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de Ávila DX, Candia AMD, Moreira GR, Scaramussa VD, Lopes RD, Villacorta H. Growth Differentiation Factor-15 and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure. J Card Fail 2024:S1071-9164(24)00106-4. [PMID: 38548098 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.02.026] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Diane Xavier de Ávila
- Fluminense Federal University, Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
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- Fluminense Federal University, Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
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- Fluminense Federal University, Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
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- Fluminense Federal University, Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
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- Fluminense Federal University, Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.
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Moreira GR, Villacorta H. A Personalized Approach to the Management of Congestion in Acute Heart Failure. Heart Int 2023; 17:35-42. [PMID: 38455673 PMCID: PMC10919353 DOI: 10.17925/hi.2023.17.2.3] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is the common final pathway of several conditions and is characterized by hyperactivation of numerous neurohumoral pathways. Cardiorenal interaction plays an essential role in the progression of the disease, and the use of diuretics is a cornerstone in the treatment of hypervolemic patients, especially in acute decompensated HF (ADHF). The management of congestion is complex and, to avoid misinterpretations and errors, one must understand the interface between the heart and the kidneys in ADHF. Congestion itself may impair renal function and must be treated aggressively. Transitory elevations in serum creatinine during decongestion is not associated with worse outcomes and diuretics should be maintained in patients with clear hypervolemia. Monitoring urinary sodium after diuretic administration seems to improve the response to diuretics as it allows for adjustments in doses and a personalized approach. Adequate assessment of volemia and the introduction and titration of guideline-directed medical therapy are mandatory before discharge. An early visit after discharge is highly recommended, to assess for residual congestion and thus avoid readmissions.
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- Gustavo R Moreira
- Cardiology Division, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
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- Cardiology Division, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
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Villacorta H. In-Hospital Worsening Heart Failure: Can We Predict It At Admission? Arq Bras Cardiol 2023; 120:e20230525. [PMID: 37971048 PMCID: PMC10519240 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20230525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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- Humberto Villacorta
- Universidade Federal FluminenseNiteróiRJBrasilUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ – Brasil
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Villacorta H. Heart Failure and Sarcopenia: What is in between? Arq Bras Cardiol 2023; 120:e20230689. [PMID: 38055536 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20230689] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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Estrada A, Sousa AS, Mesquita CT, Villacorta H. Coronary Tortuosity as a New Phenotype for Ischemia without Coronary Artery Disease. Arq Bras Cardiol 2022; 119:883-890. [PMID: 36169451 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20210787] [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] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronary arteries tend to be more tortuous than other arteries and follow the repeated flexion and relaxation movements that occur during the cardiac cycle. Coronary tortuosity (CorT) leads to changes in coronary flow with a reduction in distal perfusion pressure, which could cause myocardial ischemia. OBJECTIVE To assess the association between CorT and myocardial ischemia. METHODS Between January 2015 and December 2017, 57 patients with angina and nonobstructive coronary artery disease detected by invasive coronary angiography (ICA) were retrospectively enrolled. Angiographic variables were analyzed to assess the presence and degree of tortuosity and correlated with their respective vascular territories on stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). CorT was defined as coronary arteries with three or more bend angles ≤90°, measured during diastole. Statistical significance was determined at the 5% level. RESULTS A total of 17 men and 40 women were enrolled (mean age 58.3 years). CorT was observed in 16 patients (28%) and in 24 of 171 arteries. There was a significant association between CorT and ischemia when analyzed per artery (p<0.0001). The angiographic factor most associated with ischemia was the number of bend angles in an epicardial artery measured at systole (p=0.021). CONCLUSION This study showed an association of CorT and myocardial ischemia in patients with unobstructed coronary arteries and angina. An increased number of coronary bend angles measured by angiography during systole was related to ischemia.
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- André Estrada
- Universidade Federal Fluminense Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro , Niterói , RJ - Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro , Niterói , RJ - Brasil.,Hospital Pró-Cardíaco , Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense Faculdade de Medicina - Departamento de Radiologia , Niterói , RJ - Brasil
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Horiuchi Y, Villacorta H, Maisel AS. Natriuretic Peptide-guided Therapy for Heart Failure. Heart Int 2022; 16:112-116. [PMID: 36741100 PMCID: PMC9872778 DOI: 10.17925/hi.2022.16.2.112] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome with high mortality and hospitalization rates. Conventional care in patients with HF is usually based on clinical history and physical examination. Natriuretic peptides (NPs), B-type NP (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP, are the gold-standard biomarkers in HF. They are recommended for diagnosing HF, when the physician is uncertain of the diagnosis, and for estimating the prognosis. NPs also guide therapy in HF, as serial NP measurements inform medication adjustments to achieve targets independently of symptoms. In this regard, the data are conflicting. In patients with HF and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) there is a suggestion that NP-guided therapy is helpful. The studies STARS-BNP and PROTECT demonstrated a reduction in cardiac events with NP-guided therapy. Additionally, mortality in patients aged <75 years reduced in the BATTLESCARRED and TIME-CHF studies, and in a meta-analysis. On the contrary, no differences were observed in the studies PRIMA and GUIDE-IT. In HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and in the acute setting, no differences were detected with NP-guided therapy compared with conventional care. In patients at risk of developing HF, NP can be useful to guide therapy and prevent HF. In summary, NP-guided therapy seems to be useful in patients with HFrEF, especially in those aged <75 years, but has no use in HFpEF or in acute HF.
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- Yu Horiuchi
- Division of Cardiology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Kanda Izumicho, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Mafort Rohen F, Xavier de Ávila D, Martins Cabrita Lemos C, Santos R, Ribeiro M, Villacorta H. The MAGGIC risk score in the prediction of death or hospitalization in patients with heart failure: Comparison with natriuretic peptides. Rev Port Cardiol 2022; 41:S0870-2551(22)00363-8. [PMID: 36202681 DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2021.07.015] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The MAGGIC risk score has been validated to predict mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). OBJECTIVES To assess the score ability to predict hospitalization and death and to compare with natriuretic peptides. METHODS Ninety-three consecutive patients (mean age 62±10 years) with chronic HF and left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) <50% were studied. The MAGGIC score was applied at baseline and the patients were followed for 219±86 days. MAGGIC score was compared with NT-proBNP in the prediction of events. The primary end point was the time to the first event, which was defined as cardiovascular death or hospitalization for HF. RESULTS There were 23 (24.7%) events (3 deaths and 20 hospitalizations). The median score in patients with and without events was, respectively, 20 [interquartile range 14.2-22] vs. 15.5 [11/21], p=0.16. A ROC curve was performed and a cutoff point of 12 points showed a sensitivity of 87% and specificity of 37% with an area under the curve of 0.59 (95% CI 0.48-0.69) which was lower than that of NT-proBNP (AUC 0.67; 95% CI 0.56-0.76). The mean event-free survival time for patients above and below this cutpoint was 248.8±13 vs. 290±13.7 days (log rank test with p=0.044). Using the COX proportional hazard model, age (p=0.004), NT-proBNP >1000 pg/mL (p=0.014) and the MAGGIC score (p=0.025) were independently associated with the primary outcome. CONCLUSION The MAGGIC risk score was an independent predictor of events, including heart failure hospitalization. The addition of biomarkers improved the accuracy of the score.
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- Felipe Mafort Rohen
- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Moreira GR, Avila DX, Di Candia AM, Scaramussa VD, Cavaliere NC, Martins FT, Vieira MP, Villacorta H. Relationship between GDF-15, urinary sodium and markers of renal function in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1084] [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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Abstract
Background
Patients with heart failure (HF) often have altered renal function. Urinary sodium is a marker of diuretic resistance and is associated with a worse prognosis in HF. Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is a marker of oxidative stress and inflammation and is a prognostic predictor in HF.
Objectives
We sought to assess the relationship of GDF-15 with renal function parameters and with urinary sodium in patients with chronic HF.
Methods
We undertook a cross-sectional study of patients with HF from specialized outpatient clinic. Patients with signs and symptoms of HF and LVEF <50% were included. An echocardiogram was performed and blood samples were collected, which were frozen for the final study, where the performance of GDF-15 in the prediction of renal outcomes in HF will be evaluated. The dosage of NT-proBNP was performed using the Elecsys® system (Roche, Basel, Switzerland) and GDF-15 by the sandwich immunoassay method with monoclonal antibodies (Elecsys®, Roche, Basel, Switzerland). Analysis of the relationship between GDF-15 and baseline renal parameters was performed. Correlation analysis was performed between GDF-15 and continuous variables, using the Spearman method.
Results
Sixty-seven patients were included. The etiologies of HF were hypertension, diabetes mellitus, alcoholic cardiomyopathy and idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Forty-one (61.2%) individuals were male, with a mean age of 61±13 years. Median GDF-15 values were 1413 pg/mL (interquartile range 1044–2554). Patients with GDF-15 values above the median had lower urinary sodium values (88 mEq/L [53–121] vs 112 [76–171], p=0.06), lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (63.9±29.1 vs 91.2±25 mL/min/1.73 m2, p=0.001) and higher creatinine levels (1.32 mg/dL [0.85–1.71] vs 0.91 [0.78–1.08], p<0.001). There was no significant difference in relation to urinary albumin (21 mg/L [7–126] vs 15.1 [5.8–41], p=0.30). The urinary albumin/creatinine ratio was higher in the group above the median, but did not reach statistical significance (38 mg/g [11–110] vs 12.5 [4.9–29], p=0.13). There was a direct correlation between GDF-15 and creatinine (r=0.56, p<0.001) and an inverse correlation with urinary sodium (r=−0.39, p=0.005) and with GFR (r=−0.55, p<0.001).
Conclusion
GDF-15 correlated with lower urinary sodium levels and worse kidney function in patients with chronic HF. Future studies should address whether GDF-15 is a predictor of worsening renal function overtime.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- G R Moreira
- Fluminense Federal University , Niteroi , Brazil
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- Fluminense Federal University , Niteroi , Brazil
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- Fluminense Federal University , Niteroi , Brazil
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- Fluminense Federal University , Niteroi , Brazil
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- Fluminense Federal University , Niteroi , Brazil
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Villacorta H, Ávila DXD, Souza TPD, Souza ALCD, Meyas GA, Santos MCV, Mendonça JDC, Costa LMMD, Sousa BDP, Oliveira MVBD, Guimarães JCC, Melo U. The Impact of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Renal Disease on Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: An Observational Study from Two Public Hospitals in Brazil. International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences 2022. [DOI: 10.36660/ijcs.20220041] [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: 01/08/2023] Open
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Montera MW, Marcondes-Braga FG, Simões MV, Moura LAZ, Fernandes F, Mangine S, Oliveira Júnior ACD, Souza ALADAGD, Ianni BM, Rochitte CE, Mesquita CT, de Azevedo Filho CF, Freitas DCDA, Melo DTPD, Bocchi EA, Horowitz ESK, Mesquita ET, Oliveira GH, Villacorta H, Rossi Neto JM, Barbosa JMB, Figueiredo Neto JAD, Luiz LF, Hajjar LA, Beck-da-Silva L, Campos LADA, Danzmann LC, Bittencourt MI, Garcia MI, Avila MS, Clausell NO, Oliveira NAD, Silvestre OM, Souza OFD, Mourilhe-Rocha R, Kalil Filho R, Al-Kindi SG, Rassi S, Alves SMM, Ferreira SMA, Rizk SI, Mattos TAC, Barzilai V, Martins WDA, Schultheiss HP. Brazilian Society of Cardiology Guideline on Myocarditis - 2022. Arq Bras Cardiol 2022; 119:143-211. [PMID: 35830116 PMCID: PMC9352123 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20220412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor) - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil.,Hospital do Coração (HCOR), São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Hospital Pró-Cardíaco, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.,Universidade Federal Fluminense,Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.,Hospital Vitória, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense,Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.,Centro de Ensino e Treinamento Edson de Godoy Bueno / UHG, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP - Brasil.,Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil.,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.,Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil
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- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho (HUCFF) da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University,Cleveland, Ohio - EUA
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- Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco (PROCAPE), Recife, PE - Brasil.,Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil.,Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasília, DF - Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense,Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.,DASA Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói, Niterói, RJ - Brasil
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de Ávila DX, Villacorta H, de Andrade Martins W, Mesquita ET. High-output Cardiac Failure: A Forgotten Phenotype in Clinical Practice. Curr Cardiol Rev 2022; 18:e050821195319. [PMID: 34353268 PMCID: PMC9241123 DOI: 10.2174/1573403x17666210805142010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The knowledge on High-Output Cardiac Failure (HOCF) has greatly improved in the last two decades. One of the advances was the identification of a new phenotype of HOCF, characterized by the absence of ventricular dilation, already associated with liver disease, Arteriovenous Fistulas (AVF), lung disease, myelodysplastic syndromes, and obesity. However, it has been noted that any aetiology can present with one of the two phenotypes, depending on the evolution. OBJECTIVE The study aims to describe, through an integrative review, the physiopathology and aetiologies of HOCF and to discuss phenotypes associated with this condition. METHODS Revisions, guidelines, case-controls, cohort studies and clinical studies were searched in MEDLINE and LILACS, using the connectives in the "cardiac output, high" database (MeSH Terms) OR "high cardiac output" (All Fields). DISCUSSION Two distinct phenotypes are currently described in the HOCF, regardless of the aetiology: 1) one with enlarged cardiac chambers; and 2) with normal heart chambers. The mechanisms related to HOCF are vasodilation, arteriovenous shunts that cause increased microvascular density, Reduced Systemic Vascular Resistance (RSVR), and high metabolism. These mechanisms lead to activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, sodium and water retention, activation of neprilysin, of the sodium-glucose-2 transporter, which promote interstitial fibrosis, ventricular remodeling and a consequent increase in cardiac output >8L/min. CONCLUSION Many aetiologies of HOCF have been described, and some of them are potentially curable. Prompt recognition of this condition and proper treatment may lead to better outcomes.
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- Diane Xavier de Ávila
- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Amyloidosis Center, Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói - DASA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Amyloidosis Center, Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói - DASA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Amyloidosis Center, Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói - DASA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Ståhlberg M, Reistam U, Fedorowski A, Villacorta H, Horiuchi Y, Bax J, Pitt B, Matskeplishvili S, Lüscher TF, Weichert I, Thani KB, Maisel A. Post-COVID-19 Tachycardia Syndrome: A Distinct Phenotype of Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome. Am J Med 2021; 134:1451-1456. [PMID: 34390682 PMCID: PMC8356730 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [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: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In this paper we highlight the presence of tachycardia in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome by introducing a new label for this phenomenon-post-COVID-19 tachycardia syndrome-and argue that this constitutes a phenotype or sub-syndrome in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. We also discuss epidemiology, putative mechanisms, treatment options, and future research directions in this novel clinical syndrome.
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- Marcus Ståhlberg
- Cardiology, Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital and Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Cardiology, Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital and Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
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- Division of Cardiology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Heart Division, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals and National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK; Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Acute Medicine Department, Ipswich Hospital, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Ipswich, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla
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de Ávila DX, de Andrade TG, Mocarzel LOC, Gismondi RAOC, Cabrita CM, Mesquita ET, Villacorta H. Liver stiffness as measured by transient elastography is a predictor of outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced, mid-range, and recovered left-ventricular ejection fraction. Am Heart J Plus 2021; 11:100048. [PMID: 38559319 PMCID: PMC10978140 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2021.100048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Background Transient elastography is a noninvasive method for assessing liver stiffness (LS), which can reflect right-sided filling pressure associated with passive liver congestion in patients with HF. Methods A prospective, single-center observational study in which LS was measured in consecutive ambulatory patients with heart failure with reduced, mid-range, and recovered left ventricular ejection fraction, between March 2018 and June 2019. Mean follow up was 219 ± 86 days. The primary endpoint was time to first event, which was defined as a composite of cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization. Results Eighty-five patients were included in the final analysis. Mean age was 62 ± 10 and 68% were male. Mean ejection fraction and median NT-proBNP were, respectively, 38.7 ± 14.3% and 1140 pg/mL (interquartile range 224.3-2810.3). The median LS for the entire population was 6.3 (2.5-41.2) kPa. LS correlated with NT-proBNP (r = 0.46; p < 0.0001), total bilirubin (r = 0.47; p < 0.001), direct bilirubin (r = 0.43; p = 0.0001), gama-glutamyl-transpeptidase (r = 0.54; p < 0.0001), and alkaline phosphatase (r = 0.39; p = 0.0004). A Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve was performed and a cut point of 5.9 kPa showed sensitivity of 80% and specificity of 64.1% with area under the curve of 0.73. Using Cox proportional hazard model (independent variables: LS as a continuous variable, age, gender, NT-proBNP, LVEF, and creatinine), only LS was independently associated with the primary endpoint (hazard ratio 1.05, 95% confidence interval 1.01-1.09; for each increment of one unit of LS). Conclusion LS correlates with biomarkers of myocardial stretch and several liver function tests and is an independent predictor of outcomes in ambulatory patients with HF.
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Villacorta H, Pickering JW, Horiuchi Y, Olim M, Coyne C, Maisel AS, Than MP. Machine learning with D-dimer in the risk stratification for pulmonary embolism: a derivation and internal validation study. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2021; 11:13-19. [PMID: 34697635 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuab089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AIM To develop a machine learning model to predict the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). METHODS AND RESULTS We undertook a derivation and internal validation study to develop a risk prediction model for use in patients being investigated for possible PE. The machine learning technique, generalized logistic regression using elastic net, was chosen following an assessment of seven machine learning techniques and on the basis that it optimized the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUC) and Brier score. Models were developed both with and without the addition of D-dimer. A total of 3347 patients were included in the study of whom, 219 (6.5%) had PE. Four clinical variables (O2 saturation, previous deep venous thrombosis or PE, immobilization or surgery, and alternative diagnosis equal or more likely than PE) plus D-dimer contributed to the machine learning models. The addition of D-dimer improved the AUC by 0.16 (95% confidence interval 0.13-0.19), from 0.73 to 0.89 (0.87-0.91) and decreased the Brier score by 14% (10-18%). More could be ruled out with a higher positive likelihood ratio than by the Wells score combined with D-dimer, revised Geneva score combined with D-dimer, or the Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria score. Machine learning with D-dimer maintained a low-false-negative rate at a true-negative rate of nearly 53%, which was better performance than any of the other alternatives. CONCLUSION A machine learning model outperformed traditional risk scores for the risk stratification of PE in the emergency department. However, external validation is needed.
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- Humberto Villacorta
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Fluminense Federal University, Rua Marquês do Paraná 303, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro CEP 24033-900, Brazil
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- Emergency Department, Christchurch Hospital, Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand.,Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, 2 Riccarton Road, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Kanda-Izumicho 1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan
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- Brainstorm Medical, Inc., 2235 Montgomery Ave Cardiff By The Sea, San Diego, CA, 92007-1913, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 200 W. Arbor Drive 8676, San Diego, CA, 92103, USA
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- Brainstorm Medical, Inc., 2235 Montgomery Ave Cardiff By The Sea, San Diego, CA, 92007-1913, USA.,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037-7411
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- Emergency Department, Christchurch Hospital, Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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Villacorta H. Cardiotrophin-1 in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: Does it Have a Role? International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences 2021. [DOI: 10.36660/ijcs.20210189] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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di Candia AM, de Avila DX, Moreira GR, Villacorta H, Maisel AS. Growth differentiation factor-15, a novel systemic biomarker of oxidative stress, inflammation, and cellular aging: Potential role in cardiovascular diseases. Am Heart J Plus 2021; 9:100046. [PMID: 38559370 PMCID: PMC10978141 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2021.100046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is a cytokine upregulated in multiple pathological conditions where oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, tissue aging, and chronic inflammation are the hallmarks. GDF-15 has many sources of production, including cardiac and vascular myocytes, endothelial cells, adipocytes and macrophages in response to metabolic stress, oncogenic transformation and the burden of proinflammatory cytokines or reactive oxygen species. Although the main sources of GDF-15 are extracardiac tissues, it has been shown to be elevated in many cardiac disorders. In experimental models of heart disease, GDF-15 release is induced after an ischemic insult and in pressure overload scenarios. Likewise, in recent years, an increasing body of evidence has emerged linking GDF-15 to the risk of mortality in acute coronary syndromes, atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Additionally, GDF-15 has been shown to add prognostic information beyond other conventional biomarkers such as natriuretic peptides and cardiac troponins. Further studies are needed to assess whether the incorporation of GDF-15 into clinical practice can improve cardiovascular outcomes.
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- Angelo Michele di Candia
- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States of America
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Marcondes-Braga FG, Moura LAZ, Issa VS, Vieira JL, Rohde LE, Simões MV, Fernandes-Silva MM, Rassi S, Alves SMM, de Albuquerque DC, de Almeida DR, Bocchi EA, Ramires FJA, Bacal F, Rossi JM, Danzmann LC, Montera MW, de Oliveira MT, Clausell N, Silvestre OM, Bestetti RB, Bernadez-Pereira S, Freitas AF, Biolo A, Barretto ACP, Jorge AJL, Biselli B, Montenegro CEL, dos Santos EG, Figueiredo EL, Fernandes F, Silveira FS, Atik FA, Brito FDS, Souza GEC, Ribeiro GCDA, Villacorta H, de Souza JD, Goldraich LA, Beck-da-Silva L, Canesin MF, Bittencourt MI, Bonatto MG, Moreira MDCV, Avila MS, Coelho OR, Schwartzmann PV, Mourilhe-Rocha R, Mangini S, Ferreira SMA, de Figueiredo JA, Mesquita ET. Emerging Topics Update of the Brazilian Heart Failure Guideline - 2021. Arq Bras Cardiol 2021; 116:1174-1212. [PMID: 34133608 PMCID: PMC8288520 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20210367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Fabiana G. Marcondes-Braga
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de CuritibaCuritibaPRBrasilPontifícia Universidade Católica de Curitiba, Curitiba, PR – Brasil.
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- Universidade da AntuérpiaBélgicaUniversidade da Antuérpia, – Bélgica
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- Hospital do Coração de MessejanaFortalezaCEBrasilHospital do Coração de Messejana Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes, Fortaleza, CE – Brasil.
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegeRSBrasilHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alege, RS – Brasil.
- Hospital Moinhos de VentoPorto AlegreRSBrasilHospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS – Brasil.
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto AlegreRSBrasilUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS – Brasil.
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- Universidade de São PauloFaculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão PretoSão PauloSPBrasilFaculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritibaPRBrasilUniversidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR – Brasil.
- Quanta Diagnóstico por ImagemCuritibaPRBrasilQuanta Diagnóstico por Imagem, Curitiba, PR – Brasil.
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- Universidade Federal de GoiásHospital das ClínicasGoiâniaGOBrasilHospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFGO), Goiânia, GO – Brasil.
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- Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de PernambucoRecifePEBrasilPronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco (PROCAPE), Recife, PE – Brasil.
- Universidade de PernambucoRecifePEBrasilUniversidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE – Brasil.
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRJBrasilUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brasil.
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- Universidade Federal de São PauloSão PauloSPBrasilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
- Hospital Israelita Albert EinsteinSão PauloSPBrasilHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Instituto Dante Pazzanese de CardiologiaSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Universidade Luterana do BrasilCanoasRSBrasilUniversidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, RS – Brasil.
- Hospital São Lucas da PUC-RSPorto AlegreRSBrasilHospital São Lucas da PUC-RS, Porto Alegre, RS – Brasil.
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegeRSBrasilHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alege, RS – Brasil.
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- Universidade Federal do AcreRio BrancoACBrasilUniversidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, AC – Brasil.
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- Universidade de Ribeirão PretoDepartamento de MedicinaRibeirão PretoSPBrasilDepartamento de Medicina da Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP), Ribeirão Preto, SP – Brasil.
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- Universidade Federal de GoiásHospital das ClínicasGoiâniaGOBrasilHospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFGO), Goiânia, GO – Brasil.
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegeRSBrasilHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alege, RS – Brasil.
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Universidade Federal FluminenseFaculdade de MedicinaNiteróiRJBrasilFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ – Brasil.
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de PernambucoRecifePEBrasilPronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco (PROCAPE), Recife, PE – Brasil.
- Universidade de PernambucoRecifePEBrasilUniversidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE – Brasil.
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- Universidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaFeira de SantanaBABrasilUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA – Brasil.
- Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Feira de SantanaFeira de SantanaBABrasilSanta Casa de Misericórdia de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA – Brasil.
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- Instituto OrizontiBelo HorizonteMGBrasilInstituto Orizonti, Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil.
- Hospital Vera CruzBelo HorizonteMGBrasilHospital Vera Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil.
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Fundação Beneficência Hospital de CirurgiaAracajuSEBrasilFundação Beneficência Hospital de Cirurgia (FBHC-Ebserh), Aracaju, SE – Brasil.
- Centro de Pesquisa Clínica do CoraçãoAracajuSEBrasilCentro de Pesquisa Clínica do Coração, Aracaju, SE – Brasil.
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- Universidade de BrasíliaBrasíliaDFBrasilUniversidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF – Brasil.
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita FilhoSão PauloSPBrasilUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo CruzSão PauloSPBrasilHospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
- Hospital Regional de São José dos CamposSão PauloSPBrasilHospital Regional de São José dos Campos, São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de CampinasCampinasSPBrasilPontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUCC), Campinas, SP – Brasil.
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- Universidade Federal FluminenseFaculdade de MedicinaNiteróiRJBrasilFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ – Brasil.
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- Hospital do Coração de MessejanaFortalezaCEBrasilHospital do Coração de Messejana Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes, Fortaleza, CE – Brasil.
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegeRSBrasilHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alege, RS – Brasil.
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegeRSBrasilHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alege, RS – Brasil.
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto AlegreRSBrasilUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS – Brasil.
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- Universidade Estadual de LondrinaHospital UniversitárioLondrinaPRBrasilHospital Universitário da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR – Brasil.
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRJBrasilUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brasil.
- Hospital Universitário Pedro ErnestoRio de JaneiroRJBrasilHospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brasil.
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- Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de CuritibaCuritibaPRBrasilHospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Curitiba, Curitiba, PR – Brasil.
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Universidade Estadual de CampinasFaculdade de Ciências MédicasCampinasSPBrasilFaculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP – Brasil.
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- Hospital Unimed Ribeirão PretoRibeirão PretoSPBrasilHospital Unimed Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP – Brasil.
- Centro Avançado de PesquisaEnsino e Diagnóstico (CAPED)Ribeirão PretoSPBrasilCentro Avançado de Pesquisa, Ensino e Diagnóstico (CAPED), Ribeirão Preto, SP – Brasil.
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRJBrasilUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brasil.
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloInstituto do CoraçãoSão PauloSPBrasilInstituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brasil.
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- Universidade Federal FluminenseFaculdade de MedicinaNiteróiRJBrasilFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ – Brasil.
- Treinamento Edson de Godoy Bueno / UHGCentro de EnsinoRio de JaneiroRJBrasilCentro de Ensino e Treinamento Edson de Godoy Bueno / UHG, Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brasil.
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Villacorta H, Villacorta AS, Villacorta LSDC, Xavier AR, Kanaan S, Rohen FM, Albuquerque LD, Bastilho DD, Cudischevitch CDO. Worsening Renal Function and Congestion in Patients with Acute Heart Failure: A Study with Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA) and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL). Arq Bras Cardiol 2021; 116:715-724. [PMID: 33886716 PMCID: PMC8121398 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20190465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Fundamento: O agravamento da função renal (AFR) é frequentemente observado na terapia agressiva com diuréticos para o tratamento de insuficiência cardíaca aguda descompensada (ICAD) e está associado com piores desfechos em alguns estudos. Objetivo: Avaliar a relação de AFR e congestão na alta hospitalar com ocorrência de eventos (morte cardíaca ou internação por insuficiência cardíaca). Métodos: Oitenta pacientes com ICAD foram estudados. O AFR foi definido por um aumento absoluto (≥0,5 mg/dL) nos níveis séricos de creatinina a partir dos valores obtidos na admissão. Concentrações de peptídeo natriurético do tipo B (BNP) e lipocalina associada à gelatinase neutrofílica (NGAL) foram medidas na admissão e na alta hospitalar. Congestão foi avaliada na alta utilizando a análise vetorial de bioimpedância elétrica (BIVA). O desfecho primário foi o tempo para o primeiro evento, definido como uma combinação de morte cardíaca ou hospitalização por insuficiência cardíaca. Análise de curva Característica de Operação do Receptor (curva ROC) foi realizada para determinar o ponto de corte de IH mais adequado para predição de eventos. Curvas Kaplan-Meier de sobrevida livre de eventos foram construídas e comparadas usando o teste de log-rank. Modelos de riscos proporcionais de Cox foram usados para investigar a associação com eventos. O critério para se estabelecer significância estatística foi um p<0.05. Resultados: A idade média foi 60,6 ± 15,0 anos, e 48 (60%) pacientes eram do sexo masculino. A fração de ejeção média foi 35,3±7,8%. O AFR ocorreu em 37,5% da amostra. A creatinina basal associou-se com AFR (p<0,001), mas nem BNP (p=0,35) nem NGAL (p=0,18) na admissão foram preditores de AFR. Usando modelos de riscos proporcionais de Cox, o índice de hidratação na alta, estimado por BIVA, associou-se significativamente com ocorrência de eventos (HR 1,39; IC95% 1,25-1,54, p<0,0001), mas não com AFR (HR 2,14; IC95% 0,62-7,35, p=0,22). Conclusão: A congestão persistente na alta associou-se com piores desfechos. O AFR parece estar relacionado com alterações hemodinâmicas durante o processo de descongestionamento, mas não com lesões renais.
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ - Brasil
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Oliveira MTD, Villacorta H, Bittencourt MI, Barretto ACP, Mesquita ET, Rohde LE. Emerging Topics in Heart Failure: Future Perspectives. Arq Bras Cardiol 2021; 115:1197-1200. [PMID: 33470325 PMCID: PMC8133736 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20201205] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ - Brasil
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- Clínica de Insuficiência Cardíaca e Cardiomiopatias - Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - Serviço de Prevenção e Reabilitação do Instituto do Coração, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Grupo de Insuficiência Cardíaca Avançada do Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil.,Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil
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Jorge AJL, Rosa MLG, Martins WDA, Leite A, Correia DMDS, Saad MAN, Villacorta H, Chermont S, Gismondi RA, Almeida BM, Mesquita ET. Prognosis of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Primary Care by the H2FPEF Score. International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences 2020. [DOI: 10.36660/ijcs.20200076] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Kiuchi MG, Chen S, Villacorta H, Carnagarin R, Nolde JM, Matthews VB, Schlaich MP. Renal denervation as a synergistic tool for the treatment of polymorphic ventricular ectopic beats: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e21098. [PMID: 32702857 PMCID: PMC7373520 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000021098] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Ventricular ectopic beats (VEBs) are very common and often occur in hypertensive or obese individuals, as well as in patients presenting with either sleep apnea or structural cardiac disease. Sympathetic overactivity plays a crucial role in the development, continuation, and exacerbation of ventricular arrhythmias. Recent studies have reported the relevance of sympathetic activation in patients with ventricular arrhythmias and suggested a potential role for catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) in reducing the arrhythmic burden. PATIENT CONCERNS We describe a 38-year-old female symptomatic patient that at the time of presentation was complaining of fatigue in response to minor and medium efforts and not tolerating any physical activity, and episodes of tachycardia associated with dyspnoea, pre-syncope, and syncope. DIAGNOSIS She had a high incidence of polymorphic VEBs on 24-hour-Holter monitoring who also presented with left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy for which she was treated with bisoprolol 10 mg/d. The 24-hour-Holter on bisoprolol at baseline showed sinus rhythm with an average heart rate of 92 bpm. There were 44,743 isolated VEBs. A total of 2538 nonsustained ventricular tachycardia events were registered. Her cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed an increase in LV diastolic diameter and impairment of the right ventricle. INTERVENTIONS The patient underwent endocardial ablation of the right ventricular outflow tract and the LV free lateral wall, and concomitantly underwent bilateral RDN. OUTCOMES Three months post-procedure, her 24-hour-Holter off medication demonstrated an average heart rate 72 bpm and a substantially reduced number of 2823 isolated monomorphic VEBs. Thus far, 18-months follow-up, she has been asymptomatic and doing physical exercises. CONCLUSION In our current patient, we used RDN as a synergistic method to attenuate the sympathetic overactivity, which is narrowly linked to VEBs appearance. Our case report highlighted that RDN may become a potential adjuvant treatment for VEBs in the future.
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- Márcio Galindo Kiuchi
- Dobney Hypertension Centre, School of Medicine - Royal Perth Hospital Unit/Medical Research Foundation, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (CCB) Frankfurt am Main, Medizinische Klinik III, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Dobney Hypertension Centre, School of Medicine - Royal Perth Hospital Unit/Medical Research Foundation, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Dobney Hypertension Centre, School of Medicine - Royal Perth Hospital Unit/Medical Research Foundation, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Dobney Hypertension Centre, School of Medicine - Royal Perth Hospital Unit/Medical Research Foundation, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Dobney Hypertension Centre, School of Medicine - Royal Perth Hospital Unit/Medical Research Foundation, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
- Departments of Cardiology and Nephrology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
- Neurovascular Hypertension & Kidney Disease Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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Kiuchi MG, Chen S, Carnagarin R, Villacorta H, Schlaich MP. Does sympathetic hyperactivity adversely impact on the effect of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with diabetes and non-ischaemic systolic heart failure? Europace 2020; 22:331. [PMID: 32031229 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euz298] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Márcio Galindo Kiuchi
- Dobney Hypertension Centre, School of Medicine - Royal Perth Hospital Unit/Medical Research Foundation, University of Western, Level 3, MRF Building, Rear 50 Murray St., Perth WA 6000, Australia
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- Cardiology Department, Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (CCB) Frankfurt am Main, Medizinische Klinik III, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Dobney Hypertension Centre, School of Medicine - Royal Perth Hospital Unit/Medical Research Foundation, University of Western, Level 3, MRF Building, Rear 50 Murray St., Perth WA 6000, Australia
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro 24033-900, Brazil
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- Dobney Hypertension Centre, School of Medicine - Royal Perth Hospital Unit/Medical Research Foundation, University of Western, Level 3, MRF Building, Rear 50 Murray St., Perth WA 6000, Australia.,Departments of Cardiology and Nephrology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia.,Neurovascular Hypertension & Kidney Disease Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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Machado AC, Vianna LC, Gomes EAC, Teixeira JAC, Ribeiro ML, Villacorta H, Nobrega ACL, Silva BM. Carotid chemoreflex and muscle metaboreflex interact to the regulation of ventilation in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Physiol Rep 2020; 8:e14361. [PMID: 32026605 PMCID: PMC7002537 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14361] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Synergism among reflexes probably contributes to exercise hyperventilation in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Thus, we investigated whether the carotid chemoreflex and the muscle metaboreflex interact to the regulation of ventilation ( V ˙ E ) in HFrEF. Ten patients accomplished 4-min cycling at 60% peak workload and then recovered for 2 min under either: (a) 21% O2 inhalation (tonic carotid chemoreflex activity) with legs' circulation free (inactive muscle metaboreflex); (b) 100% O2 inhalation (suppressed carotid chemoreflex activity) with legs' circulation occluded (muscle metaboreflex activation); (c) 21% O2 inhalation (tonic carotid chemoreflex activity) with legs' circulation occluded (muscle metaboreflex activation); or (d) 100% O2 inhalation (suppressed carotid chemoreflex activity) with legs' circulation free (inactive muscle metaboreflex) as control. V ˙ E , tidal volume (VT ) and respiratory frequency (fR ) were similar between each separated reflex (protocols a and b) and control (protocol d). Calculated sum of separated reflexes effects was similar to control. Oppositely, V ˙ E (mean ± SEM: Δ vs. control = 2.46 ± 1.07 L/min, p = .05) and fR (Δ = 2.47 ± 0.77 cycles/min, p = .02) increased versus control when both reflexes were simultaneously active (protocol c). Therefore, the carotid chemoreflex and the muscle metaboreflex interacted to V ˙ E regulation in a fR -dependent manner in patients with HFrEF. If this interaction operates during exercise, it can have some contribution to the HFrEF exercise hyperventilation.
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- Alessandro C. Machado
- Laboratory of Exercise SciencesDepartment of Physiology and PharmacologyFluminense Federal UniversityNiteróiRJBrazil
- Latin American Institute of Life and Nature SciencesFederal University of Latin American IntegrationFoz do IguaçuPRBrazil
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- Faculty of Physical EducationUniversity of BrasíliaBrasiliaDFBrazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise SciencesDepartment of Physiology and PharmacologyFluminense Federal UniversityNiteróiRJBrazil
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- Antonio Pedro University HospitalFaculty of MedicineFluminense Federal UniversityNiteróiRJBrazil
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- Antonio Pedro University HospitalFaculty of MedicineFluminense Federal UniversityNiteróiRJBrazil
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- Antonio Pedro University HospitalFaculty of MedicineFluminense Federal UniversityNiteróiRJBrazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise SciencesDepartment of Physiology and PharmacologyFluminense Federal UniversityNiteróiRJBrazil
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- Department of PhysiologyFederal University of São PauloSão PauloSPBrazil
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Martins WA, Lagoeiro Jorge A, Villacorta H, Rosa MLG, Chermont S, Leite AR, Correia DM, Saad MAN, Avila DX, Venicio DP, Coelho LP, Mesquita ET. P1641What is the best BNP cutoff value to rule out or rule in the diagnosis of heart failure in the community? Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0400] [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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Abstract
Background
There is no consensus on the cutoff value of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) to rule in or rule out the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) in the community. For instance, the ESC guidelines propose a cutoff of 35 pg/mL and the Canadian Guidelines propose 50 pg/mL.
Objectives
To evaluate the performance of several BNP cutoffs to rule in or rule out the diagnosis of HF in the community.
Methods
A total of 633 randomly selected individuals, aged 45 to 99 years, of both sexes, enrolled in a primary care program in several regions of a medium-sized city with 487,562 inhabitants were evaluated. A cross-sectional study, in which one-day clinical data collection, laboratory tests, BNP tests and tissue Doppler echocardiogram (TDE) were performed. The final diagnosis of HF was adjudicated by two independent cardiologists. Sensitivity (SEN), specificity (SPE), negative predictive value (NPV) and positive predictive value (PPV) were evaluated for different BNP cutoffs. A ROC curve was used to determine the best cutoff value.
Results
The mean age was 59.6±10.4 years and 62% were women. The incidence for ACC/AHA HF stages Zero, A, B, C and D were, respectively, 11.8%, 36.3%, 42.6%, 9.3% and 0%. There was a predominance of HF with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction (59% vs 41%). For the identification of the 59 patients with symptomatic HF, the cutoff of 35pg/mL presented SEN 98%, SPE 87%, NPV 100% and PPV 44%. For cutoff of 50pg/mL these values were SEN 78%, SPE 94%, NPV 98% and PPV 58%. The best combination of SEN and SPE was with a cutoff of 42pg/mL (SEN 92% and SPE 91%). Only one patient with HF had BNP<35pg/mL. With the cutoff of 50pg/mL, 13 (22%) of the 59 pts with symptomatic HF would not have been diagnosed.
Conclusions
The cutoff with higher specificity to rule in the diagnosis of HF was 50pg/mL. However, with this cutoff an expressive number of patients with HF would have been missed. For screening purpose in the community, the best cutoff to rule out HF was 35pg/mL, as proposed in the ESC guidelines
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- W A Martins
- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterόi, Brazil
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Rohde LEP, Montera MW, Bocchi EA, Clausell NO, Albuquerque DCD, Rassi S, Colafranceschi AS, Freitas AFD, Ferraz AS, Biolo A, Barretto ACP, Ribeiro ALP, Polanczyk CA, Gualandro DM, Almeida DR, Silva ERRD, Figueiredo EL, Mesquita ET, Marcondes-Braga FG, Cruz FDDD, Ramires FJA, Atik FA, Bacal F, Souza GEC, Almeida GLGD, Ribeiro GCDA, Villacorta H, Vieira JL, Souza JDD, Rossi JM, Figueiredo JAD, Moura LAZ, Goldraich LA, Beck-da-Silva L, Danzmann LC, Canesin MF, Bittencourt MI, Garcia MI, Bonatto MG, Simões MV, Moreira MDCV, Silva MMFD, Olivera MTD, Silvestre OM, Schwartzmann PV, Bestetti RB, Rocha RM, Simões R, Pereira SB, Mangini S, Alves SMM, Ferreira SMA, Issa VS, Barzilai VS, Martins WDA. Diretriz Brasileira de Insuficiência Cardíaca Crônica e Aguda. Arq Bras Cardiol 2019; 111:436-539. [PMID: 30379264 DOI: 10.5935/abc.20180190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil.,Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil.,Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Hospital Lifecenter, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil.,Hospital Vera Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil.,Hospital Regional de São José dos Campos, São José dos Campos, SP - Brasil
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- Hospital de Messejana Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes, Fortaleza, CE - Brasil
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil.,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil
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- Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, RS - Brasil.,Hospital da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP - Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil.,Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP - Brasil.,Hospital Unimed Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP - Brasil
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- Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil.,Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ - Brasil.,Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói, Niterói, RJ - Brasil
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Villacorta AS, Villacorta H, Caldas JA, Precht BC, Porto PB, Rodrigues LU, Neves M, Xavier AR, Kanaan S, Mesquita CT, da Nóbrega ACL. Effects of Heart Rate Reduction With Either Pyridostigmine or Ivabradine in Patients With Heart Failure: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2018; 24:139-145. [DOI: 10.1177/1074248418799364] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background: Heart rate (HR) reduction with ivabradine has been proved to reduce hospitalization and death from heart failure (HF). We sought to investigate whether pyridostigmine would effectively reduce HR in patients with chronic HF as compared with ivabradine. Methods: Twenty-one patients with HF who were in sinus rhythm with a resting HR over 70 bpm, despite optimal medical treatment, were included in a randomized, double-blind study comparing pyridostigmine versus ivabradine. The initial dose of ivabradine was 5 mg twice daily to reach a target HR between 50 and 60 bpm and could be titrated to a maximum of 7.5 mg twice daily. Pyridostigmine was used in a fixed dose of 30 mg 3 times daily. Results: The baseline HR for ivabradine and pyridostigmine groups was 89.1 (13.5) and 80.1 (7.2) bpm, respectively ( P = .083). After 6 months of treatment, HR was significantly reduced to 64.8 (8.3) bpm in the ivabradine group ( P = .0014) and 63.6 (5.9) bpm in the pyridostigmine group ( P = .0001). The N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide was reduced in the ivabradine group (median: 1308.4 [interquartile range: 731-1896] vs 755.8 [134.5-1014] pg/mL; P = .027) and in the pyridostigmine group (132.8 [89.9-829] vs 100.7 [38-360] pg/mL; P = .002). Inflammatory markers interleukin-1, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor were reduced in both groups. Exercise capacity was improved in both groups, with increments in volume of oxygen utilization ([Formula: see text]O2; ivabradine: 13.1 vs 15.6, P = .048; pyridostigmine: 13.3 vs 16.7, P = .032). Heart rate recovery in the first minute postexercise was improved with pyridostigmine (11.8 [3.9] vs 18 [6.5]; P = .046), but not with ivabradine (13.3 [6.9] vs 14.1 [8.2]; P = .70). No differences in either group were observed in the myocardial scintigraphy with 123-iodine-metaiodobenzylguanidine. Conclusion: Both drugs significantly reduced HR, with improvements in exercise capacity and in neurohormonal and inflammatory profiles.
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- Aline Sterque Villacorta
- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Pathology Department, LAMAP, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Jorge AJL, Martins WDA, Moutinho VM, Rezende JM, Alves PY, Villacorta H, Silveira PF, Couto AA. Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms. Rev Port Cardiol 2018; 37:539.e1-539.e2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.04.008] [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] [Received: 10/29/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/01/2017] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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Jorge AJL, Martins WDA, Moutinho VM, Rezende JM, Alves PY, Villacorta H, Silveira PF, Couto AA. Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2017.04.013] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Moreno AM, Toledo-Arruda AC, Lima JS, Duarte CS, Villacorta H, Nóbrega AC. Inspiratory Muscle Training Improves Intercostal and Forearm Muscle Oxygenation in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Evidence of the Origin of the Respiratory Metaboreflex. J Card Fail 2017; 23:672-679. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Villacorta H, Villacorta A, Teixeira J, Porto P, Precht B, Rodrigues L, Nobrega A. P1468Pyridostigmine, but not ivabradine, improves autonomic function after dynamic exercise in patients with heart failure. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1468] [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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Santarelli S, Russo V, Lalle I, De Berardinis B, Navarin S, Magrini L, Piccoli A, Codognotto M, Castello LM, Avanzi GC, Villacorta H, Precht BLC, de Araújo Porto PB, Villacorta AS, Di Somma S. Erratum to: Usefulness of combining admission brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) plus hospital discharge bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) in predicting 90 days cardiovascular mortality in patients with acute heart failure. Intern Emerg Med 2017; 12:559. [PMID: 28181124 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-017-1630-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 10/20/2022]
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- Simona Santarelli
- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
- Hospital Unimed Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy.
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Santarelli S, Russo V, Lalle I, De Berardinis B, Navarin S, Magrini L, Piccoli A, Codognotto M, Castello LM, Avanzi GC, Villacorta H, Precht BLC, de Araújo Porto PB, Villacorta AS, Di Somma S. Usefulness of combining admission brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) plus hospital discharge bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) in predicting 90 days cardiovascular mortality in patients with acute heart failure. Intern Emerg Med 2017; 12:445-451. [PMID: 27987064 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-016-1581-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Heart failure is a disease characterized by high prevalence and mortality, and frequent rehospitalizations. The aim of this study is to investigate the prognostic power of combining brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and congestion status detected by bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) in acute heart failure patients. This is an observational, prospective, and a multicentre study. BNP assessment was measured upon hospital arrival, while BIVA analysis was obtained at the time of discharge. Cardiovascular deaths were evaluated at 90 days by a follow up phone call. 292 patients were enrolled. Compared to survivors, BNP was higher in the non-survivors group (mean value 838 vs 515 pg/ml, p < 0.001). At discharge, BIVA shows a statistically significant difference in hydration status between survivors and non-survivors [respectively, hydration index (HI) 85 vs 74, p < 0.001; reactance (Xc) 26.7 vs 37, p < 0.001; resistance (R) 445 vs 503, p < 0.01)]. Discharge BIVA shows a prognostic value in predicting cardiovascular death [HI: area under the curve (AUC) 0.715, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.65-0.76; p < 0.004; Xc: AUC 0.712, 95% CI 0.655-0.76, p < 0.007; R: AUC 0.65, 95% CI 0.29-0.706, p < 0.0247]. The combination of BIVA with BNP gives a greater prognostic power for cardiovascular mortality [combined receiving operating characteristic (ROC): AUC 0.74; 95% CI 0.68-0.79; p < 0.001]. In acute heart failure patients, higher BNP levels upon hospital admission, and congestion detected by BIVA at discharge have a significant predictive value for 90 days cardiovascular mortality. The combined use of admission BNP and BIVA discharge seems to be a useful tool for increasing prognostic power in these patients.
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- Simona Santarelli
- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
- Hospital Unimed Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy.
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Villacorta AS, Villacorta H, Souza JSD, Teixeira JAC, Muradas MCSSS, Alves CR, Precht BC, Porto P, Ubaldo L, Mesquita CT, Nóbrega ACLD. Elevated Heart Rate is Associated with Cardiac Denervation in Patients with Heart Failure: A 123-Iodine-MIBG Myocardial Scintigraphy Study. Arq Bras Cardiol 2016; 107:455-459. [PMID: 27982270 PMCID: PMC5137390 DOI: 10.5935/abc.20160166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background: In the Systolic Heart Failure Treatment With the If Inhibitor Ivabradine Trial (SHIFT), heart rate (HR) reduction with ivabradine was associated with improved survival and reduced hospitalizations in patients with heart failure (HF). The mechanisms by which elevated HR increases mortality are not fully understood. Objective: To assess the relationship of baseline HR with clinical, neurohormonal and cardiac sympathetic activity in patients with chronic HF and elevated HR. Method: Patients with chronic HF who were in sinus rhythm and had resting HR>70 bpm despite optimal medical treatment were included in a randomized, double-blind study comparing ivabradine versus pyridostigmine. This report refers to the baseline data of 16 initial patients. Baseline HR (before randomization to one of the drugs) was assessed, and patients were classified into two groups, with HR below or above mean values. Cardiac sympathetic activity was assessed by 123-iodine-metaiodobenzylguanidine myocardial scintigraphy. Results: Mean HR was 83.5±11.5 bpm (range 72 to 104), and seven (43.7%) patients had HR above the mean. These patients had lower 6-min walk distance (292.3±93 vs 465.2±97.1 m, p=0.0029), higher values of N-Terminal-proBNP (median 708.4 vs 76.1, p=0.035) and lower late heart/mediastinum rate, indicating cardiac denervation (1.48±0.12 vs 1.74±0.09, p<0.001). Conclusion: Elevated resting HR in patients with HF under optimal medical treatment was associated with cardiac denervation, worse functional capacity, and neurohormonal activation. Fundamento: No SHIFT (Systolic Heart Failure Treatment With the If Inhibitor Ivabradine Trial, ou Estudo do Tratamento da Insuficiência Cardíaca Sistólica com o Inibidor de If Ivabradina), a redução da frequência cardíaca (FC) com ivabradina associou-se com melhor sobrevida e redução das hospitalizações em pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca (IC). Os mecanismos pelos quais a FC elevada aumenta a mortalidade não são totalmente compreendidos. Objetivo: Avaliar a relação da FC basal com atividade clínica, neuro-hormonal e simpática cardíaca em pacientes com IC crônica e FC elevada. Método: Pacientes com IC crônica em ritmo sinusal e FC≥70 apesar de tratamento adequado foram incluídos em um estudo duplo-cego, randomizado, que comparou ivabradina com piridostigmina. Este artigo refere-se a dados basais dos primeiros 16 pacientes. A FC basal (antes da randomização para um dos medicamentos) foi avaliada, e os pacientes classificados em dois grupos, com FC abaixo ou acima dos valores médios. A atividade simpática cardíaca foi avaliada por cintilografia com metaiodobenzilguanidina marcada com iodo 123. Resultados: A FC média foi 83,5±11,5 bpm (intervalo 72 a 104), e sete pacientes (43.7%) tinham FC acima da média. Esses pacientes apresentaram menor distância percorrida no teste de caminhada de 6 minutos (292,3±93 vs 465,2±97,1 m, p=0,0029), valores mais altos de N-terminal do pró-BNP (mediana 708,4 vs 76,1, p=0,035) e menor relação coração/mediastino tardia, indicando desnervação cardíaca (1,48±0,12 vs 1,74±0,09, p<0,001). Conclusão: A FC de repouso elevada em pacientes com IC em tratamento médico adequado associou-se com desnervação cardíaca, pior capacidade funcional e ativação neuro-hormonal.
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ - Brazil
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Villacorta H, Maisel AS. Soluble ST2 Testing: A Promising Biomarker in the Management of Heart Failure. Arq Bras Cardiol 2016; 106:145-52. [PMID: 26761075 PMCID: PMC4765013 DOI: 10.5935/abc.20150151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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ST2 is a member of the interleukin-1 receptor family biomarker and
circulating soluble ST2 concentrations are believed to reflect
cardiovascular stress and fibrosis. Recent studies have demonstrated
soluble ST2 to be a strong predictor of cardiovascular outcomes in both
chronic and acute heart failure. It is a new biomarker that meets all
required criteria for a useful biomarker. Of note, it adds information to
natriuretic peptides (NPs) and some studies have shown it is even superior
in terms of risk stratification. Since the introduction of NPs, this has
been the most promising biomarker in the field of heart failure and might
be particularly useful as therapy guide.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, United States
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Villacorta H, Martins Santos RA, Baco Marroig MA, Guedes Pereira GP, Xavier AR, Kanaan S. Prognostic value of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in patients with heart failure. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2015.07.008] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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Villacorta H, Martins Santos RA, Baco Marroig MA, Guedes Pereira GP, Xavier AR, Kanaan S. Prognostic value of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in patients with heart failure. Rev Port Cardiol 2015; 34:473-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Longo GC, Martins WDA, Villacorta H, da Silva EN, Haffner PMA, de Souza DG. Contusio cordis associated with atrioventricular block and tricuspid regurgitation. Arq Bras Cardiol 2014; 103:e22-5. [PMID: 25211317 PMCID: PMC4150671 DOI: 10.5935/abc.20140114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Giulio Cesare Longo
- Mailing Address: Giulio Cesare Longo Neto, Universidade Federal
Fluminense - Av. Marquês do Paraná, 303, Cardiologia, 6º andar,
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Moreno AM, Castro RRT, Silva BM, Villacorta H, Sant'Anna Junior M, Nóbrega ACL. Intercostal and forearm muscle deoxygenation during respiratory fatigue in patients with heart failure: potential role of a respiratory muscle metaboreflex. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [PMID: 25296359 PMCID: PMC4230287 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20143896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of respiratory muscle fatigue
on intercostal and forearm muscle perfusion and oxygenation in patients with heart
failure. Five clinically stable heart failure patients with respiratory muscle
weakness (age, 66±12 years; left ventricle ejection fraction, 34±3%) and nine matched
healthy controls underwent a respiratory muscle fatigue protocol, breathing against a
fixed resistance at 60% of their maximal inspiratory pressure for as long as they
could sustain the predetermined inspiratory pressure. Intercostal and forearm muscle
blood volume and oxygenation were continuously monitored by near-infrared
spectroscopy with transducers placed on the seventh left intercostal space and the
left forearm. Data were compared by two-way ANOVA and Bonferroni correction.
Respiratory fatigue occurred at 5.1±1.3 min in heart failure patients and at 9.3±1.4
min in controls (P<0.05), but perceived effort, changes in heart rate, and in
systolic blood pressure were similar between groups (P>0.05). Respiratory fatigue
in heart failure reduced intercostal and forearm muscle blood volume (P<0.05)
along with decreased tissue oxygenation both in intercostal (heart failure,
-2.6±1.6%; controls, +1.6±0.5%; P<0.05) and in forearm muscles (heart failure,
-4.5±0.5%; controls, +0.5±0.8%; P<0.05). These results suggest that respiratory
fatigue in patients with heart failure causes an oxygen demand/delivery mismatch in
respiratory muscles, probably leading to a reflex reduction in peripheral limb muscle
perfusion, featuring a respiratory metaboreflex.
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- Procordis Hospital Cardiológico, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Cardiovasculares, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Cardiovasculares, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
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Villacorta H, Ferradaes PDV, Mesquita ET, Nóbrega ACLD. Microalbuminúria é um marcador prognóstico independente em pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca crônica. Arq Bras Cardiol 2012; 98:62-9. [DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2011005000120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pereira SB, Veloso MW, Chermont S, Quintao M, Andrade W, Villacorta H, Contarato L, Rosa MLG, Nobrega ACL, Mesquita ET, Ribeiro GS. Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms in Susceptibility, Response to Treatment and Prognosis in Heart Failure. J Card Fail 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.06.109] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Villacorta H, Saenz-Tello BF, Santos EBD, Steffen R, Wiefels C, Lima LC, Sales ALF, Soares P, Mesquita ET. Renal dysfunction and anemia in patients with heart failure with reduced versus normal ejection fraction. Arq Bras Cardiol 2011; 94:357-63, 378-84. [PMID: 20730266 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2010000300016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Received: 11/04/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The presence of anemia and renal dysfunction grants a bad prognosis for patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFREF). The impact on patients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction (HFNEF) is not widely studied. OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence and the prognosis of anemia and renal dysfunction (RD) in patients with heart failure according to the type of ventricular dysfunction. METHODS A total of 209 patients with chronic and stable heart failure were prospectively studied. Individuals with ejection fraction <50% were considered as HFREF patients. Anemia was defined, based on WHO criteria, as hemoglobin <13 g/dl for men and <12 g/dl for women. Renal function was calculated by means of the Simplified Modified Diet Renal Disease (sMDRD) formula. Hospitalizations, emergency admittances and obit by cardiac causes were considered as cardiac events. RESULTS Ninety patients had HFREF and 119 had HFNEF. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was smaller in HFREF group (57.6 +/- 66.2 versus 94.8 +/- 36.6 ml/min/1.73m(2); p=0.01). There was no difference in the prevalence of anemia between groups (23.3% versus 18.5%; p=0.34). Moderate to severe RD prevalence was higher in HFREF group (32.2% versus 16.8%; p=0.01). RD was the only factor associated with anemia that was independently associated with cardiac events (HR 2.52; 95%CI=1.27-5.2; p=0.01). CONCLUSION RD was less prevalent in HFNEF, while the prevalence of anemia did not differ between groups. RD was predictor of cardiac events independently on ejection fraction.
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- Humberto Villacorta
- Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
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Santos EBD, Tello BS, Villacorta H, Sales ALF, Wiefels C, Teixeira PS, Lima Filho LC, Mesquita ET. [Anemia and heart failure in a community-based cohort: comparison with a specialized outpatient clinic]. Arq Bras Cardiol 2010; 94:102-8. [PMID: 20414533 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2010000100016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2008] [Accepted: 07/09/2009] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Anemia is common in patients with heart failure (HF). Its prevalence in patients with HF from a community-based cohort is unknown in our country. OBJECTIVE evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of patients with anemia in a non-selected population with HF from a community-based cohort, comparing it with that of a HF population treated at a specialized outpatient clinic. METHODS This was a transversal, prospective, observational study, carried out from January 2006 to March 2007. The patients with HF met the Boston criteria, with a score > 8. Anemia was defined through the criteria of the World Health Organization as hemoglobin levels < 13 g/dL for men and <12 g/dl for women. Patients treated at a primary care program in the community were randomly selected, as well as patients treated at a Heart Failure Outpatient Clinic in a university hospital. RESULTS A total of 206 patients were assessed, with a mean age of 61.3+/-13.1 years, of which 53.4% were females. The prevalence of anemia in the community-based cohort (n=114) was 21% and at the outpatient clinic (n=92), of 25% (p=0.50). The patients from the community-based cohort presented a lower rate of kidney dysfunction (GFR<60 ml/min/1,73-5), predominance of HF with normal ejection fraction and female sex. Kidney function parameters (urea or creatinine) independently correlated with anemia in both populations. CONCLUSION The prevalence of anemia was similar in the studied populations. Kidney function was the only factor that independently correlated with anemia in both populations.
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Villacorta H, Sampaio JM, Santos FBAD, Carrera V, Pereira CC, Mesquita ET. Insuficiência cardíaca refratária em um paciente portador de miocárdio não compactado. Arq Bras Cardiol 2009; 93:e80-3, e93-6. [DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2009001200024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2008] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Villacorta H, Azevedo C, Hadlich M, Amador F, Bezerra S, Spotti M. Determination of Cardiac Output by Impedance Cardiography: A Comparison with Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance as a Gold-Standard. J Card Fail 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.06.064] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Villacorta H, Pereira CC, Miranda J, Amador F, Pontes A, Resende P, Petriz J, Albuquerque D. Admissional and Discharge B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as Predictors of Six-Month Cardiac Events in Patients Hospitalized for Decompensated Heart Failure. J Card Fail 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.06.129] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Villacorta H, Masetto AC, Mesquita ET. C-reactive protein: an inflammatory marker with prognostic value in patients with decompensated heart failure. Arq Bras Cardiol 2008; 88:585-9. [PMID: 17589635 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2007000500014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2006] [Accepted: 11/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammation has been implicated in the pathophysiology of a series of cardiovascular diseases. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of inflammation easily obtained in the emergency room. OBJECTIVE To study the prognostic value of CRP in patients admitted for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). METHODS A prospective cohort of 119 patients with ADHF treated in the emergency room. Mean age was 74+/-11 years and 76 (64%) of patients were male. All were New York Heart Association Functional Class III or IV. CRP was measured by nephelometry at admission. Patients were followed after hospital discharge for an average of 12+/-9.7 months and cardiovascular mortality was the outcome analyzed. RESULTS There were 44 (36.9%) deaths, all from cardiovascular causes. Individuals with CRP > 3 mg/dl had higher mortality than those below this level (p=0.018). In the multivariate analysis using Cox proportional model, CRP proved to be the most important independent prognostic factor (odds ratio 0.0916 [95% CI = 0.0341 - 0.1490] for each one-unit increment in CRP). CONCLUSION CRP is an independent cardiovascular mortality predictor in patients with ADHF, indicating that inflammation represents an important component in the pathophysiology of the disease.
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- Humberto Villacorta
- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
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Despite being relatively recent, a growing and significant accumulation of experimental and clinical evidence has been observed that points to a gradual state of immune-inflammatory activation in patients with heart failure (HF). High levels of several cytokines are found in the circulation and cardiac muscle of individuals with HF, and invariably correlate with the severity of the disease. These cytokines act on endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, induction of anemia, myocyte apoptosis, and on the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass which is conventionally called the inflammatory paradigm of HF. Not only the myocardium, but also several tissues seem to synthesize these cytokines and perpetuate this continuous inflammatory state at a low degree, including leukocytes, monocytes, skeletal muscle cells and endothelial cells in response to hemodynamic and infectious stimuli, to hypoxia, to oxidative stress, to neurohumoral activation, and others. Thus, a network of molecules that interact with each other is formed, and connections with other axes that effectively contribute to the clinical deterioration of the patients are also established which fits into the pathophysiological model of multisystemic involvement that has been increasingly attributed to HF. Although the determination of these biomarkers in peripheral blood provides solid evidence of prognostic power, the results of therapeutic trials that modulated the immune-inflammatory loop in the clinical phase have been, so far, hardly encouraging. Therefore, we believe that a better understanding of the inflammatory activation and its multifaceted relation with the axes of decompensation of the disease is key for new therapeutic perspectives with a relevant impact to be established in the near future.
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Potsch AA, Siqueira Filho AG, Tura BR, Gamarski R, Bassan R, Nogueira MV, Moutinho MAE, Silva ACM, Villacorta H, Campos AL. C-reactive protein diagnostic and prognostic value in patients presenting at the emergency room with chest pain. Arq Bras Cardiol 2007; 87:275-80. [PMID: 17057926 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2006001600008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2004] [Accepted: 08/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To test immediate diagnostic and prognostic values of C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients admitted to the emergency room (ER) with chest pain (CP) without ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram (ECG). METHODS From January 2002 to December 2003, 980 patients were consecutively seen in the ER with CP suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (age = 64.9 +/- 14.3, men = 55%, diabetic = 18%, normal ECG = 84%). Serial CRP, creatine kinase MB mass (CKMB-mass) and troponin I determinations were performed on admission, in addition to serial ECG. CRP measurements were standardized (s-CRP) by the upper limit of normal (ULN) of the test used (3.0 mg/L for high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP] and 0.1 mg/dL for titrated CRP [t-CRP]). RESULTS One hundred and twenty-five patients were diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and their s-CRP values were 1.31 +/- 2.90 (median = 0.47) compared to 0.79 +/- 1.39 (0.30) in no-AMI patients (p = 0.031). The s-CRP > 1.0 showed 30% sensitivity and 80% specificity, plus negative and positive predictive values of 6.1% and 96.7%, respectively, for AMI diagnosis. There were forty in-hospital cardiac events (16 deaths, 22 urgent revascularizations, and 2 acute myocardial infarction). In the first quartile of the s-CRP (< 0.10), three events were recorded, while in the fourth quartile (> 0.93) 15 events (p = 0.003) occurred. In the logistic regression model, masculine gender and s-CRP > 0.32 (odds ratio 7.6, 2.8 and 2.2, respectively) were independent predictors of cardiac events and left ventricular failure. CONCLUSION In patients with chest pain presenting at the emergency room, s-CRP was not a good marker of AMI, although this diagnosis is virtually excluded by a normal value; in addition, values one-third above the upper limit of normal (>1 mg/L for hs-CRP or >0.33 mg/dL for t-CRP) were predictive of in-hospital adverse cardiac events.
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- Alfredo Antonio Potsch
- Hospital Pró-Cardíaco, PROCEP e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Cardiologia da UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Villacorta H, Bortolotto LA, Arteaga E, Mady C. Aortic distensibility measured by pulse-wave velocity is not modified in patients with Chagas' disease. J Negat Results Biomed 2006; 5:9. [PMID: 16768804 PMCID: PMC1524983 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5751-5-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2005] [Accepted: 06/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Experimental studies demonstrate that infection with trypanosoma cruzi causes vasculitis. The inflammatory lesion process could hypothetically lead to decreased distensibility of large and small arteries in advanced Chagas' disease. We tested this hypothesis. Methods and results We evaluated carotid-femoral pulse-wave velocity (PWV) in 53 Chagas' disease patients compared with 31 healthy volunteers (control group). The 53 patients were classified into 3 groups: 1) 16 with indeterminate form of Chagas' disease; 2) 18 with Chagas' disease, electrocardiographic abnormalities, and normal systolic function; 3) 19 with Chagas' disease, systolic dysfunction, and mild-to-moderate congestive heart failure. No difference was noted between the 4 groups regarding carotid-femoral PWV (8.4 ± 1.1 vs 8.2 ± 1.5 vs 8.2 ± 1.4 vs 8.7 ± 1.6 m/s, P = 0.6) or pulse pressure (39.5 ± 7.6 vs 39.3 ± 8.1 vs 39.5 ± 7.4 vs 39.7 ± 6.9 mm Hg, P = 0.9). A positive, significant, similar correlation occurred between PWV and age in patients with Chagas' disease (r = 0.42, P = 0.002), in controls (r = 0.48, P = 0.006), and also between PWV and systolic blood pressure in both groups (patients with Chagas' disease, r = 0.38, P = 0.005; healthy subjects, r = 0.36, P = 0.043). Conclusion Carotid femoral pulse-wave velocity is not modified in patients with Chagas' disease, suggesting that elastic properties of large arteries are not affected in this disorder.
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Affiliation(s)
- Humberto Villacorta
- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
- Hospital Pró-Cardíaco, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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