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Olszanecka A, Wojciechowska W, Bednarek A, Kusak P, Wizner B, Terlecki M, Stolarz-Skrzypek K, Klocek M, Drożdż T, Sładek K, Bociąga-Jasik M, Garlicki A, Rewiuk K, Matyja A, Małecki M, Sydor W, Krzanowski M, Grodzicki T, Rajzer M. Serial echocardiographic evaluation of COVID-19 patients without prior history of structural heart disease: a 1-year follow-up CRACoV-HHS study. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1230669. [PMID: 37781311 PMCID: PMC10533911 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1230669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Background It is a well-known fact that COVID-19 affects the cardiovascular system by exacerbating heart failure in patients with preexisting conditions. However, there is a poor insight into the cardiovascular involvement and sequelae in patients without preexisting conditions. The aim of the study is to analyse the influence of COVID-19 on cardiac performance in patients without prior history of structural heart disease. The study is part of the CRACoV project, which includes a prospective design and a 12-month follow-up period. Material and methods The study included 229 patients hospitalised with a diagnosis of COVID-19 (median age of 59 years, 81 were women). A standard clinical assessment and laboratory tests were performed in all participants. An extended echocardiographic image acquisition was performed at baseline and at a 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up. All analyses were performed off-line. A series of echocardiographic parameters was compared using repeated measures or Friedman analysis of variance. Results In all subjects, the left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction at baseline was preserved [63.0%; Q1:Q3 (60.0-66.0)]. Elevated levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T were detected in 21.3% of the patients, and elevated NT-proBNP levels were detected in 55.8%. At the 1-year follow-up, no significant changes were observed in the LV diameter and volume (LV 48.0 ± 5.2 vs. 47.8 ± 4.8 mm, p = 0.08), while a significant improvement of the parameters in the biventricular strain was observed (LV -19.1 ± 3.3% vs. -19.7 ± 2.5%, p = 0.01, and right ventricular -19.9 ± 4.5% vs. -23.2 ± 4.9%, p = 0.002). In addition, a decrease in the LV wall thickness was also observed (interventricular septum 10.4 ± 1.6 vs. 9.7 ± 2.0 mm, p < 0.001; LV posterior wall 9.8 ± 1.4 vs. 9.1 ± 1.5 mm, p < 0.001). Conclusions In an acute phase of COVID-19, the elevation of cardiac biomarkers in patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction is a frequent occurrence; however, it does not translate into clinically significant cardiac dysfunction after 1 year. The serial echocardiographic evaluations conducted in patients without preexisting structural heart disease demonstrate an overall trend towards an improved cardiac function and a reduced myocardial thickening at 1-year follow-up. This suggests that the acute cardiac consequences of COVID-19 are associated with systemic inflammation and haemodynamic stress in patients without preexisting conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Agnieszka Olszanecka
- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Internal Diseases and Geriatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Internal Diseases and Geriatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of General, Oncological, Metabolic, and Emergency Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Center for InnovativeTherapies, Clinical Research Coordination Center, University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Internal Diseases and Geriatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
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Kusak P, Czarnecka D, Gissel M, Plens K, Butenas S, Undas A. Activated factor IX, factor XI and tissue factor identify patients with permanent atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin who are at risk of ischemic stroke. Arch Med Sci 2016; 12:1000-1007. [PMID: 27695490 PMCID: PMC5016572 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2015.54791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Previously, we have demonstrated that significant proportions of patients with various cardiovascular diseases have active tissue factor and active factor XIa in their plasma. In the current study, we evaluated active tissue factor and active factors (F)XI and FIX in plasma from patients with atrial fibrillation. MATERIAL AND METHODS In 110 consecutive patients with permanent atrial fibrillation receiving warfarin, we determined active tissue factor, together with plasma FIXa and FXIa, using clotting assays by measuring the response to inhibitory monoclonal antibodies. RESULTS Sixteen (14.5%) patients had detectable active tissue factor and active FXIa, including 11 subjects with both factors, while FIXa was observed in 28 (25.7%) patients. The three positive groups did not differ from the patients without these factors with regard to demographic and clinical characteristics. Von Willebrand factor was higher in the active tissue factor-positive group (p < 0.0001) and FXIa-positive group (p = 0.0037). Individuals positive for active tissue factor and FXIa had higher plasma interleukin-6 levels (p = 0.0014 and 0.0322, respectively). The presence of active tissue factor, FXIa and FIXa in anticoagulated patients with permanent atrial fibrillation correlated with elevated von Willebrand factor and interleukin-6. During a 3-year follow-up, ischemic stroke (n = 12, 10.9%) occurred more commonly among atrial fibrillation patients who had circulating TF (p = 0.002) or FXIa (p = 0.013). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that circulating active coagulation factors, in particular TF and FXIa, can be detected despite oral anticoagulation in a significant proportion of patients with atrial fibrillation, and could represent novel markers of persistent prothrombotic alterations predisposing to ischemic stroke.
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- Piotr Kusak
- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Krakow, Poland
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Bryniarski L, Surowiec S, Klima Ł, Terlecki M, Jankowski P, Rajzer M, Kusak P, Królikowski T, Curyło A, Żmudka K, Dudek D, Czarnecka D. Recanalisation of coronary chronic total occlusion by retrograde approach: the first experience in Poland. Kardiol Pol 2014; 73:167-76. [PMID: 25179481 DOI: 10.5603/kp.a2014.0167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effectiveness of revascularisation procedures of coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) has been improved by the introduction of retrograde approach. AIM This study compared the outcomes of CTO revascularisation in a single centre in Krakow, Poland using antegrade and retrograde approach. METHODS From January 2011 to September 2013, 150 patients underwent 159 procedures for percutaneous revascularisation of CTO of 153 vessels. Of the 159 procedures, 124 (78%) were performed using an antegrade approach and 35 (22%) using a retrograde approach. RESULTS All patients were symptomatic, with mean CCS class (2.3 ± 0.6 vs. 2.1 ± 0.7, p = 0.9), mean age (59.2 ± 8.3 vs. 62.6 ± 9.9 years, p = 0.067), and mean number of males (81.3% vs. 81.8%, p = 0.9) similar in the retrograde and antegrade groups, respectively. Most patients in both groups had ejection fraction (EF) ≥ 50% (84.4% vs. 74.4%, respectively). Occlusions assessed according to the J-CTO score showed that 82.9% and 56.4%, respectively, were rated as difficult or very difficult (p < 0.01). Overall procedural success rate was 88.2%, 87.9% in the antegrade, and 74.3% in the retrograde group. Complication rates were low and similar in two groups. However, the retrograde approach was associated with a longer mean fluoroscopy time (47.8 ± 19.6 vs. 19.3 ± 10.0 min, p < 0.00001) and higher volume of contrast fluid (494.6 ± 142.4 vs. 291.9 ± 118.1 mL, p < 0.00001). CONCLUSIONS Using novel equipment with adequate experience allowed high rates of successful revascularisation. The retrograde technique for CTO revascularisation showed good overall success and was safe.
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- Leszek Bryniarski
- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology, and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, University Hospital, Krakow, Poland.
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Wiliński J, Czarnecka D, Wojciechowska W, Kloch-Badełek M, Jastrzębski M, Bacior B, Sondej T, Kusak P, Przybyła A, Kawecka-Jaszcz K. Clinical and classic echocardiographic features of patients with, and without, left ventricle reverse remodeling following the introduction of cardiac resynchronization therapy. Cardiol J 2011; 18:157-164. [PMID: 21432822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to assess clinical and classic echocardiographic data in patients with different cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) outcomes. METHODS Sixty consecutive patients (aged 66.3 ± 8.7 years, 57 men) with chronic heart failure (CHF) in New York Heart Association (NYHA) classes III-IV despite optimized pharmacotherapy, with left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) > 55 mm, left ventricular ejection fraction £ 35% and wide QRS complex (≥ 120 ms), including individuals with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) and single- and dual-chamber pacing, were assessed firstly before, and secondly three months after, biventricular heart stimulator implantation (excluding three patients who died during the follow-up). Patients developing ≥ 10% reduction of left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) were classified as responders to CRT. RESULTS The group of responders (n = 34, 59.7%) and the group of non-responders (n = 23, 40.3%) did not differ regarding baseline echocardiographic parameters or in terms of clinical data of age, gender, concomitant diseases, smoking or pharmacological treatment. The differences involved higher rates of ischemic CHF background, prevalence of hypertension and permanent AF, and a higher concentration of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) among the non-responders. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, NT-proBNP, body mass index (BMI) and the presence of permanent AF correlated negatively with the magnitude of LVESV reduction following CRT introduction. CONCLUSIONS Classic echocardiographic data did not predict left ventricle reverse remodeling. Higher rates of ischemic CHF aetiology, hypertension, permanent AF and higher NT-proBNP concentration were found in the group without at least 10% LVESV reduction at the three month follow-up. NT-proBNP, BMI and the presence of permanent AF had negative effects on the magnitude of LVESV.
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- Jerzy Wiliński
- 1st Department of Cardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
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