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Corna G, Golino M, Talasaz AH, Moroni F, Del Buono MG, Damonte JI, Chiabrando JG, Mbualungu J, Trankle CR, Thomas GK, Markley R, Canada JM, Turlington J, Agatiello CR, VAN Tassell B, Abbate A. Response to interleukin-1 blockade with anakinra in women and men with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2024; 72:67-75. [PMID: 37987681 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.23.06439-6] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interleukin-1 blockade with anakinra reduces high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels and prevents heart failure (HF) events after ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI). Sex-based differences in STEMI patients have been reported, but no data are available regarding response to anakinra. METHODS We analyzed the systemic inflammation and composite end-point of new-onset HF or death in women and men with STEMI treated with anakinra from three different Virginia Commonwealth University Anakinra Response Trial (VCUART) randomized clinical trials. RESULTS We analyzed 139 patients, 29 (21%) were women while 110 (79%) were men. Baseline hsCRP was higher in women compared to men (8.9 [5.2-13.5] vs. 4.2 [2.1-7.7] mg/L, P<0.001). Eighty-four patients were treated with anakinra (22 [75%] women and 62 [56%] men). The area under the curve of hsCRP (hsCRP-AUC) after 14 days was numerically lower in patients receiving anakinra versus placebo both in men (86 [37-130] vs. 223 [119-374] mg day/L) and in women (73 [46-313] vs. 242 [102-988] mg day/L) (P<0.001 for multiple groups, P for interaction 0.22). The incidence of the composite endpoint was also numerically lower in the anakinra group compared to placebo, both in men (4 [6.4%] vs. 14 [29.1%]) and in women (3 [13.6%] vs. 2 [28.5%]) (P=0.019 for multiple groups, P for interaction 0.44). There were no statistically significant differences between women and men in hsCRP-AUC and death or HF events when comparing separately the anakinra and placebo groups (all P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS Women were underrepresented in the VCUART trials, they appeared to have higher hsCRP levels at time of presentation, yet to benefit similar to men by treatment with anakinra in STEMI.
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- Giuliana Corna
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, IRCCS A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Cardiology, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA -
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Rosu-Bubulac M, Trankle CR, Mankad P, Grizzard JD, Ellenbogen KA, Jordan JH, Weiss E. Institutional experience report on the target contouring workflow in the radiotherapy department for stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation delivered on conventional linear accelerators. Strahlenther Onkol 2024; 200:83-96. [PMID: 37872398 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-023-02159-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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PURPOSE In stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation (STAR), the target is defined using multiple imaging studies and a multidisciplinary team consisting of electrophysiologist, cardiologist, cardiac radiologist, and radiation oncologist collaborate to identify the target and delineate it on the imaging studies of interest. This report describes the workflow employed in our radiotherapy department to transfer the target identified based on electrophysiology and cardiology imaging to the treatment planning image set. METHODS The radiotherapy team was presented with an initial target in cardiac axes orientation, contoured on a wideband late gadolinium-enhanced (WB-LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) study, which was subsequently transferred to the computed tomography (CT) scan used for treatment planning-i.e., the average intensity projection (AIP) image set derived from a 4D CT-via an axial CMR image set, using rigid image registration focused on the target area. The cardiac and the respiratory motion of the target were resolved using ciné-CMR and 4D CT imaging studies, respectively. RESULTS The workflow was carried out for 6 patients and resulted in an internal target defined in standard anatomical orientation that encompassed the cardiac and the respiratory motion of the initial target. CONCLUSION An image registration-based workflow was implemented to render the STAR target on the planning image set in a consistent manner, using commercial software traditionally available for radiation therapy.
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- Mihaela Rosu-Bubulac
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Corna G, Golino M, Moroni F, Del Buono MG, Talasaz AH, Decotto S, Mbualungu J, Trankle CR, Thomas GK, Markley R, Canada JM, Turlington J, Agatiello CR, Keen L, Van Tassell B, Abbate A. Response to Interleukin-1 Blockade With Anakinra in Black and White Americans With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Am J Cardiol 2023; 207:336-338. [PMID: 37774475 PMCID: PMC10840676 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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- Giuliana Corna
- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Interventional Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Department of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Shrestha DB, Dawadi S, Dhakal B, Shtembari J, Patel T, Shaikh R, Bodziock GM, Shantha G, Trankle CR, Patel NK. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) versus vitamin K antagonist in left ventricular thrombus: An updated meta-analysis. Health Sci Rep 2023; 6:e1736. [PMID: 38028683 PMCID: PMC10667961 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background and Aims Current clinical guidelines for treating left ventricular thrombus (LVT) are limited by inadequate evidence to inform the comparative efficacy of oral anticoagulants. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) to vitamin K antagonists (VKA) in patients with LVT. Methods Four standard databases were searched for relevant literature comparing the efficacy and safety between DOAC and VKA for LVT treatment, published before August 19, 2023. Both the randomized controlled trials and observational studies were included in the analysis. The outcomes of interest were the resolution of LVT, all-cause mortality, stroke, systemic embolism, and bleeding. Data from the selected studies were extracted and analyzed using RevMan 5.4 using odds ratio. Results Among 3959 studies from the database search and bibliography review, 33 were included in the analysis. LVT resolution was observed in 72.59% in the DOAC group versus 67.49% in the VKA group (odds ratio [OR]: 1.28, confidence interval [CI]: 1.07-1.53). Mortality was lower in the DOAC group (11.71% vs. 18.56%) (OR: 0.60, CI: 0.36-1.00; borderline statistical significance). Likewise, bleeding events (9.60% vs. 13.19%) (OR: 0.65, CI: 0.52-0.81) and stroke (7.54% vs. 11.04%) (OR: 0.71, CI: 0.53-0.96) were also significantly lower in the DOAC group. Conclusion DOAC use for LVT showed better thrombus resolution and reduced risk of bleeding and stroke compared to VKA. Likewise, DOAC use was associated with lower mortality with borderline statistical significance.
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- Dhan B. Shrestha
- Department of Internal MedicineMount Sinai HospitalChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Internal MedicineNepalese Army Institute of Health SciencesSanobharyangKathmanduNepal
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- Department of Internal MedicineNepalese Army Institute of Health SciencesSanobharyangKathmanduNepal
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- Department of Internal MedicineMount Sinai HospitalChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of CardiologyAdventHealth ‐ AdventHealth Medical Group at East OrlandoOrlandoFloridaUSA
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- Department of CardiologyBon SecoursRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of ElectrophysiologyAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Medical Center BoulevardWinston‐SalemNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of ElectrophysiologyAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Medical Center BoulevardWinston‐SalemNorth CarolinaUSA
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Jafree E, Del Buono MG, Canada JM, Carbone S, Kron J, Arena R, Van Tassell B, Abbate A, Trankle CR. Interleukin-1 Inhibition for the Prevention and Treatment of Heart Failure. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2023:00005344-990000000-00239. [PMID: 37815298 PMCID: PMC11004086 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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ABSTRACT Heart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome that remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Abundant evidence suggests inflammation plays a key role in the development and perpetuation of HF, but there are currently no anti-inflammatory treatments approved for use in HF. Interleukin-1 (IL-1), the prototypical pro-inflammatory cytokine, has been implicated in adverse cardiac remodeling and left ventricular dysfunction. Multiple early phase clinical trials using IL-1 blockade in patients at risk for or diagnosed with HF have suggested favorable safety and efficacy in reducing inflammatory biomarkers, as well as positive signals in surrogate and clinical endpoints. Additional large scale clinical trials are urgently needed to confirm the safety and efficacy of this therapeutic approach specifically in HF. In this narrative review, we discuss current evidence regarding IL-1 blockade in the prevention and treatment of HF.
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- Ehsan Jafree
- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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Talasaz AH, Sculthorpe R, Pak M, Lipinski M, Roberts C, Markley R, Trankle CR, Canada JM, Wohlford GF, Golino M, Dixon D, Van Tassell BW, Abbate A. Comparison of Safety and Biological Efficacy of Anakinra (Kineret) Dispensed in Polycarbonate Plastic versus Borosilicate Glass Syringes: A Patient-Level Analysis of VCUART2 and VCUART3 Clinical Trials. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2023; 386:138-142. [PMID: 36868827 PMCID: PMC10353132 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.122.001404] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Anakinra is a recombinant human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist approved for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Kineret is available as a solution prepared in a borosilicate glass syringe. For implementing a placebo-controlled double-blind randomized clinical trial, anakinra is commonly transferred into plastic syringes. However, there is limited data on anakinra's stability in polycarbonate syringes. We described the results of our previous studies on the use of anakinra in glass (VCUART3) versus plastic syringes (VCUART2) compared with placebo. These studies were conducted in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and we assessed the anti-inflammatory effects of anakinra versus placebo by comparing the area under the curve for high-sensitivity cardiac reactive protein (AUC-CRP) levels during the first 14 days of STEMI, its clinical effects on heart failure (HF) hospitalization, cardiovascular death, or new diagnosis of HF as well as adverse events profile between groups. The levels of AUC-CRP were 75 (50-255 mg·day/l) for anakinra in plastic syringes versus 255 (116-592 mg·day/l) in placebo and 60 (24-139 mg·day/l) and 86 (43-123 mg·day/l) for anakinra once and twice daily in glass syringes, respectively, compared with placebo 214 (131-394 mg·day/l). The rate of adverse events was also comparable between groups. There were no differences in the rate of HF hospitalization or cardiovascular death in patients who received anakinra in plastic or glass syringes. Fewer cases of new-onset heart failure occurred in patients receiving anakinra in plastic or glass syringes compared with placebo. Anakinra stored in plastic (polycarbonate) syringes provides comparable biologic and clinical effect to glass (borosilicate) syringes. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Anakinra (Kineret) 100 mg administered subcutaneously in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) for a duration of up to 14 days appears to have comparable safety and biological efficacy signals when delivered in prefilled glass or transferred into plastic polycarbonate syringes. This may have important implications for the feasibility of designing clinical trials in STEMI and other clinical conditions.
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- Azita H Talasaz
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy (A.H.T.), Investigation Drug Pharmacy Department (R.S., M.P., G.F.W., D.D., B.W.V.T.), and Pauley Heart Center (M.L., C.R., R.M., C.R.T., J.M.C., M.G., D.D., B.W.V.T., A.A.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Berne Cardiovascular Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (A.A.)
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Thomas GK, Del Buono MG, Damonte JI, Moroni F, Mihalick V, Billingsley HE, Vecchiè A, Trankle CR, Talasaz A, Carbone S, Markley R, Turlington J, Duncan P, Lu J, Arena R, VAN Tassell B, Abbate A, Canada JM. Contribution of hemoglobin concentration to cardiorespiratory fitness in black African American patients with recently decompensated heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2023; 71:456-462. [PMID: 36468765 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.22.06226-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and anemia have reduced peak oxygen consumption (VO2). Black or African American (B-AA) patients have a higher prevalence of anemia and are underrepresented in clinical studies of HFrEF. The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of hemoglobin to peak VO2 in B-AA patients recently hospitalized for acute decompensated HFrEF. METHODS We analyzed cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) data measured within two weeks of discharge for acute decompensated HF in B-AA patients with HFrEF (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] ≤40%) without severe anemia (Hb<8 g/dL). Blood samples were collected prior to CPX. Data are reported as median [interquartile range] and compared between groups with the Mann-Whitney, Chi-Square, and Spearman's rank tests. RESULTS We included 81 patients; 27 (33%) women, 57 [27-79] years of age, Body Mass Index of 33 [15-55] kg/m2 and LVEF of 30 [23-36] %. Hemoglobin ranged between 9.1 to 18.1 g/dL (median= 13.3 [11.9-14.5] g/dL); 26 (32%) were considered to have anemia based on a Hb concentration of males <13 g/dL and females <12 g/dL. Peak VO2 was lower in patients with anemia (11.8 [10.0-14.2] vs. 14.1 [10.6-17.0] mL·kg-1·min-1; P=0.010) with a significant correlation between peak VO2 and hemoglobin concentration (R=+0.455; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Anemia is prevalent among B-AA patients with recently decompensated HFrEF and appears to be a significant contributor to reductions in peak VO2.
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- Georgia K Thomas
- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA -
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, IRCCS A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Sacred Heart Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Canada JM, McCarty J, Jordan JH, Trankle CR, DeCamp K, West JD, Reynolds MA, Myers R, Sweat K, McGhee V, Arena R, Abbate A, Hundley WG. Simultaneous exercise stress cardiac magnetic resonance and cardiopulmonary exercise testing to elucidate the Fick components of aerobic exercise capacity: a feasibility and reproducibility study and pilot study in hematologic cancer survivors. Cardiooncology 2023; 9:31. [PMID: 37430330 PMCID: PMC10331991 DOI: 10.1186/s40959-023-00182-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients treated for hematologic malignancy often experience reduced exercise capacity and increased fatigue; however whether this reduction is related to cardiac dysfunction or impairment of skeletal muscle oxygen extraction during activity is unknown. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) coupled with stress cardiac magnetic resonance (ExeCMR), may provide a noninvasive method to identify the abnormalities of cardiac function or skeletal muscle oxygen extraction. This study was performed to determine the feasibility and reproducibility of a ExeCMR + CPET technique to measure the Fick components of peak oxygen consumption (VO2) and pilot its discriminatory potential in hematologic cancer patients experiencing fatigue. METHODS We studied 16 individuals undergoing ExeCMR to determine exercise cardiac reserve with simultaneous measures of VO2. The arteriovenous oxygen content difference (a-vO2diff) was calculated as the quotient of VO2/cardiac index (CI). Repeatability in measurements of peak VO2, CI, and a-vO2diff was assessed in seven healthy controls. Finally, we measured the Fick determinants of peak VO2 in hematologic cancer survivors with fatigue (n = 6) and compared them to age/gender-matched healthy controls (n = 6). RESULTS Study procedures were successfully completed without any adverse events in all subjects (N = 16, 100%). The protocol demonstrated good-excellent test-retest reproducibility for peak VO2 (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.992 [95%CI:0.955-0.999]; P < 0.001), peak CI (ICC = 0.970 [95%CI:0.838-0.995]; P < 0.001), and a-vO2diff (ICC = 0.953 [95%CI:0.744-0.992]; P < 0.001). Hematologic cancer survivors with fatigue demonstrated a significantly lower peak VO2 (17.1 [13.5-23.5] vs. 26.0 [19.7-29.5] mL·kg-1·min-1, P = 0.026) and lower peak CI (5.0 [4.7-6.3] vs. 7.4 [7.0-8.8] L·min-1/m2, P = 0.004) without a significant difference in a-vO2diff (14.4 [11.8-16.9] vs. 13.6 [10.9-15.4] mLO2/dL, P = 0.589). CONCLUSIONS Noninvasive measurement of peak VO2 Fick determinants is feasible and reliable with an ExeCMR + CPET protocol in those treated for a hematologic malignancy and may offer insight into the mechanisms of exercise intolerance in those experiencing fatigue.
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- Justin M Canada
- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, P.O. Box 980335, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology & Palliative Care, VCU Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, P.O. Box 980335, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, P.O. Box 980335, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, P.O. Box 980335, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, P.O. Box 980335, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, P.O. Box 980335, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, P.O. Box 980335, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, P.O. Box 980335, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, P.O. Box 980335, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
- Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, P.O. Box 980335, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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Omidi A, Weiss E, Trankle CR, Rosu-Bubulac M, Wilson JS. Quantitative assessment of radiotherapy-induced myocardial damage using MRI: a systematic review. Cardiooncology 2023; 9:24. [PMID: 37202766 DOI: 10.1186/s40959-023-00175-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based metrics to quantify myocardial toxicity following radiotherapy (RT) in human subjects through review of current literature. METHODS Twenty-one MRI studies published between 2011-2022 were identified from available databases. Patients received chest irradiation with/without other treatments for various malignancies including breast, lung, esophageal cancer, Hodgkin's, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In 11 longitudinal studies, the sample size, mean heart dose, and follow-up times ranged from 10-81 patients, 2.0-13.9 Gy, and 0-24 months after RT (in addition to a pre-RT assessment), respectively. In 10 cross-sectional studies, the sample size, mean heart dose, and follow-up times ranged from 5-80 patients, 2.1-22.9 Gy, and 2-24 years from RT completion, respectively. Global metrics of left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) and mass/dimensions of cardiac chambers were recorded, along with global/regional values of T1/T2 signal, extracellular volume (ECV), late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), and circumferential/radial/longitudinal strain. RESULTS LVEF tended to decline at >20 years follow-up and in patients treated with older RT techniques. Changes in global strain were observed after shorter follow-up (13±2 months) for concurrent chemoradiotherapy. In concurrent treatments with longer follow-up (8.3 years), increases in left ventricle (LV) mass index were correlated with LV mean dose. In pediatric patients, increases in LV diastolic volume were correlated with heart/LV dose at 2 years post-RT. Regional changes were observed earlier post-RT. Dose-dependent responses were reported for several parameters, including: increased T1 signal in high-dose regions, a 0.136% increase of ECV per Gy, progressive increase of LGE with increasing dose at regions receiving >30 Gy, and correlation between increases in LV scarring volume and LV mean/V10/V25 Gy dose. CONCLUSION Global metrics only detected changes over longer follow-up, in older RT techniques, in concurrent treatments, and in pediatric patients. In contrast, regional measurements detected myocardial damage at shorter follow-up and in RT treatments without concurrent treatment and had greater potential for dose-dependent response. The early detection of regional changes suggests the importance of regional quantification of RT-induced myocardial toxicity at early stages, before damage becomes irreversible. Further works with homogeneous cohorts are required to examine this matter.
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- Alireza Omidi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Trankle CR. Editorial for "Prognostic Value of Left Atrial Reservoir Strain in Left Ventricular Myocardial Noncompaction: A 3.0 T Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Feature Tracking Study". J Magn Reson Imaging 2023; 57:576-577. [PMID: 35715896 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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- Cory R Trankle
- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Trankle CR, Rodriguez Lozano PF, Mahoney PD, Haughey S, May JF, Rombaoa P, Miller L, Lim S, Gertz ZM. Impact of transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair on atrial fibrillation burden: Insights from a multicenter cohort. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2023; 46:195-197. [PMID: 36450156 DOI: 10.1111/pace.14626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with significant mitralregurgitation (MR) often experience atrial fibrillation (AF). The effects of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) for MR on AF burden is unknown. METHODS Patients who underwent TEER atthree institutions who also had a cardiac implantable electronic device with aright atrial lead were retrospectively identified. In patients with baseline AF, device data onAF burden and echocardiographic changes were recorded at baseline and 3- and 12-month follow up time points when available. Data is expressed as number (%) and median (interquartile range), withpaired values analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. RESULTS Overall 66 patients wereidentified, of whom 54 (82%) had baseline data on AF available for review. Of these, 18 (33%) had a baseline burden ofAF (median burden 100% [54-100%]). Patients were 77 (71-83) years old, 10 (56%) male, 14 (78%) White, and 3 (17%) Black. A significant reduction in AF burdenwas observed at 3 months (11 patients, p = 0.03) which did not retainsignificance at 12 months (8 patients, p = 0.69). Indexed maximal left atrial volumes did not significantly change inthose with paired studies available (p > 0.35 for both time points). CONCLUSIONS In this multicenter cohort, one thirdof patients with severe MR undergoing TEER had an AF burden at baseline, whichwas found to be significantly lower at 3 month follow up. Further investigation is needed to confirm thefindings of this small cohort and determine its effects on downstream sequelaeof AF.
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- Cory R Trankle
- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Canada JM, Weiss E, Grizzard JD, Trankle CR, Gharai LR, Dana F, Buckley LF, Carbone S, Kadariya D, Ricco A, Jordan JH, Evans RK, Garten RS, Van Tassell BW, Hundley WG, Abbate A. Influence of extracellular volume fraction on peak exercise oxygen pulse following thoracic radiotherapy. Cardio-Oncology 2022; 8:1. [PMID: 35042565 PMCID: PMC8764840 DOI: 10.1186/s40959-021-00127-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background Radiation-induced myocardial fibrosis increases heart failure (HF) risk and is associated with a restrictive cardiomyopathy phenotype. The myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECVF) using contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) quantifies the extent of fibrosis which, in severe cases, results in a noncompliant left ventricle (LV) with an inability to augment exercise stroke volume (SV). The peak exercise oxygen pulse (O2Pulse), a noninvasive surrogate for exercise SV, may provide mechanistic insight into cardiac reserve. The relationship between LV ECVF and O2Pulse following thoracic radiotherapy has not been explored. Methods Patients who underwent thoracic radiotherapy for chest malignancies with significant incidental heart dose (≥5 Gray (Gy), ≥10% heart) without a pre-cancer treatment history of HF underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing to determine O2Pulse, contrast-enhanced CMR, and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) measurement. Multivariable-analyses were performed to identify factors associated with O2Pulse normalized for age/gender/anthropometrics. Results Thirty patients (median [IQR] age 63 [57–67] years, 18 [60%] female, 2.0 [0.6–3.8] years post-radiotherapy) were included. The peak VO2 was 1376 [1057–1552] mL·min− 1, peak HR = 150 [122–164] bpm, resulting in an O2Pulse of 9.2 [7.5–10.7] mL/beat or 82 (66–96) % of predicted. The ECVF, LV ejection fraction, heart volume receiving ≥10 Gy, and NTproBNP were independently associated with %O2Pulse (P < .001). Conclusions In patients with prior radiotherapy heart exposure, %-predicted O2Pulse is inversely associated markers of diffuse fibrosis (ECVF), ventricular wall stress (NTproBNP), radiotherapy heart dose, and positively related to LV function. Increased LV ECVF may reflect a potential etiology of impaired LV SV reserve in patients receiving thoracic radiotherapy for chest malignancies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40959-021-00127-6.
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Kwiatkowski SG, Gertz ZM, Grizzard JD, Rezai Gharai L, Tchoukina I, Trankle CR. Right Atrial Compression From Biodebris Associated With Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. JACC Case Rep 2022; 4:101656. [PMID: 36507294 PMCID: PMC9730033 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.08.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Biodebris surrounding HVAD (Medtronic) intrapericardial centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist device outflow cannulas is common and appears to accumulate over time. We recently encountered 2 patients on long-term HVAD support with right atrial compression from such biodebris, prompting a review of our institution's HVAD cohort to better understand this phenomenon. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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- Sara G. Kwiatkowski
- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA,Address for correspondence: Dr Cory R. Trankle, Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980036, 1200 E Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA. @Sarakwiat
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Miller L, Airapetov S, Pillai A, Kalahasty G, Ellenbogen KA, Gregory Hundley W, Trankle CR. Hemodynamic response and safety of vasodilator stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with permanent pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2022; 33:2127-2135. [PMID: 35842792 PMCID: PMC9561044 DOI: 10.1111/jce.15630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Vasodilator stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a powerful diagnostic modality, but data toward its use in patients with permanent pacemakers (PPMs) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) is limited. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients with ICDs (>1% pacing) or PPMs who underwent regadenoson single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and all patients with ICDs or PPMs who underwent stress CMR were retrospectively identified. SPECT tests were analyzed for hemodynamic responses and new pacing requirements; CMR studies were examined for safety, device characteristics and programming, hemodynamic responses, and image quality. Changes from baseline were evaluated with the Related-Samples Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Of 67 patients (median age 65 [IQR 58-72] years, 31 [46%] female, 31 [46%] Black), 47 underwent SPECT and 20 CMR. With regadenoson SPECT, 89% of patients experienced tachycardic responses above resting heart rates (+19 [13-32] beats per minute, p < .01). During stress CMR, 10 (50%) devices were asynchronously paced approximately 10 beats per minute above resting rates, and the remaining were temporarily deactivated. Those with asynchronous pacing had no changes in heart rates, whereas patients with deactivated devices had near uniform heart rate accelerations. Image quality was diagnostic in the majority of stress CMR sequences, with nonconditional ICDs contributing 40 of 57 (70%) of nondiagnostic segments. CONCLUSION This data supports the safety of vasodilator stress CMR with promising diagnostic quality images in patients with CMR conditional ICDs and PPMs. Despite a near uniform tachycardic response to regadenoson in the SPECT environment, high rates of asynchronous pacing during vasodilator stress CMR did not result in competitive pacing or adverse arrhythmic events. Further studies are needed to validate these findings and confirm the diagnostic and prognostic performance of stress CMR in these individuals.
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- Lauren Miller
- School of MedicineVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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Billingsley HE, Del Buono MG, Canada JM, Kim Y, Damonte JI, Trankle CR, Halasz G, Mihalick V, Vecchié A, Markley RR, Kadariya D, Bressi E, De Chazal HM, Chiabrando JG, Mbualungu J, Turlington J, Arena R, Van Tassell BW, Abbate A, Carbone S. Sarcopenic Obesity Is Associated With Reduced Cardiorespiratory Fitness Compared With Nonsarcopenic Obesity in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Circ Heart Fail 2022; 15:e009518. [PMID: 36098058 PMCID: PMC9588574 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.122.009518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sarcopenia impairs cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Obesity has also been shown to impair CRF; however, the effects of sarcopenia on CRF in patients with obesity and HFrEF are unknown. The aim of this analysis was to examine differences in CRF between patients with sarcopenic obesity (SO) and non-SO (NSO) with HFrEF. We also assessed associations between skeletal muscle mass index (SMMI) and CRF. METHODS Forty patients with HFrEF and obesity underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing to collect measures of CRF including peak oxygen consumption (VO2), circulatory power, oxygen uptake efficiency slope, O2 pulse, and exercise time. Body composition was performed in all patients using bioelectrical impedance analysis to quantify fat mass index and divide patients into SO and NSO based on SMMI cutoffs. Results are presented as mean (SD) or median [interquartile range] as appropriate. RESULTS Nearly half (43% [n=17]) of patients had SO. Patients with SO had a lower SMMI than those with NSO, and no differences in fat mass index were observed between groups. Those with SO achieved a lower absolute peak VO2 (NSO, 1.62±0.53 L·min-1 versus SO, 1.27±0.44 L·min-1, P=0.035), oxygen uptake efficiency slope (NSO, 1.92±0.59 versus SO, 1.54±0.48, P=0.036), and exercise time (NSO, 549±198 seconds versus SO, 413±140 seconds, P=0.021) compared to those with NSO. On multivariate analysis, SMMI remained a significant predictor of absolute peak VO2 when adjusted for age, sex, adiposity, and HF severity. CONCLUSIONS In patients with HFrEF and obesity, sarcopenia, defined as low SMMI, is associated with a clinically significant reduction in CRF, independent of adiposity.
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- Hayley E Billingsley
- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- Interventional Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Cardiac Unit, G. da Saliceto Hospital, AUSL Piacenza and University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- Department of Internal Medicine, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- Cardiology Department, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- Interventional Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- Interventional Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL – PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and & Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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Ammirati E, Raimondi F, Piriou N, Sardo Infirri L, Mohiddin SA, Mazzanti A, Shenoy C, Cavallari UA, Imazio M, Aquaro GD, Olivotto I, Pedrotti P, Sekhri N, Van de Heyning CM, Broeckx G, Peretto G, Guttmann O, Dellegrottaglie S, Scatteia A, Gentile P, Merlo M, Goldberg RI, Reyentovich A, Sciamanna C, Klaassen S, Poller W, Trankle CR, Abbate A, Keren A, Horowitz-Cederboim S, Cadrin-Tourigny J, Tadros R, Annoni GA, Bonoldi E, Toquet C, Marteau L, Probst V, Trochu JN, Kissopoulou A, Grosu A, Kukavica D, Trancuccio A, Gil C, Tini G, Pedrazzini M, Torchio M, Sinagra G, Gimeno JR, Bernasconi D, Valsecchi MG, Klingel K, Adler ED, Camici PG, Cooper LT. Acute Myocarditis Associated With Desmosomal Gene Variants. JACC Heart Fail 2022; 10:714-727. [PMID: 36175056 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The risk of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with acute myocarditis (AM) and desmosomal gene variants (DGV) remains unknown. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to ascertain the risk of death, ventricular arrhythmias, recurrent myocarditis, and heart failure (main endpoint) in patients with AM and pathogenic or likely pathogenetic DGV. METHODS In a retrospective international study from 23 hospitals, 97 patients were included: 36 with AM and DGV (DGV[+]), 25 with AM and negative gene testing (DGV[-]), and 36 with AM without genetics testing. All patients had troponin elevation plus findings consistent with AM on histology or at cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). In 86 patients, CMR changes in function and structure were re-assessed at follow-up. RESULTS In the DGV(+) AM group (88.9% DSP variants), median age was 24 years, 91.7% presented with chest pain, and median left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 56% on CMR (P = NS vs the other 2 groups). Kaplan-Meier curves demonstrated a higher risk of the main endpoint in DGV(+) AM compared with DGV(-) and without genetics testing patients (62.3% vs 17.5% vs 5.3% at 5 years, respectively; P < 0.0001), driven by myocarditis recurrence and ventricular arrhythmias. At follow-up CMR, a higher number of late gadolinium enhanced segments was found in DGV(+) AM. CONCLUSIONS Patients with AM and evidence of DGV have a higher incidence of adverse cardiovascular events compared with patients with AM without DGV. Further prospective studies are needed to ascertain if genetic testing might improve risk stratification of patients with AM who are considered at low risk.
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- Enrico Ammirati
- De Gasperis Cardio Center, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy.
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- Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes-M3C Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, APHP Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Université Nantes, CHU Nantes, CNRS, INSERM, l'institut du thorax, Nantes, France
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- Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Cardiology, ICS Maugeri, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy
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- Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Department, "Santa Maria della Misericordia," Udine, Italy
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- Cardiomyopathy Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
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- Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita Salute University, Milano, Italy
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- Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- De Gasperis Cardio Center, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASUGI), University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- The Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- The Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Advocate Christ Medical Center Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical Associates, Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a Cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Berlin, Germany; Department of Cardiology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Genetics Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Genetics Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Université Nantes, CHU Nantes, CNRS, INSERM, l'institut du thorax, Nantes, France; Pathology Department, CHU Nantes, Nantes University, Nantes, France
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- Université Nantes, CHU Nantes, CNRS, INSERM, l'institut du thorax, Nantes, France
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- Université Nantes, CHU Nantes, CNRS, INSERM, l'institut du thorax, Nantes, France
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- Université Nantes, CHU Nantes, CNRS, INSERM, l'institut du thorax, Nantes, France
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Cardiovascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Molecular Cardiology, ICS Maugeri, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Molecular Cardiology, ICS Maugeri, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Cardiac Department, University Hospital Virgen Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Clinic of Cardiovascular Disease, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Genetics, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Genetics, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASUGI), University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Cardiac Department, University Hospital Virgen Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Bicocca Bioinformatics Biostatistics and Bioimaging (B4) Center, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Bicocca, Italy
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- Bicocca Bioinformatics Biostatistics and Bioimaging (B4) Center, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Bicocca, Italy
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- Cardiopathology, Institute for Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita Salute University, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
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Del Buono MG, Damonte JI, Chiabrando JG, Markley R, Turlington J, Trankle CR, Kang L, Biondi-Zoccai G, Van Tassell BW, Abbate A. Effect of IL-1 Blockade With Anakinra on Heart Failure Outcomes in Patients With Anterior Versus Nonanterior ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2022; 79:774-780. [PMID: 35170493 PMCID: PMC9177574 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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ABSTRACT Patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are at risk of future heart failure (HF), particularly those with anterior STEMI. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a key mediator of the inflammatory response, and its blockade has emerged as a potential therapeutic strategy to prevent HF events. The aim of this analysis was to explore the effects of anakinra, an IL-1 receptor antagonist, on HF outcomes based on anterior versus nonanterior location STEMI and to explore whether this effect is mediated through the amelioration of left ventricular systolic function and cardiac remodeling. We pooled data from 3 early phase randomized clinical trials. The primary end point was a composite of all-cause death and new-onset HF at 1-year follow-up. The left anterior descending coronary artery as culprit vessel was used to identify anterior STEMI. We included 139 patients, 47 (34%) with anterior STEMI and 92 (66%) with nonanterior STEMI. Anakinra significantly reduced the combined end point of death or new-onset HF in patients with anterior STEMI [4 (13%) vs. 7 (42%), log-rank P value = 0.049] and in patients with nonanterior STEMI [3 (6%) vs. 9 (24%), log-rank P value = 0.014]. We found no significant differences comparing anakinra versus placebo in interval changes in left ventricular ejection fraction and volumes in anterior and nonanterior STEMI. In conclusion, anakinra is associated with a reduction of HF events in patients with STEMI, irrespective of anterior or nonanterior location, or of changes in left ventricular ejection fraction or cardiac remodeling.
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- Marco Giuseppe Del Buono
- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
- Interventional Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
- Interventional Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy
- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
- Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Kwiatkowski SG, Aulakh VS, Kapoor K, Wei X, Grizzard JD, Hundley WG, Gordon SW, Trankle CR. Case report: paradoxically reversible perfusion defects on vasodilator stress imaging in a case of metastatic coronary compression. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2022; 6:ytac124. [PMID: 35434511 PMCID: PMC9007428 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytac124] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Background Patients with malignancy who experience metastasis to cardiac structures may exhibit ST-segment elevations and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) through poorly understood pathophysiologic mechanisms. We present a case in which vasodilator stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance provides unique insight into one such patient who suffered from recurrent episodes resembling ACS. Case summary A 58-year-old male with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma presented with refractory angina and dynamic inferior electrocardiogram changes. The patient was referred for adenosine stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance, revealing multiple territories of abnormal perfusion during rest with improvement during adenosine infusion. Subsequent computed tomography displayed tumour encasement of the right coronary artery. Taken together, vasodilator-responsive extrinsic compression of multiple epicardial coronary arteries was suspected. Outpatient oncology follow-up for chemoimmunotherapy initiation was arranged with the hope that reducing tumour burden might alleviate coronary compression. However, in the ensuing months, the patient’s disease advanced beyond the point of which his symptoms could be controlled medically, and he was ultimately enrolled in hospice care. Discussion Encasement of coronary arteries can result in anginal symptoms if their position impairs coronary arterial flow. The presented case highlights the unique manner in which these lesions might behave on stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Clinicians who encounter such unusual findings on vasodilator stress imaging should consider metastatic lesions to the cardiac structures on the differential diagnosis.
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- Sara G Kwiatkowski
- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Palliative Care, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Shah KB, Rao K, Trankle CR. Response by Shah et al to Letter Regarding Article, "False-Positive 99mTechnetium-Pyrophosphate Scintigraphy in Two Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy". Circ Heart Fail 2022; 15:e008697. [PMID: 35378983 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.008697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Keyur B Shah
- Pauley Heart Center, Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
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- Pauley Heart Center, Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
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- Pauley Heart Center, Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
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Trankle CR. Editorial for "Accumulation of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Added Independent Risks for Diastolic Dysfunction Among Dialysis Patients". J Magn Reson Imaging 2022; 56:1195-1196. [PMID: 35119155 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Cory R Trankle
- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Del Buono MG, Damonte JI, Trankle CR, Kadariya D, Carbone S, Thomas G, Turlington J, Markley R, Canada JM, Biondi-Zoccai GG, Kontos MC, Van Tassell BW, Abbate A. Effect of interleukin-1 blockade with anakinra on leukocyte count in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Sci Rep 2022; 12:1254. [PMID: 35075216 PMCID: PMC8786840 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05374-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Leukocytosis is a common finding in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and portends a poor prognosis. Interleukin 1-β regulates leukopoiesis and pre-clinical studies suggest that anakinra (recombinant human interleukin-1 [IL-1] receptor antagonist) suppresses leukocytosis in myocardial infarction. However, the effect of IL-1 blockade with anakinra on leukocyte count in patients with STEMI is unknown. We reviewed the white blood cell (WBC) and differential count of 99 patients enrolled in a clinical trial of anakinra (n = 64) versus placebo (n = 35) for 14 days after STEMI. A complete blood cell count with differential count were obtained at admission, and after 72 h, 14 days and 3 months. After 72 h from treatment, anakinra compared to placebo led to a statistically significant greater percent reduction in total WBC count (− 35% [− 48 to − 24] vs. − 21% [− 34 to − 10], P = 0.008), absolute neutrophil count (− 48% [− 60 to − 22] vs. − 27% [− 46 to − 5], P = 0.004) and to an increase in absolute eosinophil count (+ 50% [0 to + 100] vs. 0% [− 50 to + 62], P = 0.022). These changes persisted while on treatment at 14 days and were no longer apparent at 3 months after treatment discontinuation. We found that in patients with STEMI IL-1 blockade with anakinra accelerates resolution of leukocytosis and neutrophilia. This modulation may represent one of the mechanisms by which IL-1 blockade improves clinical outcomes.
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- Marco Giuseppe Del Buono
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.,Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.,Interventional Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.,Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.,Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Hospital, West Wing 5-020, 1200 E Broad Street, P.O. Box 980204, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
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Canada JM, Park TS, Ravindra K, Chiabrando JG, Del Buono MG, van Wezenbeek J, Trankle CR, Kadariya D, Keen L, Carbone S, Billingsley H, Wohlford GF, Arena R, Van Tassell BW, Abbate A. Comparison of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Black or African American Versus Caucasian Patients With Heart Failure. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2022; 42:39-44. [PMID: 34793367 PMCID: PMC8602869 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) is a well-established assessment with important insight into prognosis and therapeutic efficacy in patients with heart failure (HF). Prior studies have identified several clinical differences between Black or African American (B-AA) and Caucasian patients with HF. Differences in key CPX responses between these two groups require further investigation. METHODS Using a database consisting of subjects with symptomatic HF who had undergone CPX for inclusion in various prospective randomized clinical trials, we identified 198 (n = 94 [47%] B-AA; n = 105 [53%] Caucasian) patients with a qualifying baseline CPX. Significant univariate predictors of peak oxygen uptake (V˙o2peak) were included in a multivariate linear regression model. RESULTS When compared with Caucasian patients, B-AA were younger (mean ± SD = 54.8 ± 10.0 vs 57.9 ± 9.6 yr, P = .03), had higher C-reactive protein (CRP) (median [IQR] = 4.9 [2.3, 8.8] vs 1.9 [0.6, 5.5] mg/L, P < .0001), lower hemoglobin (13.0 ± 1.8 vs 13.8 ± 1.6 g/dL, P = .003), and lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (40 [32, 51] vs 53 [43, 59]%, P < .00010). During CPX, B-AA patients also had lower V˙o2peak (14.6 ± 3.9 vs 17.6 ± 4.8 mL·kg-1·min-1, P < .0001). No differences were observed between B-AA and Caucasian in the minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production (V˙e/V˙co2) slope (P = .14). The difference in V˙o2peak between B-AA and Caucasian was largely attenuated after adjusting for age, body mass index, CRP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, hemoglobin, LVEF, and peak HR (14.1: 95% CI, 13.2-14.9 vs 15.6: 95% CI, 14.4-16.8 mL·kg-1·min-1, P = .053). CONCLUSIONS Directly measured V˙o2peak was significantly lower in B-AA than in Caucasians with HF. This is largely explained by differences in clinical characteristics, whereas no significant differences were observed in the V˙e/V˙co2 slope.
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- Justin M. Canada
- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Interventional Cardiology Service, Hospital Italiano de
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences,
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go A. Gemelli, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia State University,
Petersburg, Virginia, United States
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College
of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia,
United States
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College
of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia,
United States
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences,
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health
Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences,
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Tushak ZJ, Doshi A, Trankle CR, Rao K, Cei L, Shah KB. Phenotypic Spectrum of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in a Family: Impact of Mutation Zygosity and Sex. JACC CardioOncol 2021; 3:602-605. [PMID: 34729535 PMCID: PMC8543089 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2021.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Key Words
- ATTR, transthyretin amyloidosis
- CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- HCL, heart to contralateral lung (uptake ratio for PYP scan)
- NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide
- PYP, technetium-99m pyrophosphate (scan)
- SPECT, single-photon emission computed tomography
- TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram
- TTR, transthyretin
- V122I, valine substitution for isoleucine at position 122
- amyloidosis
- cardiomyopathy
- gender differences
- genetic variability
- hATTR, hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis
- heart failure
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- Zackary J Tushak
- Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Abbate A, Wohlford GF, Del Buono MG, Chiabrando JG, Markley R, Turlington J, Kadariya D, Trankle CR, Biondi-Zoccai G, Lipinski MJ, Van Tassell BW. Interleukin-1 blockade with Anakinra and heart failure following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: results from a pooled analysis of the VCUART clinical trials. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother 2021; 8:503-510. [PMID: 34617567 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvab075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIMS ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with an intense acute inflammatory response and an increased risk of death and heart failure (HF). In this study we sought to evaluate the effect of anakinra, a recombinant interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, on the incidence of HF. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed a pooled analysis of three early phase randomized clinical trials. The endpoints included the composite of all-cause death and new-onset HF, and the composite of all-cause death and hospitalization for HF at 1 year follow-up. Safety events, including injection site reaction and serious infections, were also recorded. We analyzed 139 patients with STEMI from three separate trials: VCUART (N = 10), VCUART2 (N = 30), and VCUART3 (N = 99). Of these, 84 (60%) patients were randomized to anakinra and 55 (40%) to placebo. Treatment with anakinra significantly reduced the incidence of all-cause death or new-onset HF (7 [8.2%] vs 16 [29.1%], log-rank P = 0.002) and of all-cause death or HF hospitalization (0 [0] vs 5 [9.1%], log-rank P = 0.007). Patients treated with anakinra had significantly higher injection site reactions (19 [22.6%] vs 3 [5.5%], P = 0.016) without a significant difference in the incidence of serious infections (11 [13.1%] vs 7 [12.7%], P = 0.435). Treatment with anakinra significantly reduced the area under the curve for high-sensitivity C-Reactive-Protein between baseline and 14 days (75.48 [41.7-147.47] vs 222.82 [222.82 [117.22-399.28] mg•day/L, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS IL-1 blockade with anakinra for 14 days in patients with STEMI reduces the incidence of new onset HF or hospitalization for HF at 1 year following STEMI.
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- Antonio Abbate
- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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Dixon DL, Billingsley HE, Canada JM, Trankle CR, Kadariya D, Cooke R, Hart L, Van Tassell B, Abbate A, Carbone S. Effect of Canagliflozin Compared With Sitagliptin on Serum Lipids in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the CANA-HF Study. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021; 78:407-410. [PMID: 34132690 PMCID: PMC8711068 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
ABSTRACT The sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors have demonstrated favorable effects on cardiovascular and renal disease; however, they may also increase low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). There are limited data directly comparing the effects of sodium glucose co-transporter 2inhibitors on serum lipids to other antihyperglycemic therapies. In this post-hoc analysis of the CANA-HF trial, we sought to compare the effects of canagliflozin to sitagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The CANA-HF trial was a prospective, randomized controlled study that compared the effects of canagliflozin 100 mg daily to sitagliptin 100 mg daily on cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with HFrEF and T2DM. Of the 36 patients enrolled in CANA-HF, 35 patients had both baseline and 12-weeks serum lipids obtained via venipuncture. The change in LDL-C from baseline to 12 weeks was 5 (-12.5 to 19.5) mg/dL versus -8 (-19 to -1) mg/dL (P = 0.82) and triglyceride levels was -4 (-26 to 9) mg/dL and -10.5 (-50 to 29.3) mg/dL (P = 0.52) for canagliflozin and sitagliptin, respectively. No significant differences were found between canagliflozin and sitagliptin for total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or non-HDL-C (P > 0.5 for all). These data suggest that compared with sitagliptin, canagliflozin may not increase LDL-C in patients with T2DM and HFrEF.
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- Dave L. Dixon
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, VA
- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences Virginia Commonwealth University College of Humanities and Science, Richmond, VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Bon Secours Heart and Vascular Institute, Richmond, VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, VA
- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
- Bon Secours Heart and Vascular Institute, Richmond, VA
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Del Buono MG, Damonte JI, Trankle CR, Bhardwaj H, Markley R, Turlington J, Van Tassell BW, Salloum FN, Abbate A. Sacubitril/Valsartan for the Prevention and Treatment of Postinfarction Heart Failure: Ready to Use? J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021; 78:331-333. [PMID: 34225338 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Marco G Del Buono
- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Richmond, VA
- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Richmond, VA
- Department of Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina; and
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Richmond, VA
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Richmond, VA
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Patel M, Wei X, Weigel K, Gertz ZM, Kron J, Robinson AA, Trankle CR. Diagnosis and Treatment of Intracardiac Thrombus. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021; 78:361-371. [PMID: 34074905 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
ABSTRACT Intracardiac thrombi can occur in a variety of locations and are frequently encountered in clinical practice. Yet evidence-based guidance for clinicians managing patients with intracardiac thrombi is often limited. This review summarizes what is known regarding the prevalence of intracardiac thrombus, diagnostic strategies, clinical relevance, and treatment options, focusing on four specific types of thrombus for which recent research has shifted clinical understanding and treatment decisions: (1) left atrial appendage thrombus, (2) cardiac implantable electronic device lead thrombus, (3) bioprosthetic aortic valve thrombus, and (4) left ventricular thrombus. Additional studies, ideally prospective, randomized, and head-to-head in design, are needed to better inform best practices in patients with intracardiac thrombi.
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- Murti Patel
- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; and
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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Thomas GK, Trankle CR, Carbone S, Billingsley H, Van Tassell BW, Evans RK, Garten R, Weiss E, Abbate A, Canada JM. Diastolic Dysfunction Contributes to Impaired Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients with Lung Cancer and Reduced Lung Function Following Chest Radiation. Lung 2021; 199:403-407. [PMID: 34240245 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-021-00454-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a robust and independent predictor of cardiovascular health and overall mortality. Patients with lung cancer often have chronic lung disease, contributing to impaired CRF. Radiation to the heart during lung cancer treatment may further reduce CRF. The determinants of CRF in this population are not well understood. We prospectively evaluated 12 patients with lung cancer without known cardiovascular disease with reduced lung function receiving curative intent thoracic radiotherapy to determine whether cardiac diastolic function, as assessed by Doppler echocardiography and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) levels, correlate with CRF measured by peak oxygen consumption (VO2). Doppler-derived measures of diastolic function and serum NTproBNP levels inversely correlated with peak VO2. In a multivariate regression model, NTproBNP was the strongest independent variable associated with peak VO2. These results suggest that diastolic dysfunction further contributes to reduced CRF in patients with lung cancer who have received radiotherapy.
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- Georgia K Thomas
- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980102, Richmond, VA, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980102, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980102, Richmond, VA, USA.,Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980102, Richmond, VA, USA.,Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980102, Richmond, VA, USA.,Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, VCU Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980102, Richmond, VA, USA.,C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980102, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Austin A Robinson
- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville.,Division of Cardiology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Schafer EB, Tushak Z, Trankle CR, Rao K, Cartagena LC, Shah KB. False-Positive 99mTechnetium-Pyrophosphate Scintigraphy in Two Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circ Heart Fail 2021; 14:e007558. [PMID: 33663232 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.120.007558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Eric B Schafer
- Division of Internal Medicine (E.B.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology within Pauley Heart Center (Z.T., C.R.T., K.R., K.B.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology within Pauley Heart Center (Z.T., C.R.T., K.R., K.B.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology within Pauley Heart Center (Z.T., C.R.T., K.R., K.B.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology within Pauley Heart Center (Z.T., C.R.T., K.R., K.B.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
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Trankle CR, Canada JM, Jordan JH, Truong U, Hundley WG. Exercise Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: A Review. J Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 55:720-754. [PMID: 33655592 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
While pharmacologic stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a robust noninvasive tool in the diagnosis and prognostication of epicardial coronary artery disease, clinical guidelines recommend exercise-based testing in those patients who can exercise. This review describes the development of exercise cardiovascular MRI protocols, summarizes the insights across various patient populations, and highlights future research initiatives. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 5 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
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- Cory R Trankle
- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Gertz ZM, Trankle CR, Grizzard JD, Quader MA, Medalion B, Parris KE, Shah KB. An interventional approach to left ventricular assist device outflow graft obstruction. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 98:969-974. [PMID: 33586847 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND LVADs provide life-sustaining treatment for patients with heart failure, but their complexity allows for complications. One complication, LVAD outflow graft obstruction, may be misdiagnosed as intraluminal thrombus, when more often it is extraluminal compression from biodebris accumulation. It can often be treated endovascularly with stenting. This case series describes diagnostic and procedural techniques for the treatment of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) outflow graft obstruction. METHODS We present four patients with LVADs who developed LVAD outflow graft obstruction within the bend relief-covered segment. All were initially diagnosed with computed tomographic angiography (CTA). All underwent invasive evaluation with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), then were treated with stenting. After misdiagnosing a twist, we developed the technique of balloon "graftoplasty" to ensure suitability for stent delivery in subsequent cases. RESULTS All patients presented with low-flow alarms and symptoms of low output, and were diagnosed with outflow graft obstruction by CTA. In all four, IVUS confirmed an extraluminal etiology. Patient 1 was treated with stenting and had a good outcome. Patient 2's obstruction was from twisting, rather than biodebris accumulation, and had sub-optimal stent expansion and ultimately required surgery. Balloon "graftoplasty" was used in subsequent cases to ensure subsequent stent expansion. Patients 3 and 4 were successfully stented. All improved after treatment. CONCLUSIONS In patients with LVAD outflow graft obstruction, IVUS can distinguish intraluminal thrombus from extraluminal compression. Balloon "graftoplasty" can ensure that the outflow graft will respond to stenting. Many cases of LVAD outflow graft obstruction should be amenable to endovascular treatment.
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- Zachary M Gertz
- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Robinson AA, Trankle CR, Eubanks G, Schumann C, Thompson P, Wallace RL, Gottiparthi S, Ruth B, Kramer CM, Salerno M, Bilchick KC, Deen C, Kontos MC, Dent J. Off-label Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Compared With Warfarin for Left Ventricular Thrombi. JAMA Cardiol 2021; 5:685-692. [PMID: 32320043 DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.0] [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: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Importance Left ventricular (LV) thrombi can arise in patients with ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies. Anticoagulation is thought to reduce the risk of stroke or systemic embolism (SSE), but there are no high-quality data on the effectiveness of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for this indication. Objective To compare the outcomes associated with DOAC use and warfarin use for the treatment of LV thrombi. Design, Setting, and Participants A cohort study was performed at 3 tertiary care academic medical centers among 514 eligible patients with echocardiographically diagnosed LV thrombi between October 1, 2013, and March 31, 2019. Follow-up was performed through the end of the study period. Exposures Type and duration of anticoagulant use. Main Outcomes and Measures Clinically apparent SSE. Results A total of 514 patients (379 men; mean [SD] age, 58.4 [14.8] years) with LV thrombi were identified, including 300 who received warfarin and 185 who received a DOAC (64 patients switched treatment between these groups). The median follow-up across the patient cohort was 351 days (interquartile range, 51-866 days). On unadjusted analysis, DOAC treatment vs warfarin use (hazard ratio [HR], 2.71; 95% CI, 1.31-5.57; P = .01) and prior SSE (HR, 2.13; 95% CI, 1.22-3.72; P = .01) were associated with SSE. On multivariable analysis, anticoagulation with DOAC vs warfarin (HR, 2.64; 95% CI, 1.28-5.43; P = .01) and prior SSE (HR, 2.07; 95% CI, 1.17-3.66; P = .01) remained significantly associated with SSE. Conclusions and Relevance In this multicenter cohort study of anticoagulation strategies for LV thrombi, DOAC treatment was associated with a higher risk of SSE compared with warfarin use, even after adjustment for other factors. These results challenge the assumption of DOAC equivalence with warfarin for LV thrombi and highlight the need for prospective randomized clinical trials to determine the most effective treatment strategies for LV thrombi.
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- Austin A Robinson
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Scripps Health, La Jolla, California
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville.,Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville.,Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville.,Cardiovascular Imaging Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville
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Sternberg ME, Gertz ZM, Quader MA, Abbate A, Trankle CR. Ventriculoseptal Rupture Caused by Takotsubo Syndrome. JACC Case Rep 2020; 2:2072-2077. [PMID: 34317111 PMCID: PMC8299759 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Ventriculoseptal rupture (VSR) is a rare complication of takotsubo syndrome that often requires immediate treatment. Patients with VSR experience a range of outcomes and should be managed at centers with cardiac and surgical expertise. We present 2 cases of VSR complicating takotsubo syndrome that highlight potential outcomes. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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- Michael E Sternberg
- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Carbone S, Billingsley HE, Canada JM, Bressi E, Rotelli B, Kadariya D, Dixon DL, Markley R, Trankle CR, Cooke R, Rao K, B. Shah K, Medina de Chazal H, Chiabrando JG, Vecchié A, Dell M, L. Mihalick V, Bogaev R, Hart L, Van Tassell BW, Arena R, Celi FS, Abbate A. The effects of canagliflozin compared to sitagliptin on cardiorespiratory fitness in type 2 diabetes mellitus and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: The CANA-HF study. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2020; 36:e3335. [PMID: 32415802 PMCID: PMC7685099 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Canagliflozin reduces hospitalizations for heart failure (HF) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Its effect on cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiac function in patients with established HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is unknown. METHODS We conducted a double-blind randomized controlled trial of canagliflozin 100 mg or sitagliptin 100 mg daily for 12 weeks in 88 patients, and measured peak oxygen consumption (VO2 ) and minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production (VE/VCO2 ) slope (co-primary endpoints for repeated measure ANOVA time_x_group interaction), lean peak VO2 , ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT), cardiac function and quality of life (ie, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire [MLHFQ]), at baseline and 12-week follow-up. RESULTS The study was terminated early due to the new guidelines recommending canagliflozin over sitagliptin in HF: 17 patients were assigned to canagliflozin and 19 to sitagliptin, total of 36 patients. There were no significant changes in peak VO2 and VE/VCO2 slope between the two groups (P = .083 and P = .98, respectively). Canagliflozin improved lean peak VO2 (+2.4 mL kgLM-1 min-1 , P = .036), VAT (+1.5 mL kg-1 min-1 , P = .012) and VO2 matched for respiratory exchange ratio (+2.4 mL Kg-1 min-1 , P = .002) compared to sitagliptin. Canagliflozin also reduced MLHFQ score (-12.1, P = .018). CONCLUSIONS In this small and short-term study of patients with T2DM and HFrEF, interrupted early after only 36 patients, canagliflozin did not improve the primary endpoints of peak VO2 or VE/VCO2 slope compared to sitagliptin, while showing favourable trends observed on several additional surrogate endpoints such as lean peak VO2 , VAT and quality of life.
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- Salvatore Carbone
- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & SciencesVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & SciencesVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and & Outcomes Science, School of PharmacyVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Advanced Heart Failure CenterBon Secours Heart & Vascular InstituteRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Advanced Heart Failure CenterBon Secours Heart & Vascular InstituteRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and & Outcomes Science, School of PharmacyVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health SciencesUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoIllinoisUSA
- TotalCardiology Research NetworkCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal MedicineVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginiaUSA
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"Cardiac imaging is an essential tool in the field of cardio-oncology. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) stands out for its accuracy, reproducibility, and ability to provide tissue characterization. These attributes are particularly helpful in screening and diagnosing cardiotoxicity, infiltrative disease, and inflammatory cardiac disease. The ability of CMR to detect subtle changes in cardiac function and tissue composition has made it a useful tool for understanding the pathophysiology of cardiotoxicity. Because of these unique features, CMR is gaining prominence in both the clinical and research aspects of cardio-oncology."
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- Wendy Bottinor
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Gateway Building, 1200 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2220 Pierce Avenue, 383 Preston Research Building, Nashville, TN 37232-6300, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Gateway Building, 1200 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Gateway Building, 1200 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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Wohlford GF, Van Tassell BW, Billingsley HE, Kadariya D, Canada JM, Carbone S, Mihalick VL, Bonaventura A, Vecchié A, Chiabrando JG, Bressi E, Thomas G, Ho AC, Marawan AA, Dell M, Trankle CR, Turlington J, Markley R, Abbate A. Phase 1B, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Dose Escalation, Single-Center, Repeat Dose Safety and Pharmacodynamics Study of the Oral NLRP3 Inhibitor Dapansutrile in Subjects With NYHA II-III Systolic Heart Failure. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2020; 77:49-60. [PMID: 33235030 PMCID: PMC7774821 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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ABSTRACT The NLRP3 inflammasome has been implicated in the development and progression of heart failure. The aim of this study was to determine the safety of an oral inhibitor of the NLRP3 inflammasome, dapansutrile (OLT1177), in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). This was a phase 1B, randomized, double-blind, dose escalation, single-center, repeat dose safety and pharmacodynamics study of dapansutrile in stable patients with HFrEF (New York Heart Association Class II-III). Subjects were randomized to treatment with dapansutrile for up to 14 days at a ratio of 4:1 into 1 of 3 sequential ascending dose cohorts (500, 1000, or 2000 mg) each including 10 patients. Subjects underwent clinical assessment, biomarker determination, transthoracic echocardiogram, and maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing at baseline, day 14, and day 28 to ascertain changes in clinical status. Placebo cases (N = 2 per cohort) were used as a decoy to reduce bias and not for statistical comparisons. Thirty participants (20 men) were treated for 13 (12-14) days. No serious adverse events during the study were recorded. All clinical or laboratory parameters at day 14 compared with baseline suggested clinical stability without significant within-group differences in the dapansutrile-pooled group or the 3 dapansutrile cohorts. Improvements in left ventricular EF [from 31.5% (27.5-39) to 36.5% (27.5-45), P = 0.039] and in exercise time [from 570 (399.5-627) to 616 (446.5-688) seconds, P = 0.039] were seen in the dapansutrile 2000 mg cohort. Treatment with dapansutrile for 14 days was safe and well tolerated in patients with stable HFrEF.
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- George F. Wohlford
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; and
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA
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Alley R, Grizzard JD, Rao K, Markley R, Trankle CR. Inflammatory Episodes of Desmoplakin Cardiomyopathy Masquerading as Myocarditis: Unique Features on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2020; 14:1466-1469. [PMID: 32950456 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Reid Alley
- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Arena R, Canada JM, Popovic D, Trankle CR, Del Buono MG, Lucas A, Abbate A. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing - refining the clinical perspective by combining assessments. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2020; 18:563-576. [PMID: 32749934 DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2020.1806057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is now established as a vital sign. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) is the gold-standard approach to assessing CRF. AREAS COVERED A body of literature spanning several decades clearly supports the clinical utility of CPX in those who are apparently health and at risk for chronic disease as well as numerous patient populations. While CPX, in and of itself, is a valid and reliable clinical assessment, combining findings with other available assessments may provide a more comprehensive perspective that enhances clinical decision making and outcomes. The current review will accomplish the following: (1) define key CPX measures based upon current evidence; and (2) describe the current evidence addressing the relationships between CPX and echocardiography, serum biomarkers, and cardiovascular magnetic resonance. EXPERT OPINION Cardiopulmonary exercise testing provides prognostic and diagnostic information in apparently healthy individuals, those at risk for one or more chronic conditions, as well as numerous patient populations. Moreover, if the goal of an intervention is to improve one or more systems integral to the physiologic response to exercise, CPX should be considered as a central assessment to gauge therapeutic efficacy. To further refine the information obtained from CPX, combining other assessments has demonstrated promise.
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- Ross Arena
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois , Chicago, IL, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA, USA.,Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade , Belgrade, Serbia.,Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade , Belgrade, Serbia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior and Policy and Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA, USA
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Del Buono MG, Trankle CR, Buckley L, Kadariya D, Canada JM, Carbone S, Turlington J, Markley R, Bressi E, VAN Tassell BW, Abbate A. Early changes in N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels predict new-onset heart failure in patients with STEMI. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2020; 70:25-31. [PMID: 32657561 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.20.05303-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Previous studies suggested that N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level is a powerful independent predictor of death or heart failure (HF) when measured at admission in patients with chest pain or acute coronary syndrome. Little is known about the role of NT-proBNP level measured during a hospitalization for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in predicting clinical outcomes. We evaluated the optimal NT-proBNP timing (admission, 72 hours, or delta [Δ] NT-proBNP [72 hours minus admission]) to predict 1-year new-onset HF in STEMI patients. METHODS We measured NT-proBNP levels at admission and 72 hours in 72 patients with STEMI. HF events were adjudicated and defined as hospitalization for HF or need for new initiation of a loop diuretic at 1-year follow-up. Values are presented as medians and interquartile range or frequencies (%) as appropriate. Cox regression analysis was used to determine predictors of adverse events. A receiver-operative-curve was constructed to identify the discriminative value and optimal cut-off points for NT-proBNP. RESULTS Patients (age 56 [49-64] years, males 59 [82%]) were followed for a median duration of 365 [180-365] days. HF events were recorded in 9 (12.5%) patients. NT-proBNP values at admission, 72 hours, and ΔNT-proBNP were 89 (26-268) pg/mL, 452 (223-1064) pg/mL, and 283 (68-686) pg/mL, respectively. NT-proBNP at 72 hours and ΔNT-proBNP, but not admission NT-proBNP predicted new-onset HF events at follow-up (P=0.03, P=0.002 and P=0.89, respectively). The optimal area under the curve of 0.771 (95%, CI [0.630-0.912], P= 0.009) and cut-off value of 830 pg/mL (sensitivity 79%; specificity 76%) were found for NT-proBNP at 72 hours. The Kaplan-Meier survival curves for NT-proBNP at 72 hours dichotomized above and below this cut-off value, confirmed NT-proBNP at 72 hours >830 pg/mL as predictive of HF events (log-rank statistic = 8.688, P=0.003). CONCLUSIONS NT-proBNP level at 72 hours and ΔNT-proBNP (72 hours minus admission), but not at time of admission, predicted HF events in patients following STEMI.
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- Marco G Del Buono
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA, USA.,Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Sacred Heart Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA, USA.,Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Richmond, VA, USA - .,Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Sacred Heart Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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Canada JM, Trankle CR, Carbone S, Buckley LF, Chazal MD, Billingsley H, Evans RK, Garten R, Van Tassell BW, Kadariya D, Mauro A, Toldo S, Mezzaroma E, Arena R, Hundley WG, Grizzard JD, Weiss E, Abbate A. Determinants of Cardiorespiratory Fitness Following Thoracic Radiotherapy in Lung or Breast Cancer Survivors. Am J Cardiol 2020; 125:988-996. [PMID: 31928717 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We measured peak oxygen consumption (VO2) in previous recipients of thoracic radiotherapy and assessed the determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness with an emphasis on cardiac and pulmonary function. Cancer survivors who have received thoracic radiotherapy with incidental cardiac involvement often experience impaired cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured by reduced peak VO2, a marker of impaired cardiovascular reserve. We enrolled 25 subjects 1.8 (0.1 to 8.2) years following completion of thoracic radiotherapy with significant heart exposure (at least 10% of heart volume receiving at least 5 Gray). All subjects underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing, Doppler echocardiography, and circulating biomarkers assessment. The cohort included 16 Caucasians (64%), 15 women (60%) with a median age of 63 (59 to 66) years. The peak VO2 was 16.8 (13.5 to 21.9) ml·kg-1·min-1 or moderately reduced at 62% (50% to 93%) of predicted. The mean cardiac radiation dose was 5.4 (3.7 to 14.7) Gray, and it significantly correlated inversely with peak VO2 (R = -0.445, p = 0.02). Multivariate regression analysis revealed the diastolic functional reserve index and the N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) serum levels were independent predictors of peak VO2 (ß = +0.813, p <0.01 and ß = -0.414, p = 0.04, respectively). In conclusion, patients who had received thoracic radiation display a dose-dependent relation between the cardiac radiation dose received and the impairment in peak VO2, the reduction in diastolic functional reserve index, and elevation of NTproBNP.
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Abbate A, Trankle CR, Buckley LF, Lipinski MJ, Appleton D, Kadariya D, Canada JM, Carbone S, Roberts CS, Abouzaki N, Melchior R, Christopher S, Turlington J, Mueller G, Garnett J, Thomas C, Markley R, Wohlford GF, Puckett L, Medina de Chazal H, Chiabrando JG, Bressi E, Del Buono MG, Schatz A, Vo C, Dixon DL, Biondi-Zoccai GG, Kontos MC, Van Tassell BW. Interleukin-1 Blockade Inhibits the Acute Inflammatory Response in Patients With ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e014941. [PMID: 32122219 PMCID: PMC7335541 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Background ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction is associated with an intense acute inflammatory response and risk of heart failure. We tested whether interleukin‐1 blockade with anakinra significantly reduced the area under the curve for hsCRP (high sensitivity C‐reactive protein) levels during the first 14 days in patients with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (VCUART3 [Virginia Commonwealth University Anakinra Remodeling Trial 3]). Methods and Results We conducted a randomized, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind, clinical trial in 99 patients with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction in which patients were assigned to 2 weeks treatment with anakinra once daily (N=33), anakinra twice daily (N=31), or placebo (N=35). hsCRP area under the curve was significantly lower in patients receiving anakinra versus placebo (median, 67 [interquartile range, 39–120] versus 214 [interquartile range, 131–394] mg·day/L; P<0.001), without significant differences between the anakinra arms. No significant differences were found between anakinra and placebo groups in the interval changes in left ventricular end‐systolic volume (median, 1.4 [interquartile range, −9.8 to 9.8] versus −3.9 [interquartile range, −15.4 to 1.4] mL; P=0.21) or left ventricular ejection fraction (median, 3.9% [interquartile range, −1.6% to 10.2%] versus 2.7% [interquartile range, −1.8% to 9.3%]; P=0.61) at 12 months. The incidence of death or new‐onset heart failure or of death and hospitalization for heart failure was significantly lower with anakinra versus placebo (9.4% versus 25.7% [P=0.046] and 0% versus 11.4% [P=0.011], respectively), without difference between the anakinra arms. The incidence of serious infection was not different between anakinra and placebo groups (14% versus 14%; P=0.98). Injection site reactions occurred more frequently in patients receiving anakinra (22%) versus placebo (3%; P=0.016). Conclusions In patients presenting with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction, interleukin‐1 blockade with anakinra significantly reduces the systemic inflammatory response compared with placebo. Clinical Trial Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/. Unique identifier: NCT01950299.
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- Antonio Abbate
- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC.,"Kenneth and Dianne Wright" Center for Clinical and Translational Research MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Medstar Heart and Vascular Institute MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC.,Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists Richmond VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC.,Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists Richmond VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC.,Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists Richmond VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC.,Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists Richmond VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC.,Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies Sapienza' University of Rome Latina Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro Napoli Italy
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Pauley Heart Center MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC.,Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
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Canada JM, Thomas GK, Trankle CR, Carbone S, Billingsley H, Van Tassell BW, Evans RK, Garten R, Weiss E, Abbate A. Increased C-reactive protein is associated with the severity of thoracic radiotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy. Cardiooncology 2020; 6:2. [PMID: 32154028 PMCID: PMC7048115 DOI: 10.1186/s40959-020-0058-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Irradiation of the heart during cancer radiotherapy is associated with a dose-dependent risk of heart failure. Animal studies have demonstrated that irradiation leads to an inflammatory response within the heart as well as a reduction in cardiac reserve. In the current study we aimed to evaluate whether inflammatory biomarkers correlated with changes in cardiac function and reserve after radiotherapy for breast or lung cancer. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 25 subjects with a history of breast or lung cancer without a prior diagnosis of cardiovascular disease or heart failure, 1.8 years [0.4-3.6] post-radiotherapy involving at least 5 Gray (Gy) to at least 10% of the heart. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) was abnormal (≥2 mg/L) in 16 (64%) subjects. Cardiac function and reserve was measured with Doppler echocardiography before and after exercise and defined as left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), early diastolic mitral annulus velocity (e'), and increase in LV outflow tract velocity time integral cardiac output (cardiac reserve) with exercise. Subjects with abnormal CRP had significantly lower LVEF (51 [44-59] % vs 61 [52-64] %, P = 0.039), lower e' (7.4 [6.6-7.9] cm/sec vs 9.9 [8.3-12.0] cm/sec, P = 0.010), and smaller cardiac reserve (+ 1.5 [1.2-1.7] L/min vs + 1.9 [1.7-2.2] L/min, P = 0.024). CONCLUSION Elevated systemic inflammation is associated with impaired left-ventricular systolic and diastolic function both at rest and during exercise in subjects who have received radiotherapy with significant incidental heart dose for the treatment of cancer.
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- Justin M. Canada
- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980335, 1200 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23298 USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980335, 1200 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23298 USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980335, 1200 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23298 USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980335, 1200 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23298 USA
- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980335, 1200 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23298 USA
- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980335, 1200 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23298 USA
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980335, 1200 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23298 USA
- C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Trankle CR, Puckett L, Swift-Scanlan T, DeWilde C, Priday A, Sculthorpe R, Ellenbogen KA, Fowler A, Koneru JN. Vitamin C Intravenous Treatment In the Setting of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Results From the Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled CITRIS-AF Pilot Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e014213. [PMID: 32013700 PMCID: PMC7033876 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Background Catheter ablation is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), but high levels of post‐procedure inflammation predict adverse clinical events. Ascorbic acid (AA) has shown promise in reducing inflammation but is untested in this population. We sought to test the feasibility, safety, and preliminary effects on inflammatory biomarkers in the CITRIS‐AF (Vitamin C Intravenous Treatment In the Setting of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation) pilot study. Methods and Results Patients scheduled to undergo AF ablation (N=20) were randomized 1:1 to double‐blinded treatment with AA (200 mg/kg divided over 24 hours) or placebo. C‐reactive protein and interleukin‐6 levels were obtained before the first infusion and repeated at 24 hours and 30 days. Pain levels within 24 hours and early recurrence of AF within 90 days were recorded. Median and interquartile range were aged 63 (56–70) years, 13 (65%) men, and 18 (90%) white. Baseline data were similar between the 2 groups except ejection fraction. Baseline C‐reactive protein levels were 2.56 (1.47–5.87) mg/L and similar between groups (P=0.48). Change in C‐reactive protein from baseline to 24 hours was +10.79 (+6.56–23.19) mg/L in the placebo group and +3.01 (+0.40–5.43) mg/L in the AA group (P=0.02). Conversely, change in interleukin‐6 was numerically higher in the AA group, though not statistically significant (P=0.32). One patient in each arm developed pericarditis; no adverse events related to the infusions were seen. There were no significant differences between aggregated post‐procedure pain levels within 24 hours or early recurrence of AF (both P>0.05). Conclusions High‐dose AA is safe and well tolerated at the time of AF ablation and may be associated with a blunted rise in C‐reactive protein, although consistent findings were not seen in interleukin‐6 levels. Further studies are needed to validate these findings and explore the potential benefit in improving clinically relevant outcomes. Clinical Trial Registration URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT03148236.
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- Cory R Trankle
- Division of Cardiology Pauley Heart Center Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA
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- Johnson Center for Critical Care and Pulmonary Research Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA
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- Johnson Center for Critical Care and Pulmonary Research Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA
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- Johnson Center for Critical Care and Pulmonary Research Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA
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- Investigational Drug Service Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA
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- Division of Cardiology Pauley Heart Center Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA
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- Johnson Center for Critical Care and Pulmonary Research Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA.,Divison of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA
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- Division of Cardiology Pauley Heart Center Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA
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van Wezenbeek J, Canada JM, Ravindra K, Carbone S, Kadariya D, Trankle CR, Wohlford G, Buckley L, Del Buono MG, Billingsley H, Viscusi M, Tchoukina I, Shah KB, Arena R, Van Tassell B, Abbate A. Determinants of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients with Heart Failure Across a Wide Range of Ejection Fractions. Am J Cardiol 2020; 125:76-81. [PMID: 31703805 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Impaired cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in heart failure (HF) is influenced by a complex array of cardiac and extracardiac factors. The study aimed to identify clinical determinants of CRF measured as peak oxygen consumption (peak VO2) in HF patients, and to determine a peak VO2 prediction model using regression equations. Retrospective analysis of 200 HF patients who completed treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise testing and underwent Doppler echocardiography and/or biomarker analysis on the same day was performed. After univariate linear regression analysis, a multivariate peak VO2 prediction model was developed using significant variables in a stepwise linear regression analysis. In subjects with repeated testing, Pearson's correlation was used to assess correlations between measured and predicted change in peak VO2 (Δpeak VO2) over time. Mean age was 57 years, with 55% being male. Stepwise linear regression was used to generate a weighted model for peak VO2: 30.895 + (-0.112•age[years]) + (0.296•hemoglobin [g/dl]) + (-0.101•E/e'[unit change]) + (-0.202• body mass index [kg/m2]) + (-0.593• N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide [logN pg/ml])) + (-1.349•CRP [log mg/L]). Predicted peak VO2 correlated strongly with measured peak VO2 in HF with reduced ejection fraction and HF with preserved ejection fraction patients (r = +0.63, p <0.001; r = +0.64, p <0.001, respectively). Predicted Δpeak VO2 correlated with measured Δpeak VO2 (r = +0.23, p <0.001). In conclusion, in patients with HF across a wide range of left ventricular ejection fraction, age, systemic inflammation, oxygen carrying capacity, obesity, and elevated filling pressures are the strongest predictors of impaired CRF. The proposed CRF model allows prediction of peak VO2 in HF patients and may be used to estimate peak VO2 changes over time.
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- School of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusett
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
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Trankle CR, Vo C, Martin E, Puckett L, Siddiqui MS, Brophy DF, Stravitz T, Guzman LA. Clopidogrel Responsiveness in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis of the Liver Undergoing Pre-Transplant PCI. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 13:661-663. [PMID: 31883726 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Van Tassell B, Lipinski MJ, Appleton D, Trankle CR, Kadariya D, Abouzaki NA, Canada JM, Carbone S, Buckley LF, Melchior R, Thomas C, Garnett J, Puckett L, Kontos MC, Abbate A. P6388Effects of Interleukin-1 blockade with anakinra in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction on recurrent ischemic events: results from the VCUART3 study. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with an intense acute inflammatory response and an increased risk of recurrent ischemic events. Prior studies of IL-1 blockade have shown conflicting results regarding the risk of future events.
Methods
We enrolled patients with STEMI within 12 hours of presentation at 3 sites in the United States of America. After revascularization, patients were randomly assigned to receive anakinra 100 mg twice daily, anakinra 100 mg once daily (standard dose) alternated with placebo once daily every 12 hours, or placebo every 12 hours for 14 days in 1:1:1 ratio. Prespecified exploratory endpoints for recurrent ischemic events, adjudicated by an independent committee, evaluated the composite risk of subsequent acute myocardial infarction (AMI, World Health Organization classification Type 1), unstable angina, or urgent revascularization. Data are expressed as median and interquartile range or number and percentage. Cox regression analysis was used to generate unadjusted hazard ratios and confidence intervals. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01950299)
Results
Of 311 patients screened, 99 subjects (81% males, 58% Caucasians, 55 [49–62] years of age) were randomly assigned to anakinra twice daily (N=31), anakinra once daily (N=33) or placebo (N=35). The cohort included patients with hypertension (57%), tobacco use (55%), diabetes mellitus (30%), and prior diagnosis of coronary artery disease (21%) without statistically significant imbalances in the demographic characteristics between groups (all P>0.05). Discharge medications for the index STEMI admission, in addition to the study medication, included aspirin (100%), statins (100%), P2Y12 inhibitors (100%), beta-blockers (90%), and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker (84%), without statistically significant imbalances between the 3 groups. Over the 1-year follow-up, recurrent ischemic events occurred in 5/35 (14.3%) patients treated with placebo and 6/64 (9.1%) patients treated with anakinra (hazard ratio = 0.68 [0.20–2.24], P=0.53). No differences were observed between high- and low-dose anakinra treatment groups.
Conclusions
A two week treatment with IL-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra, did not significantly decrease or increase recurrent ischemic events over the course of a 1-year follow-up in patients with STEMI.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Funded by NHLBI 1R34HL121402; Drug supply by Swedish Orphan Biovitrum
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- B Van Tassell
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Medstar Research Institute, Washington, United States of America
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- Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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Abbate A, Trankle CR, Lipinski MJ, Kadariya D, Canada JM, Carbone S, Buckley LF, Appleton D, Wohlford GF, Medina De Chazal H, Chiabrando JG, Roberts C, Turlington JS, Abouzaki NA, Van Tassell B. 5233Interleukin-1 blockade with Anakinra in ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction: Results from the VCUART3 study. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0079] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with an intense inflammatory response that predicts an increased risk of death and heart failure (HF). In the current study we tested whether anakinra, a recombinant Interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist, given once daily (standard dose) or twice daily reduced systemic inflammation in patients with STEMI.
Methods
We enrolled patients with STEMI within 12 hours of presentation at 3 sites. After revascularization, patients were randomly assigned to receive anakinra 100 mg twice daily, anakinra 100 mg once daily alternating with placebo once daily every 12 hours, or placebo twice daily, for 14 days in a 1:1:1 ratio. The primary efficacy outcome was the area under the curve for C-reactive protein levels (CRP-AUC) using a high-sensitivity assay at 14 days comparing anakinra (both arms) versus placebo followed by a comparison between each of the anakinra arms with placebo. Two pre-specified exploratory clinical efficacy endpoints, adjudicated by a blinded event committee, were assessed: a composite endpoint of all-cause death for any reason or incidence of HF (defined as new-onset HF requiring hospitalization or a new prescription of a loop diuretic, D+HF) and a composite endpoint of death and HF hospitalization (D+HHF) at 1 year. Data are expressed as median and interquartile range or number and percentage. Kaplan-Meyer survival curves were compared using Log-rank test (Mantel-Cox). (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01950299)
Results
Of 311 patients screened, 99 subjects (80 [81%] males, 57 [58%] Caucasians, 55 [49–62] years of age) were randomly assigned to anakinra twice daily (N=31), anakinra once daily (N=33) or placebo (N=35). There were no significant imbalances in the demographic characteristics between groups (all P>0.05). The CRP-AUC was significantly lower in the anakinra group than in the placebo group (67 [39–120] versus 214 [131–394] mg/dl, P<0.001; and P<0.001 for each anakinra arm versus placebo separately, without significant differences between the two anakinra arms, P=0.41). Treatment with anakinra was associated with a significant reduction versus placebo in the incidence of D+HF (6/64 [9.4%] versus 9/35 [25.7%], P=0.046), and of D+HHF (0/64 [0] versus 4/35 [11.4%], P=0.011), without any significant difference between the two anakinra arms. Anakinra was not associated with any treatment-related serious adverse events, nor with excess infections compared with placebo (14.1% vs 14.3%, P=0.87).
Conclusions
Among patients with STEMI, IL-1 blockade significantly reduced the systemic inflammatory response compared with placebo, without any significant difference between standard or high dose regimens. Prespecified exploratory analyses on clinical endpoints demonstrate reduced incidence of HF and reduced HF hospitalizations, supporting the concept of beneficial effects with IL-1 blockade in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Funded by NHLBI 1R34HL121402; Drug supply from Swedish Orphan Biovitrum
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- A Abbate
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Medstar Research Institute, Washington, United States of America
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- Medstar Research Institute, Washington, United States of America
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- Medstar Research Institute, Washington, United States of America
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- Medstar Research Institute, Washington, United States of America
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- Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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Abbate A, Kadariya D, Medina De Chazal H, Chiabrando JG, Trankle CR, Abraham Foscolo MM, Wohlford GF, Carbone S, Buckley LF, Lipinski MJ, Appleton D, Abouzaki NA, Turlington JS, Van Tassell BW. 253Effects of Interleukin-1 blockade with Anakinra on cardiac function in ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction: results from the VCUART3 echocardiography study. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0069] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
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Background
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with an intense acute inflammatory response further promoting cardiac dysfunction and heart failure (HF). Pilot proof-of-concept studies with anakinra, recombinant Interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist, have shown feasibility and safety of IL-1 blockade in patients with STEMI. In the current study we analyzed the effects of anakinra on left ventricular (LV) dimensions and function in patients with STEMI.
Methods
We enrolled patients with STEMI within 12 hours of presentation at 3 sites in the United States of America. After revascularization, patients were randomly assigned to receive anakinra 100 mg twice daily, anakinra 100 mg once daily alternated with placebo once daily every 12 hours, or placebo twice daily, for 14 days in a 1:1:1 ratio. A transthoracic echocardiogram was completed within 24 hours of admission and at 1 year follow up to measure LV end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes (LVEDV and LVESV, respectively), stroke volume (SV) and ejection fraction (LVEF). (ClinicalTrials NCT01950299)
Results
Paired echocardiography studies (follow up study obtained 362 days [336–375] after the baseline study) were available in 63 of the 99 patients (63%): 23 of 35 patients in the placebo group (66%) and 40 of the 64 patients in the anakinra group (62%, P>0.05 for missing studies between the 2 groups; P>0.05 for duration of follow up). Baseline LVEDV, LVESV, SV and LVEF was not significantly different comparing placebo and anakinra (all P>0.05). Patients treated with anakinra had a significant improvement in LVEF from 49.8% (41.8–60.0%) to 54.0% (46.0–58.4%, P=0.028) and SV from 43.6 ml (37.6–52.1 ml) to 48.7 ml (40.9–62.5 ml, P=0.008), whereas no significant changes occurred within the placebo group (LVEF: from 51.7% [40.1–56.0%] to 53.5% [43.4–59.4%], P=0.25; SV: from 47.7 ml [40.1–56.8 ml], to 53.0 ml [44.9–57.4 ml], P=0.81). The between-groups differences, however, were not statistically significant. No significant changes were noted in LVEDV and LVESV in either group. The interval changes in CRP between admission and 72 hours, expression of the acute inflammatory response, inversely correlated with the LVEF at follow up (R=-0.30, P=0.026), with higher levels of CRP corresponding to lower LVEF values
Conclusions
A significant improvement in cardiac systolic function was seen in patients treated with IL-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra, following STEMI, and not in patients with placebo. Further studies are however required to determine whether the benefits of IL-1 blockade in the prevention and treatment of HF are mediated by the effects on cardiac function.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Funded by NHLBI 1R34HL121402; Drug supply from Swedish Orphan Biovitrum
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- A Abbate
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Medstar Research Institute, Washington, United States of America
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- Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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Van Tassell B, Trankle CR, Kadariya D, Canada JM, Carbone S, Buckley LF, Wohlford GF, Dixon DL, Christopher S, Vo C, Mankad P, Dell M, Shah KB, Kontos MC, Abbate A. 5947Predictive role of C-reactive protein levels in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction for heart failure related events. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with an intense acute inflammatory response and an increased risk of death and heart failure (HF). C-reactive protein (CRP) is the inflammatory biomarker most commonly used for risk stratification in patients with cardiovascular diseases. CRP levels are known to rise and fall during STEMI in response to myocardial injury. In this study, we analyzed whether admission CRP or delayed CRP (measured at 72 hours after admission) held a greater predictive value for adverse HF events in patients with STEMI.
Methods
We analyzed data from the VCUART3 clinical trial enrolling 99 patients with STEMI within 12 hours of presentation at 3 sites in the United States of America treated with anakinra or placebo. CRP levels were measured with a high-sensitivity assay at time of admission and again at 72 hours later. A dedicated committee composed of individuals not involved in the conduct of the trial adjudicated HF events including a composite endpoint of death from any reason or incidence of HF defined as new-onset HF requiring hospital admission or a new prescription for a loop diuretic (D+HF) and a composite endpoint of death and HF hospitalization (D+HHF) at 1 year. We used a time-dependent Cox-regression analysis to determine the association of CRP at admission or at 72 hours with the outcomes of interest in univariate and multivariate analysis. Data are presented as median and interquartile range. (ClinicalTrials NCT01950299)
Results
CRP levels from admission and 72 hours were available in 90 and 87 subjects respectively and they increased from 4.6 [2.8–8.5] mg/L to 11.6 [4.6–24.5] mg/L (P<0.001). Both admission CRP (CRP0) and CRP at 72 hours (CRP72) were associated with the risk of D+HF (P=0.011 and <0.001, respectively) and of D+HHF (P=0.010 and P<0.001, respectively); however at multivariate analysis, only CRP72 remained significantly associated with the risk of D+HF (P=0.001) and D+HHF (P=0.004) while CRP0 was not. CRP72 significantly correlated with NTproBNP levels at 72 hours (NTproBNP72, Spearman rho R=+0.37, P=0.001). NTproBNP72 predicted D+HF (P=0.030) but not independently of CRP72 (P=0.096 for NTproBNP72 and P=0.007 for CRP72 at multivariate analysis including the 2 variables). NTproBNP72 did not predict D-HHF.
Conclusions
Among contemporary patients with STEMI, the levels of CRP at 72 hours after admission was superior to admission CRP levels for predicting the incidence of HF events, and independent of NTproBNP levels. Our results indicate the importance of the inflammatory response during STEMI, supporting the concept of inhibiting the inflammatory response as a therapeutic strategy.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Funded by NHLBI 1R34HL121402; Drug supply from Swedish Orphan Biovitrum
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Affiliation(s)
- B Van Tassell
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - C R Trankle
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - D Kadariya
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - J M Canada
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - S Carbone
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - L F Buckley
- Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, United States of America
| | - G F Wohlford
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - D L Dixon
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - S Christopher
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - C Vo
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - P Mankad
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - M Dell
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - K B Shah
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - M C Kontos
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
| | - A Abbate
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America
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