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BACKGROUND: Cardiac evaluation using transthoracic echocardiography before noncardiac surgery is common in real-world practice. However, evidence supporting preoperative echocardiography is lacking. This study aims to evaluate the additional benefit of preoperative echocardiography in predicting postoperative cardiovascular events (CVE) in noncardiac surgery. METHODS: This study is designed as a multicenter, prospective study to assess the utility of preoperative echocardiography in patients undergoing intermediate- or high-risk noncardiac surgery. This trial comprises two studies: (1) a randomized controlled trial (RCT) for patients undergoing intermediate-risk surgery with fewer than three clinical risk factors from the revised cardiac risk index (intermediate-risk group) and (2) a prospective cohort study for patients undergoing intermediate-risk surgery with three or more clinical risk factors, or who undergo high-risk surgery regardless of the number of clinical risk factors (high-risk group). We hypothesize that the use of preoperative echocardiography will reduce postoperative CVEs in patients undergoing intermediate- to high-risk surgery through discovery of and further intervention for unexpected cardiac abnormalities before elective surgery. A total of 2330 and 2184 patients will be enrolled in the two studies. The primary endpoint is a composite of all-cause death; aborted sudden cardiac arrest; type I acute myocardial infarction; clinically diagnosed unstable angina; stress-induced cardiomyopathy; lethal arrhythmia, such as sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation; and/or newly diagnosed or acutely decompensated heart failure within 30 days after surgery. DISCUSSION: This study will be the first large-scale prospective study examining the benefit of preoperative echocardiography in predicting postoperative CVE. The PREOP-ECHO trial will help doctors identify patients at risk of postoperative CVE using echocardiography and thereby reduce postoperative CVEs. TRIAL REGISTRATION: The Clinical Research Information Service KCT0006279 for RCT and KCT0006280 for prospective cohort study. Registered on June 21, 2021.
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Infarto del Miocardio , Proyectos de Investigación , Estudios de Cohortes , Humanos , Estudios Multicéntricos como Asunto , Infarto del Miocardio/etiología , Estudios Prospectivos , Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Behcet's disease (BD)-related aortic regurgitation (AR) is known to be associated with paravalvular leakage (PVL) after successful aortic valve (AV) surgery. This study aimed to determine predictors of PVL after successful AV surgery in BD patients. We retrospectively collected data of 35 patients (42.1 ± 9.1 years, 27 men) who underwent surgery for severe BD-related AR at two tertiary centers. The diagnosis was established based on echocardiographic, surgical, and/or pathological findings in conjunction with the International Study Group criteria for BD. A total of 76 cases of AV surgery in 35 patients were analyzed. RESULTS: A median follow-up duration was 8.0 years (interquartile range, 5.4-14.3 years). PVL developed in 18 patients (51.4%) within 2 years after the first surgery. Six patients who met the diagnostic criteria for BD did not develop PVL, in whom 5 patients took immunosuppressive therapy (IST). However, 4 of 9 patients (44.4%) who did not meet the diagnostic criteria developed PVL, in whom four (44.4%) patients took IST. On multivariable analysis, postoperative IST and concomitant aortic root replacement (ARR) were two independent predictors for less PVL development (HR 0.38, 95% CI 0.17-0.89, p = 0.025 for postoperative IST; HR 0.17, 95% CI 0.08-0.36, p < 0.001 for concomitant ARR). Preoperative IST use did not determine PVL development (p = 0.75). CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative, but not preoperative, IST and concomitant ARR were independent predictors of less development of PVL. Special attention is required for early diagnosis BD-related AR, especially in patients not satisfying the current diagnostic criteria.
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Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica/fisiopatología , Síndrome de Behçet/fisiopatología , Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica/mortalidad , Síndrome de Behçet/mortalidad , Ecocardiografía , Femenino , Humanos , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Riesgo , Resultado del TratamientoAsunto(s)
Ecocardiografía Doppler en Color , Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral/diagnóstico por imagen , Prolapso de la Válvula Mitral/diagnóstico por imagen , Válvula Mitral/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Válvula Mitral/fisiopatología , Válvula Mitral/cirugía , Anuloplastia de la Válvula Mitral , Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral/etiología , Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral/fisiopatología , Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral/cirugía , Prolapso de la Válvula Mitral/complicaciones , Prolapso de la Válvula Mitral/fisiopatología , Prolapso de la Válvula Mitral/cirugía , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Estudios Retrospectivos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Coronary magnetic resonance angiography (CMRA) allows a noninvasive assessment of the coronary anatomy without exposing the patients to radiation. It is also superior to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) for the evaluation of luminal narrowing in heavily calcified coronary segments. We report a case with triple-vessel disease, but it could not be accurately assessed by CCTA because of calcification and lack of a significant perfusion defect or myocardial scarring on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, whole-heart CMRA performed as part of the cardiac MRI protocol demonstrated significant triple-vessel disease with left main involvement, confirmed by subsequent invasive angiography with a fractional flow reserve measurement.
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OBJECTIVES: Congenital absence of the pericardium (CAP) is often confused with other conditions presenting with right ventricular dilatation and usually warrants CT or cardiac MR (CMR) to confirm. It would be desirable to have more specific echocardiographic criteria to provide a conclusive diagnosis. METHODS: 11 patients who were diagnosed with CAP (four patients with total CAP) based on CT/CMR were consecutively enrolled. Thirteen patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) and 16 normal subjects served as controls. To investigate spatial changes of heart in the thoracic cavity in CAP, following echocardiographic measurements were made in the left and right decubitus positions: the angle between the ultrasound beam and the left ventricular posterior wall (Angle-PW) in end-diastole at the parasternal long axis, and the distance between the chest wall and the most distal part of the left ventricular posterior wall (Distance-PW) at the parasternal mid-ventricular short axis. RESULTS: Angle-PW in patients with CAP were significantly greater than in those with ASD (100.1±12.5° vs 74.5±8.6°, p<0.017) or in normal subjects (100.1±12.5° vs 69.9±7.6°, p<0.017) at the left decubitus, and the difference in Angle-PW according to posture (left vs right) was significantly greater in CAP compared with the other groups (CAP 20.7±12.7°, ASD 0.31±1.80°, normal 0.31±1.40°, all p<0.017). The differences in Distance-PW according to patient position (CAP 2.43±0.77°, ASD 0.42±0.45°, normal 0.26±0.55°) or cardiac cycle in each position (left: CAP 1.60±0.76°, ASD 0.41±0.27°, normal 0.17±0.12°; right: CAP 0.70±0.32°, ASD 0.22±0.19°, normal 0.22±0.13°) were significantly higher in the CAP group than in the other groups (all p<0.017). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with CAP have dynamic alteration in cardiac position depending on posture, which is not observed in ASD or in normal controls. Hence, total or left-sided CAP can be reliably diagnosed with positional changes during routine echocardiography.
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Ecocardiografía/métodos , Cardiopatías Congénitas/diagnóstico , Posicionamiento del Paciente/métodos , Pericardio/anomalías , Adulto , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Postura , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
The value of late gadolinium-enhanced (LGE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the prediction of functional recovery after surgical revascularization has been previously established. However, the impact of LGE-MRI on the long-term prognosis after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains incompletely understood. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the long-term prognostic value of LGE-MRI, based on the presence or absence of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing CABG. One hundred forty-six consecutive patients underwent cine- and LGE-MRI before CABG. Adverse cardiac events included cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, heart failure, and unstable angina. A 3-year landmark analysis of the primary end point was also performed for patients surviving beyond 3 years after CABG. During a median follow-up of 9.4 years, 44 patients (30%) experienced adverse cardiac events. Although a LV ejection fraction <50% was associated only with adverse cardiac events at 3 years after CABG, LGE was associated with a worse outcome both at and beyond 3 years after CABG. In the overall study population, LGE presence (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 2.58; p = 0.027), score (adjusted HR 1.06; p <0.001), and extent (adjusted HR 1.08; p <0.001) were independent predictors of adverse cardiac events. Moreover, in both the LV ejection fraction <50% and ≥50% groups, the LGE extent was an independent predictor of adverse cardiac events. In conclusion, our qualitative and quantitative analyses of LGE-MRI provide long-term prognostic information after surgical revascularization. The LGE extent was a strong predictor of adverse cardiac events, independent of the LV function.
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Puente de Arteria Coronaria , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/cirugía , Gadolinio DTPA/administración & dosificación , Ventrículos Cardíacos/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Cinemagnética/métodos , Miocardio/patología , Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/diagnóstico , Anciano , Medios de Contraste/administración & dosificación , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/complicaciones , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Tardío , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Ventrículos Cardíacos/fisiopatología , Humanos , Inyecciones Intravenosas , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Periodo Preoperatorio , Pronóstico , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Tiempo , Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/complicacionesRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the cardioprotective effect of fimasartan, a newly developed angiotensin II receptor type I blocker (ARB), against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and to identify the mechanism by which it reduces mitochondrial damage. METHODS: Fimasartan was administered intravenously to Sprague-Dawley rats (3mg/kg), cardiomyocytes (50 µM), and H9c2 cells (50 µM) before ischemia or hypoxia. Myocardial infarction (MI), echocardiograms, DNA fragmentation, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP in situ nick-end labeling, immunoblotting, oxygen consumption, confocal microscopic appearance, and L-type Ca(2+) current (ICa,L) were then assessed. RESULTS: Fimasartan pretreatment remarkably reduced the rate of MI and improved cardiac performance well after I/R (n = 9/group). Fimasartan also reduced apoptotic cell death both in vivo and in hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-treated H9c2 cells (n = 5~8/group). H/R-induced mitochondrial O2(-) production and collapse of membrane potential were markedly attenuated in fimasartan-treated cardiomyocytes (n = 4 ~ 6/group). Additionally, mitochondrial Ca(2+) overload during reoxygenation was suppressed by fimasartan (n = 4~6/group), and this was found to be possibly related to the inhibition of ICa,L and mitochondrial Ca(2+) uniporter. Furthermore, fimasartan pretreatment increased phosphorylations of Akt and glycogen synthase kinase-3ß (n = 5 ~ 7/group), decreased pro-apoptotic p53 levels, and increased anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 levels (n = 4) during reperfusion. CONCLUSIONS: Fimasartan preconditioning has the potential to modulate Bcl-2 and suppress I/R-induced Ca(2+) overload by inhibiting ICa,L and MCU. These beneficial effects could prevent the mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis accompanied by I/R.
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Compuestos de Bifenilo/uso terapéutico , Daño por Reperfusión Miocárdica/prevención & control , Pirimidinas/uso terapéutico , Tetrazoles/uso terapéutico , Animales , Masculino , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-DawleyRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for incident coronary artery disease and the prevalence of heart failure (HF). The causal relationship between low total cholesterol (TC) levels and poor clinical outcome in patients with acute HF has not been investigated. This study evaluated the effect of cholesterol levels on the long-term outcome in patients hospitalized due to acute HF. METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed a cohort of 2,797 HF patients who were eligible for analysis in 3,200 patients of the Korean Heart Failure Registry. Patients were stratified into quartiles of TC (Q1 <133, Q2 133-158, Q3 159-190, and Q4 >190 mg/dL). Propensity score matching was performed with the patients in Q1 and Q4. Patients with lower serum TC had lower blood pressure, lower hemoglobin, lower serum sodium, and higher natriuretic peptide levels than patients with higher TC levels. Low TC was associated with increased risks for death and readmission due to HF; the adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of Q1 compared with Q4 was 1.57 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.30-1.90). However, propensity score matching analysis revealed that low cholesterol itself did not affect outcome (HR 1.12, 95% CI 0.85-1.48). CONCLUSIONS: Low TC is strongly associated with mortality and morbidity in patients with HF. However, low TC seemed to be a secondary result of the patient's state rather than an independent risk factor for poor outcome.