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BACKGROUND: Multiple stents make standard coronary artery bypass techniques difficult. We describe our surgical approach, in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), in left anterior descending arteries (LAD) with multiple failed overlapping stents. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the data of six patients undergoing CABG with multiple failed overlapping stents in the LAD. All patients were operated on electively. After removal of the stents with an open endarterectomy, the long segmental arteriotomy of the LAD was reconstructed with a saphenous vein patch. Afterwards the left internal mammary artery was anastomosed to the vein patch. RESULTS: The mean age was 61.5 ± 7.9 years. Five patients (83.3%) were in Canadian Cardiovascular Society Class III or IV. Four patients (66.6%) had suffered a remote myocardial infarction (>1 month). The average hospital stay was 6.5 ± 1.1 days. Postoperative electrocardiograms showed no specific changes and no myocardial enzyme elevations were noted. Early postoperative angiography showed that all grafts including the endarterectomized LAD were patent. There was no mortality within the 30 days. Patients' mean follow-up time was 35.6 ± 36.7 months. CONCLUSIONS: CABG with open stent endarterectomy is a valuable alternative option for patients with "full-metal jacket" diseased LAD that are not graftable using standard surgical techniques.
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Ponte de Artéria Coronária/métodos , Vasos Coronários/cirurgia , Remoção de Dispositivo/métodos , Endarterectomia/métodos , Falha de Prótese , Stents/efeitos adversos , Idoso , Angina Pectoris/cirurgia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Eletivos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Anastomose de Artéria Torácica Interna-Coronária/métodos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Veia Safena/transplante , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Introduction: Data on the change in mitral valve annulus diameter (MAD), and left atrial appendage (LAA) structure and function after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) of the mitral valve in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) are lacking. Aim: To evaluate the change in these parameters just after the clip insertion and its relationship with prognosis in the long term. Material and methods: A total of 50 patients (age: 71.5 ±11.3 years, 70% male) with moderate-to-severe or severe MR were included in the study. Transthoracic (TTE) and transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) were performed before and after the procedure. Prognostic data were recorded with post-procedure telephone calls and follow-up visits. Results: TEE performed during the procedure showed that LAA contraction and filling velocity significantly increased (p < 0.001 for all). Systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP), MAD, and LAA landing zone dimension significantly decreased (p < 0.001 for all). There was only a significant correlation between the MAD before clip placement and the MAD change after clip placement (r = 0.6, p < 0.001). During a mean follow-up period of 10.5 ±8.9 months, no significant correlation was found between MAD change, LAA contraction and filling velocity change, and LAA landing zone dimension change and rehospitalization, stroke, mortality, and composite outcome. Conclusions: The contraction and filling velocity of LAA, SPAP, MAD, and LAA landing zone dimension changed significantly immediately after the MitraClip procedure. Although these parameters are not related to composite outcome in our study, MAD, LAA diameter, and velocity need to be compared between successful and unsuccessful procedures to predict their clinical relevance.
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OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular surgery advancements have emerged with various minimally invasive approaches for treating multivessel coronary disease to improve outcomes and minimize the burden associated with conventional cardiac surgery. We present our clinical experience and minimally invasive coronary bypass techniques through minithoracotomy, which we apply without selection to patients who have decided to have elective surgery for multivessel isolated coronary artery disease. METHODS: It consists of 230 consecutive patients operated by the same team with this method between July 2020 and September 2022. The patients were assigned to one of the two methods preoperatively to their accompanying comorbidities and operated on either with blood cardioplegia via 5 to 7 cm left anterior minithoracotomy, with on-pump clamped technique or without pump via left anterolateral minithoracotomy. RESULTS: Mortality was observed in two of our patients (0.9%), but myocardial infarction was not observed in our patients in the early postoperative period. None of our patients required conversion to sternotomy (0%). Five patients' needed reoperation from the same incision due to postoperative bleeding (2.2%), and atrial fibrillation developed in 17 patients in the postoperative period (7.4%). The mean number of bypasses was found to be 3.0 ± 0.9. CONCLUSIONS: Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery via minithoracotomy can be routinely reproduced safely. More long-term results and more multicenter studies are needed for more widespread acceptance of the technique.
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OBJECTIVE: Epicardial fat tissue reflects visceral adiposity and is a suggested cardiometabolic risk factor. Patients with abdominal obesity have an increased prevalence of the non-dipper blood pressure (BP) pattern, but it is unclear whether the same is true of patients with increased epicardial fat thickness (EFT). The association between EFT and circadian BP changes in patients with recently diagnosed essential hypertension was examined. METHODS: Sixty hypertensive patients underwent echocardiography, treadmill stress testing, and 24 hours of ambulatory BP monitoring. Epicardial fat thickness and left ventricular mass (LVM) index were measured by using transthoracic echocardiography. The patients were categorized into two groups according to their BP pattern (group 1, non-dippers; group 2, dippers). RESULTS: The mean EFT and LVM of patients in group 1 (n = 24) (EFT, 7.6 ± 2.1 mm; LVM, 130 ± 31.2 g/m(2)) were significantly greater than those of group 2 (n = 36) (EFT, 5.5 ± 1.2 mm, P = .0001; LVM, 107 ± 23.7 g/m(2), P = .002). The average systolic BP over 24 hours (BP(s) 24) and average diastolic BP over 24 hours (BP(d) 24) of group 1 (BP(s) 24, 151.1 ± 17.6 mm Hg; BP(d) 24, 94.1 ± 16.5 mm Hg) were significantly higher than those of group 2 (BP(s) 24, 136.7 ± 11.9 mm Hg, P = .0001; BP(d) 24, 84.6 ± 10.6 mm Hg; P = .008). Multivariate backward logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the non-dipper BP pattern was associated with EFT (standardized ß coefficient = 0.87, P = .005) and LVM (standardized ß coefficient = 0.43, P = .016). An EFT ≥ 7 mm was associated with the non-dipper BP pattern with 44% sensitivity and 94% specificity (receiver operating characteristic area under curve of 0.72, 95% CI [0.59-0.83], P = .0007). CONCLUSIONS: Epicardial fat thickness was above average in newly diagnosed, untreated hypertensive patients with non-dipper BP pattern. The echocardiographic measurement of EFT may be used to indicate increased risk of hypertension-related adverse cardiovascular events.
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Hipertensão/patologia , Hipertensão/fisiopatologia , Gordura Intra-Abdominal/patologia , Pericárdio/patologia , Adulto , Pressão Sanguínea/fisiologia , Monitorização Ambulatorial da Pressão Arterial , Ritmo Circadiano/fisiologia , Ecocardiografia , Feminino , Humanos , Hipertensão/diagnóstico por imagem , Gordura Intra-Abdominal/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pericárdio/diagnóstico por imagem , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) parameters predict the development of atrial fibrillation. We investigated the effect of telmisartan treatment on atrial EMD parameters in patients with newly diagnosed essential hypertension. METHODS: Thirty-six patients with essential hypertension were treated with telmisartan (80 mg/day) for 6 months. Baseline electrocardiographic P-wave measurements and echocardiographic atrial EMD parameters were compared with the 6-month follow-up. RESULTS: Pmax and Pd were significantly decreased (108.4 ± 6.1 vs 93.9 ± 6.2 milliseconds, 33.4 ± 8.6 vs 19.5 ± 7.0 milliseconds, respectively, P = .0001 for each) after 6-month telmisartan therapy. The atrial EMD parameters were decreased from baseline (mitral EMD, 68.9 ± 4.9 vs 53.8 ± 4.9 milliseconds; septum EMD, 51.6 ± 7.1 vs 42.6 ± 7. milliseconds1; tricuspid EMD, 48 ± 6.9 vs 39 ± 6.9 milliseconds; interatrial EMD, 20.9 ± 5.5 vs 14.8 ± 5.7 milliseconds; P = .0001 for each parameter). The reduction of interatrial EMD was correlated with the reduction in systolic BP nighttime and the increase in mitral E wave velocity/mitral A wave velocity ratio. CONCLUSION: Telmisartan decreased the atrial EMD parameters in patients with newly diagnosed essential hypertension.
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Inibidores da Enzima Conversora de Angiotensina/uso terapêutico , Fibrilação Atrial/prevenção & controle , Fibrilação Atrial/fisiopatologia , Benzimidazóis/uso terapêutico , Benzoatos/uso terapêutico , Sistema de Condução Cardíaco/fisiopatologia , Hipertensão/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Idoso , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Ecocardiografia , Eletrocardiografia , Feminino , Humanos , Hipertensão/diagnóstico por imagem , Hipertensão/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estatísticas não Paramétricas , Telmisartan , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Drug eluting stents are being used frequently because of their less restenotic properties. However, their effect on preventing neo-intimal hyperplasia may cause many adverse effects such as coronary artery aneurysm (CAA). We report a case that presented with a CAA which was the latest developed CAA after the implantation of drug eluting stents in literature so far. A 57-year-old male presented with dyspnea and typical angina on effort. Coronary angiography was performed. A large CAA was detected at the site of a drug eluting stent which was implanted in the LAD artery 5.5 years ago. It was treated with a coronary stent graft successfully.
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Aneurisma Coronário , Sirolimo , Aneurisma Coronário/diagnóstico por imagem , Angiografia Coronária , Stents Farmacológicos , Humanos , StentsRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is associated with increased sympathetic activity, plasma levels of inflammatory markers, and oxidative stress. These factors can also cause arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. Atrial conduction abnormalities in patients with CAE have not been investigated in terms of atrial electromechanical delay obtained by tissue Doppler echocardiography. METHODS: Ninety patients with pure CAE (n = 30), nonobstructive coronary artery disease (NO-CAD) (n = 30), and angiographically normal coronary arteries "controls" (n = 30) were compared in terms of electrocardiographic P-wave measurements, echocardiographic atrial electromechanical coupling (AEC) parameters, and interatrial conduction delay. RESULTS: The mean left atrium diameter in the CAE group was similar to the NO-CAD group but significantly greater than the control group (3.62 ± 0.28 vs 3.46 ± 0.32 vs 3.41 ± 0.31 cm, P = 0.021). P maximum and P-wave dispersion were significantly increased in the CAE group compared to the NOCAD group and the control group (108.6 ± 6.6 vs 97.9 ± 6.6 vs 93.5 ± 6.2, P = 0.0001; 34.4 ± 7.6 vs 23.2 ± 7.8 vs 19.4 ± 7.7 ms, P < 0.0001). Mitral AEC, septal AEC, and tricuspid AEC were significantly higher in the CAE group than the NO-CAD group and the control group (68 ± 4.5 vs 57 ± 4.5 vs 53 ± 4.6 ms, P < 0.0001; 50.7 ± 7 vs 42.7 ± 7 vs 41.7 ± 7.2 ms, P = 0.0001; 47 ± 6.7 vs 39.1 ± 6.7 vs 38.1 ± 6.6 ms, P < 0.0001). Interatrial conduction delay was significantly increased in the CAE group compared to the NO-CAD group and the control group (21 ± 5.5 vs 17.8 ± 5.6 vs 15 ± 5.6 ms, P < 0.0001).The correlation analysis demonstrated that the interatrial conduction delay and P-wave dispersion (Pd) were positively correlated with number of ectatic segments (ESN) (r = 0.41, P = 0.024 vs r = 0.49, P = 0.006). Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the ESN was the only independent determinants of interatrial conduction delay (P = 0.024). CONCLUSION: Pd and interatrial conduction delay are prolonged in patients with CAE compared to NO-CAD patients and the healthy controls.
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Fibrilação Atrial/fisiopatologia , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/fisiopatologia , Sistema de Condução Cardíaco/diagnóstico por imagem , Sistema de Condução Cardíaco/fisiopatologia , Contração Miocárdica , Condução Nervosa , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Dilatação Patológica/diagnóstico por imagem , Dilatação Patológica/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Frequência Cardíaca , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , UltrassonografiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Hypertensive response at peak exercise and blunted blood pressure (BP) recovery, altered BP responses obtained from exercise stress testing, have been suggested as risk factors for future onset of hypertension in previous studies. Epicardial fat, a new cardiometabolic risk factor, has been linked to hypertension in some recent studies. In this study, we tested the primary hypothesis suggesting that the epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is related to altered BP responses to treadmill exercise testing. We also evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the EFT as a predictor of hypertensive response to peak exercise. METHODS: Normotensive subjects underwent to treadmill stress testing and transthoracic echocardiography. Hypertensive response to peak treadmill exercise testing was defined as ≥ 210/105 mmHg and ≥ 190/105 mmHg at peak exercise in males and females, respectively. BP recovery index (BPRI) was defined as the ratio of the BP at the 3rd minute of the recovery phase to BP at peak exercise. EFT was measured by echocardiography. Thirty-two subjects with hypertensive response to peak exercise constituted Group 1 and 48 subjects with normal response constituted Group 2. RESULTS: The mean EFT of subjects in Group 1 was significantly higher (8.2 ± 1.1 mm vs 5.1 ± 1.5 mm; p = 0.0001) than subjects in Group 2. In correlation analysis performed in Group 1, EFT was found to be significantly correlated with BPRI (r = 0.51, p < 0.003). An EFT of ≥ 6.5 mm predicted the hypertensive response to peak exercise test with 68.8% sensitivity and 87.5% specificity (receiving operator characteristic area under curve: 0.879, 95% CI 0.793-0.965, p < 0.001). Patients with EFT ≥ 6.5 mm showed a significantly increased BPRI (0.89 ± 0.07 vs 0.74 ± 0.09, p < 0.0001) and peak systolic BP (198.4 ± 15.3 mmHg vs 169.4 ± 19.8 mmHg, p < 0.0001). There were significant differences in metabolic equivalents, maximum heart rate, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, waist circumference and age values between two patients groups dichotomized according to the cut-off value of EFT. BPRI was the only independent variable related to EFT in the multivariate analysis (odds ratio = 1.4, 95% CI 2.75-7.16, p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: EFT was found to be related to altered BP responses to exercise stress testing. The echocardiographic measurement of EFT may serve as a useful non-invasive indicator of heightened risk of future hypertension.
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Pressão Sanguínea , Ecocardiografia/métodos , Hipertensão , Gordura Intra-Abdominal/patologia , Pericárdio/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Determinação da Pressão Arterial , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Teste de Esforço , Feminino , Frequência Cardíaca , Humanos , Hipertensão/sangue , Hipertensão/diagnóstico , Hipertensão/fisiopatologia , Resistência à Insulina , Lipoproteínas HDL/sangue , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Prognóstico , Fatores de Risco , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , TurquiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a potential indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is suggested as a new cardiometabolic risk factor. We investigated the association between EFT and CIMT in patients with MetS. METHODS: Forty patients with MetS were compared with 40 age- and sex-matched subjects without MetS in terms of echocardiographic EFT, CIMT, anthropometric measurements, and metabolic profile in this cross-sectional study. RESULTS: The waist circumference, total and LDL-cholesterol, fasting glucose, triglycerides, systolics and diastolic blood pressure levels, hs-CRP, and homeostasis model assessment index for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were significantly increased in patients with MetS. The EFT and CIMT were also increased significantly in patients with MetS compared to controls (7.2 ± 2 mm vs. 5.7 ± 1.9 mm; P = 0.001, 0.74 ± 0.1 mm vs. 0.59 ± 0.1 mm; P < 0.01, respectively). Echocardiographic EFT was the only independent predictor of CIMT in the multivariate analysis (standardized ß coefficient = 0.74, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: EFT is associated with increased CIMT in patients with MetS.
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Tecido Adiposo/diagnóstico por imagem , Artérias Carótidas/diagnóstico por imagem , Espessura Intima-Media Carotídea , Ecocardiografia , Síndrome Metabólica/diagnóstico por imagem , Pericárdio/diagnóstico por imagem , Aterosclerose/diagnóstico , Pressão Sanguínea , Índice de Massa Corporal , Teste de Esforço , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
Stent endothelization is complete after one month in the absence of radiation therapy. The incidence of late stent thrombosis associated with bare metal stents is low beyond this one month period. In this paper, we report on a case of very late acute stent thrombosis that occurred after 118 months of first bare metal stent implantation. A 55-year-old male patient was admitted with chest pain and was diagnosed to have acute anterior myocardial infarction. He had a history of bare metal stent implantation for a critical stenosis in the left anterior descending coronary artery. Immediate coronary angiography demonstrated occlusion of the stent in the left coronary artery. Thromboaspiration was not an available option, so a new bare metal stent was implanted and TIMI III flow was established after balloon angioplasty.
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Reestenose Coronária/etiologia , Trombose Coronária/etiologia , Stents/efeitos adversos , Angioplastia Coronária com Balão , Angiografia Coronária , Reestenose Coronária/diagnóstico , Reestenose Coronária/terapia , Trombose Coronária/diagnóstico , Trombose Coronária/terapia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infarto do Miocárdio/diagnóstico , Infarto do Miocárdio/etiologia , Infarto do Miocárdio/terapiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Impaired glucose tolerance is a preliminary stage in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and has been shown to increase the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in addition to causing endothelial dysfunction. In this study, we sought to determine if impaired glucose tolerance is related to slow coronary flow, an angiographic phenomenon caused by coronary micro and macrovascular endothelial dysfunction. METHODS: The population of this prospective study consisted of 28 patients with documented slow coronary flow, defined according to TIMI frame count method, [20 (71.4%) males; 51+/-9 years] and 30 patients with normal coronary flow [17 (56.6%) males; 47+/-6 years]. All study patients underwent an oral glucose tolerance test after 12 h of fasting. Lipid profile, hemoglobin A1c and systemic blood pressure were measured in all patients. RESULTS: There was no difference between two groups with respect to age, fasting plasma glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein, hemoglobin A1c, systolic-diastolic blood pressure levels, history of smoking and alcohol consumption. Plasma glucose at 2 h of oral glucose tolerance test was significantly higher in slow coronary flow patients compared to control group (145+/-44 vs. 112+/-38 mg/dl, P = 0.001, respectively). In addition, the number of patients who met the criteria of impaired glucose tolerance was significantly higher in slow coronary flow patient group [16 (57%) vs. 7 (23%), P = 0.002, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that impaired glucose tolerance may be an independent etiological factor for slow coronary flow phenomenon.
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Circulação Coronária , Intolerância à Glucose/fisiopatologia , Velocidade do Fluxo Sanguíneo , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos ProspectivosAssuntos
Angioplastia Coronária com Balão , Implante de Prótese Vascular , Aneurisma Coronário/complicações , Aneurisma Coronário/cirurgia , Trombose Coronária/complicações , Trombose Coronária/terapia , Stents , Materiais Biocompatíveis , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , PolitetrafluoretilenoAssuntos
Átrios do Coração , Neoplasias Cardíacas/diagnóstico , Mixoma/diagnóstico , Neovascularização Patológica , Idoso , Angiografia Coronária , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Dispneia/etiologia , Ecocardiografia , Feminino , Neoplasias Cardíacas/complicações , Neoplasias Cardíacas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Cardíacas/patologia , Humanos , Mixoma/complicações , Mixoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Mixoma/patologiaAssuntos
Angioplastia Coronária com Balão/efeitos adversos , Dissecção Aórtica/diagnóstico , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/terapia , Vasos Coronários/lesões , Adulto , Dissecção Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Angina Pectoris/etiologia , Cateterismo/efeitos adversos , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Hipertensão , Complicações Pós-Operatórias , RadiografiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Acute alcohol consumption can cause atrial fibrillation in patients with, and without, heart disease. Increased atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) has been associated with atrial fibrillation. We evaluated the atrial conduction properties by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) echocardiography in healthy men following acute alcohol intake. METHODS: Thirty healthy male volunteers were included in this study. Baseline ECG, heart rate, blood pressure, and TDI echocardiographic findings were compared to readings taken one hour after drinking six 12-oz cans of beer (76.8 g of ethanol). RESULTS: Although the blood pressure and heart rate remained similar before and one hour after alcohol intake, Pmax and Pd values were significantly prolonged (114.2 ± 10.4 vs 100.8 ± 10.6, p = 0.002; 50.6 ± 9.6 vs 34.5 ± 8.8, p < 0.0001). Interatrial EMD was significantly increased after drinking alcohol compared to the baseline (19.8 ± 9.2 vs 14.0 ± 5.5 ms, p < 0.0002). CONCLUSIONS: Acute moderate alcohol intake was associated with an increased interatrial EMD obtained by TDI echocardiography. This finding may help explain how these patients express increased susceptibility to atrial fibrillation.
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/efeitos adversos , Fibrilação Atrial/etiologia , Cerveja/efeitos adversos , Sistema de Condução Cardíaco/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Fibrilação Atrial/fisiopatologia , Pressão Sanguínea , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Ecocardiografia Doppler , Eletrocardiografia , Átrios do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Átrios do Coração/fisiopatologia , Sistema de Condução Cardíaco/diagnóstico por imagem , Frequência Cardíaca , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Fatores de Tempo , TurquiaAssuntos
Cistos/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/diagnóstico por imagem , Valva Mitral/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Cistos/diagnóstico , Cistos/tratamento farmacológico , Cistos/cirurgia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Ecocardiografia , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/diagnóstico , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Aortic stiffness, an early marker of arteriosclerosis, is associated with cardiovascular mortality. In this study, the aortic elastic properties of nondiabetic, normotensive NAFLD patients were evaluated. METHODS: Thirty-five patients with NAFLD and 30 age-matched and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled. Aortic distensibility, aortic strain, aortic stiffness index (ASI), left ventricular mass index (LVMI), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and fasting lipid parameters were assessed in both the groups. RESULTS: ASI was higher in NAFLD patients (7.1+/-2.0) than in the control group (3.8+/-1.0) (P<0.01). Aortic distensibility and aortic strain were also significantly decreased in NAFLD patients as compared with the control group (2.9+/-0.7 cm/dyn vs. 6.3+/-2.4 cm/dyn, P<0.0001 and 7.1+/-1.7 vs. 14.5+/-4.0, P<0.0001, respectively). Although ASI was significantly correlated with age, HOMA-IR, waist circumference, body mass index and LVMI, a stepwise multiple linear regression analysis showed that HOMA-IR and LVMI were the only variables associated with ASI index [(standardized beta coefficient= 0.41, P=0.004, overall R=0.17) and (standardized beta coefficient=0.31, P=0.02, overall R=0.10), respectively]. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that aortic elasticity is significantly impaired and is also associated with insulin resistance and LVMI in NAFLD patients, which may contribute to the relationship between NAFLD and the increased risk of cardiovascular disease among these patients.
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Aorta/fisiopatologia , Fígado Gorduroso/fisiopatologia , Resistência Vascular , Doenças Cardiovasculares/etiologia , Elasticidade , Fígado Gorduroso/patologia , Humanos , Resistência à Insulina , Risco , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/patologia , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/fisiopatologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered the liver component of the metabolic syndrome. We investigated the diastolic and systolic functional parameters of patients with NAFLD and the impact of metabolic syndrome on these parameters. METHODS: Thirty-five non-diabetic, normotensive NAFLD patients, and 30 controls, were included in this study. Each patient underwent transthoracic conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDI) for the assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic and systolic function. Study patients were also evaluated with 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. RESULTS: NAFLD patients had higher blood pressures, increased body mass indices, and more insulin resistance than controls. TDI early diastolic velocity (E' on TDI) values were lower in NAFLD patients than the controls (11.1 ± 2.1 vs 15.3 ± 2.7; p < 0.001). TDI systolic velocity (S' on TDI) values were lower in NAFLD patients than the controls (9.34 ± 1.79 vs 10.6 ± 1.52; p = 0.004). E' on TDI and S' on TDI values were moderately correlated with night-systolic blood pressure, night-diastolic blood pressure, and night-mean blood pressure in NAFLD patients. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with NAFLD have impaired LV systolic and diastolic function even in the absence of morbid obesity, hypertension, or diabetes.