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Pręgowski J, Pracoń R, Mioduszewska A, Skowroński J, Sondergaard L, Mintz GS, Capodanno D, Kim SW, De Baker O, Waciński P, Wojakowski W, Rdzanek A, Grygier M, Chmielecki M, Franco LN, Stokłosa P, Firek B, Marczak M, Miłosz B, Chmielak Z, Demkow M, Witkowski A. Strategy to optimize PeriproCeduraL AnticOagulation in structural transseptal interventions: Design and rationale of the STOP CLOT trial. Am Heart J 2024; 271:68-75. [PMID: 38401649 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Both transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) of mitral regurgitation or left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) require periprocedural anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin (UFH) that is administered either before or immediately after transseptal puncture (TSP). The optimal timing of UFH administration (before or after TSP) is unknown. The Strategy To Optimize PeriproCeduraL AnticOagulation in Structural Transseptal Interventions trial (STOP CLOT Trial) was designed to determine if early anticoagulation is effective in reducing ischemic complications without increasing the risk of periprocedural bleeding. METHODS The STOP CLOT trial is a multicenter, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial. A total of 410 patients scheduled for TEER or LAAC will be randomized 1:1 either early UFH administration (iv. bolus of 100 units/kg UFH or placebo, given after obtaining femoral vein access and at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the TSP) or late UFH administration (iv. bolus of 100 units/kg UFH or placebo given immediately after TSP). Prespecified preliminary statistical analysis will be performed after complete follow-up of the first 196 randomized subjects. To ensure blinding, a study nurse responsible for randomization and UFH/placebo preparation is not involved in the care of the patients enrolled into the study. The primary study endpoint is a composite of (1) major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (death, stroke, TIA, myocardial infarction, or peripheral embolization) within 30 days post-procedure, (2) intraprocedural fresh thrombus formation in the right or left atrium as assessed with periprocedural transesophageal echocardiography, or (3) occurrence of new ischemic lesions (diameter ≥4 mm) on brain magnetic resonance imaging performed 2 to 5 days after the procedure. The safety endpoint is the occurrence of moderate or severe bleeding complications during the index hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS Protocols of periprocedural anticoagulation administration during structural interventions have never been tested in a randomized clinical trial. The Stop Clot trial may help reach consensus on the optimal timing of initiation of periprocedural anticoagulation. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NUMBER The study protocol is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT05305612.
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY
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- Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny 4 w Lublinie, Lublin, Poland
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- Górnośląskie Centrum Medyczne im prof. L. Gieca Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego, Katowice, Poland
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- Uniwersyteckie Centrum Medyczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego, Warsaw, Poland
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- Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu, Poznań, Poland
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- Kliniczne Centrum Kardiologii, Uniwersyteckie, Centrum Kliniczne, Gdański, Poland
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- National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Skowroński J, Pręgowski J, Mintz GS, Opolski MP, Cho I, Michałowska I, Cha MJ, Lee WS, Kępka C, Kowalik I, Witkowski A, Kim SW. Impact of ethnicity on aortic root dimensions in patients without atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries or the ascending aorta assessed by computed tomography angiography. Kardiol Pol 2024; 82:324-326. [PMID: 38230472 DOI: 10.33963/v.phj.98894] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, United States
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- Chung-Ang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Chung-Ang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Chung-Ang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Chung-Ang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
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Tyczyński P, Tylkowski M, Pręgowski J, Michałowski M, Sudomir M, Witkowski A. Pentafurcation of the left main coronary artery. Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej 2023; 19:378-379. [PMID: 38187489 PMCID: PMC10767568 DOI: 10.5114/aic.2023.133255] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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- Paweł Tyczyński
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- XII PAKS Cardiology Department, American Heart of Poland S.A., Bełchatow, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Michałowska AM, Skowroński J, Michałowska I, Tyczyński P, Kowalik I, Wolny R, Opolski MP, Demkow M, Hoffman P, Lazarczyk H, Kruk M, Kepka C, Kusmierczyk M, Witkowski A, Pręgowski J. Computed tomographic characteristics of congenital coronary artery fistulas in an adult population. Kardiol Pol 2023; 81:1217-1226. [PMID: 37997822 DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.97829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are usually congenital coronary artery anomalies of termination. AIMS This study aimed to assess the prevalence, anatomic characteristics, and clinical significance of CAFs detected by computed tomography (CT) in an adult population. METHODS We performed 45 817 CT examinations in 39 066 subjects between 2008 and 2020. The electronic database was manually checked using specific keywords to identify patients with CAFs. The CT characteristics of CAFs were evaluated. CAF was defined as clinically significant if it was the most plausible cause of myocardial infarction, infective endocarditis, heart failure, death during follow-up, hospitalization, or if it required either percutaneous or surgical intervention. RESULTS Of 39 066 patients, 56 CAFs were detected in 42 subjects (20 men, 47.6%) with a prevalence of 0.11%. Most CAFs originated from the right coronary artery (RCA) (48.2%) and drained into the pulmonary artery (PA) (58.9%). CAFs terminating in the PA were more frequently multiple (P <0.001) and tortuous (P <0.001) as compared to CAFs without PA drainage. Clinically significant CAFs, identified in 7 of 42 patients, were more common in younger (P = 0.03) and male (P = 0.04) subjects and had larger lumen area and diameter at the site of origin (P = 0.03, P = 0.03, respectively). CONCLUSIONS In the unselected adult population undergoing coronary CT angiography, the RCA and the PA are the most common sites of origin and termination of CAFs, respectively. CAFs draining into the PA are more often multiple and tortuous. Clinically meaningful CAFs are larger and most frequently detected in younger and male patients.
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- Anna Maria Michałowska
- National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland.
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The National Institute of Medicine of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warszawa, Poland.
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Radiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Rehabilitation, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Congenital Heart Diseases Department, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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Fraccaro C, Karam N, Möllmann H, Bleiziffer S, Bonaros N, Teles RC, Carrilho Ferreira P, Chieffo A, Czerny M, Donal E, Dudek D, Dumonteil N, Esposito G, Fournier S, Hassager C, Kim WK, Krychtiuk KA, Mehilli J, Pręgowski J, Stefanini GG, Ternacle J, Thiele H, Thielmann M, Vincent F, von Bardeleben RS, Tarantini G. Transcatheter interventions for left-sided valvular heart disease complicated by cardiogenic shock: a consensus statement from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) in collaboration with the Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care (ACVC) and the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery. EUROINTERVENTION 2023; 19:634-651. [PMID: 37624587 PMCID: PMC10587846 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-23-00473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
Abstract
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is one of the most frequent causes of heart failure (HF) and is associated with poor prognosis, particularly among patients with conservative management. The development and improvement of catheter-based VHD interventions have broadened the indications for transcatheter valve interventions from inoperable/high-risk patients to younger/lower-risk patients. Cardiogenic shock (CS) associated with severe VHD is a clinical condition with a very high risk of mortality for which surgical treatment is often deemed a prohibitive risk. Transcatheter valve interventions might be a promising alternative in this setting given that they are less invasive. However, supportive scientific evidence is scarce and often limited to small case series. Current guidelines on VHD do not contain specific recommendations on how to manage patients with both VHD and CS. The purpose of this clinical consensus statement, developed by a group of international experts invited by the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) Scientific Documents and Initiatives Committee, is to perform a review of the available scientific evidence on the management of CS associated with left-sided VHD and to provide a rationale and practical approach for the application of transcatheter valve interventions in this specific clinical setting.
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- Chiara Fraccaro
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Heart Valves Unit, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Université Paris Cité, INSERM, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Johannes Hospital, Dortmund, Germany
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- Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental (HSC), Carnaxide, Portugal and Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), Nova Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Maria University Hospital, CHULN, CAML, CCUL, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Centre, Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Service de Cardiologie, CCP CHU de Rennes, University of Rennes, INSERM, LTSI-UMR 1099, Rennes, France
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- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Service of Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Johannes Hospital, Dortmund, Germany
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
- Medizinische Klinik I, Landshut-Achdorf Hospital, Landshut, Germany
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada and Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Haut-Leveque Cardiology Hospital, Bordeaux University, Pessac, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany and University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Mioduszewska A, Chmielak Z, Firek B, Pręgowski J. Acute single leaflet detachment following implantation of a PASCAL PRECISION P-10 device and its management. Kardiol Pol 2023; 82:224-225. [PMID: 37718584 DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.97153] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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- Aleksandra Mioduszewska
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland.
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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Wolny RR, Kwieciński J, Zalewska J, Michałowska I, Kruk M, Kepka C, Prejbisz A, Pręgowski J, Chwała A, Skowroński J, Kobierska A, Ciesielski R, Januszewicz A, Witkowski A, Adlam D, Dey D, Kądziela J. Pericoronary adipose tissue density is increased in patients with recent spontaneous coronary dissection. Heart 2023; 109:1443-1449. [PMID: 37316164 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Inflammatory activity is one of the potential mechanisms of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Recently, the pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation (PCAT) derived from CT angiography (CTA) has been established as a method for measuring vascular inflammation. We aimed to characterise the pancoronary and vessel-specific PCAT in patients with and without recent SCAD. METHODS The study comprised patients with SCAD referred to a tertiary centre between 2017 and 2022 who underwent CTA and were compared with individuals with no prior SCAD. PCAT was analysed on end-diastolic CTA reconstructions along proximal 40 mm of all major coronary vessels as well as the SCAD-related vessel. We analysed 48 patients with recent SCAD (median 6.1 (IQR 3.5-14.9) months since SCAD, 95.8% female) and 48 patients in the group without SCAD. RESULTS Pancoronary PCAT was higher in patients with SCAD compared with those without SCAD (-80.6±7.9 vs -85.3 HU±6.1, p=0.002). Vessel-specific PCAT in patients with SCAD compared with patients without SCAD was higher for both the RCA (-80.9±9.5 vs -87.1±6.9 HU, p=0.001) and the LCA (-80.3±7.8 vs -83.4±7.2 HU, p=0.04). In patients with SCAD, PCAT of the SCAD-related vessel was not significantly different from averaged PCAT of unaffected vessels (-81.2±9.2 vs -80.6±7.6, p=0.74). There was no association between PCAT and the interval from SCAD to CTA. CONCLUSIONS Patients with recent SCAD have higher PCAT compared with patients without SCAD, suggesting an increased perivascular inflammatory activity. This association is not restricted to the dissected vessel.
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- Rafał R Wolny
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Radiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hypertension, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Tarantini G, Tang G, Nai Fovino L, Blackman D, Van Mieghem NM, Kim WK, Karam N, Carrilho-Ferreira P, Fournier S, Pręgowski J, Fraccaro C, Vincent F, Campante Teles R, Mylotte D, Wong I, Bieliauskas G, Czerny M, Bonaros N, Parolari A, Dudek D, Tchétché D, Eltchaninoff H, de Backer O, Stefanini G, Sondergaard L. Management of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. A clinical consensus statement from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions in collaboration with the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery. EUROINTERVENTION 2023; 19:37-52. [PMID: 36811935 PMCID: PMC10174192 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-22-00958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
Abstract
Significant coronary artery disease (CAD) is a frequent finding in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and the management of these two conditions becomes of particular importance with the extension of the procedure to younger and lower-risk patients. Yet, the preprocedural diagnostic evaluation and the indications for treatment of significant CAD in TAVI candidates remain a matter of debate. In this clinical consensus statement, a group of experts from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) in collaboration with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery aims to review the available evidence on the topic and proposes a rationale for the diagnostic evaluation and indications for percutaneous revascularisation of CAD in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter treatment. Moreover, it also focuses on commissural alignment of transcatheter heart valves and coronary re-access after TAVI and redo-TAVI.
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- Giuseppe Tarantini
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Paris, France
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, CHULN, and Centro de Cardiologia da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milan, Italy and University Cardiac Surgery, Policlinico San Donato IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.,Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Cotignola (RA), Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cieszewski M, Skowronski J, Zalewska J, Teresinska A, Witkowski A, Pręgowski J. Myocardial perfusion in non-infarcted areas in acute coronary syndrome with ST-segment elevation assessed by SPECT perfusion imaging. Kardiol Pol 2022; 80:1042-1044. [DOI: 10.33963/kp.a2022.0199] [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: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Pawłowski T, Legutko J, Kochman J, Roleder T, Pręgowski J, Chmielak Z, Kubica J, Ochała A, Parma R, Grygier M, Dudek D, Wojakowski W, Bartuś S, Witkowski A, Gil R. Clinical use of intracoronary imaging modalities in Poland. Expert opinion of the Association of Cardiovascular Interventions of the Polish Cardiac Society. Kardiol Pol 2022; 80:509-519. [PMID: 35290660 DOI: 10.33963/kp.a2022.0071] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
The article presents the most common, current indications for the use of intravascular invasive imag-ing diagnostic techniques, i.e. intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography in Polish invasive cardiology centers. The application of the above-mentioned techniques in the diagnosis of stenosis of the left main coronary artery, optimization of stent implantation procedures, treatment of calcified lesions, and other clinically important issues are discussed.
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- Tomasz Pawłowski
- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warszawa, Poland.
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- Cardiology Department, Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Research and Development Center, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Division of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Division of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Chair and 1st Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Cardiology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Division of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Cardiology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warszawa, Poland
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Mioduszewska A, Witkowski A, Stokłosa P, Pręgowski J. Edge-to-edge mitral repair with the Pascal system in a patient with corrected tetralogy of Fallot and bilateral hip joint contractures due to poliomyelitis. Kardiol Pol 2022; 80:495-496. [PMID: 35176172 DOI: 10.33963/kp.a2022.0049] [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: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Aleksandra Mioduszewska
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland.
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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Rudziński PN, Kruk M, Demkow M, Oleksiak A, Schoepf JU, Mach M, Dzielińska Z, Pręgowski J, Witkowski A, Rużyłło W, Kępka C. Efficacy and safety of coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with a high clinical likelihood of obstructive coronary artery disease. Kardiol Pol 2021; 80:56-63. [PMID: 34923618 DOI: 10.33963/kp.a2021.0185] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The CAT-CAD trial showed that coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) in patients with a high prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and indications for invasive coronary angiography (ICA) reduces the number of patients undergoing ICA by two thirds and nearly eradicates non-actionable ICAs. However, the long-term benefits of this non-invasive strategy remain unknown. AIMS To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of a non-invasive strategy employing coronary CTA vs. ICA as the first-line imaging test in stable patients with a high clinical likelihood of obstructive CAD. METHODS The long-term outcomes were evaluated during 36 months following randomization and included the efficacy outcome, analyzed as the composite of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE): all-cause death, acute coronary syndrome, unplanned coronary revascularization, urgent hospitalization for cardiovascular reason, stroke, and the safety outcome, analyzed as a cumulative incidence of serious adverse events. RESULTS 120 participants with a mean age of 60.6 (7.9) years (female, 35.0%) were randomized with an allocation ratio of 1:1 to coronary CTA and direct ICA as the first-line anatomical test for suspected obstructive CAD. There were no significant differences between both diagnostic strategies neither in terms of the long-term efficacy (MACE occurrence: 15.5% in coronary CTA group vs. 16.7% in ICA group; log-rank P = 0.89) nor the long-term safety (cumulative number of serious adverse events: respectively 36 vs. 38; P = 0.79). CONCLUSIONS Long-term follow-up of the randomized CAT-CAD trial confirms that the strategy employing coronary CTA is an effective and safe, non-invasive, outpatient-based alternative to ICA for patients with a high clinical likelihood of obstructive CAD.
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- National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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Rdzanek A, Szymański P, Gackowski A, Scisło P, Pręgowski J, Pietrasik A, Trębacz J, Zbroński K, Kochman J, Witkowski A, Wojakowski W, Grygier M. Percutaneous tricuspid edge-to-edge repair - patient selection, imaging considerations, and the procedural technique. Expert opinion of the Working Group on Echocardiography and Association of CardioVascular Interventions of the Polish Cardiac Society. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79:1178-1191. [PMID: 34611879 DOI: 10.33963/kp.a2021.0125] [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: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a common acquired valvular heart disease (VHD). TR has progressive character and is associated with impaired long-term survival in both symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects. Despite this knowledge, the overall number of tricuspid valve surgeries is very low worldwide and many patients with clear indications for intervention are left untreated. The development of less invasive transcatheter techniques may offer new treatment options in this growing population of patients. Out of various percutaneous methods proposed, tricuspid edge-to-edge repair has recently gained considerable attention. The article summarizes available data regarding this new treatment method.
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- Adam Rdzanek
- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- Clinical Cardiology Center, Central Clinical Hospital of theMinistry of the Interior in Warsaw and Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warszawa, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Institute of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Disease and Heart Failure, Noninvasive Cardiovascular Laboratory, John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Wojakowski W, Chmielak Z, Widenka K, Pręgowski J, Perek B, Gackowski A, Bartuś K, Szymański P, Deja MA, Kalarus Z, Suwalski P, Trębacz J, Kołsut P, Ścisło P, Wróbel K, Smolka G, Gerber W, Dudek D, Hirnle T, Grygier M, Bartuś S, Witkowski A, Kuśmierczyk M. Transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement. Expert consensus statement of the Polish Cardiac Society and the Polish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79:1165-1177. [PMID: 34599502 DOI: 10.33963/kp.a2021.0116] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Wojciech Wojakowski
- Division of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Cardiac Surgery, District Hospital no. 2, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Noninvasive Cardiovascular Laboratory, John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland.,Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Clinical Cardiology Center, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior in Warsaw and Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Cardiac Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland 14Medicover Hospital, Warszawa, Poland
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- Division of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, American Heart of Poland, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
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- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Contignola (RA), Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiosurgery, University Hospital, Białystok, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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Wolny R, Mintz GS, Pręgowski J, Witkowski A. Mechanisms, Prevention and Treatment of Saphenous Vein Graft Disease. Am J Cardiol 2021; 154:41-47. [PMID: 34256942 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Saphenous vein grafts are imperfect yet indispensable conduits commonly used for coronary artery bypass grafting. Their degeneration ultimately leading to occlusion results from the pathological response of the vein to altered blood rheology and several types of vascular injury. Surgical techniques minimizing vessel damage, and prolonged antiplatelet and lipid-lowering treatment are established methods of mitigating the degeneration process hence preventing graft occlusions. Percutaneous interventions in degenerated vein grafts carry high risk of embolization, periprocedural myocardial infarction and restenosis. Thus, native vessel should be the preferred treatment target in case of graft failure whenever technically feasible.
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Skowroński J, Mintz GS, Michałowska I, Szudejko E, Cha MJ, Kępka C, Kruk M, Kwieciński J, Kalińczuk Ł, Chmielak Z, Witkowski A, Ciszewski M, Kim SW, Pręgowski J. Impact of diabetes mellitus on the dimensions of normal atherosclerosis-free coronary arteries. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79:566-568. [PMID: 34125931 DOI: 10.33963/kp.15941] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, United States of America
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- Chung-Ang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Chung-Ang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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Banasiak A, Pręgowski J, Skowroński J, Orczykowski M, Zieliński T, Witkowski A. Normalization of pulmonary hypertension after experimental pulmonary denervation therapy and MitraClip implantation in a patient initially disqualified from heart transplant. Kardiol Pol 2020; 78:945-946. [PMID: 32628002 DOI: 10.33963/kp.15490] [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] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Adam Banasiak
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Arrhythmia, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Heart Failure and Transplantology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Tyczyński P, Chmielak Z, Dąbrowski M, Pręgowski J, Demkow M, Witkowski A. Modified chimney / snorkel stenting of the left main coronary artery after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Kardiol Pol 2020; 78:792-793. [PMID: 32458674 DOI: 10.33963/kp.15391] [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] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Paweł Tyczyński
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Świerczewski M, Kaczmarska E, Bobrowski R, Zieliński K, Pręgowski J, Norwa-Otto B, Ciszewski M, Dąbrowski M, Chmielak Z, Demkow M, Witkowski A, Kalińczuk Ł, Rużyłło W. Comparison of myocardial tissue reperfusion of inferior wall and a right ventricle among patients after primary angioplasty for an inferior myocardial infarction with right ventricular infarction. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2020; 69:502-509. [PMID: 32657554 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.20.05223-8] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Impaired myocardial tissue reperfusion affects prognosis of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and can be identified by ST-segment analysis. To date, evaluation of the myocardial tissue reperfusion of the right ventricle (RV) among the patients treated with PCI for inferior STEMI with right ventricular infarction (RVI) has not been made yet. METHODS Patients with inferior STEMI were screened for RVI. Tissue reperfusion was evaluated by maximal residual ST-segment deviation post PCI, independently for the RV and for inferior wall. Myocardial injury was assessed by the peak creatine kinase-mb (CK-MB) value. RESULTS Among 456 patients with inferior STEMI, concomitant RVI occurred in 153 (33.5%) subjects (59.86±10.35 years old, 71.9% females). Tissue reperfusion of LV was present in 75 (49%), whereas 55 (35.9%) had both successful LV and RV reperfusion. Among 97 (63.4%) with successful tissue reperfusion of RV, 55 (56.7%) had associated successful tissue reperfusion of inferior wall. Adequate LV reperfusion was accompanied by RV in over 73.3% of patients (P=0.006). Mean peak CK-MB was lower in the group with adequate versus impaired RV tissue-perfusion (197±143 vs. 305±199 U/L, P=0.021 respectively). CONCLUSIONS Impaired reperfusion of RV is observed in more than one third of inferior STEMIs with RVI and is not strictly associated with impaired reperfusion of inferior wall and clinical or angiographic variables, therefore ST-segment analysis for RV is mandatory.
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Świerczewski M, Kaczmarska E, Bobrowski R, Zieliński K, Pręgowski J, Norwa-Otto B, Ciszewski M, Dąbrowski M, Chmielak Z, Demkow M, Witkowski A, Kalińczuk Ł, Rużyłło W. Comparison of myocardial tissue reperfusion of inferior wall and a right ventricle among patients after primary angioplasty for an inferior myocardial infarction with right ventricular infarction. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2020. [PMID: 32657554 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4725.20.05223-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Impaired myocardial tissue reperfusion affects prognosis of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and can be identified by ST-segment analysis. To date, evaluation of the myocardial tissue reperfusion of the right ventricle (RV) among the patients treated with PCI for inferior STEMI with right ventricular infarction (RVI) has not been made yet. METHODS Patients with inferior STEMI were screened for RVI. Tissue reperfusion was evaluated by maximal residual ST-segment deviation post PCI, independently for the RV and for inferior wall. Myocardial injury was assessed by the peak creatine kinase-mb (CK-MB) value. RESULTS Among 456 patients with inferior STEMI, concomitant RVI occurred in 153 (33.5%) subjects (59.86±10.35 years old, 71.9% females). Tissue reperfusion of LV was present in 75 (49%), whereas 55 (35.9%) had both successful LV and RV reperfusion. Among 97 (63.4%) with successful tissue reperfusion of RV, 55 (56.7%) had associated successful tissue reperfusion of inferior wall. Adequate LV reperfusion was accompanied by RV in over 73.3% of patients (P=0.006). Mean peak CK-MB was lower in the group with adequate versus impaired RV tissue-perfusion (197±143 vs. 305±199 U/L, P=0.021 respectively). CONCLUSIONS Impaired reperfusion of RV is observed in more than one third of inferior STEMIs with RVI and is not strictly associated with impaired reperfusion of inferior wall and clinical or angiographic variables, therefore ST-segment analysis for RV is mandatory.
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Zieliński K, Kalińczuk Ł, Chmielak Z, Mintz GS, Dąbrowski M, Pręgowski J, Świerczewski M, Kowalik I, Demkow M, Hryniewiecki T, Michałowska I, Witkowski A. Additive Value of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and C-Reactive Protein Level Assessment for Prediction of 2-year Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol 2020; 126:66-72. [PMID: 32340714 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Available prediction models are inaccurate in elderly who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The aim of present study was to analyze the separate and combined prognostic values of baseline HDL-C and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients treated successfully with TAVI who had complete 2-year follow-up. We analyzed 334 patients treated with TAVI from 01/2010 to 07/2017 who had measurements of HDL-C and CRP on admission or during qualification for the procedure. Baseline HDL-C ≤46 mg/dl (areas under the curve [AUC] = 0.657) and CRP ≥0.20 mg/dl (AUC = 0.634) were predictive of 2-year mortality. After stratification with both cutoffs, patients with low HDL-C and concomitant high CRP most often had LVEF ≤50% and were high risk as per EuroSCORE II. Those with isolated CRP elevation had the lowest frequency of LVEF ≤50%, but more sarcopenia (based on psoas muscle area). After adjustment in the multivariate analysis for other identified predictors including EuroSCORE II and statin therapy, isolated HDL-C ≤46 mg/dl (identified in 40 patients) and isolated CRP ≥0.20 mg/dl (n = 109) were both independent predictors of 2-year mortality (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.92 and HR = 2.42, respectively) compared with patients with both markers within established cutoffs (n = 105) who had the lowest 2-year mortality (9.5%). Patients with both markers exceeding cutoffs (n = 80) had the highest risk (HR = 4.53) with 2-year mortality of 42.5%. High CRP was associated with increased mortality within the first year of follow-up, whereas low HDL-C increased mortality in the second year. The combination of both markers with EuroSCORE II enhanced mortality prediction (AUC = 0.697). In conclusion, low baseline HDL-C and high CRP jointly contribute to the prediction of increased all-cause mortality after TAVI.
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Szudejko E, Skowroński J, Stokłosa P, Milczanowski K, Pręgowski J, Witkowski A. Severe and rapid progression of mitral regurgitation in a patient awaiting the MitraClip procedure. Kardiol Pol 2020; 78:590-591. [DOI: 10.33963/kp.15295] [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: 11/23/2022]
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Rudziński PN, Kruk M, Kępka C, Schoepf UJ, Otani K, Leonard TJ, Dębski M, Dzielińska Z, Pręgowski J, Witkowski A, Rużyłło W, Demkow M. Assessing the value of coronary artery computed tomography as the first-line anatomical test for stable patients with indications for invasive angiography due to suspected coronary artery disease. Initial cost analysis in the CAT-CAD randomized trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020; 14:75-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2019.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Kalińczuk Ł, Zieliński K, Chmielak Z, Mintz GS, Dąbrowski M, Pręgowski J, Proczka M, Michałowska I, Czerwińska-Jelonkiewicz K, Łazarczyk H, Demkow M, Hryniewiecki T, Witkowski A. Effect on Mortality of Systemic Thromboinflammatory Response After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol 2019; 124:1741-1747. [PMID: 31590911 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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After transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) there is consistently identified decrease in platelets accompanied by a leucocyte (white blood cell, WBC) increase. We aimed to analyze the prognostic value of early platelet and WBC count changes (thromboinflammatory response) after successful TAVI. Among 432 consecutive patients [median 83.0 years of age, 63.4% women], platelets and WBCs were measured before and for 7 days post-TAVI. Follow-up was 36.9 (21.4 to 48.0) months. Platelet decrease (∆%Platelet-max) and parallel WBC increase (∆%WBC-max) were seen at days 1 to 3. Both ∆%Platelet-max ≤-37.6% and ∆%WBC-max >72.5% predicted mortality (area under the curve = 0.569 and area under the curve = 0.626). The 30-day and 1-year mortality (13.1% and 26.2%) were highest among 28% patients with a greater decrease in platelets and a greater increase in WBCs; intermediate (0.9% and 12.3%) among 52.5% patients with either a greater decrease in platelets or a greater increase in WBCs, but not both; and lowest (0% and 6.6%) among 19.5% patients with a lesser decrease in platelets and a lesser increase in WBCs (p <0.001). Estimated 4-year mortality rates were 53.7% versus 36.2% versus 24.5%, respectively, p <0.001. Bleeding, surgical wounds, acute kidney, and brain injury predicted a more intense thromboinflammatory response, whereas use of the newer generations had the opposite effect. In conclusion, substantial thromboinflammatory response identified after successful TAVI predicts a higher long-term mortality.
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
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Pręgowski J, Kłapyta A, Chmielak Z, Skowroński J, Szymański P, Mintz GS, Stokłosa P, Waciński P, Madejczyk A, Brzozowski W, Wojtkowska A, Chmielecki M, Gałąska R, Fijałkowski M, Ciećwierz D, Wolny R, Kalińczuk Ł, Kukuła K, Witkowski A. Incidence, clinical correlates, timing, and consequences of acute thrombus formation in patients undergoing the MitraClip procedure. Kardiol Pol 2019; 78:45-50. [PMID: 31719512 DOI: 10.33963/kp.15056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite adequate heparinization, formation of fresh intracardiac thrombi during the MitraClip procedure was reported. AIMS We aimed to evaluate the incidence and clinical consequences of intracardiac thrombus formation during the MitraClip device implantation. METHODS Clinical data and transesophageal echocardiography findings obtained during MitraClip procedures in 100 consecutive patients (81 men; mean [SD] age, 67.8 [8.3] years) were reviewed. In all patients, a heparin bolus was given immediately after a successful transseptal puncture, and the activated clotting time above 250 seconds was maintained throughout the procedure. RESULTS Thrombus formation was documented in 9 patients (9%). In 6 patients, thrombi formed on a transseptal needle/sheath (2 attached to the sheath in the right atrium and 4 on the sheath immediately after the puncture in the left atrium), and in 3 patients, on the MitraClip device in the left atrium (2 on a steerable guiding catheter and 1 on the clip delivery system). Overall, 6 thrombi (67%) formed prior to and 3 (33%) after heparin administration. All thrombi were transient and disappeared within minutes. No periprocedural ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, or other embolic complications were reported. Clinical characteristics were similar in patients with and without thrombi, except for lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; mean [SD], 23% [10%] and 30% [10%], respectively; P = 0.03). In-hospital death was reported in 6 patients: 2 with a visible thrombus and 4 without (P = 0.09). CONCLUSIONS Transient thrombus formation is relatively common during the MitraClip procedure, especially in patients with low LVEF; however, acute clinical consequences are benign.
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- Freelance MitraClip Therapy Specialist, Abbott, Warsaw, Poland
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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Zieliński K, Kołtowski Ł, Kalińczuk Ł, Mintz GS, Kochman J, Witkowski A, Pręgowski J, Motyl D, Lorusso R, Suwalski P, Kowalewski M. In‑hospital outcomes of rotational versus orbital atherectomy during percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta‑analysis. Kardiol Pol 2019; 77:846-852. [PMID: 31387981 DOI: 10.33963/kp.14919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Data comparing rotational atherectomy (RA) with orbital atherectomy (OA) for calcified lesions is inconclusive and based on single observational studies in populations with limited numbers of patients. AIMS The aim of the study was to perform a meta‑analysis of observational studies comparing RA with OA for calcified lesions prior to percutaneous coronary intervention. METHODS Electronic databases were searched for studies comparing short‑term outcomes of RA with OA prior to percutaneous coronary intervention. Risk ratios (RRs) or mean differences (MD) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a random‑effects model. RESULTS Meta‑analysis included 6 retrospective studies with 1590 patients treated with RA and 721 with OA. The latter was associated with shorter fluoroscopy time (MD, -3.40 min; 95% CI, -4.76 to -2.04; P <0.001, I2 = 0%), but contrast use was similar (MD, -2.78 ml; 95% CI, -16.04 to 10.47; P = 0.68; I2 = 67%). Although coronary dissection occurred 4‑fold more frequently with OA (RR, 3.87; 95% CI, 1.37-10.93; P = 0.01; I2 = 0%), perforations (RR, 2.73; 95% CI, 0.46-16.30, P = 0.27; I2 = 41), tamponade (RR, 1.78; 95% CI, 0.37-8.58; P = 0.47; I2 = 0%), and slow or no‑reflow phenomenon (RR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.35-1.84; P = 0.61; I2 = 0%) occurred with similar frequency. The risk of 30‑day or in‑hospital myocardial infarction was lower in OA as compared with RA (RR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.47-0.94; P = 0.02; I2 = 0%), yet the risk of in‑hospital mortality (RR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.11-4.64; P = 0.74; I2 = 43%) and length of stay (MD, -0.27 days; 95% CI, -0.76 to -0.23; P = 0.29; I2 = 0%) did not differ. CONCLUSIONS Orbital atherectomy was associated with a lower risk of early myocardial infarction. However, a higher rate of coronary dissections produced by OA did not translate into increased risk of perforations, slow or no‑reflow phenomenon, or in‑hospital mortality.
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- Kamil Zieliński
- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, United States
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Cardio‑Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht,The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education Warsaw, Poland
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- Cardio‑Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht,The Netherlands,Department of Cardiac Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education Warsaw, Poland
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Kukuła K, Urbanowicz A, Kłopotowski M, Dąbrowski M, Pręgowski J, Kądziela J, Chmielak Z, Witkowski A, Rużyłło W. Long-term follow-up and safety assessment of angiogenic gene therapy trial VIF-CAD: Transcatheter intramyocardial administration of a bicistronic plasmid expressing VEGF-A165/bFGF cDNA for the treatment of refractory coronary artery disease. Am Heart J 2019; 215:78-82. [PMID: 31288177 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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There have been a number of angiogenic gene therapy trials, yielding mixed results as to efficacy, but demonstrating uniform short-term treatment safety. Data regarding long-term safety of angiogenic gene therapy are limited. Double-blind VIF-CAD trial (NCT00620217) assessed myocardial perfusion and clinical data in 52 refractory coronary artery disease (CAD) patients randomized into treatment (VIF; n = 33) and Placebo (n = 19) arms. VIF group received electromechanical system NOGA-guided intramyocardial injections of VEGF-A165/bFGF plasmid (VIF) into ischemic regions, while the Placebo group-placebo plasmid injections. Full 1-year follow-up data have been published. This study presents the results of over 10-year (median 133 months, range 95-149) safety follow-up of VIF-CAD patients. Overall, 12 (36.4%) patients died in VIF and 8 (42.1%) in Placebo group (P = .68). Cardiovascular mortality was 12/33 (36.4%) in the VIF group and 6/19 (31.6%) in Placebo group (P = .73). Two Placebo patients died due to malignancies, but no VIF patients (P = .17). The Kaplan-Meier curves of combined endpoint: cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction and stroke were similar for both patient groups (P = .71). Odds ratio of Placebo group increasing (reaching a worse) their CCS class versus VIF was non-significant (OR 1.28, 95% CI = 0.66-2.45; P = .47). However, CCS class improved in time irrespectively of treatment-OR of reaching a less favorable CCS class per each year of follow-up was 0.74 (95% CI 0.685-0.792; P < .0001, pooled data). There were no differences in readmission rates. Intramyocardial VEGF-A165/bFGF plasmid administration appears safe, with no evidence of an increase in the incidence of death, malignancy, myocardial infarction or stroke during 10-year follow-up in this limited patient population.
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Pręgowski J, Skowroński J, Chmielak Z, Szymański P, Witkowski A. Iatrogenic transmural oesophageal haematoma after a MitraClip procedure. Kardiol Pol 2019; 77:397. [PMID: 30912115 DOI: 10.5603/kp.2019.0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Jerzy Pręgowski
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Acquired Cardiac Defects, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Kłapyta A, Pręgowski J, Chmielak Z, Szymański P, Skowroński J, Stokłowa P, Kukuła K, Kłopotowski M, Tyczyński P, Jelski P, Kalińczuk Ł, Milczanowski K, Witkowski A. Role of the learning curve in very high–risk patients treated with MitraClip device for functional mitral regurgitation: a single-centre experience. Kardiol Pol 2018; 76:1564-1566. [DOI: 10.5603/kp.a2018.0192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rudziński PN, Kruk M, Kępka C, Schoepf UJ, Duguay T, Dzielińska Z, Pręgowski J, Witkowski A, Rużyłło W, Demkow M. The value of Coronary Artery computed Tomography as the first-line anatomical test for stable patients with indications for invasive angiography due to suspected Coronary Artery Disease: CAT-CAD randomized trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2018; 12:472-479. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2018.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Skowroński JD, Pręgowski J, Tyczyński P, Kalińczuk Ł, Witkowski A. An unusual angiographic finding in a patient with an established diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy. Kardiol Pol 2018; 76:671. [DOI: 10.5603/kp.2018.0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kalińczuk Ł, Zieliński K, Pręgowski J, Przyłuski J, Karcz M, Bekta P, Ciszewski M, Dzielińska Z, Witkowski A, Demkow M. Higher admission glycaemia independently of diagnosed or unrecognised diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for failed myocardial tissue reperfusion and higher mortality after primary angioplasty. Kardiol Pol 2018; 76:594-601. [PMID: 29297192 DOI: 10.5603/kp.a2017.0258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Admission hyperglycaemia worsens reperfusion in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). ST-segment elevation resolution parallels myocardial tissue reperfusion and predicts the outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI). METHODS We investigated whether higher glycaemia on admission impairs tissue-level reperfusion after pPCI for STEMI, as-sessed with the single-lead Schröder method of ST-segment resolution analysis (maxSTE). RESULTS Among 323 patients (60.4 ± 11.5 years, 27.8% female), 13.4% of nondiabetic subjects and 58.2% of those with known diabetic history (17%) were admitted with glycaemia > 11.1 mmol/L. Failed tissue reperfusion, recognised if high-risk maxSTE criteria were fulfilled, was present among 25% of patients. The overall 180-day mortality rate was 6.8% (n = 22). Admission glycaemia ≥ 8.75 mmol/L appeared as the single risk factor for failed tissue reperfusion (ROC area = 0.638, standard error = 0.038, p < 0.001). Even after adjustment for diabetes history, patients with admission glycaemia ≥ 8.75 mmol/L (44.5%) had 2.36-fold higher risk (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.25-4.46, p = 0.008) of failed tissue reperfusion. After exclusion of patients with known diabetes and those with acute blood glucose level > 11.1 mmol/L (28%), admission glycaemia remained an independent predictor of failed tissue reperfusion (odds ratio [OR] 1.32, 95% CI 1.03-1.69, p = 0.028). Admission glycae-mia and failed tissue reperfusion (high- vs. low-risk maxSTE category) were the independent predictors of 180-day mortality (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.05-1.32, p = 0.004 and OR 3.84, 95% CI 1.12-13.21, p = 0.033, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Higher admission glycaemia in patients treated with pPCI for STEMI predicts failed myocardial tissue reperfusion and 180-day mortality, independently of prior or acute diabetic status.
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- Łukasz Kalińczuk
- Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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- The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Wolny R, Pręgowski J, Cyran K, Witkowski A. Acute myocardial infarction due to embolisation from the thrombosed coronary artery fistula between the right coronary artery and the left atrium. Kardiol Pol 2017; 75:720. [PMID: 28703270 DOI: 10.5603/kp.2017.0126] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Rafał Wolny
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland, Poland.
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Tyczyński P, Pręgowski J, Skowroński J, Wojtkowska I, Brutkiewicz A, Witkowski A. Left main coronary artery quadrifurcation and acute coronary syndrome. Kardiol Pol 2017; 75:398. [PMID: 28421584 DOI: 10.5603/kp.2017.0065] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Paweł Tyczyński
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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Wolny R, Jastrzębski J, Szubielski M, Pręgowski J, Danielski P, Kochanowski Ł, Kępka C, Karcz M, Chmielak Z, Witkowski A. Coronary computed tomography angiography for the assessment of SYNTAX score. Kardiol Pol 2017. [PMID: 26202529 DOI: 10.5603/kp.a2015.0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is applied in a growing number of clinical indications. This imaging modality is often regarded as a surrogate of invasive coronary angiography (ICA). In this paper we evaluate the applicability of CCTA alone in the assessment of the SYNTAX score. AIM To evaluate the feasibility of calculating the SYNTAX score (SXScore) using CCTA alone instead of ICA. METHODS Ninety consecutive patients with multivessel or left main (LM) coronary artery disease diagnosed with ICA, in whom prior CCTA scan was available, were included in a post-hoc analysis. First, the SXScore was calculated twice in ten-week intervals by two experienced observers using ICA for each patient. Then the SXScore was calculated twice using CCTA following the same regimen for each patient. Weighted kappa statistic was used to assess the intra-modality and inter-modality reproducibility of the SXScore. RESULTS Ninety patients, aged 63.8 ± 8.9 years, 60% male, 64.4% with two-vessel disease, and 35.6% with three-vessel or LM disease met the inclusion criteria. 287 lesions were identified by ICA and 280 by CCTA (p = 0.56). Median total SXScore was 11.5 (10.2–14.0) as calculated by ICA and 16.0 (14.3–19.4) by CCTA (p < 0.001), and the results were moderately correlated (R = 0.38). Inter-modality agreement between ICA and CCTA for SXScore tertiles was moderate (kappa = 0.40). The intra-modality reproducibility of ICA and CCTA for SXScore tertiles was 0.47 and 0.51, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Inter-modality agreement between CCTA and ICA for calculation of SXSscore is moderate but only slightly worse than intra-modality reproducibility for angiographic alone evaluation. Most of the observed variability can be assigned to the characteristic of the SXScore itself, not to the choice of imaging method. However, the application of CCTA for the assessment of SXScore should be used cautiously.
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- Rafał Wolny
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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Jaguszewski M, Zabalza Cerdeiriña M, Alushi B, Engel LC, Schwemmler C, Witt UE, König M, Olivecrona G, Roijer A, Witkowski A, Pręgowski J, Gutiérrez-Chico JL. How should I treat recurrent chest pain and systolic dysfunction after chemotherapy with anthracyclines? EUROINTERVENTION 2017; 12:1674-1677. [PMID: 28106002 DOI: 10.4244/eijv12i13a274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Milosz Jaguszewski
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Oleksiak A, Kruk M, Lenarczyk E, Pawelec M, Rajska E, Wilkońska P, Dzielińska Z, Demkow M, Witkowski A, Pręgowski J, Kępka C, Rużyłło W. Biomarkers for risk stratification in secondary cardiovascular prevention. A role of red blood cell distribution width and calcium score. Atherosclerosis 2016; 246:57-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Revised: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 12/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Kruk M, Wardziak Ł, Demkow M, Pleban W, Pręgowski J, Dzielińska Z, Witulski M, Witkowski A, Rużyłło W, Kępka C. Workstation-Based Calculation of CTA-Based FFR for Intermediate Stenosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 9:690-9. [PMID: 26897667 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Revised: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate the proportion of patients with intermediate coronary stenosis diagnosed on computed tomography angiography (CTA), which may be saved from any further testing due to use of CTA-based fractional flow reserve (FFR). BACKGROUND Coronary CTA often results in diagnosis of intermediate stenosis, triggering further physiological testing. CTA-based FFR (CTA-FFR) is a promising diagnostic tool, which may obviate the need for further testing. However, the specific thresholds for CTA-FFR values predicting ischemic versus nonischemic FFR with acceptable confidence are unknown, obscuring clinical utility of the diagnostic strategy using CTA-FFR. METHODS We analyzed 96 lesions (mean CTA stenosis: 69.7 ± 11.7%) in 90 patients (63.4 ± 8.2 years, 32% were men) who underwent CTA for suspected CAD and were diagnosed with at least 1 intermediate coronary stenosis (50% to 90%) scheduled for further physiological testing. All patients underwent routine invasive FFR and CTA-FFR evaluation. The objective was to determine the proportion of patients falling between the lower and upper CTA-FFR thresholds that predict ischemic and nonischemic stenosis, respectively (on the basis of an invasive FFR cutpoint of ≤0.80), with ≥90% accuracy. RESULTS The invasive FFR ≤0.8 was observed in 41 of 96 lesions (42.7%). According to Bland-Altman analysis, the CTA-FFR underestimated FFR by 0.01 and the 95% limits of agreement were ±0.19. Receiver-operating characteristic area under the curve was significantly higher for CTA-FFR than that for CTA (per lesion 0.835 vs. 0.660, respectively; p = 0.007). The CTA-FFR thresholds for which the positive and negative predictive values were each ≥90% (corresponding to an FFR of ≤0.80) were >0.87 or <0.74, respectively, encompassing 49 lesions (51%) and 45 of 90 patients. CONCLUSIONS In around one-half of the patients diagnosed with intermediate stenosis, coronary CTA-based FFR may confidently discriminate between ischemic versus nonischemic stenoses. Our findings require validation in an independent cohort.
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- Mariusz Kruk
- Coronary Artery and Structural Heart Disease Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Coronary Artery and Structural Heart Disease Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Artery and Structural Heart Disease Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Artery and Structural Heart Disease Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Interventional Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Artery and Structural Heart Disease Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Interventional Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Artery and Structural Heart Disease Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Artery and Structural Heart Disease Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Tyczyński P, Kądziela J, Pręgowski J, Demkow M, Witkowski A. Recurrent restenosis in saphenous vein graft. What is the next step? Kardiol Pol 2014; 72:388. [PMID: 24733704 DOI: 10.5603/kp.2014.0078] [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: 08/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kruk M, Noll D, Achenbach S, Mintz GS, Pręgowski J, Kaczmarska E, Kryczka K, Pracoń R, Dzielińska Z, Sleszycka J, Witkowski A, Demkow M, Rużyłło W, Kępka C. Impact of coronary artery calcium characteristics on accuracy of CT angiography. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 7:49-58. [PMID: 24290567 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [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: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate which specific calcium characteristics impact diagnostic accuracy of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). BACKGROUND Coronary calcifications comprise one of the most significant factors interfering with diagnostic accuracy of coronary CTA. Despite this fact, there is paucity of data regarding this phenomenon. METHODS A total of 525 coronary lesions (252 calcified and 273 reference [noncalcified] lesions) within 97 arteries of 60 patients (19 women, age 63 ± 10 years) underwent assessment with both 2 × 64-slice computed tomography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Nineteen calcium characteristics were determined. The main outcome was coronary CTA inaccuracy defined as the deviation of minimum lumen area within the calcification measured with coronary CTA from that measured with IVUS, in both absolute (mm(2)) and relative (%) terms. RESULTS Presence of calcification was found to be independently correlated to coronary CTA inaccuracy in both absolute and relative terms (p < 0.001 for both). The relative (%) inaccuracy of coronary CTA was independently correlated to total calcium length (p = 0.004), total calcium volume (p = 0.008), cross section calcium thickness (p = 0.023), cross section calcium area (p = 0.023), and cross section lumen area (p = 0.001). The absolute inaccuracy of CTA was correlated to calcium length (p = 0.010), calcium volume (p = 0.017), and cross section calcium area (p < 0.001). The presence of both total calcium arc ≥47° and mean lumen diameter of ≤2.8 mm provided the best predictive accuracy for detection of excessive lumen underestimation by CTA. The best accuracy for prediction of excessive lumen overestimation provided combination of 2 of 3 features: maximum calcium density <869 HU, OR whole calcium length <2.4 mm, OR total calcium volume <6.4 mm(3). CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate which specific calcium characteristics impact accuracy of coronary CTA in lumen assessment within calcified lesions. This may provide practical assistance in predicting coronary lumen underestimation or overestimation by coronary CTA, therefore mitigating risk of diagnostic errors in clinical practice.
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- Mariusz Kruk
- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Departments of Cardiology and Radiology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Departments of Cardiology and Radiology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Coronary Disease and Structural Heart Diseases Department, Invasive Cardiology and Angiology Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Tyczyński P, Dębski A, Pręgowski J, Chojnowska L, Witkowski A. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and anomalous origin of the right coronary artery. A rare coexistence. Kardiol Pol 2013; 71:430. [PMID: 23788356 DOI: 10.5603/kp.2013.0078] [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: 12/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Paweł Tyczyński
- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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Sygitowicz G, Janas J, Białek S, Pręgowski J, Pera L, Sitkiewicz D. Ischaemia modified albumin in patients with acute coronary syndrome and negative cardiac troponin I. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2013; 73:130-4. [PMID: 23327102 DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2012.755738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Approximately 40-60% of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have normal cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentrations on admission. Ischaemia modified albumin (IMA) has been suggested as a new biomarker of myocardial ischaemia. METHODS A total of 43 patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of ACS but with normal (< 0.1 μg/L) cTnI concentrations and 45 healthy subjects were studied. The patients from the study group were divided into two groups: STEMI (n = 28) and NSTEMI (n = 15). All these patients were undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stenting. The concentrations of cTnI, myoglobin and IMA were determined on admission and 4 h after PCI. RESULTS Mean (SD) IMA concentrations were higher in patients with ACS (114.39 ± 25.18 U/ml) as compared to the control group (96.24 ± 6.28 U/ml, p < 0.005). IMA concentrations ≥ 104.0 U/ml demonstrated 72.1% sensitivity and 75.6% specificity for the diagnosis of ACS. The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve was 0.766 (95% CI 0.664-0.868) for ACS patients (NSTEMI + STEMI). In both groups increased median (IQR) cTnI concentration after PCI was observed (STEMI patients to 65.4 (10.9-106.9) μg/L and NSTEMI to 17.6 (0.77-84.0) μg/L). In contrast, no increase in IMA concentration was observed. CONCLUSIONS IMA may be a useful biomarker for the identification of ACS patients presenting with typical acute chest pain and/or abnormal electrocardiograms but negative cTnI.
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- Grażyna Sygitowicz
- Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Dzielińska Z, Małek ŁA, Januszewicz A, Prejbisz A, Pręgowski J, Tyczyński P, Makowiecka-Cieśla M, Janas J, Demkow M, Ruzyłło W. Adrenomedullin concentrations at two time points following myocardial infarction and prediction of mid-term outcomes. Arch Med Sci 2011; 7:971-6. [PMID: 22328879 PMCID: PMC3264988 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2011.26608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2010] [Revised: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 02/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Adrenomedullin (ADM) is a vasopeptide with multiple actions in the cardiovascular system and a potentially powerful tool in comparison to some of the well-established unimodal biomarkers of risk stratification in myocardial infarction (MI). Previous studies on ADM in acute MI were based on single assessment. Therefore the aim of the study was to examine the relation between ADM plasma concentrations assessed at different time points following MI and outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 127 patients with acute MI treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and 60 healthy individuals as controls. Adrenomedullin concentration was assessed at baseline in all study subjects and 48 h after admission in patients with MI. The primary endpoint consisted of all-cause death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, stroke and the need of target vessel revascularization at 6-month follow-up. RESULTS Mean ADM plasma concentration on admission was higher in patients with MI than in controls (30.3 ±14.3 pmol/l vs. 14.6 ±4.7 pmol/l, p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference between ADM concentration after 48 h (30.6 ±12.3 pmol/l) and on admission. The primary endpoint occurred in 9.4% of patients with MI. Multivariable analysis showed that ADM concentration at 48 h after admission (OR = 2.121, 95% CI 1.180-3.810 for every increase of 10 pmol/l, p = 0.012) was the only independent predictor of the primary endpoint. CONCLUSIONS In patients with acute MI adrenomedullin plasma concentration assessed at 48 h after admission, but not ADM concentration at baseline, is an independent predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events at mid-term follow-up.
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- Zofia Dzielińska
- Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Structural Heart Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Structural Heart Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Kępka C, Opolski MP, Juraszyński Z, Pręgowski J, Kruk M, Rużyłło W. Computed tomography angiography for visualisation of distal coronary arteries and selection for surgical revascularisation in a patient with acute myocardial infarction. Kardiol Pol 2010; 68:1154-1157. [PMID: 20967715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Patients with symptomatic multivessel coronary artery disease rejected for coronary revascularisation have adverse prognosis. We describe a 61 year-old male with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction who was considered unsuitable for coronary revascularisation based on the conventional angiography findings. Unlike conventional angiography, computed tomography angiography visualised distal coronary segments and the patient underwent successful coronary artery bypass grafting.
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- Cezary Kępka
- Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Structural Heart Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Pręgowski J, Bulski W, Kalińczuk Ł, Kruk M, Witkowski A. Zależność efektu brachyterapii wewnątrznaczyniowej od wielkości dawki. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s1507-1367(04)71040-8] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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