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Mugnai G, Donazzan L, Tomasi L, Piccoli A, Cavedon S, Pescoller F, Bolzan B, Perrone C, Rauhe WG, Oberhollenzer R, Bilato C, Ribichini FL. The usefulness of QRS Index for prediction of echocardiographic response in cardiac resynchronization therapy: a multicenter study. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2023:S2724-5683.23.06245-2. [PMID: 36912167 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.23.06245-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The association between QRS narrowing and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been investigated by several studies, but their findings remain inconclusive. Aim of our study was to explore the relationship between QRS Index and echocardiographic response to CRT. METHODS This multicenter, retrospective analysis included 326 consecutive patients (mean age was 70.0±10.1 years old; males 76.7%) who underwent CRT-D implantation in primary and secondary prevention between 2018 and 2020. The estimation of QRS shortening after CRT-D implantation was precisely assessed through the QRS Index, calculated as follows: [(QRS duration before implantation - paced QRS duration)/QRS duration before implantation]*100. RESULTS After a mean follow-up of 12.7±4.5 months, 55.2% (180/326) of the patients showed an echocardiographic response to CRT. The median [25-75th] QRS Index was 3.85% [-14.1% - +13.9%]. The best predictive cut-off value of QRS Index was 1.40% (sensitivity 70.4%, specificity 64.5%, AUC 0.70). In patients with left bundle branch block, the median [25-75th] QRS Index was 9.85% [+3.87% - +16.7%]. In this subgroup, the AUC was 0.737 and the best predictive cut-off of QRS Index was 2.20% (sensitivity 78.3%, specificity 67%). The multivariable model showed that only left ventricular ejection fraction and QRS Index were independently associated with CRT response (respectively OR 0.92, CI 95% 0.86-0.98, P=0.01 and OR 1.057, CI 95% 1.026-1.089, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS the QRS Index tightly correlated with CRT response. Only LVEF and QRS Index were independently associated with echocardiographic response to CRT.
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- Giacomo Mugnai
- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy -
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, San Maurizio Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, West Vicenza General Hospitals, Arzignano, Vicenza, Italy
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, San Maurizio Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, West Vicenza General Hospitals, Arzignano, Vicenza, Italy
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, San Maurizio Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, San Maurizio Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, West Vicenza General Hospitals, Arzignano, Vicenza, Italy
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- Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Bonvicini E, Portolan L, Urbani G, Santino Jannello EM, Pizzini J, Ciceri L, Benini A, Benfari G, Piccoli A, Ribichini FL. 556 EFFECT OF SODIUM-GLUCOSE CO-TRANSPORTER-2 INHIBITION ON RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN HEART FAILURE WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suac121.434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Background
Sodium-glucose-transporter (SGLT2)-inhibitors have modified heart failure's prognosis since they are able to reduce the combined risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure. Evidence is available about the contribute of these drugs to LV reverse remodeling. Instead, despite the right ventricular disfunction is often related to the left ventricular one, little is known about the effects of SGLT2-inhibitors on right ventricular function.
Methods
Between October 2021 and February 2022, we enrolled 43 consecutive patients affected by heart failure with reduced ejection fraction on optimal medical therapy including ARNI who initiated SGLT2i therapy. All patients referred to our Heart Failure Clinic and were included in our heart failure registry approved by the local ethical committee A transthoracic echocardiography was performed at the beginning of treatment and after 6 months, evaluating left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVi) and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE). Right ventricular longitudinal strain (RVLS) was assessed in 27 patients, while 16 were excluded for poor acoustic window. Continuous variables are reported as median and interquartile range and compared with the Mann-Whitney U test as appropriate. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS version 26 (IBM, Armonk, NY).
Results
Median age of the study population was 65,8 years [IQR 56,4-75,1]. Median LVEF was 30% [IQR 24-33]. No other medical or electrical therapies for heart failure were introduced during the study period in this population. There was a significant increase of LVEF (30 [24-33] vs 33 [26-40], p 0.001) and a trend toward decrease of LVEDVi (110 [77.5-127] vs 94.7 [67.7-114.6], p 0.084). Moreover, there were no variations of TAPSE (17.5 [16-20] vs 18 [14 to 19.7], p 0.375), while RVLS showed a significant improvement (-12.3% [-16.6 / -10.6] vs -16.9% [-20 / -11.7], p 0.007) (Figure).
Conclusions
These preliminary data, population on optimal medical therapy including ARNI confirm the role of SGLT2-i in left ventricular reverse remodeling. Of note, these medications seem to improve right ventricular function as well as the left one as demonstrated by the increase of RVLS, which seems to be more sensitive of conventional methods to assess right ventricular function. Larger studies are necessary to confirm the positive effects of SGLT2i on right ventricular function.
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- Eleonora Bonvicini
- Dipartimento Di Cardiologia-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Di Verona
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- Dipartimento Di Cardiologia-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Di Verona
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- Dipartimento Di Cardiologia-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Di Verona
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- Dipartimento Di Cardiologia-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Di Verona
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- Dipartimento Di Cardiologia-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Di Verona
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- Dipartimento Di Cardiologia-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Di Verona
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- Dipartimento Di Cardiologia-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Di Verona
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- Dipartimento Di Cardiologia-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Di Verona
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Mugnai G, Donazzan L, Tomasi L, Piccoli A, Cavedon S, Manfrin M, Bolzan B, Perrone C, Lavio S, Rauhe WG, Oberhollenzer R, Bilato C, Ribichini FL. Electrocardiographic predictors of echocardiographic response in cardiac resynchronization therapy: Update of an old story. J Electrocardiol 2022; 75:36-43. [PMID: 36274327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2022.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND A better selection of patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) might increase the response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The aim of the study was to investigate the association between the Strauss criteria, absence of S wave in V5-V6, the Selvester score and response to CRT. METHODS AND RESULTS The retrospective analysis included all consecutive patients having undergone implantation of biventricular defibrillators in primary prevention between 2018 and 2020. The final analysis included 236 patients (mean age 69.7 ± 9.9; 77.5% of males). The Strauss criteria were significantly associated with CRT response (p < 0.01) with a sensitivity of 71.3% and specificity of 64.1%. The Strauss criteria along with the absence of S wave in V5 and V6 showed a sensitivity of 56.7%, a specificity of 82.6% and a positive predictive value of 90.5%. The Selvester score was significantly and inversely associated with CRT response (OR 0.818, 95% CI 0.75-0.89; p < 0.001). The multivariable model showed that left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and QRS duration (≥140 ms in males and ≥ 130 ms in females) were independently associated with CRT response (respectively OR 0.92, CI 95% 0.86-0.98, p = 0.01 and OR 3.70, CI 95% 1.12-12.21, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Strauss criteria, especially in association with absence of S wave in V5 and V6, were able to increase specificity and positive predictive value for predicting CRT response. The Selvester score was inversely associated with CRT response. Finally, LVEF and QRS duration were independently associated with echocardiographic response to CRT.
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- Giacomo Mugnai
- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Unit, San Maurizio Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Unit, Division of Cardiology, West Vicenza General Hospitals, Arzignano (Vicenza), Italy
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Unit, San Maurizio Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Unit, Division of Cardiology, West Vicenza General Hospitals, Arzignano (Vicenza), Italy
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Unit, San Maurizio Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Unit, San Maurizio Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Unit, Division of Cardiology, West Vicenza General Hospitals, Arzignano (Vicenza), Italy
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- Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Division of Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Rubino F, Scarsini R, Piccoli A, San Biagio L, Tropea I, Pighi M, Prati D, Tavella D, Onorati F, Faggian G, Ribichini F. Comparative prognostic value of parameters of right ventricular pulsatile afterload in patients with advanced heart failure awaiting heart transplantation. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Right ventricular (RV) function demonstrated a strong impact on survival of patients with advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). In particular, increased RV pulsatile afterload (RVPA) was associated with poor prognosis. Several right heart catheterization-derived parameters have been proposed to characterize RVPA, including pulmonary artery compliance (PAC), elastance (PAE) and pulsatile index (PAPi). However, among these indices, the best prognostic indicator is undetermined.
Purpose
To assess the prognostic relevance of RVPA parameters in patients with advanced HFrEF evaluated for heart transplantation.
Methods
149 patients with end-stage HFrEF underwent right heart catheterization during the evaluation for heart transplantation. All patients were clinically followed up until death or any censoring events including heart transplantation, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and hospitalization for acute heart failure. Cox regression and ROC-curve analysis were used to test the prognostic value of RVPA determinants. Multivariate regression models with C-statistics were used to test the independent predictive value of RVPA indices.
Results
The mean age of the study population was 56.6±10.1 years and 85.2% were male. The most frequent aetiology of HFrEF was ischemic cardiomyopathy (52.3%). Mean LV ejection fraction was 25.7±10.2%.
During a mean follow up time of 17±15 months, 29 (19.5%) patients met the primary endpoint: 9 (6%) patients died, 4 (2.68%) patients underwent an urgent heart transplantation, 11 (7.3%) patients underwent urgent LVAD implantation (as bridge to transplantation therapy) and 5 (3.3%) were hospitalized for HF.
Patients who met the primary endpoint were significantly older patients (61.2±7.8 vs 55.4±10.2, p=0.006) and with worse hemodynamic profile than event-free survivors (PAC [1.8±0.8 vs. 2.7±2.0, p=0.01], mPAP [33.5±11.3 vs. 29.3±11.0, p=0.05], PVR [3.0±1.6 vs. 2.6±2.0, p=0.09] and PAE [1.12±0.5 vs. 0.98±0.6, p=0.04]).
Among the RVPA parameters PAC<1.9 mL/mmHg (HR 4.0, CI 1.3–6.0, p=0.007) and PAE>0.9 mmHg/mL (HR 2.5, 95% CI 1.1–5.2, p=0.02) were associated with the primary endpoint. On the contrary, PAPi was not significantly associated with the outcome.
PAC demonstrated a superior predictive value for the composite adverse outcome compared with pulmonary vascular resistances (PVR) (AUC comparison p=0.019) and PAPi (p=0.03) but similar compared with PAE (p=0.19) and mPAP (p=0.51). In multivariable regression models, PAC, but not PAE showed incremental prognostic value compared with cardiac index (p=0.02).
Conclusions
Hemodynamic indices of RVPA are associated with worse survival in patients with end-stage heart failure. In particular, PAC and PAE demonstrated superior prognostic value compared with PAPi and steady-state PVR. Moreover, PAC showed incremental prognostic value compared with cardiac index in patients awaiting heart transplantation.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- F Rubino
- University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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Marin F, Pighi M, Zucchelli F, Ruzzarin A, Russo G, Aurigemma C, Romagnoli E, Ferrero V, Piccoli A, Scarsini R, Pesarini G, Trani C, Burzotta F, Ribichini FL. Predictors and Prognostic Impact of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Recovery after Impella-Supported Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12101576. [PMID: 36294715 PMCID: PMC9604820 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12101576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aim: The aim of our study is to assess the predictors and the prognostic role of left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) recovery after Impella-supported percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods: This retrospective, observational study included patients admitted for AMI who underwent Impella-supported PCI in two Italian high-volume cardiac catheterization laboratories. Only patients who underwent an echocardiographic assessment of left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) before the procedure (acute LVEF) and during follow-up (follow-up LVEF) were included in the present analysis. Patients with a baseline LVEF ≥40% were excluded from the present analysis. LVEF recovery was calculated as the difference between follow-up LVEF and acute LVEF. A delta ≥5% was considered significant and was used to define the responder group. Results: From April 2007 to December 2020, 64 consecutive patients were included in our study. A total of 55 patients (86%) received hemodynamic support with Impella 2.5, and 9 patients (14%) with Impella CP. Median LVEF at follow-up was significantly higher compared to baseline (36% (30−42) vs. 30% (24−33), p < 0.001). Based on LVEF recovery, 37 patients (57.8%) were deemed responders. According to multivariate analysis, complete functional revascularization was an independent predictor of a significant EF recovery (OR: 0.159; 95% CI: 0.038−0.668; p = 0.012). At three-year follow-up, lack of LVEF recovery was the only predictor of mortality (HR: 5.315; 95% CI: 1.100−25.676; p = 0.038). Conclusions: Functional complete revascularization is an independent predictor of the recovery of LVEF in patients presenting with AMI who underwent Impella-supported PCI. The recovery of LV function is associated with improved prognosis and could be used to stratify the risk of future events at long-term follow-up.
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- Federico Marin
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy
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Rubino F, Scarsini R, Piccoli A, San Biagio L, Tropea I, Pighi M, Prati D, Tavella D, Pesarini G, Benfari G, Onorati F, Gottin L, Faggian G, Ribichini FL. Comparative Prognostic Value of Parameters of Pulsatile Right Ventricular Afterload in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Awaiting Heart Transplantation. Am J Cardiol 2022; 183:55-61. [PMID: 36109208 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Right ventricular pulsatile afterload (RVPA) demonstrated a strong impact on survival of patients with advanced heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction. The best prognostic parameter of RVPA is unknown. The aim of this work was to examine the prognostic relevance of pulmonary artery compliance (PAC), pulmonary artery elastance (PAE), and pulmonary artery pulsatile index (PAPi) in a consecutive cohort of patients with advanced HF evaluated for heart transplantation (HT). A total of 149 patients with end-stage HF underwent right-sided cardiac catheterization and were clinically followed up until death or any censoring events, including HT, left ventricular assist device, and hospitalization for acute HF. The primary endpoint occurred in 29 patients (19.5%) during a median follow-up time of 12 (interquartile range 3 to 34) months. This cohort presented a worse hemodynamic profile than event-free survivors. PAC <1.9 mL/mm Hg (hazard ratio 3, 95% confidence interval 1.3 to 6.0, p= 0.007) and PAE >0.9 mmHg/mL (hazard ratio 2.5, 95% confidence interval 1.1 to 5.2, p= 0.02) were associated with the adverse outcome. On the contrary, PAPi was not associated with the outcome. PAC demonstrated a superior predictive value for the composite adverse outcome compared with pulmonary vascular resistance (area under the curve comparison p= 0.019) and PAPi (p= 0.03) but similar compared with PAE (p= 0.19) and mean pulmonary arterial pressure (p= 0.51). PAC, but not PAE, showed incremental prognostic value compared with cardiac index (p= 0.02). In conclusion, hemodynamic indexes of RVPA are associated with worse survival in patients with end-stage HF. PAC and PAE demonstrated superior prognostic value compared with PAPi and pulmonary vascular resistance. Moreover, PAC showed incremental prognostic value compared with cardiac index in patients awaiting HT.
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- Francesca Rubino
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive care, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Roccabruna A, Benini A, Piccoli A, Ribichini F. P290 CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS, A CHALLENGING DIAGNOSTIC WORK – UP. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac012.279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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A 79 years–old male presented to our outpatient clinic with symptoms of an initial heart failure. He had an history of atrial fibrillation (AF), anaemia and thrombocytopaenia, which have never been deeply investigated, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Electrocardiogram (EKG) showed AF with normal ventricular rate and low peripherical QRS voltages. Laboratory testing was significant for NT proBNPelevation, pancytopenia and iron overload. An echocardiogram (ECHO) was done showing a hypokinetic and dilated biventricular cardiopathy. The therapy was therefore optimized with clinical benefit. At coronary angiography a severe stenosis of left coronary artery was observed with normal myocardial perfusion imaging. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) excluded an iron intramyocardial overload (in contrast to the hepatic and splenic parenchyma) and detected a subendocardial pattern of LGE at lateral and mid–basal septal area. Emochromatosis and Gaucher disease were excluded. As suggested by hematologists, he underwent osteomedullary biopsy (OMB) and a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) was diagnosed. He was still symptomatic for dyspnea on mild exertion. The following ECHO revealed normal left ventricular (LV) size with moderate concentric remodeling, mildly impaired LV systolic function and LV filling pattern suggestive of restrictive cardiomyopathy. All these data prompted suspicion for an infiltrative cardiopathy. Nuclear scintigraphy with the use of bone seeking agent was done and showed Perugini grade 2 cardiac uptake. Moreover, amyloid deposits were identified after Congo red–staining from OMB. immunoglobulin light chain (LA) amyloidosis was excluded.
Conclusion
based on the above findings, Cardiac Amyloidosis TTR–related wild type was diagnosed. The diagnosis of MDS and the identification of iron overload were incidental findings. The patient, currently in follow up at our center, is a candidate to Tafamidis.
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- A Roccabruna
- AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA UNIVERSITARIA INTEGRATA VERONA, VERONA
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- AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA UNIVERSITARIA INTEGRATA VERONA, VERONA
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- AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA UNIVERSITARIA INTEGRATA VERONA, VERONA
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- AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA UNIVERSITARIA INTEGRATA VERONA, VERONA
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Venturi G, Scarsini R, Pighi M, Kotronias RA, Piccoli A, Lunardi M, Del Sole P, Mainardi A, Gambaro A, Tavella D, De Maria GL, Kharbanda R, Pesarini G, Banning A, Ribichini F. Volume of contrast to creatinine clearance ratio predicts early mortality and AKI after TAVI. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 99:1925-1934. [PMID: 35312158 PMCID: PMC9546166 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The volume of contrast to creatinine clearance ratio (CV/CrCl) is a useful indicator of the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing percutaneous interventional procedures. Association between CV/CrCl and adverse outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was suggested but it is not well established. A large retrospective multicenter cohort of 1381 patients treated with TAVI was analyzed to assess the association between CV/CrCl and the risk of AKI and mortality at 90 days and 1 year after TAVI. Patients receiving renal replacement therapy at the time of TAVI were excluded. CV/CrCl ≥ 2.2 was associated with the risk of AKI and 90 days mortality after TAVI after adjustment for age, sex, diabetes, baseline left ventricular function, baseline chronic kidney disease (CKD), previous myocardial infarction and peripheral vascular disease (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.16, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.09–1.22, p < 0.0001). Importantly, CV/CrCl was associated with the adverse outcome independently from the presence of baseline CKD (p for interaction = 0.22). CV/CrCl was independently associated with the individual components of the composite primary outcome including AKI (odds ratio: 1.18, 95% CI: 1.08–1.28, p < 0.0001) and 90 days mortality (HR: 1.90, 95% CI: 1.01–3.60, p = 0.047) after TAVI. AKI (HR: 1.94, 95% CI: 1.21–3.11, p = 0.006) but not CV/CrCl was associated with the risk of 1‐year mortality after TAVI. CV/CrCl is associated with excess renal damage and early mortality after TAVI. Procedural strategies to minimize the CV/CrCl during TAVI may improve early clinical outcomes in patients undergoing TAVI.
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- Gabriele Venturi
- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- John Radcliffe Oxford University Hospital, NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- John Radcliffe Oxford University Hospital, NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Rubino F, Scarsini R, Piccoli A, Biagio LS, Tropea I, Onorati F, Faggian G, Pighi M, Tavella D, Mammone C, Ribichini F. 393 Long-term prognostic value of haemodynamic determinants of right ventricular pulsatile afterload in patients with advanced heart failure. Eur Heart J Suppl 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suab139.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Aims
Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction demonstrated a strong impact on survival of patients with advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Increased RV afterload is associated with poor prognosis in patients with HF. To examine the prognostic relevance of RV pulsatile afterload parameters, in particular pulmonary artery compliance (PAC), elastance (PAE), and pulsatile index (PAPi) in a large cohort of patients with advanced HFrEF evaluated for heart transplantation (HT).
Methods and results
149 patients with HFrEF enlisted for HT were evaluated with right heart catheterization (RHT) and echocardiography and were followed until death or any censoring events including HT, left ventricular assist device (LVAD), and hospitalization for acute heart failure (HHF). Cox regression and ROC-curve analysis were used to test the prognostic value of RV pulsatile afterload determinants. During a mean observation time of 500 ± 424 days, the primary endpoint occurred in 29 (19.5%) patients. The mean age was 56.6 ± 10.1 years and 85.2% were male. The most frequent etiology of HF was ischaemic cardiomyopathy (52.3%). Mean LV ejection fraction was 25.7 ± 10.2%. Patients who met the primary endpoint were significantly older and with worse haemodynamic profile than event-free survivors. In particular, the primary endpoint occurred in patients with lower PAC (1.8 ± 0.8 vs. 2.7 ± 2.0, P = 0.01), higher mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) (33.5 ± 11.3 vs. 29.3 ± 11.0, P = 0.05), PVR (3.0 ± 1.6 vs. 2.6 ± 2.0, P = 0.09), and PEA (1.12 ± 0.5 vs. 0.98 ± 0.6, P = 0.04). A significant increased risk of adverse outcome was observed in patients with PAC <1.9 ml/mmHg (HR: 3, 95% CI: 1.3–6, P = 0.007), PEA > 0.9 mmHg/ml (HR: 2.5, 95% CI: 1.1–5.2, P = 0.02) and mPAP ≥25 mmHg (HR: 3.0, 95% CI: 1.0–7.5, P = 0.03). The predictive value of PAC was superior compared with PVR (AUC comparison, P = 0.019) and PAPi (P = 0.03). Conversely, PAC presented similar prognostic accuracy compared with mPAP (P = 0.51) and PEA (P = 0.19). Moreover, PAC demonstrated incremental prognostic value compared with the cardiac index (P = 0.02), whereas mPAP and PAE did not.
Conclusions
Impaired haemodynamic RV parameters are associated with worse survival in patients with advanced HFrEF. Pulsatile RV afterload indices should be considered in the evaluation of patients enlisted for HT. PAC demonstrated an independent prognostic value in this highly selected cohort of patients awaiting HT.
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- Francesca Rubino
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy
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Zielinsky P, MagalhÃes GA, Zurita-Peralta J, Sosa-OlavarrÍa A, Marinho G, Van Der Sand L, Sulis NM, Nicoloso LH, Piccoli A, Vian I. Improvement in fetal pulmonary hypertension and maturity after reversal of ductal constriction: prospective cohort study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021; 58:420-427. [PMID: 33502049 DOI: 10.1002/uog.23599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To test the hypotheses that estimated mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP) decreases and pulmonary vascular maturation, assessed by the ratio of pulmonary arterial flow acceleration time to ejection time (AT/ET ratio), increases after reversal of fetal ductus arteriosus constriction by reducing maternal intake of the causal agent (prostaglandin inhibitors, such as polyphenol-rich foods or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), and that these effects are independent of gestational age, which are inferences not yet demonstrated in the clinical setting. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study comparing Doppler echocardiographic ductal flow dynamics, MPAP and pulmonary arterial flow AT/ET ratio in third-trimester fetuses (≥ 28 weeks' gestation) with ductus arteriosus constriction, at the time of diagnosis and after 2 weeks of reduced maternal intake of prostaglandin inhibitors either by suspending the use of pharmacological agents with potential for prostaglandin inhibition or by restricting the consumption of polyphenol-rich foods. MPAP was estimated using the Dabestani equation (MPAP = 90 - (0.62 × AT)), and pulmonary vascular maturity was assessed using the AT/ET ratio, according to reported validation studies. Student's t-test was used for comparison of variables at diagnosis with those after reversal of ductal constriction. Change in MPAP and pulmonary AT/ET ratio between the two assessments was compared with the expected change in the same gestational period in normal fetuses based on reference curves of MPAP and pulmonary AT/ET ratio constructed in normal fetuses from healthy pregnant women at 19-37 weeks' gestation, encompassing the same gestational age range as the study group (28-37 weeks). RESULTS Seventy pregnancies with fetal ductus arteriosus constriction were included in the study. After 2 weeks of reduced maternal intake of prostaglandin inhibitors, normalization of mean systolic (change from 1.86 ± 0.34 m/s at diagnosis to 1.38 ± 0.41 m/s; P < 0.001) and diastolic (change from 0.41 ± 0.11 m/s to 0.21 ± 0.065 m/s; P < 0.001) ductal velocities and of mean pulsatility index (change from 1.99 ± 0.20 to 2.55 ± 0.42; P < 0.001) was demonstrated. MPAP decreased between the assessments (change from 66.7 ± 6.90 mmHg at diagnosis to 54.5 ± 6.70 mmHg after 2 weeks; P < 0.001) and mean pulmonary AT/ET ratio increased (change from 0.20 ± 0.06 to 0.33 ± 0.07; P < 0.001). Change in MPAP between diagnosis and after 2 weeks of reduced maternal intake of prostaglandin inhibitors was -12.2 ± 0.30 mmHg, which was 5.3-times higher than that in 305 normal fetuses over 2 weeks during the same gestational period (-2.3 ± 0.19 mmHg) (P < 0.001), and change in pulmonary AT/ET ratio between the two assessments was 0.13 ± 0.08, which was 8.7-times higher than that in normal fetuses in the same gestational period (0.015 ± 0.08) (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Resolution of fetal ductal constriction is followed by a fall in MPAP and by an increase in pulmonary vascular maturity, to a significantly greater degree than is observed in normal fetuses in the same gestational-age period. © 2021 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- P Zielinsky
- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Fournier S, Toth GG, De Bruyne B, Kala P, Ribichini FL, Casselman F, Ramos R, Piroth Z, Piccoli A, Penicka M, Mates M, Nemec P, Van Praet F, Stockman B, Degriek I, Pellicano M, Barbato E. Changes in surgical revascularization strategy after fractional flow reserve. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 98:E351-E355. [PMID: 33837987 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AIMS In the randomized GRAFFITI trial, surgeons drew their strategy based on coronary angiography. When patients were randomized to fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guidance, surgeons were informed of the FFR values and asked to redraw their strategy. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes induced by FFR knowledge. METHODS AND RESULTS The intended and performed strategy (before and after FFR) were compared. Among 172 patients, 84 with 300 lesions were randomized to the FFR-guided group. The intended strategy was to bypass 236 stenoses:108 with a venous and 128 with an arterial graft. After disclosing FFR, a change in strategy occurred in 64 lesions (21.3%) of 48 (55%) patients. Among 64 lesions for which the intended strategy was medical therapy, 16 (25%) were bypassed after disclosing FFR. The number of procedures with >1 venous graft planned was significantly reduced from 37 to 27 patients (p = .031). The proportion of on-pump surgery was significantly reduced from 71 to 61 patients (p = .006). The rates of clinical events at 1 year were similar between patients with or without at least one change in strategy. DISCUSSION FFR-guided CABG is associated with a simplified surgical procedure in 55% of the patients, with similar clinical outcomes.
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- Stephane Fournier
- Department of Cardiology, Lausanne University Center Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Cardiovascular Research Center Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium.,Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- University Heart Center Graz, Department of Cardiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Lausanne University Center Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Cardiovascular Research Center Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Medical Faculty of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Center Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Santa Marta-Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hungarian Institute of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Center Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Cardiovascular Research Center Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Research Center Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Research Center Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Research Center Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium.,Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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Dalbeni A, Romano S, Bevilacqua M, Piccoli A, Imbalzano E, Mantovani A, Benati M, Montagnana M, Donato A, Torin G, Monaco C, Cattazzo F, Tagetti A, Paon V, Ieluzzi D, Iogna Prat L, Roccarina D, Ribichini F, Capra F, Minuz P, Fava C. Beneficial effects of DAAs on cardiac function and structure in hepatitis C patients with low-moderate liver fibrosis. J Viral Hepat 2020; 27:1214-1221. [PMID: 32593212 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related chronic infection has been associated with a higher incidence of cardiovascular diseases. An altered morphology and function of both left and right heart have been described in HCV patients; however, the causality of the association is still debated. Ninety-eight nonobese and nondiabetic HCV patients (59.5 ± 12.0 years; males 52%) with Fibroscan-Transient Elastography assessed low-moderate liver fibrosis that achieved sustained viral response at 12 and 24 weeks after DAAs (direct-acting antivirals) participated. 56 were matched with 52 control subjects for age, sex and cardiovascular risk factors at baseline. A trans-thoracic echocardiography was performed in each subject at baseline (T0) and repeated in all HCV patients after eradication (6 months later eligibility, T1). TNF-α and IL-10 were measured at baseline and at T1. A concentric remodelling of the left heart in HCV participants was identified, whereas tricuspidal annular plane systolic excursion, right indexed atrial volume, right basal ventricular diameter, inferior vena cava diameter and pulmonary arterial pressure were higher in HCV participants compared to matched controls. After virus eradication, left indexed atrial volume and all right cardiac chambers measures were lower than baseline. A significant reduction of TNF-α was shown at T1, while IL-10 did not change. This study shows a concentric remodelling of the left ventricle and structural modifications in the right sections in HCV patients compared to controls. Virus eradication with DAAs was associated with a reduction of the main right atrioventricular parameters indicating a direct involvement of the HCV in cardiac changes.
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- Andrea Dalbeni
- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.,Division of Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.,UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital and UCL, London, UK
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.,Division of Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.,UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital and UCL, London, UK
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- UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital and UCL, London, UK
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Benini A, Scarsini R, Pesarini G, Pighi M, Ferrero V, Gambaro A, Piccoli A, Marin F, Inciardi RM, Gambaro G, Lupo A, Ribichini F. Early Small Creatinine Shift Predicts Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury and Persistent Renal Damage after Percutaneous Coronary Procedures. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2020; 21:305-311. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2019.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Toth GG, De Bruyne B, Kala P, Ribichini FL, Casselman F, Ramos R, Piroth Z, Fournier S, Piccoli A, Van Mieghem C, Penicka M, Mates M, Nemec P, Van Praet F, Stockman B, Degriek I, Barbato E. Graft patency after FFR-guided versus angiography-guided coronary artery bypass grafting: the GRAFFITI trial. EUROINTERVENTION 2019; 15:e999-e1005. [DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-19-00463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lunardi M, Scarsini R, Venturi G, Pesarini G, Pighi M, Gratta A, Gottin L, Barbierato M, Caprioglio F, Piccoli A, Ferrero V, Ribichini F. Physiological Versus Angiographic Guidance for Myocardial Revascularization in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. J Am Heart Assoc 2019; 8:e012618. [PMID: 31718439 PMCID: PMC6915256 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Background Management of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation is uncertain. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has never been clinically validated in aortic stenosis. The study aim was to analyze the clinical outcome of FFR‐guided revascularization in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Methods and Results Patients with severe aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease at coronary angiography were included in this retrospective analysis and divided in 2 groups: angiography guided (122/216; 56.5%) versus FFR‐guided revascularization (94/216; 43.5%). Patients were clinically followed up and evaluated for the occurrence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events at 2‐year follow‐up. Most lesions in the FFR group resulted negative according to the conventional 0.80 cutoff value (111/142; 78.2%) and were deferred. The FFR‐guided group showed a better major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event–free survival compared with the angio‐guided group (92.6% versus 82.0%; hazard ratio, 0.4; 95% CI, 0.2–1.0; P=0.035). Patients with deferred lesions based on FFR presented better outcome compared with patients who underwent angio‐guided percutaneous coronary intervention (91.4% versus 68.1%; hazard ratio, 0.3; 95% CI, 0.1–0.6; P=0.001). Conclusions FFR guidance was associated with favorable outcome in this observational study in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Randomized trials are needed to investigate the long‐term effects of FFR‐guided revascularization against angiographic guidance alone in patients with aortic stenosis.
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- Mattia Lunardi
- Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of Verona Italy
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- Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of Verona Italy
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- Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of Verona Italy
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- Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of Verona Italy
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- Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of Verona Italy
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- Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of Verona Italy
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- Division of Anaesthesiology Department of Surgery University of Verona Italy
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- Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of Verona Italy
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- Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of Verona Italy
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- Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of Verona Italy
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Bozzetto-Silva ABS, Piccoli A, Dal Ri CSDR, Pellanda LCP. P4337Construction and validation of the instrument “nutritional knowledge and feeding practice scale – QCPA” – for children, 7 to 11 years. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
The increase in the prevalence of obesity is one of the major public health problems. There is a weak relationship between nutritional knowledge and feeding practices. Studies have evaluated that the associations between obesity and the level of nutritional knowledge and feeding practices in children are scarce. The evaluation of nutritional knowledge and feeding practices should be carried out using validated instruments. Study showed the need to improve the instruments of habit research and feeding practices in children for better evaluation. Objectives: To develop and validate an instrument about nutritional knowledge and feeding practices for use in children from 7 to 11 years, based on the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population.
Methods
The study filled all the steps expected to validate an instrument: review on the subject, instrument elaboration, Content's Validity (Content Validity Index – CVI) with two groups of judges: 1° – nutritionists and, after adjustments, 2° – multidisciplinary group), FACE Validity, reliability analysis [Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and Kappa (K), Internal Consistency Analysis - Cronbach's Alpha] and Validity of Construct (Exploratory Factorial Analysis - EFA) The sample was calculated, considering, at least, 10 subjects for each question of the questionnaire.
Results
Validation occurred in a final sample of 453 children, 46.4% boys and 53.6% girls, mean age 9.45 (SD = 1.44). The validity of the content presented CVI ≥0.80 for relevance in 62.3% of items for nutritionist group and 100% of items for multidisciplinary group), clarity (49.4%, 91.8%), Pertinence (58.8%, 98.4%), respectively. The test-retest had a level of agreement of 84.3% and K=0.740 for the Knowledge Dimension; and the ICC=0.754 for the Practices Dimension. Cronbach's Alpha, for internal consistency analysis, was α=0.589 for the Knowledge Dimension and α=0.618 for the Practices Dimension. The EFA with variance of 47.01% (7.81% at 10.85%), with varimax rotation, it defined five factors for the Practices Dimension: Involvement; Healthy Eating and drinking; Unhealthy eating and drinking; Basic food consumption; Attitudes during the meal.
Conclusion
The instrument QCPA demonstrated validity and reliability to evaluate nutritional knowledge and practices in children aged 7 to 11 years.
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- Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Marin F, Pighi M, Pesarini G, Piccoli A, Ribichini F. Devices for mechanical circulatory support and strategies for their management in cardiogenic shock. Kardiol Pol 2019; 77:589-595. [PMID: 31095122 DOI: 10.33963/kp.14831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a low cardiac-output state resulting in end-organ hypoperfusion and hypoxia that if untreated leads to an irreversible condition of multi-organ failure. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the most common cause of CS, with a high prevalence of patients with multi vessels disease. Cardiogenic shock management remains a challenge since mortality rates are still high and have not declined over the last 20 years. The treatment strategy of CS in patients with ACS needs to take into account both the presence of myocardial ischemia and tissue hypoperfusion. The first part of the review will focus on the characteristics, the hemodynamic profile and the evidence available of the mechanical circulatory support devices for an optimal patient-device matching. The second part will focus on the management strategy of CS in terms of myocardial revascularization and hemodynamic support in light of the most recent available evidence.
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- Federico Marin
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Piccoli A, Pomiato E, Golia G, Destro G, Cacici G, Cenzi D, Armani S, Variola A, Malago" R, Ribichini F. P585Intramural haemangioma of the interventricular septum in a patient with strong family history of sudden cardiac death. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez108.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- A Piccoli
- University of Verona, Cardiology, Verona, Italy
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- University of Verona, Cardiology, Verona, Italy
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- University of Verona, Cardiology, Verona, Italy
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- University of Verona, Cardiology, Verona, Italy
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- University of Verona, Cardiology, Verona, Italy
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- University Hospital, Pathology and Diagnostics, Radiology Unit, Verona, Italy
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- University of Verona, Cardiology, Verona, Italy
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- University of Verona, Cardiology, Verona, Italy
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- University of Verona, Diagnostic Imaging, Verona, Italy
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- University of Verona, Cardiology, Verona, Italy
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Scarsini R, Cantone R, Venturi G, De Maria GL, Variola A, Braggio P, Lunardi M, Pesarini G, Ferdeghini M, Piccoli A, Feola M, Kharbanda RK, Banning AP, Ribichini F. Correlation between intracoronary physiology and myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Int J Cardiol 2019; 292:162-165. [PMID: 31029497 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aortic stenosis (AS) is frequently associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the best tool to functionally assess CAD in AS remains undetermined. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) and instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) have never been validated in AS. METHODS FFR, iFR and stress single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) were performed in a consecutive series of 28 patients with severe AS and 41 borderline coronary lesions during the work-up for valve replacement. RESULTS Both FFR and iFR were correlated with an abnormal SPECT. At ROC analysis, FFR yielded an AUC = 0.91 with negative predictive value (NPV) = 95% in detecting ischemia according to SPECT. iFR showed significant worse agreement with myocardial perfusion imaging compared to FFR (59% vs 85%, p = 0.014). Specifically, a significant larger proportion of false positive measurements (negative SPECT and iFR < 0.89) was observed using iFR vs FFR: 39% vs 12%, p = 0.011. Using a pre-specified 0.82 cut-off, the iFR agreement with SPECT increased to 73%. CONCLUSIONS FFR yielded a good correlation with SPECT and a high NPV in detecting ischemia-provoking lesions. iFR diagnostic metrics were inferior compared with FFR and improved adopting a lower ischemic threshold.
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- Roberto Scarsini
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; Division of Nuclear Cardiology, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Nuclear Cardiology, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Nuclear Cardiology, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom; Biomolecular Medicine PhD Program, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Mondovì, Cuneo, Italy
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- Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Vian I, Zielinsky P, Zílio AM, Schaun MI, Brum C, Lampert KV, De Ávila N, Baldissera G, Klanovicz TM, Zenki K, Zurita-Peralta J, Olszewski A, Piccoli A, Nicoloso LH, Sulis N, Van Der Sand L, Markoski M. Increase of prostaglandin E2 in the reversal of fetal ductal constriction after polyphenol restriction. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018; 52:617-622. [PMID: 29205592 DOI: 10.1002/uog.18974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Anti-inflammatory substances that inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and polyphenol-rich foods, can cause constriction of the fetal ductus arteriosus. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that reversal of fetal ductal constriction after maternal restriction of polyphenol-rich foods, in the third trimester of pregnancy, is accompanied by increased plasma levels of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). METHODS This was a controlled clinical trial of women with singleton pregnancy ≥ 28 weeks undergoing fetal echocardiography. The intervention group included pregnancies with diagnosis of fetal ductal constriction and not exposed to NSAIDs. The control group consisted of third-trimester normal pregnancies. Both groups answered a food frequency questionnaire to assess the amount of total polyphenols in their diet, underwent Doppler echocardiographic examination and had blood samples collected for analysis of plasma levels of PGE2. Intervention group participants received dietary guidance to restrict the intake of polyphenol-rich foods. The assessments were repeated after 2 weeks in both groups. RESULTS Forty normal pregnancies were assessed in the control group and 35 with fetal ductal constriction in the intervention group. Mean maternal age (26.6 years) and mean body mass index (30.12 kg/m2 ) were similar between the two groups. Intragroup analysis showed that dietary guidance reduced the median consumption of polyphenols (from 1234.82 to 21.03 mg/day, P < 0.001), increasing significantly the plasma concentration of PGE2 (from 1091.80 to 1136.98 pg/mL, P < 0.05) in the intervention group after 2 weeks. In addition, Doppler echocardiography showed reversal of fetal ductal constriction in the intervention group. No significant changes were observed in the control group. CONCLUSIONS Dietary intervention for maternal restriction of polyphenol-rich foods in the third trimester of pregnancy is accompanied by increase in plasma levels of PGE2 and reversal of fetal ductal constriction. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- I Vian
- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Lunardi M, Scarsini R, Venturi G, Pesarini G, Gratta A, Piccoli A, Ferrero V, Ribichini F. TCT-10 Physiological Versus Angiographic Guidance for Myocardial Revascularization in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.1086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Russo G, Burzotta F, D'Amario D, Ribichini F, Piccoli A, Paraggio L, Previ L, Pesarini G, Porto I, Leone AM, Niccoli G, Aurigemma C, Verdirosi D, Trani C, Crea F. TCT-452 Hemodynamics and its Predictors During Impella-Protected PCI in High Risk Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.1620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zilio AM, Zielinsky P, Vian I, Lampert K, Raupp D, Weschenfelder C, Brum C, Arnt A, Piccoli A, Nicoloso LH, Schaun MI, Markoski M. Polyphenol supplementation inhibits physiological increase of prostaglandin E2 during reproductive period - A randomized clinical trial. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2018; 136:77-83. [PMID: 28408067 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Anti-inflammatory property of polyphenols and their effect on the metabolism of prostaglandins is not established in healthy humans. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of polyphenol supplementation in plasma levels of prostaglandin E2 and other markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in women using contraceptives. In this randomized double-blind clinical trial, women aged 25-35 years were selected. Participants received capsules containing polyphenols or placebo, to be consumed for fifteen days. From 40 women randomized, 28 completed the study. Control group showed a significant increase in the levels of PGE2 (p=0.01) while the polyphenols group showed no change in these levels (p=0.79). There was an increase in hs-CRP (p<0.01) and F2-isoprostane (p=0.04) in the control group. The GSSG to GSH ratio significantly reduced in the polyphenols group (p=0.02). Supplementation with polyphenol capsules inhibited the increase in markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in women of childbearing age using combined hormonal contraceptives.
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- A M Zilio
- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil.
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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- Fetal Cardiology Unit, Institute of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
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Russo G, Burzotta F, D'Amario D, Ribichini F, Piccoli A, Paraggio L, Previ L, Pesarini G, Porto I, Leone AM, Niccoli G, Aurigemma C, Verdirosi D, Trani C, Crea F. P1831Hemodynamics and its predictors during impella-protected pci in high risk patients with reduced ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- G Russo
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Russo G, Burzotta F, D'Amario D, Ribichini F, Piccoli A, Paraggio L, Previ L, Pesarini G, Porto I, Leone AM, Niccoli G, Aurigemma C, Verdirosi D, Trani C, Crea F. P1832Results and outcome predictors of impella-protected pci in complex-higher-risk and indicated patients (chips). Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- G Russo
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Russo G, Burzotta F, D'Amario D, Ribichini F, Piccoli A, Paraggio L, Previ L, Pesarini G, Porto I, Leone AM, Niccoli G, Aurigemma C, Verdirosi D, Trani C, Crea F. Hemodynamics and its predictors during Impella-protected PCI in high risk patients with reduced ejection fraction. Int J Cardiol 2018; 274:221-225. [PMID: 30057165 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.07.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Revised: 06/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Percutaneous ventricular-assistance by Impella (IMP) represents an emerging strategy to manage patients with reduced left-ventricular (LV) ejection-fraction (EF) undergoing percutaneous-coronary-intervention (PCI). The hemodynamic behave during IMP-protected PCI has been scarcely investigated. METHODS We reviewed the IMP console's function and hemodynamic data (which are continuously recorded during assistance) in a consecutive series of 37 patients who underwent elective IMP-protected PCI in two high-volume centers. All patients had multivessel disease and impaired LVEF. Coronary artery disease burden was graded using the British-Cardiovascular-Intervention-Society jeopardy-score (BCIS-JS) score. IMP motor speed and pressure signals (systolic blood pressure, SBP, and mean blood pressure, MBP) were analyzed. Primary hemodynamic end-points were "critical systolic blood pressure (SBP) drop" (SBP decrease ≥ 20 mm Hg reaching ≤90 mm Hg values) and "critical mean blood pressure (MBP) drop" (MBP decrease reaching ≤60 mm Hg). RESULTS Over mean assistance duration of 254 ± 549 min, no IMP motor drop occurred. During PCI, SBP and MBP significantly decreased but all patients had SBP values >78 mm Hg. Critical SBP and MBP drops occurred in 10.8% of patients. Among all baseline and procedural characteristics, BCIS-JS was the only significant predictor of SBP drop (p = 0.001) while BCIS-JS and LV end-diastolic volume significantly predicted MBP drop (p = 0.001 for both). CONCLUSIONS In patients with reduced EF undergoing IMP-protected PCI, a significant pressure decrease occurs during PCI but pressure is systematically maintained at levels warranting vital organ perfusion. Critical pressure drops during PCI occur in some patients with higher jeopardized myocardium and left ventricular diastolic volumes.
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- Giulio Russo
- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Sperti C, Bonadimani B, Pasquali C, Piccoli A, Cappellazzo F, Rugge M, Pedrazzoli S. Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas: Clinicopathologic Features and Survival. Tumori 2018; 79:325-30. [PMID: 8116075 DOI: 10.1177/030089169307900508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Aims and Background The prognosis after surgical resection for pancreatic cancer has not been clearly defined because conflicting results have been reported. Methods Fifty-five patients who underwent surgical resection for pancreatic carcinoma between 1970 and 1987 were retrospectively reviewed to determine factors influencing long-term survival. Results The actuarial 5-year survival rate for all 55 patients was 12.5 %. Type of operation, tumor stage, direct extension into adjacent organs, grading and lymph node involvement were found to significantly influence survival. Age, sex, tumor site, size, invasion into peripancreatic tissue, invasion of lymphatic vessels and small veins, perineural Infiltration, tumor necrosis, round cell infiltrate at the tumor margin, associated chronic pancreatitis, and atypia of pancreatic ductal epithelium demonstrated no predictive capacity. No 5-year survival was observed among the patients who underwent vascular resection. Three of 9 patients who underwent left-sided pancreatectomy for cancer of the tail of the pancreas survived more than 5 years. Multivariate analysis confirmed that lymph node involvement, moderate-poor histologic tumor differentiation, and treatment with total pancreatectomy were signicantly associated with a worse prognosis. Conclusions Lymph node status, grading of the tumor and type of operation have a significant impact on prognosis in resected pancreatic cancer.
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- C Sperti
- Istituto di Semeiotica Chirurgica, Università di Padova, Italy
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Basso D, Fabris C, Meani A, Del Favero G, Panucci A, Vianello D, Piccoli A, Naccarato R. Serum Deoxyribonuclease and Ribonuclease in Pancreatic Cancer and Chronic Pancreatitis. Tumori 2018; 71:529-32. [PMID: 4082285 DOI: 10.1177/030089168507100602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Serum ribonuclease (RNase) and deoxyribonuclease (DNase) were investigated in 18 control subjects, and in 22 patients with pancreatic cancer, 13 with chronic pancreatitis and 29 with extrapancreatic diseases in order to assess their clinical usefulness in pancreatic cancer diagnosis and to evaluate whether modifications were consensual and/or age-related. Increased DNase and RNase values were found not only in a notable proportion of pancreatic cancer, but also in chronic pancreatitis and extra-pancreatic diseases. Thus the clinical value of both enzymes in pancreatic cancer diagnosis is negligible. DNase does not seem to be strictly age-dependent, whereas serum RNase does. Elevated levels of the two enzymes, when present, were consensual, suggesting that factors involved in such an increase were partially common to both.
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Scarsini R, Pesarini G, Lunardi M, Piccoli A, Zanetti C, Cantone R, Bellamoli M, Ferrero V, Gottin L, Faggian G, Ribichini F. Observations from a real-time, iFR-FFR “hybrid approach” in patients with severe aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease undergoing TAVI. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2018; 19:355-359. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2017.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Munaretto G, Bonadonna A, Piccoli A, Sama C. A New Hemodialysis Monitoring Device Using Filtrate Concentrations: A Comparison with Standard Serum Techniques. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139888500800305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- G. Munaretto
- Nephrology and Hemodialysis Unit, U.S.S.L. N. 20, Camposampiero (Padova), Italy
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- Nephrology and Hemodialysis Unit, U.S.S.L. N. 20, Camposampiero (Padova), Italy
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- Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Padova, Italy
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- Inphardial S.p.A., Viadana (Mantova), Italy
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Pesarini G, Lunardi M, Piccoli A, Gottin L, Prati D, Ferrero V, Scarsini R, Milano A, Forni A, Faggian G, Ribichini F. Effectiveness and Safety of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Pure Aortic Regurgitation and Advanced Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol 2018; 121:642-648. [PMID: 29329825 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Results of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for treatment of severe noncalcific isolated aortic regurgitation (AR) complicated by advanced heart failure or cardiogenic shock has been previously reported only in isolated case reports. Current self-expanding transcatheter aortic valves are designed to treat aortic valve stenosis, and have also been implanted in cases of severe AR due to degenerated bioprosthesis and in very few cases of native aortic valves. We report 13 consecutive inoperable patients with noncalcific, pure AR, and advanced heart failure treated with emergency percutaneous transfemoral implantation with self-expandable CoreValves at our institution between July 2012 and September 2017. The immediate and long-term clinical outcome was prospectively assessed according to the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 criteria for device success and safety. All but 3 patients had previous surgery of the aortic root, including 2 implants of Heart Mate-II left ventricle assist device; none had surgical aortic bioprosthesis at the time of the TAVI. Valve implantation was successful in 12 of 13 patients (92%) and 1 patient required a second unplanned valve procedure within 18 hours. Oversizing the prosthesis by approximately 15% yielded better results with 1 valve. Two patients with left ventricle assist device died within 30 days of TAVI. All patients who survived to hospital discharge had none or just mild residual AR, improved their cardiac function, and survived at long-term without recurrence of clinical events. In conclusion, implanting self-expandable transcatheter valves in patients pure AR in this small study was safe and effective, and represented an important option for inoperable patients with noncalcific severe AR.
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Scarsini R, Pesarini G, Zivelonghi C, Piccoli A, Ferrero V, Lunardi M, Gottin L, Zanetti C, Faggian G, Ribichini F. Physiologic evaluation of coronary lesions using instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. EUROINTERVENTION 2018; 13:1512-1519. [DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-17-00542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Scarsini R, Pesarini G, Lunardi M, Piccoli A, Zanetti C, Zivelonghi C, Ribichini F. TCT-30 Instantaneous wave-free period variations after aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Scarsini R, Pesarini G, Lunardi M, Piccoli A, Ribichini F. TCT-31 Hybrid iFR-FFR decision-making strategy in coronary revascularization of patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Burzotta F, Russo G, Ribichini F, Piccoli A, D'Amario D, Paraggio L, Previ L, Pesarini G, Porto I, Leone AM, Niccoli G, Aurigemma C, Verdirosi D, Trani C, Crea F. TCT-590 Results and Outcome Predictors of Impella-protected PCI in High Risk Patients: A Two-centre Experience. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Scarsini R, Pesarini G, Zivelonghi C, Piccoli A, Ferrero V, Lunardi M, Barbierato M, Caprioglio F, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. Coronary physiology in patients with severe aortic stenosis: Comparison between fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio. Int J Cardiol 2017; 243:40-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.05.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Zivelonghi C, Pesarini G, Scarsini R, Lunardi M, Piccoli A, Ferrero V, Gottin L, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. Coronary Catheterization and Percutaneous Interventions After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol 2017; 120:625-631. [PMID: 27964903 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is often present in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis candidates to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Mild CAD may also worsen and need treatment years after TAVI. The implantation of a transcatheter valve may interfere with the capability of reengaging the coronary arteries. We prospectively assessed the feasibility of performing coronary angiography (CA), fractional flow reserve, and, where indicated, percutaneous coronary intervention after valve implantation in a consecutive series of patients with CAD undergoing TAVI. Valve type and size were decided according to accurate computed tomography scan and angiographic measurement of the aortic root structures. We analyzed 66 consecutive patients undergoing TAVI, 41 with balloon-expandable, and 25 with self-expandable transcatheter valves. Right and left coronary catheterization (132 vessels) was successful in all cases except in 1 left coronary artery after a high implantation of a self-expandable valve (unsuccess rate, 1 in 50 vessels). In 6 of 132 vessels (4%), CA was initially nonselective, but after positioning the 0.014″ intracoronary guidewire, selective injections were obtained in all these cases. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed successfully in 19 coronary vessels (17 patients) as indicated by fractional flow reserve measurements. In conclusion, catheterization of the coronary ostia after transfemoral TAVI with balloon or self-expandable valves is safe and feasible in almost all cases. Accurate imaging of the aortic root and procedural planning may help to avoid too high implantation of supra-annular self-expandable valves to obviate difficulties in accessing coronary ostia. Use of intracoronary guidewires facilitates selective CA in cases with difficult access.
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- Carlo Zivelonghi
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Borio G, Scarsini R, Rossi A, Cuman M, Piccoli A, Forni A, Pesarini G, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. P2975Pulmonary arterial compliance is a major determinant of right ventricular dysfunction: an echocardiographic/invasive hemodynamic study. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p2975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Danese A, Stegagno C, Tomelleri G, Piccoli A, Turri G, Carletti M, Variola A, Anselmi M, Mazzucco S, Ferrara A, Bovi P, Micheletti N, Cappellari M, Monaco S, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. Clinical outcomes of secondary prevention strategies for young patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale. Acta Cardiol 2017; 72:410-418. [PMID: 28705105 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2017.1307668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Background The aim of this study was to compare the immediate and long-term clinical outcomes of medical therapy and percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure as secondary prevention strategies in patients younger than 55 years of age presenting with cryptogenic stroke and PFO. Methods Between January 2006 and April 2015, all patients with the diagnosis of cryptogenic stroke and PFO were analysed and prospectively followed. Stroke was confirmed in 159 out of 309 patients (51%). In the remaining cases, other neurological conditions were found and therefore excluded from further analysis. Patients received PFO closure or medical therapy on the basis of a pre-specified algorithm. Primary outcome was the assessment of recurrent ischaemic events at follow-up. Results Percutaneous PFO closure was performed in 77 patients (48%) and 82 (52%) were treated medically. Mean follow-up was 51.6 ± 34.8 months. Two ischaemic strokes occurred in the medical group only (2.4% vs 0%; P = 0.16) and no complications related to the invasive procedure were observed. Conclusions The diagnosis of stroke in patients with PFO could be confirmed in 50% of cases only, underlining the importance of a multidisciplinary evaluation of these patients. A very low ischaemic recurrence rate was observed in the medical therapy group, suggesting that a personalized treatment based on a prespecified diagnostic algorithm yields good clinical results irrespective of the treatment modality. Given the low number of recurrences, larger cohorts may be needed to prove significant differences.
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- Alessandra Danese
- Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University Hospital of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Rovereto Hospital, Trento, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona
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- Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University Hospital of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona
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- Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University Hospital of Verona, Italy
- Stroke prevention research unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona
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- Department of Neurosciences, Stroke Unit, Verona Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Stroke Unit, Verona Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Stroke Unit, Verona Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University Hospital of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Verona
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Scarsini R, Pesarini G, Lunardi M, Zivelonghi C, Ferrero V, Rossi A, Piccoli A, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. P1321Functional evaluation of coronary lesions in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI using a hybrid iFR-FFR approach. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Scarsini R, Cuman M, Rossi A, Pesarini G, Piccoli A, Setti E, Milano E, Forni A, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. 4994Hemodynamic predictors of mortality in patients undergoing heart transplantation and left ventricular assist device. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.4994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Zivelonghi C, Lunardi M, Pesarini G, Scarsini R, Piccoli A, Ferrero V, Gottin L, Milano A, Faggian G, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. Coronary artery disease in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. A single centre registry on prevalence, management and immediate clinical impact. Cor Vasa 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2017.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Piccoli A, Giuliani L, Arbustini E. Fatal ventricular arrhythmias in a young male with unrecognized LQT3 and cardiolaminopathy. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2017; 18 Suppl 1:e192-e194. [DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Pesarini G, Scarsini R, Maggio S, Piccoli A, Benini A, Zivelonghi C, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. TCT-384 Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury and Persistent Renal Damage: Early Predictors after Coronary Angiography and Interventions. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.09.518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pesarini G, Scarsini R, Zivelonghi C, Piccoli A, Gambaro A, Gottin L, Rossi A, Ferrero V, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. Functional Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2016; 9:CIRCINTERVENTIONS.116.004088. [DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.116.004088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Background—
Aortic valve stenosis may influence fractional flow reserve (FFR) of concomitant coronary artery disease by causing hypertrophy and reducing the vasodilatory reserve of the coronary circulation. We sought to investigate whether FFR values might change after valve replacement.
Methods and Results—
The functional relevance of 133 coronary lesions was assessed by FFR in 54 patients with severe aortic valve stenosis before and after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) during the same procedure. A linear mixed model was used to verify the interaction of TAVI effect with the FFR values. No significant overall change in FFR values was found before and after the aortic valve stenosis removal (0.89±0.10 versus 0.89±0.13;
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=0.73). A different trend in FFR groups (positive if ≤0.8; negative if >0.8) was found after TAVI (
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for interaction <0.001). Positive FFR values worsened after TAVI (0.71±0.11 versus 0.66±0.14). Conversely, negative FFR values improved after TAVI (0.92±0.06 versus 0.93±0.07). Similarly, FFR values in coronary arteries with lesions presenting percent diameter stenosis >50 worsened after TAVI (0.84±0.12 versus 0.82±0.16;
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=0.02), whereas FFR values in arteries with mild lesions (percent diameter stenosis <50) tended toward improvement after TAVI (0.90±0.07 versus 0.91±0.09;
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=0.69). Functional FFR variations after TAVI changed the indication to treat the coronary stenosis in 8 of 133 (6%) lesions.
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Coronary hemodynamics are influenced by aortic valve stenosis removal. Nevertheless, FFR variations after TAVI are minor and crossed the diagnostic cutoff of 0.8 in a small number of patients after valve replacement. Borderline coronary lesions might become functionally significant after valve replacement, although FFR-guided interventions were infrequent even in patients with angiographically significant lesions.
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- Gabriele Pesarini
- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (G.P., R.S., C.Z., A.P., A.G., A.R., V.F., C.V., F.R.) and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (L.G.), University of Verona, Italy
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (G.P., R.S., C.Z., A.P., A.G., A.R., V.F., C.V., F.R.) and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (L.G.), University of Verona, Italy
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (G.P., R.S., C.Z., A.P., A.G., A.R., V.F., C.V., F.R.) and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (L.G.), University of Verona, Italy
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (G.P., R.S., C.Z., A.P., A.G., A.R., V.F., C.V., F.R.) and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (L.G.), University of Verona, Italy
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (G.P., R.S., C.Z., A.P., A.G., A.R., V.F., C.V., F.R.) and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (L.G.), University of Verona, Italy
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (G.P., R.S., C.Z., A.P., A.G., A.R., V.F., C.V., F.R.) and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (L.G.), University of Verona, Italy
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (G.P., R.S., C.Z., A.P., A.G., A.R., V.F., C.V., F.R.) and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (L.G.), University of Verona, Italy
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (G.P., R.S., C.Z., A.P., A.G., A.R., V.F., C.V., F.R.) and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (L.G.), University of Verona, Italy
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (G.P., R.S., C.Z., A.P., A.G., A.R., V.F., C.V., F.R.) and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (L.G.), University of Verona, Italy
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine (G.P., R.S., C.Z., A.P., A.G., A.R., V.F., C.V., F.R.) and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (L.G.), University of Verona, Italy
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Scarsini R, Pesarini G, Zivelonghi C, Piccoli A, Gambaro A, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. TCT-516 Instantaneous-wave Free Ratio and Fractional Flow Reserve Comparison in Patients with and Without Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.09.653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lunardi M, Pesarini G, Zivelonghi C, Piccoli A, Geremia G, Ariotti S, Rossi A, Gambaro A, Gottin L, Faggian G, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. Clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: from learning curve to proficiency. Open Heart 2016; 3:e000420. [PMID: 27621826 PMCID: PMC5013502 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2016-000420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 04/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective The use of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is growing rapidly in countries with a predominantly elderly population, posing a huge challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. The increment of human and economic resource consumption imposes a careful monitoring of clinical outcomes and cost-benefit balance, and this article is aimed at analysing clinical outcomes related to the TAVI learning curve. Methods Outcomes of 177 consecutive transfemoral TAVI procedures performed in 5 years by a single team were analysed by the Cumulative Sum of failures method (CUSUM) according to the clinical events comprised in the Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC-2) safety end point and the VARC-2 definition of device success. Margins for events acceptance were extrapolated from landmark trials that tested both balloon or self-expandable percutaneous valves. Results 30-day and 1-year survival rates were 97.2% and 89.9%, respectively. Achievement of the primary end point (number of cases needed to provide the acceptable margin of the composite end point of any death, stroke, myocardial infarction, life-threatening bleeding, major vascular complications, stage 2–3 acute kidney injury and valve-related dysfunction requiring a repeat procedure) required the performance of 54 cases, while the learning curve to achieve ‘device success’ identified 32 cases to reach the expected proficiency. In this experience, the baseline clinical risk as assessed by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) score determined the long-term survival rather than the adverse events related to the learning curve. Conclusions A relatively large number of cases are required to achieve clinical outcomes comparable to those reported in high-volume centres and controlled trials. According to our national workload standards, this represents more than 2 years of continuous activity.
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- Mattia Lunardi
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , University of Verona , Verona , Italy
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Maggio S, Zanetti C, Pesarini G, Zivelonghi C, Piccoli A, Gambaro A, Scarsini R, Cuman M, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. Immediate and long-term clinical performance of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds in a real world population. Minerva Cardioangiol 2016; 64:404-410. [PMID: 26963445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) in terms of acute success and long-term clinical events in a real world population according to the most updated technical recommendations. METHODS Perspective, single-center registry involving symptomatic patients treated with BVS from February 2013 to January 2016. Primary end-point was the occurrence of MACCEs at one year: death, target vessel related myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization, stroke, major bleeding. Secondary endpoints were acute device and procedural clinical success, and occurrence of MACCEs at long-term follow-up. RESULTS In total, 112 patients were treated on 173 lesions. Average age was 55.53±12.4 years and acute coronary syndrome was the admission diagnosis for 79.5% patients. Nine patients presented cardiac allograft vasculopathy after cardiac transplantation. Multi-vessel disease was treated in 50% of cases. Predilatation and post-dilatation were performed respectively in 96% and 88.4% of lesions. Intravascular imaging was used in 41 patients (37%). Angiographic success rate and procedural success rate were 100% and 97.3% respectively. Clinical follow-up was completed in 100 patients with an average follow-up of 10.5±8.3 months. Including peri-procedural and in-hospital MACCEs, target vessel failure was noticed in 7% of patients in the first year of follow up and in 11% of patients at long-term follow-up. Two cases of target lesion revascularization occurred 25 and 26 months after the index procedure. No cases of definite stent thrombosis were reported. CONCLUSIONS Strict adherence to expert recommendation for BVS placement may minimize device related peri-procedural and mid-to-long term MACCEs in a real world population.
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- Silvia Maggio
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy -
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Totani L, Amore C, Di Santo A, Dell'Elba G, Piccoli A, Martelli N, Tenor H, Beume R, Evangelista V. Roflumilast inhibits leukocyte-platelet interactions and prevents the prothrombotic functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and monocytes. J Thromb Haemost 2016; 14:191-204. [PMID: 26484898 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED ESSENTIALS: Thrombosis is a major comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Roflumilast is a selective phosphodiesterase type-4 (PDE4) inhibitor approved for treatment of severe COPD. PDE4 blockade by roflumilast inhibits prothrombotic functions of neutrophils and monocytes. PDE4 inhibitors may reduce thrombotic risk in COPD as well as in other vascular diseases. BACKGROUND Roflumilast, an oral selective phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibitor, is approved for the treatment of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A recent meta-analysis of trials on COPD revealed that treatment with roflumilast was associated with a significant reduction in the rate of major cardiovascular events. The mechanisms of this effect remain unknown. OBJECTIVES We tested the hypothesis that roflumilast N-oxide (RNO), the active metabolite of roflumilast, curbs the molecular mechanisms required for leukocyte-platelet (PLT) interactions and prevents the prothrombotic functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and monocytes (MNs). METHODS Using well-characterized in vitro models, we analysed the effects of RNO on: (i) PMN adhesiveness; (ii) the release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs); and (iii) tissue factor expression in MNs. Key biochemical events underlying the inhibitory effects of RNO were defined. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS In PMNs, RNO prevented phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-dependent phosphorylation of Akt on Ser473, and Src family kinase (SFK)-mediated Pyk2 phosphorylation on Tyr579-580, while inducing protein kinase A-mediated phosphorylation of C-terminal Src kinase, the major negative regulator of SFKs. Modulation of these signaling pathways by RNO resulted in a significant impairment of PMN adhesion to activated PLTs or human umbilical vein endothelial cells, mainly mediated by inhibition of the adhesive function of Mac-1. Moreover RNO curbed SFK/PI3K-mediated NET release by PMNs adherent on fibrinogen-coated surfaces. In MNs interacting with activated PLTs, RNO curbed PI3K-mediated expression of tissue factor. The efficacy of RNO was significantly potentiated by formoterol, a long acting β-adrenergic receptor agonist. This study reveals novel antithrombotic activities by which roflumilast may exert protective effects against cardiovascular comorbodities in COPD.
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- L Totani
- Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Pharmacology, Fondazione Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Pharmacology, Fondazione Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Pharmacology, Fondazione Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Pharmacology, Fondazione Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Pharmacology, Fondazione Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Pharmacology, Fondazione Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH, Glattpark-Opfikon, Switzerland
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- Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH, Glattpark-Opfikon, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Pharmacology, Fondazione Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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Fede A, Zivelonghi C, Benfari G, Pesarini G, Pighi M, Ferrara A, Piccoli A, Ariotti S, Ferrero V, Mura DD, Battistoni M, Vassanelli C, Ribichini F. iFR-FFR comparison in daily practice. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2015; 16:625-31. [DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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