Miocardio/patología , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Miocardio/metabolismo
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Heart Vessels ; 35(6): 868-875, 2020 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31950251

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Underexpansion of transcatheter heart valves and the surgically implanted Perceval sutureless aortic valve bioprosthesis has been suggested as an underlying mechanism for hypo-attenuated leaflet thickening (HALT). This was a single-center prospective observational study that included 47 patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement with the Perceval sutureless bioprosthesis (LivaNova, London, United Kingdom) from 2012 to 2016 and were studied by four-dimensional cardiac computed tomography (CT). The association between overall and regional expansion and the prevalence of HALT was analyzed. In total 46 patients were included in the analysis. HALT was found in 39.1% of patients and the mean overall prosthesis expansion was 75.5 ± 5.2% (range 64.6-84.8%). Overall expansion did not differ between patients with HALT compared with patients without HALT (mean overall expansion 74.0 ± 5.2% vs. 76.5 ± 5.0%, P = 0.11). The prevalence of HALT was lower in patients with overall expansion > 80% compared to patients with expansion < 80% expansion though not significantly (20% vs. 44.4%, P = 0.16). None or trivial regional underexpansion was found in 94.7% of coronary cusps. There was no significant association between regional underexpansion and the prevalence of HALT (mean coronary cusp angle 120 ± 8° vs. 119 ± 10°, P = 0.53). The prevalence of HALT and overall underexpansion was high in the Perceval sutureless bioprosthetic valve. Overall underexpansion was not associated with HALT. Whether severe overall underexpansion increases the risk for HALT requires further study. Regional underexpansion was uncommon in the Perceval sutureless bioprosthetic valve and not associated with HALT.Clinical trial registration Unique identifier: NCT03753126 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).


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Válvula Aórtica/cirugía , Bioprótesis , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas , Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos sin Sutura , Anciano , Válvula Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Tomografía Computarizada Cuatridimensional , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas/efectos adversos , Humanos , Masculino , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/diagnóstico por imagen , Estudios Prospectivos , Diseño de Prótesis , Falla de Prótesis , Factores de Riesgo , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos sin Sutura/efectos adversos , Resultado del Tratamiento
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; 159(6): 2525-2537.e23, 2020 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31859073

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OBJECTIVE: Synthetic tracheal grafts seeded with autologous bone marrow-mononuclear cells (BM-MNCs) have been described as becoming living and functional grafts representing a promising option for tracheal replacement for pathologies unamenable by segmental resection or autologous repair. This study aimed to present the first long-term follow-up of these procedures in humans. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 3 patients who received synthetic tracheal grafts seeded with BM-MNCs implanted. RESULTS: Patient 1 was a 37-year-old man with mucoepidermoid carcinoma, the first-ever human to receive a synthetic tracheal graft seeded with BM-MNCs. Patient 2 was a 30-year-old man with adenoid cystic carcinoma, and patient 3 was a 22-year-old woman with an iatrogenic tracheal injury. All patients developed graft-related complications necessitating multiple surgical reinterventions. Patient 1 was hospitalized for 8 months before dying from respiratory failure secondary to graft dehiscence 32 months after implantation. Patient 2 died 3.5 months after implantation from undisclosed causes. Patient 3 received a second synthetic tracheal graft after 11 months and an allogeneic trachea and lung transplantation 45 months after the primary implantation. Patient 3 underwent 191 surgical interventions after the primary implantation and spent 55 months in the intensive care unit before dying from airway bleeding. All patients' bronchoscopic, histologic, and radiologic investigations demonstrated graft-associated complications, including anastomotic fistulae and obstructive granulation tissue, without graft vascularization, mucosal lining, or integration into adjacent tissues. CONCLUSIONS: Synthetic tracheal grafts seeded with BM-MNCs do not become living functional tracheal grafts and lead to debilitating complications and death.


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Células de la Médula Ósea/fisiología , Trasplante de Médula Ósea , Carcinoma Adenoide Quístico/cirugía , Carcinoma Mucoepidermoide/cirugía , Enfermedad Iatrogénica , Traumatismos Torácicos/cirugía , Ingeniería de Tejidos , Andamios del Tejido , Tráquea/trasplante , Neoplasias de la Tráquea/cirugía , Adulto , Carcinoma Adenoide Quístico/diagnóstico por imagen , Carcinoma Adenoide Quístico/patología , Carcinoma Mucoepidermoide/diagnóstico por imagen , Carcinoma Mucoepidermoide/patología , Células Cultivadas , Resultado Fatal , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudios Retrospectivos , Traumatismos Torácicos/diagnóstico por imagen , Traumatismos Torácicos/patología , Tráquea/diagnóstico por imagen , Tráquea/lesiones , Tráquea/patología , Neoplasias de la Tráquea/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias de la Tráquea/patología , Trasplante Autólogo , Resultado del Tratamiento , Adulto Joven
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J Cardiovasc Magn Reson ; 21(1): 73, 2019 11 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31767018

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BACKGROUND: Both ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease can cause disturbances in the myocardial blood volume (MBV), myocardial perfusion and the myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV). Recent studies suggest that native myocardial T1 mapping can detect changes in MBV during adenosine stress without the use of contrast agents. Furthermore, native T2 mapping could also potentially be used to quantify changes in myocardial perfusion and/or MBV. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the relative contributions of myocardial perfusion, MBV and ECV to native T1 and native T2 at rest and during adenosine stress in normal physiology. METHODS: Healthy subjects (n = 41, 26 ± 5 years, 51% females) underwent 1.5 T cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) scanning. Quantitative myocardial perfusion [ml/min/g] and MBV [%] maps were computed from first pass perfusion imaging at adenosine stress (140 microg/kg/min infusion) and rest following an intravenous contrast bolus (0.05 mmol/kg, gadobutrol). Native T1 and T2 maps were acquired before and during adenosine stress. T1 maps at rest and stress were also acquired following a 0.2 mmol/kg cumulative intravenous contrast dose, rendering rest and stress ECV maps [%]. Myocardial T1, T2, perfusion, MBV and ECV values were measured by delineating a region of interest in the midmural third of the myocardium. RESULTS: During adenosine stress, there was an increase in myocardial native T1, native T2, perfusion, MBV, and ECV (p ≤ 0.001 for all). Myocardial perfusion, MBV and ECV all correlated with both native T1 and native T2, respectively (R2 = 0.35 to 0.61, p < 0.001 for all). Multivariate linear regression revealed that ECV and perfusion together best explained the change in native T2 (ECV beta 0.21, p = 0.02, perfusion beta 0.66, p < 0.001, model R2 = 0.64, p < 0.001), and native T1 (ECV beta 0.50, p < 0.001, perfusion beta 0.43, p < 0.001, model R2 = 0.69, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Myocardial native T1, native T2, perfusion, MBV, and ECV all increase during adenosine stress. Changes in myocardial native T1 and T2 during adenosine stress in normal physiology can largely be explained by the combined changes in myocardial perfusion and ECV. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT02723747. Registered March 16, 2016.


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Adenosina/administración & dosificación , Volumen Sanguíneo , Circulación Coronaria , Vasos Coronarios/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Cinemagnética , Imagen de Perfusión Miocárdica/métodos , Vasodilatadores/administración & dosificación , Adulto , Velocidad del Flujo Sanguíneo , Vasos Coronarios/fisiología , Femenino , Voluntarios Sanos , Humanos , Masculino , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Adulto Joven
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Acta Radiol Open ; 7(6): 2058460118778068, 2018 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30013793

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Aortic subvalvular pseudoaneurysms (PSA) are particularly subjected to strain and shear stress forces from blood flow and therefore their size can vary along the heart cycle. Here we describe a case of an aortic subvalvular PSA that shows significant variation in size between systolic and diastolic phase during retrospective ECG-triggered cardiac computed tomography angiography.

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J Am Heart Assoc ; 6(8)2017 Aug 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28862959

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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of hypo-attenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) and reduced leaflet motion (RLM) is unknown in surgically implanted bioprostheses because systematic investigation of HALT and/or RLM is limited to a few catheter-based valves. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HALT and RLM by cardiac computed tomography in patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement and received a Perceval sutureless aortic valve bioprosthesis. METHODS AND RESULTS: This was a single-center prospective observational study that included 47 patients (83.5% of the total number of implantations) who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement with implantation of the Perceval sutureless bioprosthesis (LivaNova PLC, London, UK) at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden from 2012 to 2016 and were studied by cardiac computed tomography. Cardiac computed tomography was performed at a median of 491 days (range 36-1247 days) postoperatively. HALT was found in 18 (38%) patients and RLM in 13 (28%) patients. All patients with RLM had HALT. Among patients with HALT, 5 out of 18 patients (28%) were treated with anticoagulation (warfarin or any novel oral anticoagulant) at the time of cardiac computed tomography. Among patients with RLM, 3 out of 13 patients (23%) were treated with anticoagulation. CONCLUSIONS: HALT and RLM were prevalent in the surgically implanted Perceval sutureless aortic valve bioprosthesis. Both HALT and RLM were found in patients with ongoing anticoagulation treatment. Whether these findings are associated with adverse events needs further study. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02671474.


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Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/cirugía , Válvula Aórtica/cirugía , Bioprótesis , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas/instrumentación , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas/métodos , Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos sin Sutura , Administración Oral , Adulto , Anciano , Anticoagulantes/administración & dosificación , Válvula Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagen , Válvula Aórtica/fisiopatología , Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagen , Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/epidemiología , Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/fisiopatología , Femenino , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas/efectos adversos , Hospitales Universitarios , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tomografía Computarizada Multidetector , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/diagnóstico por imagen , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/fisiopatología , Prevalencia , Estudios Prospectivos , Diseño de Prótesis , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos sin Sutura/efectos adversos , Suecia/epidemiología , Factores de Tiempo , Resultado del Tratamiento
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J Cardiovasc Magn Reson ; 19(1): 43, 2017 Apr 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28385161

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BACKGROUND: Quantification of myocardial blood flow requires knowledge of the amount of contrast agent in the myocardial tissue and the arterial input function (AIF) driving the delivery of this contrast agent. Accurate quantification is challenged by the lack of linearity between the measured signal and contrast agent concentration. This work characterizes sources of non-linearity and presents a systematic approach to accurate measurements of contrast agent concentration in both blood and myocardium. METHODS: A dual sequence approach with separate pulse sequences for AIF and myocardial tissue allowed separate optimization of parameters for blood and myocardium. A systems approach to the overall design was taken to achieve linearity between signal and contrast agent concentration. Conversion of signal intensity values to contrast agent concentration was achieved through a combination of surface coil sensitivity correction, Bloch simulation based look-up table correction, and in the case of the AIF measurement, correction of T2* losses. Validation of signal correction was performed in phantoms, and values for peak AIF concentration and myocardial flow are provided for 29 normal subjects for rest and adenosine stress. RESULTS: For phantoms, the measured fits were within 5% for both AIF and myocardium. In healthy volunteers the peak [Gd] was 3.5 ± 1.2 for stress and 4.4 ± 1.2 mmol/L for rest. The T2* in the left ventricle blood pool at peak AIF was approximately 10 ms. The peak-to-valley ratio was 5.6 for the raw signal intensities without correction, and was 8.3 for the look-up-table (LUT) corrected AIF which represents approximately 48% correction. Without T2* correction the myocardial blood flow estimates are overestimated by approximately 10%. The signal-to-noise ratio of the myocardial signal at peak enhancement (1.5 T) was 17.7 ± 6.6 at stress and the peak [Gd] was 0.49 ± 0.15 mmol/L. The estimated perfusion flow was 3.9 ± 0.38 and 1.03 ± 0.19 ml/min/g using the BTEX model and 3.4 ± 0.39 and 0.95 ± 0.16 using a Fermi model, for stress and rest, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: A dual sequence for myocardial perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance and AIF measurement has been optimized for quantification of myocardial blood flow. A validation in phantoms was performed to confirm that the signal conversion to gadolinium concentration was linear. The proposed sequence was integrated with a fully automatic in-line solution for pixel-wise mapping of myocardial blood flow and evaluated in adenosine stress and rest studies on N = 29 normal healthy subjects. Reliable perfusion mapping was demonstrated and produced estimates with low variability.


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Circulación Coronaria , Interpretación de Imagen Asistida por Computador/métodos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética/métodos , Imagen de Perfusión Miocárdica/métodos , Adenosina/administración & dosificación , Automatización , Velocidad del Flujo Sanguíneo , Medios de Contraste/administración & dosificación , Voluntarios Sanos , Humanos , Imagen de Perfusión Miocárdica/instrumentación , Dinámicas no Lineales , Fantasmas de Imagen , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Vasodilatadores/administración & dosificación
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv ; 89(7): 1215-1218, 2017 Jun 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28185383

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Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) including spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has been reported to trigger its own clinical twin takotsubo syndrome (TS). The pathogenetic association between SCAD and TS remains to be elucidated. The two diseases afflict predominantly women and both conditions may be triggered by an emotional stress factor and an unusual extreme physical exercise. Herein, we describe a case of 54-year-old woman presenting with ACS caused by an obtuso-marginal SCAD. Concurrently, the patient had typical clinical features and course of mid-apical pattern of TS. The causal link between the two conditions is discussed. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


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Anomalías de los Vasos Coronarios/complicaciones , Cardiomiopatía de Takotsubo/complicaciones , Enfermedades Vasculares/congénito , Angiografía por Tomografía Computarizada , Angiografía Coronaria/métodos , Anomalías de los Vasos Coronarios/diagnóstico por imagen , Anomalías de los Vasos Coronarios/terapia , Electrocardiografía , Femenino , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Cardiomiopatía de Takotsubo/diagnóstico por imagen , Cardiomiopatía de Takotsubo/terapia , Enfermedades Vasculares/complicaciones , Enfermedades Vasculares/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Vasculares/terapia
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Eur Radiol ; 27(2): 715-722, 2017 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27255402

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OBJECTIVES: In an elderly population, the prevalence of unrecognized myocardial infarction (UMI) scars found via late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging was more frequent than expected. This study investigated whether UMI scars detected with LGE-CMR at age 70 would be detectable at age 75 and whether the scar size changed over time. METHODS: From 248 participants that underwent LGE-CMR at age 70, 185 subjects underwent a follow-up scan at age 75. A myocardial infarction (MI) scar was defined as late enhancement involving the subendocardium. RESULTS: In the 185 subjects that underwent follow-up, 42 subjects had a UMI scar at age 70 and 61 subjects had a UMI scar at age 75. Thirty-seven (88 %) of the 42 UMI scars seen at age 70 were seen in the same myocardial segment at age 75. The size of UMI scars did not differ between age 70 and 75. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of UMI scars detected at LGE-CMR increases with age. During a 5-year follow-up, 88 % (37/42) of the UMI scars were visible in the same myocardial segment, reassuring that UMI scars are a consistent finding. The size of UMI scars detected during LGE-CMR did not change over time. KEY POINTS: • UMI scars detected by LGE-CMR are frequent in elderly. • The prevalence of UMI scars detected with LGE-CMR increases with age. • UMI scar size does not change over time.


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Cicatriz/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Infarto del Miocardio/diagnóstico por imagen , Anciano , Enfermedades Asintomáticas , Cicatriz/epidemiología , Medios de Contraste , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Gadolinio , Gadolinio DTPA , Humanos , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador , Angiografía por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Infarto del Miocardio/epidemiología , Prevalencia , Suecia/epidemiología
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J Cardiovasc Magn Reson ; 18(1): 43, 2016 07 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27430315

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BACKGROUND: Individuals with unrecognized myocardial infarctions (UMIs) detected with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) constitute a recently defined group whose prognosis has not been fully evaluated. However, increasing evidence indicate that these individuals may be at considerable cardiovascular risk. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prognostic impact of CMR detected UMIs for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in community living elderly individuals. METHODS: Late gadolinium enhancement CMR was performed in 248 randomly chosen 70-year-olds. Individuals with myocardial infarction (MI) scars, with or without a hospital diagnosis of MI were classified as recognized MI (RMI) or UMI, respectively. Medical records and death certificates were scrutinized. MACE was defined as cardiac death, non-fatal MI, a new diagnosis of angina pectoris, or symptom-driven coronary artery revascularization. RESULTS: During follow-up (mean 11 years) MACE occurred in 10 % (n = 18/182) of the individuals without MI scars, in 20 % (n = 11/55) of the individuals with UMI, and in 45 % (n = 5/11) of the individuals with RMI, with a significant difference between the UMI group and the group without MI scars (p = 0.045), and between the RMI group and the group without MI scars (p = 0.0004). Cardiac death and/or non-fatal MI occurred in 15, 5, and 3 of the individuals in the NoMI, UMI, and RMI group respectively. Hazards ratios for MACE adjusted for risk factors and sex were 2.55 (95 % CI 1.20-5.42; p = 0.015) for UMI and 3.28 (95 % CI1.16-9.22; p = 0.025) for RMI. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of a CMR detected UMI entailed a more than double risk for MACE in community living 70-year-old individuals.


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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Infarto del Miocardio/diagnóstico por imagen , Miocardio/patología , Factores de Edad , Anciano , Angina de Pecho/diagnóstico , Causas de Muerte , Medios de Contraste/administración & dosificación , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Femenino , Gadolinio DTPA/administración & dosificación , Humanos , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Infarto del Miocardio/mortalidad , Infarto del Miocardio/patología , Infarto del Miocardio/terapia , Revascularización Miocárdica , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales , Factores de Riesgo , Factores de Tiempo
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Clin Chem ; 60(10): 1327-35, 2014 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25062810

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BACKGROUND: Late enhancement MRI (LE-MRI) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) are sensitive methods to detect subclinical myocardial injury. We sought to investigate the relation between plasma concentrations of cTnI measured with a high-sensitivity assay (hs-cTnI) and the development of unrecognized myocardial infarctions (UMIs) detected with LE-MRI. METHODS: After approval from the ethics committee and written informed consent were obtained, LE-MRI was performed on 248 randomly selected community-living 70-year-old volunteers and hs-cTnI was determined with a highly sensitive premarket assay. Five years later these individuals were invited to a second LE-MRI, and 176 of them (82 women, 94 men), who did not have a hospital diagnosis of MI, constitute the present study population. LE-MR images were analyzed by 2 radiologists independently and in a consensus reading, blinded to any information on previous disease or assessments. RESULTS: New or larger UMIs were detected in 37 participants during follow-up. Plasma concentrations of hs-cTnI at 70 years of age, which were mainly within what is considered to be the reference interval, were related to new or larger UMIs at 75 years of age with an odds ratio of 1.98 per 1 unit increase in ln-transformed cTnI (95% CI, 1.17-3.35; P = 0.010). Plasma concentrations of hs-cTnI at 70 years of age were associated with the volumes of the UMIs detected at 75 years of age (P = 0.028). CONCLUSIONS: hs-cTnI in 70-year-old community-living women and men was associated with the development of MRI-detected UMIs within 5 years.


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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Infarto del Miocardio/patología , Miocardio/patología , Troponina I/sangre , Anciano , Interpretación Estadística de Datos , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , Humanos , Incidencia , Masculino , Infarto del Miocardio/sangre , Infarto del Miocardio/epidemiología , Infarto del Miocardio/metabolismo , Miocardio/metabolismo , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Prevalencia , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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