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Circulation ; 135(17): 1632-1645, 2017 Apr 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28073805

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BACKGROUND: Cardiac recovery in response to mechanical unloading by left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) has been demonstrated in subgroups of patients with chronic heart failure (HF). Hallmarks of HF are depletion and disorganization of the transverse tubular system (t-system) in cardiomyocytes. Here, we investigated remodeling of the t-system in human end-stage HF and its role in cardiac recovery. METHODS: Left ventricular biopsies were obtained from 5 donors and 26 patients with chronic HF undergoing implantation of LVADs. Three-dimensional confocal microscopy and computational image analysis were applied to assess t-system structure, density, and distance of ryanodine receptor clusters to the sarcolemma, including the t-system. Recovery of cardiac function in response to mechanical unloading was assessed by echocardiography during turndown of the LVAD. RESULTS: The majority of HF myocytes showed remarkable t-system remodeling, particularly sheet-like invaginations of the sarcolemma. Circularity of t-system components was decreased in HF versus controls (0.37±0.01 versus 0.46±0.02; P<0.01), and the volume/length ratio was increased in HF (0.36±0.01 versus 0.25±0.02 µm2; P<0.0001). T-system density was reduced in HF, leading to increased ryanodine receptor-sarcolemma distances (0.96±0.05 versus 0.64±0.1 µm; P<0.01). Low ryanodine receptor-sarcolemma distances at the time of LVAD implantation predicted high post-LVAD left ventricular ejection fractions (P<0.01) and ejection fraction increases during unloading (P<0.01). Ejection fraction in patients with pre-LVAD ryanodine receptor-sarcolemma distances >1 µm did not improve after mechanical unloading. In addition, calcium transients were recorded in field-stimulated isolated human cardiomyocytes and analyzed with respect to local t-system density. Calcium release in HF myocytes was restricted to regions proximal to the sarcolemma. Local calcium upstroke was delayed (23.9±4.9 versus 10.3±1.7 milliseconds; P<0.05) and more asynchronous (18.1±1.5 versus 8.9±2.2 milliseconds; P<0.01) in HF cells with low t-system density versus cells with high t-system density. CONCLUSIONS: The t-system in end-stage human HF presents a characteristic novel phenotype consisting of sheet-like invaginations of the sarcolemma. Our results suggest that the remodeled t-system impairs excitation-contraction coupling and functional recovery during chronic LVAD unloading. An intact t-system at the time of LVAD implantation may constitute a precondition and predictor for functional cardiac recovery after mechanical unloading.


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Acoplamento Excitação-Contração , Insuficiência Cardíaca/terapia , Coração Auxiliar , Contração Miocárdica , Miócitos Cardíacos/patologia , Função Ventricular Esquerda , Remodelação Ventricular , Adulto , Idoso , Biópsia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Ecocardiografia , Feminino , Insuficiência Cardíaca/metabolismo , Insuficiência Cardíaca/patologia , Insuficiência Cardíaca/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Masculino , Microscopia Confocal , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Miócitos Cardíacos/metabolismo , Estudos Prospectivos , Desenho de Prótese , Recuperação de Função Fisiológica , Canal de Liberação de Cálcio do Receptor de Rianodina/metabolismo , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento
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ESC Heart Fail ; 6(3): 552-554, 2019 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30968544

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Cardiogenic shock from biventricular failure that requires acute mechanical circulatory support carries high 30 day mortality. Acute mechanical circulatory support can serve as bridge to orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) in selected patients. We report a patient with biventricular failure secondary to rapidly progressive cardiac sarcoidosis refractory to medical management who was bridged to OHT with Impella 5.0 and Impella RP-temporary left and right ventricular assist devices, respectively. This is the first successful bridge to transplantation using these devices in biventricular heart failure and cardiogenic shock. We discuss considerations for using this strategy over veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or surgically implanted assist devices in patients with cardiogenic shock and biventricular failure as a bridge to OHT.


Assuntos
Insuficiência Cardíaca/cirurgia , Transplante de Coração , Coração Auxiliar , Idoso , Cardiomiopatias/cirurgia , Feminino , Transplante de Coração/instrumentação , Transplante de Coração/métodos , Humanos , Sarcoidose/cirurgia , Choque Cardiogênico/cirurgia
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Postgrad Med ; 129(6): 619-631, 2017 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28670961

RESUMO

Heart failure (HF) in the United States represents a significant burden for patients and a tremendous strain on the healthcare system. Patients receiving a diagnosis of HF can be placed into 1 of 4 New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classifications; the greatest proportion of patients are in the NYHA class II category, which is defined as patients having a slight limitation of physical activity but who are comfortable at rest, and for whom ordinary physical activity results in symptoms of HF. Because the severity of NYHA class II HF may be perceived as mild or unalarming by this definition, the urgency to treat this type of HF may be overlooked. However, these patients are optimal candidates for active intervention because their HF is at a critical point on the disease progression continuum when untoward changes can be halted or reversed. This review discusses the physiological consequences of NYHA class II HF with reduced ejection fraction and describes recent clinical trials that have demonstrated a therapeutic benefit for patients in this population. In doing so, we hope to establish that patients with NYHA class II disease merit careful attention and to provide reassurance to the treating community that options are available for these patients.


Assuntos
Insuficiência Cardíaca/fisiopatologia , Insuficiência Cardíaca/terapia , Tomada de Decisões , Progressão da Doença , Insuficiência Cardíaca/epidemiologia , Humanos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia
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