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Badea R, Terecoasa E, Ribigan A, Dimitriade A, Carp A, Dorobat B, Antochi F, Bajenaru O. Factors Associated with Severe Carotid Artery Stenosis in a Population with One of the Highest Incidences of Ischemic Stroke in Europe - Single National Center Analysis. Maedica (Bucur) 2020; 15:339-347. [PMID: 33312250 PMCID: PMC7726510 DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2020.15.3.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Introduction: Despite significant advances in its prevention and acute-phase treatment, stroke is still one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide. Ischemic stroke accounts for 80 to 87% of all strokes, with 15-30% of cases being caused by extracranial carotid artery (CA) stenosis. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional, single-center, prospective, registry-based study. The current research presents the preliminary results after analyzing the demographic features, biological data, and cardio- and cerebro-vascular risk factors of the first 74 patients included in the first "Romanian registry for cervical and cerebral arterial stenosis." Results: In our group of patients, the severity of carotid artery stenosis was related to fibrinogen, total cholesterol, and triglyceride blood levels. Moreover, patients who underwent carotid artery stenosis were more prone to having peri-procedural complications if they had a low blood platelet count. Concerning the associated pathologies of patients with severe carotid atheromatosis, the risk of having lower cognitive abilities was higher in subjects with atrial fibrillation, regardless of the severity of carotid artery stenosis. Conclusions: The presented study brings essential information about a population more prone to cerebral ischemic events than that of most other countries. All data obtained until this moment and which will further result from analyzing the clinical, demographic, and biological features of patients included in this registry should be used for implementing populational strategies for preventing further strokes.
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- R Badea
- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest, Romania
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Badea R, Olaru O, Ribigan A, Ciobotaru A, Dorobat B. Decompressive Craniectomy: the Right Call at the Right Moment. Maedica (Bucur) 2020; 15:129-133. [PMID: 32419874 PMCID: PMC7221286 DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2020.15.1.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Introduction:Massive intracerebral hemorrhages and large internal carotid artery infarcts may cause early death due to severe cerebral edema with elevated intracranial pressure, despite maximal medical therapy. Decompressive craniectomy may be of benefit to these patients in terms of survival and even functional outcome. The aim of our paper is to present two cases that illustrate the use of decompressive craniectomy both in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, followed by a discussion on the indication and right timing of the intervention, but also on the outcome of these patients. Materials and methods: We present the cases of a 38-year-old man with a right lenticular and capsular hemorrhage who underwent decompressive craniectomy in the first 24 hours from onset of symptoms and a 64-year-old patient with an ischemic stroke in the territory of the left carotid artery with a decompressive craniectomy performed at more than 72 hours from the beginning. For each of the two cases, we analyzed the following parameters: neurologic status, Glasgow Coma Scale, aspect of the cerebral computed tomography before and after surgery, in-hospital complications and modified Rankin Scale at discharge. Outcomes: While the intervention was life-saving in both cases, the procedure had different functional outcomes. Conclusion: Decompressive craniectomy may be a life-saving procedure for patients with both hemorrhagic or ischemic strokes complicated with massive edema and increased intracranial pressure. When performed in the first 48 hours, especially in patients with ischemic stroke aged less than 60, it may also improve the functional outcome compared to conservative treatment.
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- R Badea
- University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Neurology Department, Bucharest, Romania
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- University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Neurology Department, Bucharest, Romania
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- University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Neurology Department, Bucharest, Romania
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- University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Interventional Radiology Department,Bucharest, Romania
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- University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Interventional Radiology Department,Bucharest, Romania
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Enache R, Radu DN, Badea R, Predescu L, Platon P, Calin A, Beladan CC, Rosca M, Ginghina C, Coman IM, Popescu BA. P1545 Predictors of survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension receiving specific vasodilator therapy. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) right ventricular (RV) function is a well-recognized determinant of clinical outcome, including cardiac death. Data regarding the prognostic value of comorbidities in patients with PH are scarce. Purpose. To identify predictors of cardiac death and all-cause mortality on mid-term follow-up in PH patients receiving specific vasodilator therapy. Methods. Sixty-eight patients (40 ± 16 years, 51 women) with PH (12 with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension-PAH, 32 with congenital heart disease, 10 ith connective tissue disease, 7 with chronic thromboembolic PH and 7 with other forms of PAH) treated with pulmonary vasodilators were studied. Clinical parameters (NYHA class, 6-minutes walking distance, 6MWD), biological (hemoglobin, B-type natriuretic peptide-BNP), and echocardiographic parameters of RV function (TAPSE, tissue-Doppler imaging-derived free-RV wall S- and e’-wave, RV fractional area change (FAC), Tei index, I/H, RV isovolumic acceleration-IVA) and cardiac index were assessed. RV global longitudinal strain (RV-GLS) was measured from the apical 4-chamber view as the average of 3 (free-wall) and 6 (free-wall and interventricular septum) segments by 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography. Parameters of pulmonary artery stiffness (PAS) were assessed: pulsatility, capacitance, elastic modulus, dynamic compliance. Two endpoints were defined: cardiac death and all-cause mortality. Results. PH patients were followed-up for 35 months (4-81). Comorbidities were identified in 15 patients (non-cardiac surgery, anemia, chronic kidney disease, neoplasia, respiratory infections). During follow-up, 20 patients died, 14 deaths being cardiac deaths. At univariable analysis, the following parameters correlated with all-cause mortality: age (51 ± 14 in deceased patients vs 36 ± 15 years in surviving patients, p < 0.001), 6MWD (262 ± 171 vs 369 ± 155 m, p = 0.015), FAC (30 ± 9 vs 38 ± 8%, p < 0.001), 6 segments RV-GLS (-12.3 ± 5.1 vs -15.1 ± 4.5%, p = 0.025), S-RV (9.9 ± 2.2 vs 11.4 ±2.3 cm/s, p = 0.016), TAPSE (16.3 ± 3.3 vs 18.6 ± 3.5 mm, p = 0.014), right atrial (RA) area (30.6 ± 13.1 vs 21.2 ± 8.8 cm2, p = 0.001) hemoglobin (12.9 ± 2.6 vs 15.2 ± 3.0 g/dl, p = 0.004) and BNP levels (lnBNP, 5.8 ± 1.3 vs 4.1 ± 1.4, p < 0.001), presence of comorbidities (10 vs 5, p = 0.001). At multivariable analysis, only comorbidities (p = 0.05) and FAC (p = 0.07) seemed to independently predict all-cause mortality. Predictors of cardiac death at univariate analysis were age, RV function parameters, RA area, PA capacitance (1.02 ± 0.56 vs 1.48 ± 0.80 ml/mmHg, p = 0.05) and cardiac index (2.48 ± 0.64 vs 3.31 ± 1.34 l/min/m2, p = 0.03) but only age (p = 0.03) and cardiac index (0.06) emerged as independent predictors of cardiac death. Conclusions: In PH patients, RV function and comorbidities predict all-cause mortality, while age and cardiac index are independent determinants of cardiac death. Identifying and properly treating associated pathologies could impact survival in this setting.
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Euroecolab, Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu Institute , Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. CC Iliescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. CC Iliescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. CC Iliescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. CC Iliescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Euroecolab, Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu Institute , Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Euroecolab, Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu Institute , Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Euroecolab, Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu Institute , Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Euroecolab, Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu Institute , Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Euroecolab, Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu Institute , Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Euroecolab, Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu Institute , Bucharest, Romania
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Badea R, Olaru O, Ribigan A, Ciobotaru A, Dorobat B. Unruptured Giant Intracerebral Aneurysms: Serious Trouble Requiring Serious Treatment - Case Report and Literature Review. Maedica (Bucur) 2019; 14:422-427. [PMID: 32153677 PMCID: PMC7035447 DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2019.14.4.422] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Giant intracranial aneurysms (ICGA) represent 3 to 5% of all intracranial aneurysms in adults. They are defined as arterial dilatations, with more than 25 mm in diameter. Despite important advances in the research of endovascular techniques of treating giant intracranial aneurysms, the management of these vascular malformations still poses great difficulties for neurologists and interventional radiologists. In particular, these challenges arise from the difficult and modified cerebral anatomy of patients with ICGA. Choosing the best treatment for patients with ICGA involves not only finding the perfect balance between the potential risks and benefits of endovascular treatment, but also taking into consideration the patient's biological condition and associated diseases. The aim of this paper is to describe the decisional algorithm of treating patients with giant intracranial aneurysms and factors which could influence the choice of endovascular technique. We report a clinical case of a 63-year-old female with cardio-vascular risk factors (atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure), diagnosed with a symptomatic giant aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery and multiple cerebral micro-bleeds. Given the very large size of the aneurysm, its characteristics as well as patient's associated comorbidities, it was decided to exclude the ICA aneurysm from circulation by occluding the parent vessel (right internal carotid artery) by using endovascular techniques. Also, a review of the literature on the currently available endovascular methods for treating patients with giant intracranial aneurysms was performed in order to see the indications and possible long-term complications of each method. In selected cases, the risks of serious complications associated with occluding a large cervical-cerebral vessel (as the internal carotid artery) are far exceeded by the risk for rupture of giant aneurysms, which is fatal in many cases. Nevertheless, it is of utmost importance to mention that, although the use of endovascular methods leads to a significant increase in life expectancy, a severe decline in quality of life might be experienced by these patients.
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- R Badea
- University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Neurology Department, Bucharest, Romania
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- University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Neurology Department, Bucharest, Romania
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- University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Neurology Department, Bucharest, Romania
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- University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Interventional Radiology Department,Bucharest, Romania
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- University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Interventional Radiology Department,Bucharest, Romania
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Karlas T, Petroff D, Sasso M, Fan JG, Mi YQ, de Lédinghen V, Kumar M, Lupsor-Platon M, Han KH, Cardoso AC, Ferraioli G, Chan WK, Wong VWS, Myers RP, Chayama K, Friedrich-Rust M, Beaugrand M, Shen F, Hiriart JB, Sarin SK, Badea R, Lee HW, Marcellin P, Filice C, Mahadeva S, Wong GLH, Crotty P, Masaki K, Bojunga J, Bedossa P, Keim V, Wiegand J. Impact of controlled attenuation parameter on detecting fibrosis using liver stiffness measurement. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2018; 47:989-1000. [PMID: 29446106 DOI: 10.1111/apt.14529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Liver fibrosis is often accompanied by steatosis, particularly in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and its non-invasive characterisation is of utmost importance. Vibration-controlled transient elastography is the non-invasive method of choice; however, recent research suggests that steatosis may influence its diagnostic performance. Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP) added to transient elastography enables simultaneous assessment of steatosis and fibrosis. AIM To determine how to use CAP in interpreting liver stiffness measurements. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of data from an individual patient data meta-analysis on CAP. The main exclusion criteria for the current analysis were unknown aetiology, unreliable elastography measurement and data already used for the same research question. Aetiology-specific liver stiffness measurement cut-offs were determined and used to estimate positive and negative predictive values (PPV/NPV) with logistic regression as functions of CAP. RESULTS Two thousand and fifty eight patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria (37% women, 18% NAFLD/NASH, 42% HBV, 40% HCV, 51% significant fibrosis ≥ F2). Youden optimised cut-offs were only sufficient for ruling out cirrhosis (NPV of 98%). With sensitivity and specificity-optimised cut-offs, NPV for ruling out significant fibrosis was moderate (70%) and could be improved slightly through consideration of CAP. PPV for significant fibrosis and cirrhosis were 68% and 55% respectively, despite specificity-optimised cut-offs for cirrhosis. CONCLUSIONS Liver stiffness measurement values below aetiology-specific cut-offs are very useful for ruling out cirrhosis, and to a lesser extent for ruling out significant fibrosis. In the case of the latter, Controlled Attenuation Parameter can improve interpretation slightly. Even if cut-offs are very high, liver stiffness measurements are not very reliable for ruling in fibrosis or cirrhosis.
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Enache R, Popa E, Badea R, Dorobantu D, Calin A, Beladan C, Rosca M, Mateescu A, Platon P, Coman I, Popescu B, Ginghina C. 5026Six-segments right ventricular global longitudinal strain predicts survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension receiving specific vasodilator therapy. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.5026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Enache R, Sawada N, Molina Ferragut L, Monney P, Jobbe Duval A, Peluso D, Beladan CC, Diego Bellavia DB, Popa E, Jurcut R, Badea R, Calin A, Beladan CC, Rosca M, Platon P, Coman IM, Popescu BA, Ginghina C, Kawata T, Daimon M, Kimura K, Nakao T, Chiang S, Mahara K, Okubo T, Yatomi Y, Komuro I, Uhl D, Gomez M, Ble M, Mas-Stachurska A, Cladellas M, Enjuanes C, Moliner P, Marti J, Comin J, Ehret G, Crisinel V, Reverdin S, Conti L, Mach F, Jeanrenaud X, Bochud M, Mueller H, Thebault O, Poilane M, Piriou N, Jaafar P, Warin-Fresse K, Serfaty JM, Cueff C, Le Tourneau T, Kovacs A, Surkova E, Muraru D, Perazzolo Marra M, Iliceto S, Badano LP, Predescu L, Platon P, Mateescu AD, Enache R, Calin A, Rosca M, Egher L, Inta O, Jurcut R, Ginghina C, Popescu BA, Attilio Iacovoni AI, Sonia Dell'oglio SD, Giuseppe Romano GR, Michele Senni MS, Chiara Mina' CM, Gabriele Di Gesaro GD, Michele Pilato MP, Fletcher Miller FAM, Cesare Scardulla CS, Francesco Clemenza FC, Joseph Maalouf JM, Michael Dandel MD. Moderated Posters: Imaging of the right heart - What is new?P814Prognostic value of parameters of pulmonary artery stiffness in patients with pulmonary hypertension receiving specific vasodilator therapyP815Reconsidering of inferior vena cava parameters for estimating right atrial pressure: a comparative simultaneous ultrasound-catheterization studyP816Pulmonary hypertension is the main factor echocardiography to predicting mortality in medium and long term in a cohort of patients with heart failureP817Normal values for 3D-right atrial volumes : results from the SKIPOGH-II population studyP818Assessment of right ventricular function by free wall longitudinal strain in organic mitral regurgitationP819Importance of radial dysfunction to determine the impairment of right ventricular ejection fraction in patients with pulmonary hypertensionP820Influence of tricuspid regurgitation severity on non-invasive assessment of right heart hemodynamics: a simultaneous echocardiography-catheterization studyP821Right ventricular failure following ventricular assist device implant: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical and echocardiographic predictors. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ota T, Senaratne DNS, Preston NK, Ferrara F, Djikic D, Villemain O, Takahashi L, Niki K, Patrascu N, Benyounes N, Popa E, Diego Bellavia DB, Sundqvist M, Wei-Ting C, Papachristidis A, Djordjevic-Dikic A, Volpi C, Reis L, Nieto Tolosa J, Nishikawa H, D'angelo M, Testuz A, Mo YJ, Hashemi N, Toyota K, Nagamine K, Koide Y, Nomura T, Kurata J, Murakami Y, Kozuka Y, Ohshiro C, Thomas K, Townsend C, Wheeler S, Jacobson I, Elkington A, Balkhausen K, Bull S, Ring L, Gargani L, Carannante L, Russo V, D'alto M, Marra AM, Cittadini A, D'andrea A, Vriz O, Bossone E, Mujovic N, Dejanovic B, Peric V, Marinkovic M, Jankovic N, Orbovic B, Simic D, Sitefane F, Pernot M, Malekzadeh-Milani G, Baranger J, Bonnet D, Boudjemline Y, Uejima T, Nishikawa H, Semba H, Sawada H, Yamashita T, Sugawara M, Kayanuma H, Inoue K, Yagawa M, Takamisawa I, Umemura J, Yoshikawa T, Tomoike H, Mihalcea DJ, Mihaila S, Lungeanu L, Trasca LF, Bruja R, Neagu MS, Albu S, Cirstoiu M, Vinereanu D, Van Der Vynckt C, Gout O, Cohen A, Enache R, Jurcut R, Coman IM, Badea R, Platon P, Calin A, Beladan CC, Rosca M, Ginghina C, Popescu BA, Sonia Dell'oglio SD, Attilio Iacovoni AI, Calogero Falletta CF, Giuseppe Romano GR, Sergio Sciacca SS, Lissa Sugeng LS, Joseph Maalouf JM, Michele Pilato MP, Michele Senni MS, Cesare Scardulla CS, Francesco Clemenza FC, Salman K, Tornvall P, Ugander M, Chen ZC, Wang JJ, Fisch S, Liao RL, Roper D, Casar Demarco D, Papitsas M, Tsironis I, Byrne J, Alfakih K, Monaghan MJ, Boskovic N, Rakocevic I, Giga V, Tesic M, Stepanovic J, Nedeljkovic I, Aleksandric S, Kostic J, Beleslin B, Altman M, Annabi MS, Abouchakra L, Cucchini U, Muraru D, Badano LP, Ernande L, Derumeaux G, Teixeira R, Fernandes A, Almeida I, Dinis P, Madeira M, Ribeiro J, Puga L, Nascimento J, Goncalves L, Cambronero Sanchez FJ, Pinar Bermudez E, Gimeno Blanes JR, De La Morena Valenzuela G, Uejima T, Takahashi L, Semba H, Sawada H, Yamashita T, Lopez Fernandez T, Irazusta Cordoba FJ, Rosillo Rodriguez SO, Dominguez Melcon FJ, Meras Colunga P, Gemma D, Moreno Gomez R, Moreno Yanguela M, Lopez Sendon JL, Nguyen V, Mathieu T, Kerneis C, Cimadevilla C, Kubota N, Codogno I, Tubiana S, Estrellat C, Vahanian A, Messika-Zeitoun D, Ondrus T, Van Camp G, Di Gioia G, Barbato E, Bartunek J, Penicka M, Johnsson J, Gomez A, Alam M, Winter R. Poster Session 3The imaging examination and quality assessmentP626Value of mitral and tricuspid annular displacement to assess the interventricular systolic relationship in severe aortic valve stenosis : a Pilot studyP627Follow-up echocardiography in asymptomatic valve disease: assessing the potential economic impact of the European and American guidelines in a dedicated valve clinic, compared to standard care.P628The tricuspid valve: identification of optimal view for assessing for prolapseP629Right atrial volume by two-dimensional echocardiography in healthy subjectsP630Disturbance of inter and intra atrial conduction assessed by tissue doppler imaging in patients with medicaly controlled hypertension and prehypertension.P631Liver stiffness by shear wave elastography, new noninvasive and quantitative tool for acute variation estimation of central venous pressure in real-time?P632Weak atrial kick contribution is associated with a risk for heart failure decompensationP633Usefulness of wave intensity analysis in predicting the response to cardiac resynchronization therapyP634Early subclinical left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction in gestational hypertension and preeclampsiaP635Clinical comparison of three different echocardiographic methods for left ventricular ejection fraction and LV end diastolic volume measurementP636Assessment of right ventricular-arterial coupling parameters by 3D echocardiography in patients with pulmonary hypertension receiving specific vasodilator therapyP637Prediction of right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implant: assessing usefulness of standard and strain echocardiographyP638Kinematic analysis of diastolic function using the novel freely available software Echo E-waves - feasibility and reproducibilityP639Evaluation of coronary flow velocity by Doppler echocardiography in the treatment of hypertension with the ARB: correlation to the histological cardiac fibrosisP640The clinical significance of limited apical ischaemia and the prognostic value of stress echocardiography - A contemporary study from a high volume centerP641Effects of intermediate stenosis of left anterior descending coronary artery on survival in patients with chronic total occlusion of right coronary arteryP642Left ventricular remodeling after a first myocardial infarction in patients with preserved ejection fraction at dischargeP643Left atrial size and acute coronary syndromes. Let is make simple.P644Influence of STEMI reperfusion strategy on systolic and diastolic functionP645Aortic valve resistance risk-stratifies low-gradient severe aortic stenosisP646Does permanent pacemaker implantation complicate the prognosis of patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation?P647Influence of metabolic syndrome and diabetes on progression of calcific aortic valve stenosis - The COFRASA - GENERAC StudyP648Low referral for aortic valve replacement accounts for worse long-term outcome in low versus high gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fractionP649The impact of right ventricular function from aortic valve replacement: A randomised study comparing minimally invasive aortic valve surgery and conventional open heart surgery. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? 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Jung IH, Kurnicka K, Enache R, Nagy AI, Martins E, Cereda A, Vitiello G, Magda SL, Styczynski G, Lo Iudice F, De Barros Viegas H, Shahab F, Trunina I, Mata Caballero R, De Barros Viegas H, Marques A, Shimoni S, Generati G, Generati G, Bendix Salkvist Jorgensen T, Chen TE, Andrianova A, Fernandez-Golfin C, Corneli MC, Ali M, Seo HS, Kim MJ, Lichodziejewska B, Goliszek S, Dzikowska-Diduch O, Zdonczyk O, Kozlowska M, Kostrubiec M, Ciurzynski M, Palczewski P, Pruszczyk P, Popa E, Coman IM, Badea R, Platon P, Calin A, Beladan CC, Rosca M, Ginghina C, Popescu BA, Jurcut R, Venkateshvaran AI, Sola SC, Govind SC, Dash PK, Lund L, Manouras AI, Merkely B, Magne J, Aboyans V, Boulogne C, Lavergne D, Jaccard A, Mohty D, Casadei F, Spano F, Santambrogio G, Musca F, Belli O, De Chiara B, Bokor D, Giannattasio C, Corradi E, Colombo CA, Moreo A, Vicario ML, Castellani S, Cammelli D, Gallini C, Needleman L, Cruz BK, Maggi E, Marchionni N, Bratu VD, Mincu RI, Mihai CM, Gherghe AM, Florescu M, Cinteza M, Vinereanu D, Sobieraj P, Bielicki P, Krenke R, Szmigielski CA, Petitto M, Ferrone M, Esposito R, Vaccaro A, Buonauro A, Trimarco B, Galderisi M, Mendes L, Dores H, Melo I, Madeira V, Patinha J, Encarnacao C, Ferreia Santos J, Habib F, Soesanto AM, Sedyawan J, Abdurrazak G, Sharykin A, Popova NE, Karelina EV, Telezhnikova ND, Hernandez Jimenez V, Saavedra J, Molina L, Alberca MT, Gorriz J, L Pais J, Pavon I, Navea C, Alonso JJ, Mendes L, Sonia S, Madeira V, Encarnacao C, Patinha J, Melo I, Ferreia Santos J, Cruz I, Joao I, Gomes AC, Caldeira D, Lopes L, Fazendas P, Pereira H, Edri O, Edri O, Schneider N, Schneider N, Abaye N, Abaye N, Goerge J, Goerge J, Gandelman G, Gandelman G, Bandera F, Alfonzetti E, Guazzi M, Bandera F, Villani S, Ferraro O, Alfonzetti E, Guazzi M, Ramberg E, Bhardwaj P, Nepper ML, Binko TS, Olausson M, Fink-Jensen T, Andersen AM, Roland J, Gleerup Fornitz G, Ong K, Suri RM, Enrique-Sarano M, Michelena HI, Burkhart HM, Gillespie SM, Cha S, Mankad SV, Saidova MA, Bolotova MN, Salido Tahoces L, Izurieta C, Villareal G, Esteban A, Urena Vacas A, Ayala A, Jimenez Nacher JJ, Hinojar Baydes R, Gonzalez Gomez A, Garcia A, Mestre JL, Hernandez Antolin R, Zamorano Gomez JJ, Perea G, Covelli Y, Henquin R, Ronderos R, Hepinstall MJ, Cassidy CS, Pellikka PA, Pislaru SV, Kane G. P569Diastolic dyssynchrony is associated with exercise intolerance in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophyP570Echocardiographic pattern of acute pulmonary embolism, analysis of consecutive 511 patientsP571Clinical significance of ventricular interdependence and left ventricular function in patients with pulmonary hypertension receiving specific vasodilator therapyP572Haemodynamic characteristics and ventricular mechanics in post-capillary and combined pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertensionP573Relationship between hematological response and echocardiographic features in patients with light chains systemic amyloidosisP574Myocardial changes in patients with anorexia nervosaP575Giant cell arteritis presenting as fever of unknown origin: role of clinical history, early positron emission tomography and ultrasound screeningP576Subclinical systolic dysfunction in systemic sclerosis is not influenced by standard rheumatologic therapy - a 4D echocardiographic studyP577Cardiac index correlates with the degree of hepatic steathosis in obese patients with obstructive sleep apneaP578Myocardial mechanics in top-level endurance athletes: a three-dimensional speckle tracking studyP579The athlete heart: what happens to myocardial deformation in physiological adaptation to sportsP580Association between left ventricle intrinsic function and urine protein-creatinine ratio in preeclampsia before and after deliveryP581Dilatation of the aorta in children with bicuspid aortic valveP582Cardiovascular functional abnormalities in patients with osteogenesis imperfectaP583Dobutamine stress test fast protocol: diagnostic accuracy and securityP584Prognostic value of non-positive exercise echocardiography in the patients submitted to percutaneous coronary interventionP585The use of myocardial strain imaging in the detection of coronary artery disease during stress echocardiographyP586Preserved O2 extraction exercise response in heart failure patients with chronotropic insufficiency: evidence for a central cardiac rather than peripheral oxygen uptake limitationP587Major determinant of O2 artero-venous difference at peak exercise in heart failure and healthy subjectsP588Stress echocardiography with contrast perfusion analysis for a more sensitive test for ischemic heart diseaseP589Assessment of mitral annular physiology in myxomatous mitral disease with 3D transesophageal echocardiography: comparison between early severe mitral regurgitation and decompensated groupP590Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic assessment of the mitral valve geometry in patients with mild, moderate and severe chronic ischemic mitral regurgitationP591Left atrial appendage closure. Multimodality imaging in device size selectionP592Contributions of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of aortic atherosclerotic plaquesP593Agitated blood-saline is superior to agitated air-saline for echocardiographic shunt studies. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 17:ii102-ii109. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew248.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cantisani V, Dietrich CF, Badea R, Dudea S, Prosch H, Cerezo E, Nuernberg D, Serra AL, Sidhu PS, Radzina M, Piscaglia F, Bachmann Nielsen M, Ewertsen C, Săftoiu A, Calliada F, Gilja OH. EFSUMB Statement on Medical Student Education in Ultrasound [long version]. Ultrasound Int Open 2016; 2:E2-7. [PMID: 27689163 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1569413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) recommends that ultrasound should be used systematically as an easy accessible and instructive educational tool in the curriculum of modern medical schools. Medical students should acquire theoretical knowledge of the modality and hands-on training should be implemented and adhere to evidence-based principles. In this paper we report EFSUMB policy statements on medical student education in ultrasound that in a short version is already published in Ultraschall in der Medizin 1.
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- V Cantisani
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Policlinico Umberto I, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Medizinische Klinik 2, Caritas Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim
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- Department of Ultrasonography, 3rd Medical Clinic, Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Octavian Fodor; Imaging Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Radiology Department "Iuliu Hatieganu" Univ. Med. Pharm. Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Austria
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- Calle Francisco Silvela #124, lo 3 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Brandenburg University of Medicine Theodor Fontane, Neuruppin
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Ultrasound Learning Center, Hirslanden Clinic, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Diagnostic Radiology Institute, Paula Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Gastroenterology Department, Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Romania
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- National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
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Cantisani V, Dietrich CF, Badea R, Dudea S, Prosch H, Cerezo E, Nuernberg D, Serra AL, Sidhu PS, Radzina M, Piscaglia F, Bachmann Nielsen M, Calliada F, Gilja OH. EFSUMB statement on medical student education in ultrasound [short version]. Ultraschall Med 2016; 37:100-102. [PMID: 26871409 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1566959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
The European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) recommends that ultrasound should be used systematically as an easy accessible and instructive educational tool in the curriculum of modern medical schools. Medical students should acquire theoretical knowledge of the modality and hands-on training should be implemented and adhere to evidence-based principles. In this paper we summarise EFSUMB policy statements on medical student education in ultrasound.
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Affiliation(s)
- V Cantisani
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Policlinico Umberto I, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Medizinische Klinik 2, Caritas Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Germany
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- Department of Ultrasonography, 3rd Medical Clinic, Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Octavian Fodor; Imaging Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Radiology Dept. "Iuliu Hatieganu" Univ. Med. Pharm. Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Dept. of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Austria
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- Calle Francisco Silvela #124, lo 3 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Brandenburg University of Medicine Theodor Fontane, Neuruppin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Ultrasound Learning Center, Hirslanden Clinic, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Diagnostic Radiology Institute, Paula Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiology. Policlinico San Matteo, University Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
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C, Orosz A, Forster T, Bulbul Z, Issa Z, Al Sehly A, Pergola V, Oufi S, Conde Y, Cimino E, Rinaldi E, Ashurov R, Ricci S, Pergolini M, Vitarelli A, Lujan Valencia JE, Chaparro M, Garcia-Guerrero A, Cristo Ropero MJ, Izquierdo Bajo A, Madrona L, Recio-Mayoral A, Monmeneu JV, Igual B, Lopez Lereu P, Garcia MP, Selmi W, Jalal Z, Thambo JB, Kosuta D, Fras Z. Poster session 5The imaging examinationP1097Correlation between visual and quantitative assessment of left ventricle: intra- and inter-observer agreementP1099Incremental prognostic value of late gadolinium-enhanced by cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with heart failureAnatomy and physiology of the heart and great vesselsP1100Left ventricular geometry and diastolic performance in erectile dysfunction patients; a topic of differential arterial stiffness influenceAssessment of diameters, volumes and massP1101Impact of the percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect on the right heart "remodeling"P1102Left Ventricular Mass Indexation in Infants, Children and Adolescents: a Simplified Approach for the Identification of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Clinical PracticeP1103Impact of trabecules while quantifying cardiac magnetic resonance exams in patients with systemic right ventricleP1104Detection of subclinical atherosclerosis by carotid intima-media thickness: correlation with leukocytes telomere shorteningAssessments of haemodynamicsP1105Flow redirection towards the left ventricular outflow tract: vortex formation is not affected by variations in atrio-ventricular delayAssessment of systolic functionP1106Reproducibility and feasibility of cardiac MRI feature tracking in Fabry diseaseP1107Normal left ventricular strain values by two-dimensional strain echocardiography; result of normal (normal echocardiographic dimensions and functions in korean people) studyP1108Test-retest repeatability of global strain following st-elevation myocardial infarction - a comparison of tagging and feature trackingP1109Cardiotoxicity induced by tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST)P1110Finite strain ellipses for the analysis of left ventricular principal strain directions using 3d speckle tracking echocardiographyP1111Antihypertensive therapy reduces time to peak longitudinal strainP1112Right ventricular systolic function as a marker of prognosis after inferior myocardial infarction - 5-year follow-upP1113Is artery pulmonary dilatation related with right but also early left ventricle dysfunction in pulmonary artery hypertension?P1114Right ventricular mechanics changes according to pressure overload increasing, a 2D-speckle tracking echocardiographic evaluationAssessment of diastolic functionP1115Paired comparison of left atrial strain from P-wave to P-wave and R-wave to R-waveP1116Diagnostic role of Tissue Doppler Imaging echocardiographic criteria in obese heart failure with preserved ejection fraction patientsP1117Evaluation of diastolic function of right ventricle in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertensionP1118Severity and predictors of diastolic dysfunction in a non-hypertensive non-ischemic cohort of Egyptian patients with documented systemic autoimmune disease; pilot reportP1119correlation between ST segment shift and cardiac diastolic function in patients with acute myocardial infarctionIschemic heart diseaseP1120Computed tomography coronary angiography verSus sTRess cArdiac magneTic rEsonance for the manaGement of sYmptomatic revascularized patients: a cost effectiveness study (STRATEGY study)P1121Utility of transmural myocardial mechanic for early infarct size prediction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in STEMI patientsP1122Progressive Improvements of the echocardiographic deformation parameters in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction after five years follow-upP1123Long-term prognostic value of left ventricular dyssynchrony as assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance feature-tracking imaging after a first st-segment elevation myocardial infarctionP1124Differences in mitral annulus remodeling in acute anterior ST elevation and acute inferior ST elevation myocardial infarctionP1125Reduction of microvascular injury using a novel theragnostic ultrasound strategy: a first in men feasibility and safety studyP1126Impact of focused echocardiography in clinical decision of patient presented with st elevation myocardial infarction underwent primary angioplastyHeart valve DiseasesP1127Aortic valve area calculation in aortic stenosis: a comparison among conventional and 3D-transesophageal echocardiography and computed tomographyP1128Myocardial fibrosis and microRNA-21 expression in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis and preserved ejection fraction: a 2D speckle tracking echocardiography, tissutal and plasmatic studyP1129Quantification of calcium amount in a new experimental model: a comparison between calibrated integrated backscatter of ultrasound and computed tomographyP1130Altered diffusion capacity in aortic stenosis: role of the right heartP1131Osteoprotegerin predicts all-cause mortality in calcific aortic stenosis patients with preserved left ventricle ejection fraction in long term observationP1132Mitral regurgitation as a risk factor for pulmonary hypertension in patients with aortic stenosisP1133The relationship between the level of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide and mitral stenosisP1134Aortic regurgitation, left ventricle mechanics and vascular load: a single centre 2d derived-speckle tracking studyP1135Feasibility and reproducibility issues limit the usefulness of quantitative colour Doppler parameters in the assessment of chronic aortic and mitral regurgitation severityP1136Predictors of postoperative outcome in degenerative mitral regurgitationP1137Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with severe mitral regurgitation of rheumatic etiology; three dimensional echocardiography studyP1138Functional mitral regurgitation and left atrial dysfunction concur in determining pulmonary hypertension and functional status in subjects with left ventricular systolic dysfunctionP11393D echocardiography allows more effective quantitative assessment of the severity of functional tricuspid regurgitation than conventional 2D/Doppler echocardiographyP1140Prosthetic valve thrombosis: still a severe disease? 10-years experience in a university hospitalP1141Validity of echocardiography in the hospital course of patients with feverP1142Do baseline 3DTEE characteristics of mitral valve apparatus predict long term result in patients undergoing percutaneous valve repair for degenerative regurgitation?P1143Influence of baseline aortic regurgitation on mitral regurgitation change after transcatheter aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosisP1144Prevalence of echocardiography detected significant valvular regurge in subclinical rheumatic carditis in assiut childrenCardiomyopathiesP1145Can we early detect left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy using global longitudinal strain assessment?P1146Prevalence of isolated papillary muscle hypertrophy in young competitive athletesP1147Troponin release after exercise in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: associations with clinical and mr imaging characteristicsP1148Atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: can we score the risk?P1149Impact of hypertrophy on multiple layer longitudinal deformation in hypertrophy cardiomyopathy and cardiac amyloidosis compared to controlsP1150Functional evaluation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy combining cardiopulmonary exercise testing combined with exercise-echocardiographyP1151Refinement of the old diagnostic criteria of left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) based on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)P1152Differences of clinical characteristics and outcomes between acute myocarditis with preserved and reduced left ventricular systolic functionP1153Value of longitudinal strain for distinguishing left ventricular non-compaction from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathyP1154Speed of recovery of left ventricular function is not related to the prognosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. A Portuguese multicentre studyP1155Predictors of in-hospital left ventricular systolic function recovery after admission with takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Portuguese multicentre studyP1156Mid-ventricular takotsubo detected by initial echocardiogram associates with recurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy - a portuguese multicentre studySystemic diseases and other conditionsP1157Relations between left ventricle remodelling and expression of angiotensin 2 AT2R1 geneP1158Impact of renal denervation on long-term blood pressure variability and surrogate markers of target organ damage in individuals with drug-resistant arterial hypertensionP1159Greater improvement of coronary artery function, left ventricular deformation and twisting by IL12/23 compared to TNF-a inhibition in psoriasisP1160Advanced glycation end products play a role in adverse LV remodeling following MIP1161Incidence of subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with systemic sclerosis and normal left ventricular systolic and diastolic functionP1162Left atrial remodeling and dysfunction occur early in patients with systemic sclerosis and normal left ventricular functionP1163Intrinsic vortex formation : a unique performance indicatorP1164P-wave morphology is unaffected by training-induced biatrial dilatation: a prospective, longitudinal study in healthy athletesP1165Usefulness of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of young patients with ischemic strokeP1166Primary cardiac lymphoma: role of echocardiography in the clinical managementP1167Abnormal echocardiographic findings in cancer patients before chemotherapyMasses, tumors and sources of embolismP1168Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography of the left atrial appendage reduces rate of postpone electrical cardioversionP1169Detection of ventricular thrombus by cmr after reperfused st-segment elevation myocardial infarction correlated with echocardiographyP1170Clinical and transthoracic echocardiographic predictors of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillationStress echocardiographyP1171Pharmacological stress echocardiography complications: a 4-year single center experienceP1172Myocardial functional and perfusion reserve in type I diabetesP1173Feasibility of incorporating 3D Dobutamine stress echocardiography into routine clinical practiceP1174Right ventricular isovolumic acceleration at rest and during exercise in children after heart transplantP1175Right ventricular systolic and diastolic response to exercise in children after heart transplant -a bicycle exercise studyP1176Determinants of functional capacity in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fractionP1177Handgrip stress echocardiography with emotional component compared to conventional isometric exercise in coronary artery disease diagnosisP1178The relationship between resting transthoracic echocardiography and exercise capacity in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillationP1179Correlation between NT-proBNP and selected echocardiography parameters at rest and after exercise in patients with functional ischemic mitral regurgitation qualified for cardiosurgical treatmentReal-time three-dimensional TEEP1180Vena contracta area for severity grading in functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation: A study based on transesophageal 3D colour Doppler in 419 patientsP1181Proximal flow convergence by 3D echocardiography in the evaluation of mitral valve area in rheumatic mitral stenosisP1182Quantification of valve dimensions by transesophageal 3D echocardiography in patients with functional and degenerative mitral regurgitationTissue Doppler and speckle trackingP1183Automatic calculation of left ventricular volume changes over a cardiac cycle from echocardiography images by nonlinear dimensionality reductionP1184Effect of the mitral valve repairs on the left ventricular blood flow formationP1185Quantification of left atrial strain using cardiovascular magnetic resonance. a comparison between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and healthy controlsP1186The role of early systolic lengthening in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome and its relation to syntax scoreP1187Different standard two dimensional strain methods to quantity left ventricular mechanicsP1188Atrial function and electrocardiography caracteristics in sportsmen with or without paroxysmal atrial fibrillationP1189Right ventricular outflow premature contractions induce regional left ventricular dysfunctionP1190Ultrasound guided venous access for pacemaker and defibrillators. Randomized TrialP1191Atrial function analysis correlates with symptoms and quality of life of heart failure patientsP1192The use of tissue doppler echocardiography in myocardial iron overload in patients with thalassaemia majorP1193Independent association between pulse pressure and left ventricular global longitudinal strainP1194Global and regional longitudinal strain identifies the presence of coronary artery disease in patients with suspected reduction of coronary flow reserve and absence of wall motion abnormalitiesP1195Prognostic value of invasive and noninvasive parameters of right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension receiving specific vasodilator therapyP1196Myocardial deformation analysis to improve arrhythmic risk stratificationP1197Quantitative assessment of regional systolic and diastolic function parameters for detecting prior transient ischemia in normokinetic segmentsP1198Left atrial function in patients with corrected tetralogy of Fallot - a three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiographic studyP1199Left atrial ejection force correlates with left atrial strain and volume-based functional properties as assessed by three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographyP1200Acute angulation of the aortic arch late after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: impact on cardiac mechanicsP1201Circumferential deformation of the ascending thoracic aorta in hypertensive patients by three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographyCardiac Magnetic ResonanceP1202The incremental value of cardiac magnetic resonance on diagnosis myocardial infarction and non-obstructed coronary arteriesP1204Reference ranges of global and regional myocardial T1 values derived from MOLLI and shMOLLI at 3TComputed Tomography & Nuclear CardiologyP1205Deformation of the left atrial appendage after percutaneous closure with the Amplatzer cardiac plugP1206Prognostic impact of non-obstructive coronary artery disease on coronary computed tomographic angiography: A single-center study. 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Friedrich-Rust M, Lupsor M, de Knegt R, Dries V, Buggisch P, Gebel M, Maier B, Herrmann E, Sagir A, Zachoval R, Shi Y, Schneider MD, Badea R, Rifai K, Poynard T, Zeuzem S, Sarrazin C. Point Shear Wave Elastography by Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Quantification in Comparison to Transient Elastography for the Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C: A Prospective International Multicenter Study. Ultraschall Med 2015; 36:239-247. [PMID: 25970201 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1398987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of the present prospective European multicenter study was to demonstrate the non-inferiority of point shear wave elastography (pSWE) compared to transient elastography (TE) for the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C. MATERIALS AND METHODS 241 patients with chronic hepatitis C were prospectively enrolled at 7 European study sites and received pSWE, TE and blood tests. Liver biopsy was performed with histological staging by a central pathologist. In addition, for inclusion of cirrhotic patients, a maximum of 10 % of patients with overt liver cirrhosis confirmed by imaging methods were allowed by protocol (n = 24). RESULTS Owing to slower than expected recruitment due to a reduction of liver biopsies, the study was closed after 4 years before the target enrollment of 433 patients with 235 patients in the 'intention to diagnose' analysis and 182 patients in the 'per protocol' analysis. Therefore, the non-inferiority margin was enhanced to 0.075 but non-inferiority of pSWE could not be proven. However, Paired comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of pSWE and TE revealed no significant difference between the two methods in the 'intention to diagnose' and 'per protocol' analysis (0.81 vs. 0.85 for F ≥ 2, p = 0.15; 0.88 vs. 0.92 for F ≥ 3, p = 0.11; 0.89 vs. 0.94 for F = 4, p = 0.19). Measurement failure was significantly higher for TE than for pSWE (p = 0.030). CONCLUSION Non-inferiority of pSWE compared to TE could not be shown. However, the diagnostic accuracy of pSWE and TE was comparable for the noninvasive staging of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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- M Friedrich-Rust
- Department of Internal Medicine 1, J. W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Ultrasound, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Mannheim, Germany
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- Hepatology, Institute for Interdisciplinary Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 1, J. W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Mathematical Modelling, Faculty of Medicine, J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Infectious Disease, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Campus Grosshadern, University Hospital Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Mathematical Modelling, Faculty of Medicine, J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 1, J. W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Imaging, University Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj, Romania
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine 1, J. W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 1, J. W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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Caraiani C, Chiorean L, Pascu O, Ciobanu L, Seicean A, Al Hajjar N, Zaharie T, Badea R. Chronic pancreatitis with hemosuccus pancreaticus. The diagnostic contribution of computed tomography and contrast enhanced ultrasonography--case report. Z Gastroenterol 2014; 52:1263-7. [PMID: 25390213 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1385320] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hemosuccus pancreaticus is defined as upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from the ampulla of Vater via the pancreatic duct. It is a rare disease, with non-specific presentation, challenging to diagnose and difficult to treat, with high mortality rates in untreated patients with massive bleeding. Given the intermittent nature of the bleeding, delays in diagnosis frequently occur. Timely diagnosis and treatment seem to result in markedly reduced mortality, therefore we emphasize the diagnostic contribution of imaging techniques by presenting the case of a patient with chronic pancreatitis in whom computed tomography established the diagnosis of blood in the Wirsung duct and contrast-enhanced ultrasound brought its added value by excluding the active bleeding.
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- C Caraiani
- Department of Radiology and Computed Tomography, "Octavian Fodor" Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Ultrasonography, "Octavian Fodor" Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, "Octavian Fodor" Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, "Octavian Fodor" Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, "Octavian Fodor" Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Surgery, "Octavian Fodor" Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, "Octavian Fodor" Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Ultrasonography, "Octavian Fodor" Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Sporea I, Badea R, Popescu A, Spârchez Z, Sirli RL, Dănilă M, Săndulescu L, Bota S, Calescu DP, Nedelcu D, Brisc C, Ciobâca L, Gheorghe L, Socaciu M, Martie A, Ioaniţescu S, Tamas A, Streba CT, Iordache M, Simionov I, Jinga M, Anghel A, Cijevschi Prelipcean C, Mihai C, Stanciu SM, Stoicescu D, Dumitru E, Pietrareanu C, Bartos D, Manzat Saplacan R, Pârvulescu I, Vădan R, Smira G, Tuţă L, Săftoiu A. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the evaluation of focal liver lesions - a prospective multicenter study of its usefulness in clinical practice. Ultraschall Med 2014; 35:259-66. [PMID: 24563420 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1355728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for differentiating malignant from benign focal liver lesions (FLLs) and for diagnosing different FLL types. MATERIAL AND METHODS CEUS performed in 14 Romanian centers was prospectively collected between February 2011 and June 2012. The inclusion criteria were: age > 18 years; patients diagnosed with 1 - 3 de novo FLLs on B-mode ultrasound; reference method (computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or biopsy) available; patient's informed consent. FLL lesions were characterized during CEUS according to the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology guidelines. For statistical analysis, indeterminate FLLs at CEUS were rated as false classifications. RESULTS A total number of 536 cases were included in the final analysis, 344 malignant lesions (64.2 %) and 192 benign lesions (35.8 %). The reference method was: CT/MRI - 379 cases (70.7 %), pathological exam - 150 cases (27.9 %) and aspiration of liver abscesses - 7 cases (1.4 %). CEUS was conclusive in 89.3 % and inconclusive in 10.7 % of cases. To differentiate between malignant and benign FLLs, CEUS had 85.7 % sensitivity, 85.9 % specificity, 91.6 % positive predictive value, 77.1 % negative predictive value and 85.8 % accuracy. The CEUS accuracy for differentiation between malignant and benign liver lesions was similar in tumors with diameter ≤ 2 cm and those with diameter > 2 cm. CONCLUSION CEUS represents a useful method in clinical practice for differentiating between malignant and benign FLLs detected on standard ultrasonography, and the results of this study are in concordance with previous multicenter studies: DEGUM (Germany) and STIC (France).
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- I Sporea
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeş" Timişoara, Romania
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- Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor", University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeş" Timişoara, Romania
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- Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor", University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeş" Timişoara, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeş" Timişoara, Romania
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- Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeş" Timişoara, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Emergency Hospital Floreasca, Bucharest, Romania
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- Delta Promedical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Oradea, Romania
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- 1st Medical Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania
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- IIIrd Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Institute Fundeni, Bucharest, Romania
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- Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor", University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeş" Timişoara, Romania
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- Center of Internal Medicine, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Anatomy and Embriology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania
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- 1st Medical Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania
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- IIIrd Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Institute Fundeni, Bucharest, Romania
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- 1st Medical Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania
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- 1st Medical Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iaşi, Romania
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- Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iaşi, Romania
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- 1st Medical Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania
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- 1st Medical Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Constanta, Romania
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- IIIrd Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Institute Fundeni, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Emergency Hospital Floreasca, Bucharest, Romania
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- Ist, Medical Clinic, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- IIIrd Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Institute Fundeni, Bucharest, Romania
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- IIIrd Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Institute Fundeni, Bucharest, Romania
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- IIIrd Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Institute Fundeni, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Constanta, Romania
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- Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania
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Ionescu A, Popa R, Manolescu B, Tache S, Berteanu M, Badea R, Dumitru L, Savulescu S, Dinu H. THU0331 Tramadol Effects on Exercise Capacity in Patients with Low Back Pain. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.1439] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Ordeanu C, Badea R, Csutak C, Pop D, Kerekes R, Todor N, Nagy V. EP-1890: A new challenge between clinical examination, transrectal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. Radiother Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)32008-9] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Badea R, Serban A, Procopet B, Caraiani C, Pascu O. Education and imaging: hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Abernethy malformation-congenital portocaval shunt. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012; 27:1875. [PMID: 23167524 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2012.07226.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 12/09/2022]
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- R Badea
- Ultrasound Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Feier D, Socaciu M, Anton O, Al Hajjar N, Badea R. The combined role of intravenous contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and computed tomography (CT) in liver abscess diagnosis. Chirurgia (Bucur) 2012; 107:343-351. [PMID: 22844833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Through this study, we intend to review the main aspects regarding the contrast enhanced ultrasound evaluation of liver abscesses, pursuing a comparative analysis between the medical literature and our own experience. MATERIAL AND METHODS From June 2008 until December 2010 we have evaluated in our department a consecutive series of 11 patients with liver abscesses (7 males, 63.63%) all between the ages of 45 and 74. All the patients displayed a clinical and biological picture leading to an inflammatory process. The imaging diagnosis was made after confronting the results of the contrast enhanced ultrasound with those of the computed tomography. RESULTS In 10 out of 11 patients that were part of the study, we have assessed 14 liver abscesses. A single patient showed spread lesions inside both liver lobes, and they were assessed as hepatic micro abscesses. Three of the patients showed multiple right lobe lesions, 7 patients showed single lesions and one patient showed disseminated lesions within both lobes. We examined six mature lesions, 4 lesions with incomplete necrosis and 4 immature lesions, with no necrosis. The particular aspect of mycotic microabscesses is mentioned at the conventional ultrasound and at the CEUS as well. CONCLUSION Various types of hepatic abscesses have different imaging findings, and typical CT and CEUS findings can suggest the diagnosis.
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- D Feier
- Ultrasound Department, Octavian Fodor Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Iuliu Hatieganu
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Badea R, Seicean A, Procopet B, Dina L, Osian G. Pseudoaneurysm of splenic artery ruptured in pancreatic pseudocyst and complicated by wirsungorrhagia: the role of the ultrasound techniques and contrast substances. Ultraschall Med 2011; 32:205-207. [PMID: 20169523 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aneurysm, False/diagnostic imaging
- Aneurysm, False/surgery
- Aneurysm, Ruptured/diagnostic imaging
- Aneurysm, Ruptured/surgery
- Contrast Media/administration & dosage
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Endosonography
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/diagnostic imaging
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/surgery
- Humans
- Image Enhancement/methods
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional/methods
- Male
- Pancreatic Ducts/diagnostic imaging
- Pancreatic Ducts/surgery
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst/diagnostic imaging
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst/surgery
- Pancreatitis, Alcoholic/diagnostic imaging
- Pancreatitis, Alcoholic/surgery
- Phospholipids
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Splenic Artery/diagnostic imaging
- Splenic Artery/surgery
- Sulfur Hexafluoride
- Tomography, Spiral Computed
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Seicean A, Badea R, Stan-Iuga R, Mocan T, Gulei I, Pascu O. Quantitative contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography for the discrimination of solid pancreatic masses. Ultraschall Med 2010; 31:571-576. [PMID: 21080306 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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PURPOSE Contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography (CEH-EUS) for the assessment of microcirculation and the delineation of pancreatic tumors in order to characterize and stage them has only recently become available for commercial use, and few reports have been published. The purpose of the study was the qualitative and quantitative digital image analysis of pancreatic adenocarcinomas using conventional endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and CEH-EUS and the evaluation of whether contrast medium injection modified adenocarcinoma staging and patient management. MATERIALS AND METHODS In each of 30 prospectively examined patients with suspected pancreatic solid lesions, CEH-EUS was performed using the same quantity of the contrast agent SonoVue and a low mechanical index (0.3 - 0.4), followed by EUS-FNA. The histology, based on EUS-FNA or surgery and 9 months of follow-up, was: pancreatic adenocarcinoma (n = 15), pseudotumoral chronic pancreatitis (n = 12), neuroendocrine tumor (n = 1), common bile duct tumor (n = 1), lymph node metastases of gastric cancer (n = 1). The quantitative analysis was based on histograms obtained from each CEH-EUS video recording. RESULTS CEH-EUS showed a hypoenhanced pattern in 14 cases of adenocarcinoma and in 10 cases of chronic pancreatitis. The index of the contrast uptake ratio was significantly lower in adenocarcinoma than in mass-forming chronic pancreatitis. A cut-off uptake ratio index value of 0.17 for diagnosing adenocarcinoma corresponded to an AUC (CI 95%) of 0.86 (0.67 - 1.00) with a sensitivity of 80%, a specificity of 91.7%, a positive predictive value of 92.8%, and a negative predictive value of 78%. The size of the pancreatic mass was assessed significantly more effectively by CEH-EUS but adenocarcinoma staging was not modified. CONCLUSION The majority of cases of both pancreatic adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis were hypoenhanced and visual discrimination was not possible. This is the first study about CEH-EUS for the quantitative assessment of uptake after contrast injection which has shown that it can aid differentiation between benign and malignant masses but cannot replace EUS-FNA. Neither tumor stage nor therapeutic management have changed after contrast medium injection during CEH-EUS.
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- A Seicean
- Third Medical Clinic, University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Iuliu Hatieganu', Cluj-Napoca.
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Botar C, Vasile T, Sfrangeu S, Clichici S, Agachi P, Badea R, Mircea P, Cristea M. Validation of CFD simulation results in case of portal vein blood flow. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1570-7946(10)28035-5] [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: 03/22/2023]
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Botar CC, Vasile T, Sfrangeu S, Clichici S, Agachi PS, Badea R, Mircea P, Cristea MV, Moldovan R. CFD Simulation of the Portal Vein Blood Flow. IFMBE Proceedings 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04292-8_79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pais R, Lupşor M, Poantă L, Silaghi A, Rusu ML, Badea R, Dumitraşcu DL. Liver biopsy versus noninvasive methods--fibroscan and fibrotest in the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a review of the literature. Rom J Intern Med 2009; 47:331-340. [PMID: 21179914] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in general population so it is impossible to perform liver biopsy in such a large number of patients to identify those with advanced fibrosis or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Liver biopsy has a potential sampling error, it is invasive and prone to complications, so it is no longer considered as mandatory as first line screening tools for chronic liver disease. The development of non-invasive biomarkers, FibroTest-ActiTest in 2001 and more recently FibroMax, as well as transient elastography (TE) has changed the management of chronic liver disease. The aim of this review is to summarize the advantages and limits of the available non-invasive biomarkers of liver fibrosis, in comparison with liver biopsy in NAFLD patients.
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- Raluca Pais
- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Bozac E, Pop R, Badea R, Ban A, Munteanu E, Dobre C. [Echographic differential diagnosis in oculo-orbital tumors]. Oftalmologia 1992; 36:127-33. [PMID: 1525140] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Within the period October 1987-September 1990, the authors submit 130 patients to clinical examination and ultrasonography the latter performed by adapting commercially available ultrasonograph type Bruel and Kjaer 3405 and Shimasonic. Among the investigated individuals, 25 exhibited oculo-orbital tumours of various types. The cases are assessed considering the following for establishing the diagnosis: clinical examination, ultrasonography, fluorescein angiography, radiotracer and morphopathological examinations. Besides the use an adapted device, the authors propose a simple and fast morphopathological method: the fixation in formaldehyde solution as long as 48 hours.
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- E Bozac
- Serviciul de oftalmologie, Spitalul Clinic de Adulţi, Cluj-Napoca
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Acalovschi M, Badea R. Ultrasonographic study of gall-bladder emptying in obese patients. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1992; 16:313-5. [PMID: 1318286] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In order to assess gall-bladder (GB) motility in obese patients, we measured by ultrasound the GB fasting volume (FV) in 45 women (23 obese, 22 controls) and 43 men (21 obese, 22 controls). The FV was larger in obese women (45.9 +/- 21.6 cm3) than in controls (26.6 +/- 10.7 cm3) (P less than 0.001), and also in obese men (39.2 +/- 20.2 vs. 23.8 +/- 9.9 cm3) (P less than 0.01). In obese women, GB FV correlated with relative body weight. No correlation was found between GB volume and age in obese subjects. In controls, but not in obese subjects, the GB ejection fraction was significantly greater in men (65.3 +/- 19.9%) than in women (51.3 +/- 9.0%) (P less than 0.02). Gall-bladder contraction was not decreased in obese subjects vs. controls, suggesting that GB hypocontractility is not a lithogenic risk factor in obesity. The observation that GB emptying does not correlate with body weight represents another argument that obesity does not impair GB contraction.
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- M Acalovschi
- Departamentul de Gastroenterologie, Universitatea de Medicinã şi Farmacie, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Acalovschi M, Badea R, Pascu M. Incidence of gallstones in liver cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol 1991; 86:1179-81. [PMID: 1882796] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We conducted a longitudinal follow-up of 72 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) in order to assess gallstone (GS) incidence. The period of survey was 24.5 +/- 12.2 months. Patients were divided into two groups: group I--26 patients with ascites at the start or appearing during follow-up, and Group II--46 patients with compensated LC (no ascites) throughout the survey. During follow-up, 12 of 72 (16.6%) patients developed GS. The global cumulative incidence of GS was 5.5 cases/100 people/year. Age and sex had no influence on the incidence of GS in LC; neither had etiology or cirrhosis. On the contrary, the study revealed a significant increase in the incidence of GS in decompensated cirrhosis. In group I patients, GS appeared more frequently (34.6%) than in group II patients (6.5%) (chi 2 9.479; p less than 0.002). The cumulative incidence of GS was five times higher in decompensated versus compensated LC.
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- M Acalovschi
- Third Medical Clinic, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
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Badea R, Badea G, Dejica D, Henegar E. The role of transvaginal sonography as compared with endorectal sonography in the evaluation of rectal cancer: preliminary study. Surg Endosc 1991; 5:89-91. [PMID: 1948621 DOI: 10.1007/bf00316844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We carried out a preliminary study on the efficacy of endovaginal sonography (EVS) in the evaluation of rectal cancer. The study included 12 women with endoscopically documented rectal cancer, 10 of which were treated surgically. We found that EVS evidenced metastasized lymph nodes (7/9) and infiltration of the rectovaginal space more clearly; moreover, this technique can also be performed in cases of stenosing cancer. Endorectal sonography (ERS) evidenced infiltration of the rectal wall but was less accurate both in detecting metastasized lymph nodes (6/9) and for exploration of the rectovaginal space. We concluded that the two methods complement one another and improve ultrasonographic staging of rectal cancer.
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- R Badea
- Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Baltă N, Dumitraşcu DL, Filcescu V, Badea R, Petec M. [Myocardial repercussions during the evolution of liver cirrhosis]. Rev Roum Physiol (1990) 1990; 27:143-54. [PMID: 2135738] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- N Baltă
- Institut de Physiologie Normale et Pathologique, D. Danielopolu, Bucarest, Roumanie
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Stanciu L, Dumitraşcu D, Radu D, Badea R. Non-specific tumoral markers in hepatocellular carcinoma. Med Interne 1990; 28:139-44. [PMID: 1702896] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The number of biological tumoral markers used in the diagnosis and therapy monitoring of hepatocellular carcinoma has increased, but their separate use is limited as none of them is specific, being only tumour-associated (proteins). But when in abnormal amounts and used in combination, they are of great help in the diagnosis and therapy monitoring. A combination of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) data raises the diagnostic accuracy in hepatocellular carcinoma from 43% obtained with AFP alone, to 90.5% and if the combination includes the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) data too the accuracy increases to 100%, still without strict specificity for hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- L Stanciu
- IIIrd Medical Clinic, Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Bârsu M, Ghiurcă V, Poruţiu D, Badea R. Ultrastructural aspects of human liver tumours collected by thin needle aspiration biopsy. Morphol Embryol (Bucur) 1989; 35:279-83. [PMID: 2533967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Fourteen liver tumor samples, obtained by echographically-guided thin needle aspiration biopsy were electron microscopically studied, pointing out the ultrastructural aspects that allowed the diagnosis of primary and secondary liver neoplasia, and those providing indications for malignancy degrees. Criteria of electronoptic differential diagnosis between dysplastic and malignant lesions are presented. The paper suggests that electron microscopy may be helpful in establishing the forms of liver carcinoma, difficult to be determined only by cytologic examination, and for the early diagnosis mandatory to increase the resectability rate of malignant hepatoma.
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Acalovschi M, Dumitraşcu D, Badea G, Pascu O, Badea R, Hotoleanu M, Simo E. The impact of advances in radiologic biliary imaging on the diagnosis of obstructive jaundice. Comparative analysis of two groups of patients hospitalized at a 5-year interval. Med Interne 1988; 26:279-85. [PMID: 3072660] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The study evaluates the impact of advances in biliary imaging techniques on the accuracy and rapidity of diagnosis in patients with obstructive jaundice. Two series of patients hospitalized at an interval of 5 years in the same clinic were prospectively analyzed. In both series, the results of ultrasonography (US) and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) were compared with the intraoperative findings. The performances of US in the assessment of ductal dilatation and choledocholithiasis significantly improved during this period. The fine-needle biopsies taken from the solid masses in liver or pancreatic parenchyma under US guidance in the second series of patients contributed to the greater proportion of correct preoperative diagnoses in this group. The number of PTC investigations increased in the second group (p less than 0.001) given the clinicians' confidence in the safety and easy performance of this method. Using both methods, the etiology of biliary obstruction was correctly diagnosed preoperatively in 85.2 per cent of the second series of patients, significantly more frequently than in the first series of patients (62.7 per cent) (p less than 0.05). The mean period in hospital necessary for the diagnosis decreased during the period analyzed from 15.4 +/- 10.8 days to 10.2 +/- 7.8 days (p less than 0.05), a fact with direct impact on the course of disease, and also on the hospital costs.
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Acalovschi M, Badea R, Dumitraşcu D, Varga C. Prevalence of gallstones in liver cirrhosis: a sonographic survey. Am J Gastroenterol 1988; 83:954-6. [PMID: 3046336] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A sonographic prospective study of the prevalence of gallstones was performed in 140 patients with liver cirrhosis and in 140 controls. Gallstones were found more often in cirrhotic patients (29.2%) than in controls (13.6%) (p less than 0.01). Their prevalence increased with age. The ratio of women to men in cirrhotics was the same as in the general population, with a higher prevalence in women. The prevalence of gallstones increased in decompensated liver disease. There was a significantly higher prevalence of both hypersplenism and hemolysis in cirrhosis. No difference was found in gallstone prevalence in relation to cirrhosis etiology. This prospective study confirms, by means of sonography, the high prevalence of cholelithiasis in liver cirrhosis, and extends the previous data about the lithogenic risk factors in this disease.
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- M Acalovschi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Stanciu L, Dumitraşcu D, Radu D, Badea R, Petcovici M, Ioniţă A, Szabo P, Pascu O. [Nonspecific tumor markers in hepatocellular carcinoma]. Rev Med Interna Neurol Psihiatr Neurochir Dermatovenerol Med Interna 1988; 40:443-9. [PMID: 2473509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Duca S, Badea R, Popa EL, Acalovschi I, Dragomir L. [Congenital cystic dilatation of the biliary tract]. Rev Chir Oncol Radiol O R L Oftalmol Stomatol Chir 1988; 37:297-303. [PMID: 2974607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Acalovschi M, Badea R, Badea G. [Echographic volumetry of the gallbladder in biliary dyskinesia]. Rev Med Interna Neurol Psihiatr Neurochir Dermatovenerol Med Interna 1987; 39:553-9. [PMID: 2895950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Dumitraşcu DL, Badea R. Morphological M-mode and real-time echocardiographic changes in liver cirrhosis. Med Interne 1987; 25:175-9. [PMID: 2958926] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The morphological echocardiographic parameters were studied in a heterogeneous group of 60 cirrhotics without cardiovascular or pulmonary disease. Enlarged left ventricle (20% of cases) associated with enlarged atrium (15% of cases), enlarged right ventricle (23.3% of cases), left ventricular hypertrophy (10% of cases) and signs of pulmonary hypertension (6.7% of cases) were the most common changes encountered. These were assumed to be due to the hemodynamic changes described in cirrhosis and were related to the decompensation of the liver function and not to the etiology of liver disease, hepatitic activity without decompensation, or age.
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- D L Dumitraşcu
- Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, Third Medical Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Badea R, Galatar N, Badea G, Tănăsescu R, Dumitraşcu D. Ultrasonically guided fine needle aspiration biopsy for the diagnosis of abdominal tumors. Med Interne 1987; 25:31-5. [PMID: 3296127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The authors report on the value of ultrasonically guided fine needle (0.6 mm = 23 gauge) biopsy in the morphological diagnosis of abdominal tumors. The method is characterized by a high specificity, resulting from the direct evidencing of the tumoral cells. The accuracy of the method bears on the ultrasonographist's experience, who must puncture the tumor in its peripheral, un-necrotized, zones. The method is rapid and only slightly invasive, involving low risk for the patients. Our results correlate well with the existing literature.
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Acalovschi I, Badea R, Ene V, Negreanu A, Duca S. [Acute mitral insufficiency from bacterial endocarditis after cholecystectomy]. Rev Chir Oncol Radiol O R L Oftalmol Stomatol Chir 1984; 33:467-70. [PMID: 6240698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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