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BACKGROUND: Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) can be necessary in patients with chronic heart failure, who have already been provided with transvenous cardiac implantable electrical devices. Upgrade procedures revealed controversial results, while long-term outcomes regarding underlying Ischaemic- (ICM) or Non-Ischaemic heart disease (NICM) have yet to be described. METHODS: The Mannheim Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Registry (MARACANA) was designed as a retrospective observational single-centre registry, including all CRT implantations from 2013-2021 (n = 459). CRT upgrades (n = 136) were retrospectively grouped to either ICM (n = 84) or NICM (n = 52) and compared for New York Heart Association classification (NYHA), paced QRS-width, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and other heart failure modification aspects in the long-term (59.3 ± 5 months). RESULTS: Baseline-characteristics including paced QRS-width, upgrade indications or NYHA-classification were comparable for both groups (group comparison p>.05). The CRT upgrade improved NYHA (ICM: 2.98 ± 0.4 to 2.29 ± 0.7, NICM: 2.94 ± 0.5 to 2.08 ± 0.5) and the LVEF (ICM: 27.2 ± 6.6 to 38.25 ± 8.8, NICM: 30.2 ± 9.4 to 38.7 ± 13.8%) after five years, irrespective of underlying heart disease (each group p < .05, group comparison p>.05). Only ICM revealed significant improvements in TAPSE (15.9 ± 4.1 to 18.9 ± 4.1 mm) and narrowing of the paced QRS-width (185.4 ± 29 to 147.2 ± 16.3 ms) after five years (each p < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Upgrade to CRT might improve heart failure symptoms and left-ventricular systolic function in the long-term, irrespective of underlying ischaemic or non-ischaemic heart disease.
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Background: Machine-learning-based computed-tomography-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFRML) obtains a hemodynamic index in coronary arteries. We examined whether it could reduce the number of invasive coronary angiographies (ICA) showing no obstructive lesions. We further compared CT-FFRML-derived measurements to clinical and CT-derived scores. Methods: We retrospectively selected 88 patients (63 ± 11years, 74% male) with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) who underwent clinically indicated coronary computed tomography angiography (cCTA) and ICA. cCTA image data were processed with an on-site prototype CT-FFRML software. Results: CT-FFRML revealed an index of >0.80 in coronary vessels of 48 (55%) patients. This finding was corroborated in 45 (94%) patients by ICA, yet three (6%) received revascularization. In patients with an index ≤ 0.80, three (8%) of 40 were identified as false positive. A total of 48 (55%) patients could have been retained from ICA. CT-FFRML (AUC = 0.96, p ≤ 0.0001) demonstrated a higher diagnostic accuracy compared to the pretest probability or CT-derived scores and showed an excellent sensitivity (93%), specificity (94%), positive predictive value (PPV; 93%) and negative predictive value (NPV; 94%). Conclusion: CT-FFRML could be beneficial for clinical practice, as it may identify patients with CAD without hemodynamical significant stenosis, and may thus reduce the rate of ICA without necessity for coronary intervention.
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Several complications have been reported regarding the percutaneous closure of secondary atrial septal defects such as erosion, thromboembolic events, arrhythmias, and endocarditis. In this report, we describe the case of a 75-year-old woman who underwent percutaneous closure of a secondary atrial septal defect with a 12 mm Amplatzer septal occluder. Six months after the uneventful implantation of the device, we manifested an asymptomatic late embolization of the device in the abdominal aorta. The device was surgically retrieved.
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Aorta Abdominal/diagnóstico por imagem , Migração de Corpo Estranho/diagnóstico por imagem , Migração de Corpo Estranho/diagnóstico , Comunicação Interatrial/terapia , Dispositivo para Oclusão Septal , Idoso , Angiografia , Aorta Abdominal/cirurgia , Remoção de Dispositivo/métodos , Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana , Feminino , Comunicação Interatrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Comunicação Interatrial/cirurgia , Humanos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Torácicos/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/métodosRESUMO
STUDY PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the cardiopulmonary status in a competitive apnea diving team. DESIGN: This study was conducted with a cross-sectional study design in which subjects had to undergo a predefined series of cardiopulmonary examinations. SUBJECTS: Eight competitive apnea divers (mean age, 26.9 +/- 5.3 years) who were participating in international apnea diving contests. METHODS: Electrocardiographic, 2-dimensional echocardiographic, Doppler-echocardiographic, and oxymetric examinations were performed in each subject during an apnea test. RESULTS: Apnea diving experience was 2.5 +/- 0.58 years, with a training frequency of 8.9 +/- 6.0 dives per week. During an apnea test, mean apnea time was 4.5 +/- 0.96 minutes. While 2-dimensional echocardiography showed normal morphologic findings of cardiac dimensions and function, electrocardiography, and Doppler echocardiography revealed indicators suggesting the beginning of right ventricular strain. CONCLUSIONS: We interpret the findings of our study as the onset of pulmonary hypertension resulting from repetitive pulmonary vasoconstriction together with severe hypoxia during apnea diving. We conclude that regular competitive apnea diving over a period of >2 to 3 years might carry a chronic cardiopulmonary risk that may lead from early functional changes to manifestation of pulmonary hypertension.
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Mergulho/efeitos adversos , Hipertensão Pulmonar/etiologia , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Mergulho/fisiologia , Ecocardiografia , Ecocardiografia Doppler , Eletrocardiografia , Feminino , Coração/anatomia & histologia , Coração/fisiologia , Frequência Cardíaca/fisiologia , Humanos , Hipertensão Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Fatores de TempoAssuntos
Edema Encefálico/patologia , Edema Encefálico/fisiopatologia , Tronco Encefálico/patologia , Tronco Encefálico/fisiopatologia , Encefalopatia Hipertensiva/patologia , Encefalopatia Hipertensiva/fisiopatologia , Doença Aguda , Injúria Renal Aguda/etiologia , Injúria Renal Aguda/fisiopatologia , Injúria Renal Aguda/terapia , Anti-Hipertensivos/uso terapêutico , Edema Encefálico/etiologia , Progressão da Doença , Distúrbios do Sono por Sonolência Excessiva/etiologia , Distúrbios do Sono por Sonolência Excessiva/patologia , Distúrbios do Sono por Sonolência Excessiva/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recuperação de Função Fisiológica , Diálise Renal , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoAssuntos
Neoplasias Cardíacas/diagnóstico , Linfoma de Células B/diagnóstico , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/diagnóstico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico , Idoso , Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana , Átrios do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Cardíacas/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Linfoma de Células B/diagnóstico por imagem , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
BACKGROUND: It has been shown in several large trials that the inhibition of glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptors of platelets can reduce the rate of ischemic complications following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). We sought to determine the efficacy of eptifibatide in patients with severe dissections or threatened vessel closure after PTCA in small coronary arteries (< 2.5 mm). METHODS: Eptifibatide was used in 51 patients after conventional balloon angioplasty complicated by severe dissections with or without threatened vessel occlusion. Eptifibatide was administered as a double-bolus of 180 microg/kg bodyweight, followed by a continuous infusion at a dosage of 2.0 microg/kg min over a time period of 20 h. In this situation, the implantation of a coronary stent was avoided if a prompt antegrade flow of contrast dye could be maintained. RESULTS: Using the GP IIb/IIIa antagonist eptifibatide, it was possible to increase or to maintain antegrade blood flow in 28 (55%) patients. In 45% of the patient population, however, repeat PTCA was needed, and in four patients (7.8%) an intracoronary stent had to be implanted. During hospitalization three (6%) patients underwent target lesion revascularization (two Re-PTCAs, one coronary bypass graft operation). There were no myocardial infarctions and there was no intrahospital death. The cumulative event rate including acute and long term events was 25%. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of our study indicate that eptifibatide is able to prevent vessel occlusion after PTCA complicated by severe dissections with or without threatened vessel occlusion associated with a low-in-hospital complication rate.
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Angioplastia Coronária com Balão/efeitos adversos , Reestenose Coronária/prevenção & controle , Estenose Coronária/terapia , Peptídeos/administração & dosagem , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/administração & dosagem , Idoso , Angioplastia Coronária com Balão/métodos , Angiografia Coronária , Reestenose Coronária/tratamento farmacológico , Estenose Coronária/diagnóstico por imagem , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Esquema de Medicação , Eptifibatida , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Infusões Intravenosas , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Probabilidade , Estudos Prospectivos , Medição de Risco , Ruptura Espontânea/tratamento farmacológico , Ruptura Espontânea/prevenção & controle , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the ability of several echocardiographic and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) derived parameters to improve the noninvasive diagnosis of a pseudonormal mitral inflow pattern. METHODS: Ninety-eight consecutive patients with age-related normal transmitral Doppler profile underwent echocardiography including TDI and measurement of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) using fluid-filled catheters. Peak transmitral velocities were determined at rest (E, A) and during the strain phase of a Valsalva maneuver. The difference in duration between the pulmonary venous retrograde velocity and the transmitral A-velocity (PVR-A) was calculated from pulsed Doppler recordings. Propagation velocity of the early mitral inflow (VP) was determined by color M-mode. Early diastolic peak mitral annulus velocities (E') and the early diastolic transmyocardial velocity gradient of the posterior basal wall (MVG) were obtained by TDI. RESULTS: Fifty-two patients presented with normal diastolic function (group I: LVEDP9.5 +/- 3 mm Hg, E/A1.1 +/- 0.19), while pseudonormalization, defined as LVEDP 15 mm Hg and E/A > 0.9, was found in 46 patients (group II: LVEDP23 +/- 7 mm Hg, E/A1.43 +/- 0.83). The coefficient of linear correlation (r) and the area under ROC - curve (AUC) to predict LVEDP values 15 mm Hg were maximal for the index PVR-A (AUC = 0.92, r = 0.77), followed byE/E' (AUC = 0.80, r = 0.46), MVG (AUC = 0.65, r = 0.33) and E/VP (AUC = 0.69, r = 0.30), P < 0.01, whereas the decrease in E/A ratio during Valsalva maneuver failed to reach significance. Similar results were observed when echocardiographic parameters were used to estimate the left ventricular diastolic pressure before atrial contraction. CONCLUSIONS: PVR-A enabled the most accurate estimation of LVEDP. TDI-derived indices E/E' and MVG are also reliable alternatives superior to the classical Valsalva maneuver to detect a pseudonormal transmitral Doppler profile.
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Valva Mitral/diagnóstico por imagem , Valva Mitral/fisiopatologia , Análise de Variância , Velocidade do Fluxo Sanguíneo , Ecocardiografia Doppler , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores de Tempo , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/diagnóstico por imagemRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of the severity of a coronary artery stenosis is of paramount importance for therapy. A relevant stenosis provokes post-stenotic microvascular dilation with capillary recruitment. This autoregulatory response was investigated in the present study by use of susceptibility-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without contrast agents. BACKGROUND: Functional alterations of the microvascular system may be studied noninvasively and without a contrast agent by susceptibility-sensitive MRI, which is based on the paramagnetic property of deoxyhemoglobin. This effect, also referred to as the "blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) effect," is investigated by phase relaxation (T(2)*) measurements. METHODS: In patients (n = 16) with single-vessel coronary artery disease, no history of myocardial infarction, normal left ventricular function at rest, and a positive stress echocardiogram, the susceptibility-sensitive parameter T(2)* was assessed in the myocardium. RESULTS: In regions associated with the stenotic artery, T(2)* was significantly lower than in residual myocardium (p < 0.01). This difference in T(2)* increased after application of the vasodilator dipyridamole (p < 0.001). In patients being re-investigated after therapeutic interventions, the microvascular dilation was partly removed. CONCLUSIONS: For the first time, we could show that myocardial BOLD MRI detects post-stenotic capillary recruitment dependent on coronary artery stenosis.
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Circulação Coronária/fisiologia , Estenose Coronária/diagnóstico , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Miocárdio/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Meios de Contraste , Angiografia Coronária , Estenose Coronária/fisiopatologia , Ecocardiografia/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Valores de Referência , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Grau de Desobstrução VascularAssuntos
Estenose da Valva Aórtica/complicações , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Calcinose/complicações , Calcinose/diagnóstico por imagem , Ecocardiografia Doppler , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Idoso , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/epidemiologia , Calcinose/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Prevalência , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Estatística como AssuntoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to identify angiographic and procedural predictors for acute and late side branch occlusion after coronary stent implantation. METHODS: We evaluated 185 patients with 185 lesions with 255 side branches with a mean reference diameter of 1.45 +/- 0.38 mm; the lesions were covered by 240 stents. Angiographic follow-up was completed in 99 patients with 133 side branches 206 +/- 120 days after stent implantation and clinical follow-up was available in 136 patients. Side branch occlusion (SBO) was defined as a Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow < or =1. RESULTS: Acute SBO affected 54 side branches in 49 patients and was not associated with death or Q-wave infarction. By logistic regression, independent predictors for acute SBO were (1) the reference side branch diameter (RLD) at baseline (OR [odds ratio] 0.217, 95% CI 0.07-0.67, P =.008); (2) an ostial side branch stenosis before stenting (OR 2.96, 95% CI 1.26-6.95, P =.013); (3) the involvement of the side branch origin within the lesion of the parent vessel (OR 2.77, 95% CI 1.17-6.57, P =.021); and (4) the balloon-to-artery ratio (OR 4.66, 95% CI 1.18-18.42, P =.028). Among the initially occluded side branches, 81.8% were spontaneously reperfused at follow-up. Late SBO involved 12% of the side branches without impaired antegrade flow after stenting and was predicted by the initial RLD of the side branch (OR 0.07, 95% CI 0.01-0.8, P =.032). Chronic SBO occurred in 13.5% of cases and was also predicted by the baseline RLD (OR 0.13, 95% CI 0.02-0.8, P =.028). CONCLUSIONS: Acute SBO after stenting occurred in 21.2% of cases and had a benign course. Most acutely occluded side branches underwent late spontaneous reperfusion. A baseline side branch diameter >1.4 mm predicted a preserved antegrade flow immediately after stent implantation, as well as during follow-up.