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Fernández-Friera L, García-Ruiz JM, García-Álvarez A, Fernández-Jiménez R, Sánchez-González J, Rossello X, Gómez-Talavera S, López-Martín GJ, Pizarro G, Fuster V, Ibáñez B. Accuracy of Area at Risk Quantification by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance According to the Myocardial Infarction Territory. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 70:323-330. [PMID: 27592277 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Area at risk (AAR) quantification is important to evaluate the efficacy of cardioprotective therapies. However, postinfarction AAR assessment could be influenced by the infarcted coronary territory. Our aim was to determine the accuracy of T2-weighted short tau triple-inversion recovery (T2W-STIR) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging for accurate AAR quantification in anterior, lateral, and inferior myocardial infarctions. METHODS Acute reperfused myocardial infarction was experimentally induced in 12 pigs, with 40-minute occlusion of the left anterior descending (n = 4), left circumflex (n = 4), and right coronary arteries (n = 4). Perfusion CMR was performed during selective intracoronary gadolinium injection at the coronary occlusion site (in vivo criterion standard) and, additionally, a 7-day CMR, including T2W-STIR sequences, was performed. Finally, all animals were sacrificed and underwent postmortem Evans blue staining (classic criterion standard). RESULTS The concordance between the CMR-based criterion standard and T2W-STIR to quantify AAR was high for anterior and inferior infarctions (r = 0.73; P = .001; mean error = 0.50%; limits = -12.68%-13.68% and r = 0.87; P = .001; mean error = -1.5%; limits = -8.0%-5.8%, respectively). Conversely, the correlation for the circumflex territories was poor (r = 0.21, P = .37), showing a higher mean error and wider limits of agreement. A strong correlation between pathology and the CMR-based criterion standard was observed (r = 0.84, P < .001; mean error = 0.91%; limits = -7.55%-9.37%). CONCLUSIONS T2W-STIR CMR sequences are accurate to determine the AAR for anterior and inferior infarctions; however, their accuracy for lateral infarctions is poor. These findings may have important implications for the design and interpretation of clinical trials evaluating the effectiveness of cardioprotective therapies.
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- Leticia Fernández-Friera
- Área de Fisiopatología Vascular, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Imagen Cardiaca Avanzada, Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario HM Montepríncipe, Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Insuficiencia Cardiaca, Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Ciencia Clínica, Philips Healthcare Iberia, Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Servicio de Cardiología, IIS-Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología Vascular, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Complejo Hospitalario Ruber Juan Bravo, Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM), Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología Vascular, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Department of Cardiology, Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, United States
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- Área de Fisiopatología Vascular, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Servicio de Cardiología, IIS-Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
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Jablonowski R, Engblom H, Kanski M, Nordlund D, Koul S, van der Pals J, Englund E, Heiberg E, Erlinge D, Carlsson M, Arheden H. The Authors Reply:. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 9:1016-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bulluck H, White SK, Fröhlich GM, Casson SG, O'Meara C, Newton A, Nicholas J, Weale P, Wan SMY, Sirker A, Moon JC, Yellon DM, Groves A, Menezes L, Hausenloy DJ. Quantifying the Area at Risk in Reperfused ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Using Hybrid Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography-Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 9:e003900. [PMID: 26926269 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.115.003900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hybrid positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance allows the advantages of magnetic resonance in tissue characterizing the myocardium to be combined with the unique metabolic insights of positron emission tomography. We hypothesized that the area of reduced myocardial glucose uptake would closely match the area at risk delineated by T2 mapping in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Hybrid positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance using (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) for glucose uptake was performed in 21 ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients at a median of 5 days. Follow-up scans were performed in a subset of patients 12 months later. The area of reduced FDG uptake was significantly larger than the infarct size quantified by late gadolinium enhancement (37.2±11.6% versus 22.3±11.7%; P<0.001) and closely matched the area at risk by T2 mapping (37.2±11.6% versus 36.3±12.2%; P=0.10, R=0.98, bias 0.9±4.4%). On the follow-up scans, the area of reduced FDG uptake was significantly smaller in size when compared with the acute scans (19.5 [6.3%-31.8%] versus 44.0 [21.3%-55.3%]; P=0.002) and closely correlated with the areas of late gadolinium enhancement (R 0.98) with a small bias of 2.0±5.6%. An FDG uptake of ≥45% on the acute scans could predict viable myocardium on the follow-up scan. Both transmural extent of late gadolinium enhancement and FDG uptake on the acute scan performed equally well to predict segmental wall motion recovery. CONCLUSIONS Hybrid positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance in the reperfused ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients showed reduced myocardial glucose uptake within the area at risk and closely matched the area at risk delineated by T2 mapping. FDG uptake, as well as transmural extent of late gadolinium enhancement, acutely can identify viable myocardial segments.
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- Heerajnarain Bulluck
- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.).
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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- From the The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK (H.B., S.K.W., G.M.F., A.N., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); The National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, UK (H.B., S.K.W., A.S., J.C.M., D.M.Y., D.J.H.); Independent Researcher (S.G.C.); UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, UK (C.O., S.M.Y.W., A.G., L.M.); London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.N.); Siemens Healthcare, Frimley, UK (P.W.); Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.); and National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore (D.J.H.)
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Nordlund D, Heiberg E, Carlsson M, Fründ ET, Hoffmann P, Koul S, Atar D, Aletras AH, Erlinge D, Engblom H, Arheden H. Extent of Myocardium at Risk for Left Anterior Descending Artery, Right Coronary Artery, and Left Circumflex Artery Occlusion Depicted by Contrast-Enhanced Steady State Free Precession and T2-Weighted Short Tau Inversion Recovery Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 9:CIRCIMAGING.115.004376. [DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.115.004376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background—
Contrast-enhanced steady state free precession (CE-SSFP) and T2-weighted short tau inversion recovery (T2-STIR) have been clinically validated to estimate myocardium at risk (MaR) by cardiovascular magnetic resonance while using myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography as reference standard. Myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography has been used to describe the coronary perfusion territories during myocardial ischemia. Compared with myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance offers superior image quality and practical advantages. Therefore, the aim was to describe the main coronary perfusion territories using CE-SSFP and T2-STIR cardiovascular magnetic resonance data in patients after acute ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction.
Methods and Results—
CE-SSFP and T2-STIR data from 2 recent multicenter trials, CHILL-MI and MITOCARE (n=215), were used to assess MaR. Angiography was used to determine culprit vessel. Of 215 patients, 39% had left anterior descending artery occlusion, 49% had right coronary artery occlusion, and 12% had left circumflex artery occlusion. Mean extent of MaR using CE-SSFP was 44±10% for left anterior descending artery, 31±7% for right coronary artery, and 30±9% for left circumflex artery. Using T2-STIR, MaR was 44±9% for left anterior descending artery, 30±8% for right coronary artery, and 30±12% for left circumflex artery. MaR was visualized in polar plots, and expected overlap was found between right coronary artery and left circumflex artery. Detailed regional data are presented for use in software algorithms as a priori information on the extent of MaR.
Conclusions—
For the first time, cardiovascular magnetic resonance has been used to show the main coronary perfusion territories using CE-SSFP and T2-STIR. The good agreement between CE-SSFP and T2-STIR from this study and myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography from previous studies indicates that these 3 methods depict MaR accurately in individual patients and at a group level.
Clinical Trial Registration—
URL:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifiers: NCT01379261 and NCT01374321.
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- David Nordlund
- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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- From the Cardiac MR Group, Department of Clinical Physiology (D.N., E.H., M.C., A.H.A., H.E., H.A.) and Department of Cardiology (S.K., D.E.), Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark (E.-T.F.); Section for Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway (P.H.); Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, and
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Arai AE. Area at risk in acute myocardial infarction: oedema imaging and species-specific findings. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 17:754-5. [PMID: 27145801 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Andrew E Arai
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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Nordlund D, Klug G, Heiberg E, Koul S, Larsen TH, Hoffmann P, Metzler B, Erlinge D, Atar D, Aletras AH, Carlsson M, Engblom H, Arheden H. Multi-vendor, multicentre comparison of contrast-enhanced SSFP and T2-STIR CMR for determining myocardium at risk in ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 17:744-53. [PMID: 27002140 PMCID: PMC4907382 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS Myocardial salvage, determined by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), is used as end point in cardioprotection trials. To calculate myocardial salvage, infarct size is related to myocardium at risk (MaR), which can be assessed by T2-short tau inversion recovery (T2-STIR) and contrast-enhanced steady-state free precession magnetic resonance imaging (CE-SSFP). We aimed to determine how T2-STIR and CE-SSFP perform in determining MaR when applied in multicentre, multi-vendor settings. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 215 patients from 17 centres were included after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction. CMR was performed within 1-8 days. These patients participated in the MITOCARE or CHILL-MI cardioprotection trials. Additionally, 8 patients from a previous study, imaged 1 day post-CMR, were included. Late gadolinium enhancement, T2-STIR, and CE-SSFP images were acquired on 1.5T MR scanners (Philips, Siemens, or GE). In 65% of the patients, T2-STIR was of diagnostic quality compared with 97% for CE-SSFP. In diagnostic quality images, there was no difference in MaR by T2-STIR and CE-SSFP (bias: 0.02 ± 6%, P = 0.96, r(2) = 0.71, P < 0.001), or between treatment and control arms. No change in size or quality of MaR nor ability to identify culprit artery was seen over the first week after the acute event (P = 0.44). CONCLUSION In diagnostic quality images, T2-STIR and CE-SSFP provide similar estimates of MaR, were constant over the first week, and were not affected by treatment. CE-SSFP had a higher degree of diagnostic quality images compared with T2 imaging for sequences from two out of three vendors. Therefore, CE-SSFP is currently more suitable for implementation in multicentre, multi-vendor clinical trials.
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- David Nordlund
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology and Angiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Section for Interventional Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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- University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology and Angiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Laboratory of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Engblom H, Heiberg E, Erlinge D, Jensen SE, Nordrehaug JE, Dubois-Randé JL, Halvorsen S, Hoffmann P, Koul S, Carlsson M, Atar D, Arheden H. Sample Size in Clinical Cardioprotection Trials Using Myocardial Salvage Index, Infarct Size, or Biochemical Markers as Endpoint. J Am Heart Assoc 2016; 5:e002708. [PMID: 26961520 PMCID: PMC4943247 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Background Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) can quantify myocardial infarct (MI) size and myocardium at risk (MaR), enabling assessment of myocardial salvage index (MSI). We assessed how MSI impacts the number of patients needed to reach statistical power in relation to MI size alone and levels of biochemical markers in clinical cardioprotection trials and how scan day affect sample size. Methods and Results Controls (n=90) from the recent CHILL‐MI and MITOCARE trials were included. MI size, MaR, and MSI were assessed from CMR. High‐sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT) and creatine kinase isoenzyme MB (CKMB) levels were assessed in CHILL‐MI patients (n=50). Utilizing distribution of these variables, 100 000 clinical trials were simulated for calculation of sample size required to reach sufficient power. For a treatment effect of 25% decrease in outcome variables, 50 patients were required in each arm using MSI compared to 93, 98, 120, 141, and 143 for MI size alone, hsTnT (area under the curve [AUC] and peak), and CKMB (AUC and peak) in order to reach a power of 90%. If average CMR scan day between treatment and control arms differed by 1 day, sample size needs to be increased by 54% (77 vs 50) to avoid scan day bias masking a treatment effect of 25%. Conclusion Sample size in cardioprotection trials can be reduced 46% to 65% without compromising statistical power when using MSI by CMR as an outcome variable instead of MI size alone or biochemical markers. It is essential to ensure lack of bias in scan day between treatment and control arms to avoid compromising statistical power.
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- Henrik Engblom
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital and Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, University of Oslo, Norway Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Interventional Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital and Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, University of Oslo, Norway Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Tufvesson J, Carlsson M, Aletras AH, Engblom H, Deux JF, Koul S, Sörensson P, Pernow J, Atar D, Erlinge D, Arheden H, Heiberg E. Automatic segmentation of myocardium at risk from contrast enhanced SSFP CMR: validation against expert readers and SPECT. BMC Med Imaging 2016; 16:19. [PMID: 26946139 PMCID: PMC4779553 DOI: 10.1186/s12880-016-0124-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Efficacy of reperfusion therapy can be assessed as myocardial salvage index (MSI) by determining the size of myocardium at risk (MaR) and myocardial infarction (MI), (MSI = 1-MI/MaR). Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can be used to assess MI by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and MaR by either T2-weighted imaging or contrast enhanced SSFP (CE-SSFP). Automatic segmentation algorithms have been developed and validated for MI by LGE as well as for MaR by T2-weighted imaging. There are, however, no algorithms available for CE-SSFP. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop and validate automatic segmentation of MaR in CE-SSFP. METHODS The automatic algorithm applies surface coil intensity correction and classifies myocardial intensities by Expectation Maximization to define a MaR region based on a priori regional criteria, and infarct region from LGE. Automatic segmentation was validated against manual delineation by expert readers in 183 patients with reperfused acute MI from two multi-center randomized clinical trials (RCT) (CHILL-MI and MITOCARE) and against myocardial perfusion SPECT in an additional set (n = 16). Endocardial and epicardial borders were manually delineated at end-diastole and end-systole. Manual delineation of MaR was used as reference and inter-observer variability was assessed for both manual delineation and automatic segmentation of MaR in a subset of patients (n = 15). MaR was expressed as percent of left ventricular mass (%LVM) and analyzed by bias (mean ± standard deviation). Regional agreement was analyzed by Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) (mean ± standard deviation). RESULTS MaR assessed by manual and automatic segmentation were 36 ± 10% and 37 ± 11%LVM respectively with bias 1 ± 6%LVM and regional agreement DSC 0.85 ± 0.08 (n = 183). MaR assessed by SPECT and CE-SSFP automatic segmentation were 27 ± 10%LVM and 29 ± 7%LVM respectively with bias 2 ± 7%LVM. Inter-observer variability was 0 ± 3%LVM for manual delineation and -1 ± 2%LVM for automatic segmentation. CONCLUSIONS Automatic segmentation of MaR in CE-SSFP was validated against manual delineation in multi-center, multi-vendor studies with low bias and high regional agreement. Bias and variability was similar to inter-observer variability of manual delineation and inter-observer variability was decreased by automatic segmentation. Thus, the proposed automatic segmentation can be used to reduce subjectivity in quantification of MaR in RCT. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT01379261. NCT01374321.
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- Jane Tufvesson
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
- Laboratory of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Cardiology B, Oslo, University Hospital Ullevål and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Risk stratification by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging after ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Curr Opin Cardiol 2015; 30:681-9. [DOI: 10.1097/hco.0000000000000227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Pathophysiology Underlying the Bimodal Edema Phenomenon After Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015; 66:816-828. [PMID: 26271065 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Post-ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) myocardial edema was recently shown to follow a consistent bimodal pattern: an initial wave of edema appears on reperfusion and dissipates at 24 h, followed by a deferred wave that initiates days after infarction, peaking at 1 week. OBJECTIVES This study examined the pathophysiology underlying this post-I/R bimodal edematous reaction. METHODS Forty instrumented pigs were assigned to different myocardial infarction protocols. Edematous reaction was evaluated by water content quantification, serial cardiac magnetic resonance T2-mapping, and histology/immunohistochemistry. The association of reperfusion with the initial wave of edema was evaluated in pigs undergoing 40-min/80-min I/R and compared with pigs undergoing 120-min ischemia with no reperfusion. The role of tissue healing in the deferred wave of edema was evaluated by comparing pigs undergoing standard 40-min/7-day I/R with animals subjected to infarction without reperfusion (chronic 7-day coronary occlusion) or receiving post-I/R high-dose steroid therapy. RESULTS Characterization of post-I/R tissue changes revealed maximal interstitial edema early on reperfusion in the ischemic myocardium, with maximal content of neutrophils, macrophages, and collagen at 24 h, day 4, and day 7 post-I/R, respectively. Reperfused pigs had significantly higher myocardial water content at 120 min and T2 relaxation times on 120 min cardiac magnetic resonance than nonreperfused animals. Permanent coronary occlusion or high-dose steroid therapy significantly reduced myocardial water content on day 7 post-infarction. The dynamics of T2 relaxation times during the first post-infarction week were altered significantly in nonreperfused pigs compared with pigs undergoing regular I/R. CONCLUSIONS The 2 waves of the post-I/R edematous reaction are related to different pathophysiological phenomena. Although the first wave is secondary to reperfusion, the second wave occurs mainly because of tissue healing processes.
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Santos A, Fernández-Friera L, Villalba M, López-Melgar B, España S, Mateo J, Mota RA, Jiménez-Borreguero J, Ruiz-Cabello J. Cardiovascular imaging: what have we learned from animal models? Front Pharmacol 2015; 6:227. [PMID: 26539113 PMCID: PMC4612690 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular imaging has become an indispensable tool for patient diagnosis and follow up. Probably the wide clinical applications of imaging are due to the possibility of a detailed and high quality description and quantification of cardiovascular system structure and function. Also phenomena that involve complex physiological mechanisms and biochemical pathways, such as inflammation and ischemia, can be visualized in a non-destructive way. The widespread use and evolution of imaging would not have been possible without animal studies. Animal models have allowed for instance, (i) the technical development of different imaging tools, (ii) to test hypothesis generated from human studies and finally, (iii) to evaluate the translational relevance assessment of in vitro and ex-vivo results. In this review, we will critically describe the contribution of animal models to the use of biomedical imaging in cardiovascular medicine. We will discuss the characteristics of the most frequent models used in/for imaging studies. We will cover the major findings of animal studies focused in the cardiovascular use of the repeatedly used imaging techniques in clinical practice and experimental studies. We will also describe the physiological findings and/or learning processes for imaging applications coming from models of the most common cardiovascular diseases. In these diseases, imaging research using animals has allowed the study of aspects such as: ventricular size, shape, global function, and wall thickening, local myocardial function, myocardial perfusion, metabolism and energetic assessment, infarct quantification, vascular lesion characterization, myocardial fiber structure, and myocardial calcium uptake. Finally we will discuss the limitations and future of imaging research with animal models.
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- Arnoldo Santos
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III Madrid, Spain ; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) Madrid, Spain ; Madrid-MIT M+Visión Consortium Madrid, Spain ; Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III Madrid, Spain ; Hospital Universitario HM Monteprincipe Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III Madrid, Spain ; Hospital Universitario HM Monteprincipe Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III Madrid, Spain ; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) Madrid, Spain ; Madrid-MIT M+Visión Consortium Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III Madrid, Spain ; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III Madrid, Spain ; Charles River Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III Madrid, Spain ; Cardiac Imaging Department, Hospital de La Princesa Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III Madrid, Spain ; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) Madrid, Spain ; Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid, Spain
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Bulluck H, White SK, Rosmini S, Bhuva A, Treibel TA, Fontana M, Abdel-Gadir A, Herrey A, Manisty C, Wan SMY, Groves A, Menezes L, Moon JC, Hausenloy DJ. T1 mapping and T2 mapping at 3T for quantifying the area-at-risk in reperfused STEMI patients. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2015; 17:73. [PMID: 26264813 PMCID: PMC4534126 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-015-0173-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Whether T1-mapping cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can accurately quantify the area-at-risk (AAR) as delineated by T2 mapping and assess myocardial salvage at 3T in reperfused ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients is not known and was investigated in this study. METHODS 18 STEMI patients underwent CMR at 3T (Siemens Bio-graph mMR) at a median of 5 (4-6) days post primary percutaneous coronary intervention using native T1 (MOLLI) and T2 mapping (WIP #699; Siemens Healthcare, UK). Matching short-axis T1 and T2 maps covering the entire left ventricle (LV) were assessed by two independent observers using manual, Otsu and 2 standard deviation thresholds. Inter- and intra-observer variability, correlation and agreement between the T1 and T2 mapping techniques on a per-slice and per patient basis were assessed. RESULTS A total of 125 matching T1 and T2 mapping short-axis slices were available for analysis from 18 patients. The acquisition times were identical for the T1 maps and T2 maps. 18 slices were excluded due to suboptimal image quality. Both mapping sequences were equally prone to susceptibility artifacts in the lateral wall and were equally likely to be affected by microvascular obstruction requiring manual correction. The Otsu thresholding technique performed best in terms of inter- and intra-observer variability for both T1 and T2 mapping CMR. The mean myocardial infarct size was 18.8 ± 9.4 % of the LV. There was no difference in either the mean AAR (32.3 ± 11.5 % of the LV versus 31.6 ± 11.2 % of the LV, P = 0.25) or myocardial salvage index (0.40 ± 0.26 versus 0.39 ± 0.27, P = 0.20) between the T1 and T2 mapping techniques. On a per-slice analysis, there was an excellent correlation between T1 mapping and T2 mapping in the quantification of the AAR with an R(2) of 0.95 (P < 0.001), with no bias (mean ± 2SD: bias 0.0 ± 9.6 %). On a per-patient analysis, the correlation and agreement remained excellent with no bias (R(2) 0.95, P < 0.0001, bias 0.7 ± 5.1 %). CONCLUSIONS T1 mapping CMR at 3T performed as well as T2 mapping in quantifying the AAR and assessing myocardial salvage in reperfused STEMI patients, thereby providing an alternative CMR measure of the the AAR.
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- Heerajnarain Bulluck
- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, WC1E 6HX, UK.
- The National Institute of Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.
- The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, WC1E 6HX, UK.
- The National Institute of Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.
- The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- UCL Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- The National Institute of Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.
- The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, WC1E 6HX, UK.
- The National Institute of Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.
- The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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Zhang B, Chen W, Chen Y, Gao F. Myocardial edema should be stratified according to the state of cardiomyocytes within the ischemic region. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015; 65:2355-6. [PMID: 26022828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.01.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kim HW, Van Assche L, Jennings RB, Wince WB, Jensen CJ, Rehwald WG, Wendell DC, Bhatti L, Spatz DM, Parker MA, Jenista ER, Klem I, Crowley ALC, Chen EL, Judd RM, Kim RJ. Relationship of T2-Weighted MRI Myocardial Hyperintensity and the Ischemic Area-At-Risk. Circ Res 2015; 117:254-65. [PMID: 25972514 PMCID: PMC4503326 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.117.305771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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RATIONALE After acute myocardial infarction (MI), delineating the area-at-risk (AAR) is crucial for measuring how much, if any, ischemic myocardium has been salvaged. T2-weighted MRI is promoted as an excellent method to delineate the AAR. However, the evidence supporting the validity of this method to measure the AAR is indirect, and it has never been validated with direct anatomic measurements. OBJECTIVE To determine whether T2-weighted MRI delineates the AAR. METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty-one canines and 24 patients with acute MI were studied. We compared bright-blood and black-blood T2-weighted MRI with images of the AAR and MI by histopathology in canines and with MI by in vivo delayed-enhancement MRI in canines and patients. Abnormal regions on MRI and pathology were compared by (a) quantitative measurement of the transmural-extent of the abnormality and (b) picture matching of contours. We found no relationship between the transmural-extent of T2-hyperintense regions and that of the AAR (bright-blood-T2: r=0.06, P=0.69; black-blood-T2: r=0.01, P=0.97). Instead, there was a strong correlation with that of infarction (bright-blood-T2: r=0.94, P<0.0001; black-blood-T2: r=0.95, P<0.0001). Additionally, contour analysis demonstrated a fingerprint match of T2-hyperintense regions with the intricate contour of infarcted regions by delayed-enhancement MRI. Similarly, in patients there was a close correspondence between contours of T2-hyperintense and infarcted regions, and the transmural-extent of these regions were highly correlated (bright-blood-T2: r=0.82, P<0.0001; black-blood-T2: r=0.83, P<0.0001). CONCLUSION T2-weighted MRI does not depict the AAR. Accordingly, T2-weighted MRI should not be used to measure myocardial salvage, either to inform patient management decisions or to evaluate novel therapies for acute MI.
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- Han W Kim
- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.)
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- From the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center (DCMRC), Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (H.W.K., L.V.A., W.B.W., C.J.J., W.G.R., D.C.W., L.B., D.M.S., M.A.P., E.R.J., I.K., A.L.C.C., E.-L.C.), Department of Pathology (R.B.J.), and Department of Radiology (R.M.J., R.J.K.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL (W.R.).
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Erlinge D, Götberg M, Noc M, Lang I, Holzer M, Clemmensen P, Jensen U, Metzler B, James S, Bøtker HE, Omerovic E, Koul S, Engblom H, Carlsson M, Arheden H, Östlund O, Wallentin L, Klos B, Harnek J, Olivecrona GK. Therapeutic hypothermia for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction-combined analysis of the RAPID MI-ICE and the CHILL-MI trials. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag 2015; 5:77-84. [PMID: 25985169 DOI: 10.1089/ther.2015.0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
In the randomized rapid intravascular cooling in myocardial infarction as adjunctive to percutaneous coronary intervention (RAPID MI-ICE) and rapid endovascular catheter core cooling combined with cold saline as an adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction CHILL-MI studies, hypothermia was rapidly induced in conscious patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) by a combination of cold saline and endovascular cooling. Twenty patients in RAPID MI-ICE and 120 in CHILL-MI with large STEMIs, scheduled for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within <6 hours after symptom onset were randomized to hypothermia induced by rapid infusion of 600-2000 mL cold saline combined with endovascular cooling or standard of care. Hypothermia was initiated before PCI and continued for 1-3 hours after reperfusion aiming at a target temperature of 33°C. The primary endpoint was myocardial infarct size (IS) as a percentage of myocardium at risk (IS/MaR) assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at 4±2 days. Patients randomized to hypothermia treatment achieved a mean core body temperature of 34.7°C before reperfusion. Although significance was not achieved in CHILL-MI, in the pooled analysis IS/MaR was reduced in the hypothermia group, relative reduction (RR) 15% (40.5, 28.0-57.6 vs. 46.6, 36.8-63.8, p=0.046, median, interquartile range [IQR]). IS/MaR was predominantly reduced in early anterior STEMI (0-4h) in the hypothermia group, RR=31% (40.5, 28.8-51.9 vs. 59.0, 45.0-67.8, p=0.01, median, IQR). There was no mortality in either group. The incidence of heart failure was reduced in the hypothermia group (2 vs. 11, p=0.009). Patients with large MaR (>30% of the left ventricle) exhibited significantly reduced IS/MaR in the hypothermia group (40.5, 27.0-57.6 vs. 55.1, 41.1-64.4, median, IQR; hypothermia n=42 vs. control n=37, p=0.03), while patients with MaR<30% did not show effect of hypothermia (35.8, 28.3-57.5 vs. 38.4, 27.4-59.7, median, IQR; hypothermia n=15 vs. control n=19, p=0.50). The prespecified pooled analysis of RAPID MI-ICE and CHILL-MI indicates a reduction of myocardial IS and reduction in heart failure by 1-3 hours with endovascular cooling in association with primary PCI of acute STEMI predominantly in patients with large area of myocardium at risk. (ClinicalTrials.gov id NCT00417638 and NCT01379261).
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- David Erlinge
- 1 Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University , Lund, Sweden
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- 1 Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University , Lund, Sweden
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- 2 Center for Intensive Internal Medicine , Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- 3 Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna , Vienna, Austria .,4 Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna , Vienna, Austria
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- 3 Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna , Vienna, Austria .,4 Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna , Vienna, Austria
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- 5 Department of Cardiology, Nykoebing F Hospital , Nykoebing F, Denmark
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- 6 Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital , Stockholm, Sweden
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- 7 Department of Cardiology, University Hospital for Internal Medicine, Innsbruck , Austria
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- 8 Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University , Uppsala, Sweden
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- 9 Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby , Aarhus, Denmark
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- 10 Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University , Gothenburg, Sweden
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- 1 Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University , Lund, Sweden
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- 11 Department of Clinical Physiology, Lund University , Lund, Sweden
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- 11 Department of Clinical Physiology, Lund University , Lund, Sweden
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- 11 Department of Clinical Physiology, Lund University , Lund, Sweden
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- 12 Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University , Uppsala, Sweden
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- 8 Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University , Uppsala, Sweden
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- 1 Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University , Lund, Sweden
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van der Pals J, Hammer-Hansen S, Nielles-Vallespin S, Kellman P, Taylor J, Kozlov S, Hsu LY, Chen MY, Arai AE. Temporal and spatial characteristics of the area at risk investigated using computed tomography and T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2015; 16:1232-40. [PMID: 25881901 PMCID: PMC4609161 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Aims Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging can measure the myocardial area at risk (AAR), but the technique has received criticism for inadequate validation. CMR commonly depicts an AAR that is wider than the infarct, which in turn would require a lateral perfusion gradient within the AAR. We investigated the presence of a lateral perfusion gradient within the AAR and validated CMR measures of AAR against three independent reference standards of high quality. Methods and results Computed tomography (CT) perfusion imaging, microsphere blood flow analysis, T1-weighted 3T CMR and fluorescent microparticle pathology were used to investigate the AAR in a canine model (n = 10) of ischaemia and reperfusion. AAR size by CMR correlated well with CT (R2 = 0.80), microsphere blood flow (R2 = 0.80), and pathology (R2 = 0.74) with good limits of agreement [−0.79 ± 4.02% of the left ventricular mass (LVM) vs. CT; −1.49 ± 4.04% LVM vs. blood flow and −1.01 ± 4.18% LVM vs. pathology]. The lateral portion of the AAR had higher perfusion than the core of the AAR by CT perfusion imaging (40.7 ± 11.8 vs. 25.2 ± 17.7 Hounsfield units, P = 0.0008) and microsphere blood flow (0.11 ± 0.04 vs. 0.05 ± 0.02 mL/g/min, lateral vs. core, P = 0.001). The transmural extent of MI was lower in the lateral portion of the AAR than the core (28.2 ± 10.2 vs. 17.4 ± 8.4% of the wall, P = 0.001). Conclusion T1-weighted CMR accurately quantifies size of the AAR with excellent agreement compared with three independent reference standards. A lateral perfusion gradient results in lower transmural extent of infarction at the edges of the AAR compared with the core.
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- Jesper van der Pals
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Building 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Building 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Building 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Building 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Building 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Building 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Building 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Building 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Building 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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McAlindon E, Pufulete M, Lawton C, Angelini GD, Bucciarelli-Ducci C. Quantification of infarct size and myocardium at risk: evaluation of different techniques and its implications. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2015; 16:738-46. [PMID: 25736308 PMCID: PMC4463003 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate seven methods for quantifying myocardial oedema [2 standard deviation (SD), 3 SD, 5 SD, full width at half maximum (FWHM), Otsu method, manual thresholding, and manual contouring] from T2-weighted short tau inversion recovery (T2w STIR) and also to reassess these same seven methods for quantifying acute infarct size following ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI). This study focuses on test-retest repeatability while assessing inter- and intraobserver variability. T2w STIR and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) are the most widely used cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) techniques to image oedema and infarction, respectively. However, no consensus exists on the best quantification method to be used to analyse these images. This has potential important implications in the research setting where both myocardial oedema and infarct size are increasingly used and measured as surrogate endpoints in clinical trials. METHODS AND RESULTS Forty patients day 2 following acute reperfused STEMI were scanned for myocardial oedema and infarction (LGE). All patients had a second CMR scan on the same day >6 h apart from the first one. Images were analysed offline by two independent observers using the semi-automated software. Both oedema and LGE were quantified using seven techniques (2 SD, 3 SD, 5 SD, Otsu, FWHM, manual threshold, and manual contouring). Interobserver, intraobserver and test-retest agreement and variability for both infarct size and oedema quantification were assessed. Infarct size and myocardial quantification vary depending on the quantification method used. Overall, manual contouring provided the lowest inter-, intraobserver, and interscan variability for both infarct size and oedema quantification. The FWHM method for infarct size quantification and the Otsu method for myocardial oedema quantification are acceptable alternatives. CONCLUSIONS This study determines that, in acute myocardial infarction (MI), manual contouring has the lowest overall variability for quantification of both myocardial oedema and MI when analysed by experienced observers.
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- Elisa McAlindon
- NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Level 7 Queens Building, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK
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- Clinical Trial and Evaluation Unit (CTEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Level 7 Queens Building, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK
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- NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Level 7 Queens Building, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK
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- NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Level 7 Queens Building, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK
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Matsumoto H, Matsuda T, Miyamoto K, Shimada T, Ushimaru S, Mikuri M, Yamazaki T. Temporal change of enhancement after gadolinium injection on contrast-enhanced CMR in reperfused acute myocardial infarction. J Cardiol 2015; 65:76-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Revised: 04/05/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Fernández-Jiménez R, Sánchez-González J, Agüero J, García-Prieto J, López-Martín GJ, García-Ruiz JM, Molina-Iracheta A, Rosselló X, Fernández-Friera L, Pizarro G, García-Álvarez A, Dall'Armellina E, Macaya C, Choudhury RP, Fuster V, Ibáñez B. Myocardial edema after ischemia/reperfusion is not stable and follows a bimodal pattern: imaging and histological tissue characterization. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014; 65:315-323. [PMID: 25460833 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Revised: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is widely accepted that edema occurs early in the ischemic zone and persists in stable form for at least 1 week after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. However, there are no longitudinal studies covering from very early (minutes) to late (1 week) reperfusion stages confirming this phenomenon. OBJECTIVES This study sought to perform a comprehensive longitudinal imaging and histological characterization of the edematous reaction after experimental myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. METHODS The study population consisted of 25 instrumented Large-White pigs (30 kg to 40 kg). Closed-chest 40-min ischemia/reperfusion was performed in 20 pigs, which were sacrificed at 120 min (n = 5), 24 h (n = 5), 4 days (n = 5), and 7 days (n = 5) after reperfusion and processed for histological quantification of myocardial water content. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) scans with T2-weighted short-tau inversion recovery and T2-mapping sequences were performed at every follow-up stage until sacrifice. Five additional pigs sacrificed after baseline CMR served as controls. RESULTS In all pigs, reperfusion was associated with a significant increase in T2 relaxation times in the ischemic region. On 24-h CMR, ischemic myocardium T2 times returned to normal values (similar to those seen pre-infarction). Thereafter, ischemic myocardium-T2 times in CMR performed on days 4 and 7 after reperfusion progressively and systematically increased. On day 7 CMR, T2 relaxation times were as high as those observed at reperfusion. Myocardial water content analysis in the ischemic region showed a parallel bimodal pattern: 2 high water content peaks at reperfusion and at day 7, and a significant decrease at 24 h. CONCLUSIONS Contrary to the accepted view, myocardial edema during the first week after ischemia/reperfusion follows a bimodal pattern. The initial wave appears abruptly upon reperfusion and dissipates at 24 h. Conversely, the deferred wave of edema appears progressively days after ischemia/reperfusion and is maximal around day 7 after reperfusion.
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- Rodrigo Fernández-Jiménez
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Philips Healthcare, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Montepríncipe, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Oxford Acute Vascular Imaging Centre, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Oxford Acute Vascular Imaging Centre, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
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White SK, Frohlich GM, Sado DM, Maestrini V, Fontana M, Treibel TA, Tehrani S, Flett AS, Meier P, Ariti C, Davies JR, Moon JC, Yellon DM, Hausenloy DJ. Remote ischemic conditioning reduces myocardial infarct size and edema in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2014; 8:178-188. [PMID: 25240548 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Revised: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine whether remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) initiated prior to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) could reduce myocardial infarct (MI) size in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. BACKGROUND RIC, using transient limb ischemia and reperfusion, can protect the heart against acute ischemia-reperfusion injury. Whether RIC can reduce MI size, assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), is unknown. METHODS We randomly assigned 197 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients with TIMI (Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction) flow grade 0 to receive RIC (four 5-min cycles of upper arm cuff inflation/deflation) or control (uninflated cuff placed on upper arm for 40 min) protocols prior to PPCI. The primary study endpoint was MI size, measured by CMR in 83 subjects on days 3 to 6 after admission. RESULTS RIC reduced MI size by 27%, when compared with the MI size of control subjects (18.0 ± 10% [n = 40] vs. 24.5 ± 12.0% [n = 43]; p = 0.009). At 24 h, high-sensitivity troponin T was lower with RIC (2,296 ± 263 ng/l [n = 89] vs. 2,736 ± 325 ng/l [n = 84]; p = 0.037). RIC also reduced the extent of myocardial edema measured by T2-mapping CMR (28.5 ± 9.0% vs. 35.1 ± 10.0%; p = 0.003) and lowered mean T2 values (68.7 ± 5.8 ms vs. 73.1 ± 6.1 ms; p = 0.001), precluding the use of CMR edema imaging to correctly estimate the area at risk. Using CMR-independent coronary angiography jeopardy scores to estimate the area at risk, RIC, when compared with the control protocol, was found to significantly improve the myocardial salvage index (0.42 ± 0.29 vs. 0.28 ± 0.29; p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS This randomized study demonstrated that in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients treated by PPCI, RIC, initiated prior to PPCI, reduced MI size, increased myocardial salvage, and reduced myocardial edema.
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- Steven K White
- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute of Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom; The Heart Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Southampton National Health Service Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon University Hospital, Nethermayne, Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom
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- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute of Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute of Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom; The Heart Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Rinta-Kiikka I, Tuohinen S, Ryymin P, Kosonen P, Huhtala H, Gorgels A, Bayés de Luna A, Nikus K. Correlation of electrocardiogram and regional cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a literature review. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2014; 19:509-23. [PMID: 25201553 DOI: 10.1111/anec.12210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) benefit substantially from emergent coronary reperfusion. The principal mechanism is to open the occluded coronary artery to minimize myocardial injury. Thus the size of the area at risk is a critical determinant of the patient outcome, although other factors, such as reperfusion injury, have major impact on the final infarct size. Acute coronary occlusion almost immediately induces metabolic changes within the myocardium, which can be assessed with both the electrocardiogram (ECG) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. METHODS The 12-lead ECG is the principal diagnostic method to detect and risk-stratify acute STEMI. However, to achieve a correct diagnosis, it is paramount to compare different ECG parameters with golden standards in imaging, such as CMR. In this review, we discuss aspects of ECG and CMR in the assessment of acute regional ischemic changes in the myocardium using the 17 segment model of the left ventricle presented by American Heart Association (AHA), and their relation to coronary artery anatomy. RESULTS Using the 17 segment model of AHA, the segments 12 and 16 remain controversial. There is an important overlap in myocardial blood supply at the antero-lateral region between LAD and LCx territories concerning these two segments. CONCLUSION No all-encompassing correlation can be found between ECG and CMR findings in acute ischemia with respect to coronary anatomy.
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Lønborg J, Vejlstrup N, Kelbæk H, Nepper-Christensen L, Jørgensen E, Helqvist S, Holmvang L, Saunamäki K, Bøtker HE, Kim WY, Clemmensen P, Treiman M, Engstrøm T. Impact of acute hyperglycemia on myocardial infarct size, area at risk, and salvage in patients with STEMI and the association with exenatide treatment: results from a randomized study. Diabetes 2014; 63:2474-85. [PMID: 24584550 DOI: 10.2337/db13-1849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Hyperglycemia upon hospital admission in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) occurs frequently and is associated with adverse outcomes. It is, however, unsettled as to whether an elevated blood glucose level is the cause or consequence of increased myocardial damage. In addition, whether the cardioprotective effect of exenatide, a glucose-lowering drug, is dependent on hyperglycemia remains unknown. The objectives of this substudy were to evaluate the association between hyperglycemia and infarct size, myocardial salvage, and area at risk, and to assess the interaction between exenatide and hyperglycemia. A total of 210 STEMI patients were randomized to receive intravenous exenatide or placebo before percutaneous coronary intervention. Hyperglycemia was associated with larger area at risk and infarct size compared with patients with normoglycemia, but the salvage index and infarct size adjusting for area at risk did not differ between the groups. Treatment with exenatide resulted in increased salvage index both among patients with normoglycemia and hyperglycemia. Thus, we conclude that the association between hyperglycemia upon hospital admission and infarct size in STEMI patients is a consequence of a larger myocardial area at risk but not of a reduction in myocardial salvage. Also, cardioprotection by exenatide treatment is independent of glucose levels at hospital admission. Thus, hyperglycemia does not influence the effect of the reperfusion treatment but rather represents a surrogate marker for the severity of risk and injury to the myocardium.
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- Jacob Lønborg
- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and The Danish National Foundation Research Centre for Heart Arrhythmia, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Engblom H, Aletras AH, Heiberg E, Arheden H, Carlsson M. Quantification of myocardial salvage by myocardial perfusion SPECT and cardiac magnetic resonance — reference standards for ECG development. J Electrocardiol 2014; 47:525-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2014.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Consideration of QRS complex in addition to ST-segment abnormalities in the estimation of the “risk region” during acute anterior or inferior myocardial infarction. J Electrocardiol 2014; 47:535-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2014.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Azarisman SM, Teo KS, Worthley MI, Worthley SG. Role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in assessment of acute coronary syndrome. World J Cardiol 2014; 6:405-414. [PMID: 24976912 PMCID: PMC4072830 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v6.i6.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the western world and is becoming more important in the developing world. Recently, advances in monitoring, revascularisation and pharmacotherapy have resulted in a reduction in mortality. However, although mortality rates have declined, the burden of disease remains large resulting in high direct and indirect healthcare costs related to CVDs. In Australia, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) accounts for more than 300000 years of life lost due to premature death and a total cost exceeding eight billion dollars annually. It is also the main contributor towards the discrepancy in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. The high prevalence of CVD along with its associated cost urgently requires a reliable but non-invasive and cost-effective imaging modality. The imaging modality of choice should be able to accelerate the diagnosis of ACS, aid in the risk stratification of de novo coronary artery disease and avail incremental information of prognostic value such as viability which cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) allows. Despite its manifold benefits, there are limitations to its wider use in routine clinical assessment and more studies are required into assessing its cost-effectiveness. It is hoped that with greater development in the technology and imaging protocols, CMR could be made less cumbersome, its imaging protocols less lengthy, the technology more inexpensive and easily applied in routine clinical practice.
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McAlindon E, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Suleiman MS, Baumbach A. Infarct size reduction in acute myocardial infarction. Heart 2014; 101:155-60. [PMID: 24829367 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- E McAlindon
- NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK
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- NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK
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- NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK
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- NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK
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Hammer-Hansen S, Ugander M, Hsu LY, Taylor J, Thune JJ, Køber L, Kellman P, Arai AE. Distinction of salvaged and infarcted myocardium within the ischaemic area-at-risk with T2 mapping. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014; 15:1048-53. [PMID: 24810903 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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AIM Area-at-risk (AAR) measurements often rely on T2-weighted images, but subtle differences in T2 may be overlooked with this method. To determine the differences in oedema between salvaged and infarcted myocardium, we performed quantitative T2 mapping of the AAR. We also aimed to determine the impact of reperfusion time on T2 in the AAR. METHODS Twenty-two dogs underwent 2 h of coronary occlusion followed by 4 or 48 h of reperfusion before cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 T. Late gadolinium enhancement images were used to define the infarcted, salvaged, and remote myocardium. T2 values from T2 maps and signal intensities on T2-weighted images were measured in the corresponding areas. RESULTS At both imaging time points, the T2 of the salvaged myocardium was longer than of remote (66.0 ± 6.9 vs. 51.4 ± 3.5 ms, P < 0.001 at 4 h, and 56.7 ± 7.3 vs. 48.1 ± 3.5 ms, P < 0.001 at 48 h). The T2 was also longer in the infarcted myocardium compared with remote at both 4 and 48 h (71.4 ± 7.6 ms, P < 0.01 vs. salvage and 64.0 ± 6.9 ms, P = 0.03 vs. salvage, both P < 0.001 vs. remote). The increase in T2 in the salvaged myocardium compared with remote was greater after 4 h than after 48 h (14.7 ± 5.6 vs. 8.7 ± 5.1 ms, P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS T2 relaxation parameters are different in the infarcted and salvaged myocardium, and both are significantly longer than remote. Furthermore, the magnitude of increase in T2 was less in the salvaged myocardium after longer reperfusion, indicating partial resolution of oedema in the first 48 h after reperfusion.
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- Sophia Hammer-Hansen
- Department of Health and Human Services, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bldg 10, RM B1D416, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA Department of Medicine B, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, N2:01, Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Human Services, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bldg 10, RM B1D416, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- Department of Health and Human Services, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bldg 10, RM B1D416, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- Department of Medicine B, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine B, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Health and Human Services, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bldg 10, RM B1D416, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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- Department of Health and Human Services, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bldg 10, RM B1D416, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA
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Fernández-Jiménez R, Fernández-Friera L, Sánchez-González J, Ibáñez B. Animal Models of Tissue Characterization of Area at Risk, Edema and Fibrosis. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-014-9259-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Erlinge D, Götberg M, Lang I, Holzer M, Noc M, Clemmensen P, Jensen U, Metzler B, James S, Bötker HE, Omerovic E, Engblom H, Carlsson M, Arheden H, Ostlund O, Wallentin L, Harnek J, Olivecrona GK. Rapid endovascular catheter core cooling combined with cold saline as an adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. The CHILL-MI trial: a randomized controlled study of the use of central venous catheter core cooling combined with cold saline as an adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014; 63:1857-65. [PMID: 24509284 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to confirm the cardioprotective effects of hypothermia using a combination of cold saline and endovascular cooling. BACKGROUND Hypothermia has been reported to reduce infarct size (IS) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions. METHODS In a multicenter study, 120 patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (<6 h) scheduled to undergo percutaneous coronary intervention were randomized to hypothermia induced by the rapid infusion of 600 to 2,000 ml cold saline and endovascular cooling or standard of care. Hypothermia was initiated before percutaneous coronary intervention and continued for 1 h after reperfusion. The primary end point was IS as a percent of myocardium at risk (MaR), assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at 4 ± 2 days. RESULTS Mean times from symptom onset to randomization were 129 ± 56 min in patients receiving hypothermia and 132 ± 64 min in controls. Patients randomized to hypothermia achieved a core body temperature of 34.7°C before reperfusion, with a 9-min longer door-to-balloon time. Median IS/MaR was not significantly reduced (hypothermia: 40.5% [interquartile range: 29.3% to 57.8%; control: 46.6% [interquartile range: 37.8% to 63.4%]; relative reduction 13%; p = 0.15). The incidence of heart failure was lower with hypothermia at 45 ± 15 days (3% vs. 14%, p < 0.05), with no mortality. Exploratory analysis of early anterior infarctions (0 to 4 h) found a reduction in IS/MaR of 33% (p < 0.05) and an absolute reduction of IS/left ventricular volume of 6.2% (p = 0.15). CONCLUSIONS Hypothermia induced by cold saline and endovascular cooling was feasible and safe, and it rapidly reduced core temperature with minor reperfusion delay. The primary end point of IS/MaR was not significantly reduced. Lower incidence of heart failure and a possible effect in patients with early anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions need confirmation. (Efficacy of Endovascular Catheter Cooling Combined With Cold Saline for the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction [CHILL-MI]; NCT01379261).
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- David Erlinge
- Department of Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Cardiology and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Intensive Internal Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Treibel TA, White SK, Moon JC. Myocardial Tissue Characterization: Histological and Pathophysiological Correlation. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2014; 7:9254. [PMID: 25258658 PMCID: PMC4169521 DOI: 10.1007/s12410-013-9254-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has become the gold standard not only for cardiac volume and function quantification, but for a key unique strength: non-invasive myocardial tissue characterization. Several different techniques, separately or in combination, can detect and quantify early and established myocardial pathological processes permitting better diagnosis, prognostication and tracking of therapy. The authors will focus on the histological and pathophysiological evidence of these imaging parameters in the characterization of edema, infarction, scar and fibrosis. In addition to laying out the strengths and weaknesses of each modality, the reader will be introduced to rapid developments in T1 and T2 mapping as well as the use of contrast-derived extracellular volume for quantification of diffuse fibrosis.
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- T A Treibel
- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK ; The Heart Hospital Imaging Centre, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, 16-18 Westmoreland Street, London, W1G 8PH UK
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Palios J, Karangelis D, Roubelakis A, Lerakis S. The prominent role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in coronary artery disease. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014; 12:167-74. [DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2014.877344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Wassmuth R, Schulz-Menger J. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging of myocardial inflammation. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014; 9:1193-201. [DOI: 10.1586/erc.11.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cannan C, Friedrich MG. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: current status and future directions. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014; 8:1175-89. [DOI: 10.1586/erc.10.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Hadamitzky M, Langhans B, Hausleiter J, Sonne C, Kastrati A, Martinoff S, Schömig A, Ibrahim T. The assessment of area at risk and myocardial salvage after coronary revascularization in acute myocardial infarction: comparison between CMR and SPECT. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 6:358-69. [PMID: 23473113 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Revised: 10/11/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to compare cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for assessment of area at risk, scar size, and salvage area after coronary reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction. BACKGROUND Myocardial salvage is an important surrogate endpoint assessing the success of coronary reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction. SPECT, the established modality for assessment of myocardial salvage, requires radiopharmaceutical injection before revascularization and 2 examinations. The combination of T2 and late enhancement imaging in CMR can assess myocardial salvage in 1 examination, but up to now, data comparing both modalities are very limited. METHODS We analyzed 207 patients who were treated by primary revascularization in acute myocardial infarction and who underwent both SPECT and CMR for assessment of myocardial salvage. In CMR, T2-weighted turbo spin echo sequences for area at risk and contrast-enhanced inversion recovery gradient echo sequences were performed. RESULTS Image quality was insufficient in 27 patients (13%). In the remaining 180 patients, mean area at risk was 29.4 ± 18.7% of the left ventricle (LV), and infarct size was 14.7 ± 16.9% LV, resulting in a mean salvage area of 14.9 ± 15.1% LV in SPECT, whereas in CMR, mean area at risk was 28.0 ± 14.5% LV, and infarct size was 16.0 ± 13.5% LV, resulting in a mean salvage area of 11.9 ± 12.3%. Results of both modalities correlated well for area at risk (r = 0.80), scar size (r = 0.87), and salvage area (r = 0.66, all p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Assessment of the salvage area by CMR using T2 and late enhancement imaging correlates well with the established modality of SPECT. CMR therefore may be an alternative to paired SPECT imaging for myocardial salvage assessment, but the contraindications of the modality and limitations in the established T2 imaging sequences currently cause a considerable rate of data loss.
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- Martin Hadamitzky
- Klinik für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
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Jablonowski R, Nordlund D, Kanski M, Ubachs J, Koul S, Heiberg E, Engblom H, Erlinge D, Arheden H, Carlsson M. Infarct quantification using 3D inversion recovery and 2D phase sensitive inversion recovery; validation in patients and ex vivo. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2013; 13:110. [PMID: 24308673 PMCID: PMC4029523 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-13-110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular-MR (CMR) is the gold standard for quantifying myocardial infarction using late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) technique. Both 2D- and 3D-LGE-sequences are used in clinical practise and in clinical and experimental studies for infarct quantification. Therefore the aim of this study was to investigate if image acquisitions with 2D- and 3D-LGE show the same infarct size in patients and ex vivo. METHODS Twenty-six patients with previous myocardial infarction who underwent a CMR scan were included. Images were acquired 10-20 minutes after an injection of 0.2 mmol/kg gadolinium-based contrast agent. Two LGE-sequences, 3D-inversion recovery (IR) and 2D-phase-sensitive (PS) IR, were used in all patients to quantify infarction size. Furthermore, six pigs with reperfused infarction in the left anterior descending artery (40 minutes occlusion and 4 hours of reperfusion) were scanned with 2D- and 3D-LGE ex vivo. A high resolution T1-sequence was used as reference for the infarct quantification ex vivo. Spearman's rank-order correlation, Wilcoxon matched pairs test and bias according to Bland-Altman was used for comparison of infarct size with different LGE-sequences. RESULTS There was no significant difference between the 2D- and 3D-LGE sequence in left ventricular mass (LVM) (2D: 115 ± 25 g; 3D: 117 ± 24 g: p = 0.35). Infarct size in vivo using 2D- and 3D-LGE showed high correlation and low bias for both LGE-sequences both in absolute volume of infarct (r = 0.97, bias 0.47 ± 2.1 ml) and infarct size as part of LVM (r = 0.94, bias 0.16 ± 2.0%). The 2D- and 3D-LGE-sequences ex vivo correlated well (r = 0.93, bias 0.67 ± 2.4%) for infarct size as part of the LVM. The IR LGE-sequences overestimated infarct size as part of the LVM ex vivo compared to the high resolution T1-sequence (bias 6.7 ± 3.0%, 7.3 ± 2.7% for 2D-PSIR and 3D-IR respectively, p < 0.05 for both). CONCLUSIONS Infarct quantification with 2D- and 3D-LGE gives similar results in vivo with a very low bias. IR LGE-sequences optimized for in vivo use yield an overestimation of infarct size when used ex vivo.
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
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Masci PG, Bogaert J. Post myocardial infarction of the left ventricle: the course ahead seen by cardiac MRI. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2013; 2:113-27. [PMID: 24282705 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-3652.2012.04.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In the last decades, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has gained acceptance in cardiology community as an accurate and reproducible diagnostic imaging modality in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). In particular, in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) cardiac MRI study allows a comprehensive assessment of the pattern of ischemic injury in term of reversible and irreversible damage, myocardial hemorrhage and microvascular obstruction (MVO). Myocardial salvage index, derived by quantification of myocardium (area) at risk and infarction, has become a promising surrogate end-point increasingly used in clinical trials testing novel or adjunctive reperfusion strategies. Early post-infarction, the accurate and reproducible quantification of myocardial necrosis, along with the characterization of ischemic myocardial damage in its diverse components, provides important information to predict post-infarction left ventricular (LV) remodeling, being useful for patients stratification and management. Considering its non-invasive nature, cardiac MRI suits well for investigating the time course of infarct healing and the changes occurring in peri-infarcted (adjacent) and remote myocardium, which ultimately promote the geometrical, morphological and functional abnormalities of the entire left ventricle (global LV remodeling). The current review will focus on the cardiac MRI utility for a comprehensive evaluation of patients with acute and chronic IHD with particular regard to post-infarction remodeling.
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- Pier Giorgio Masci
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiovascular Medicine Departments, Fondazione CNR/Regione Toscana 'G. Monasterio', Pisa, Italy
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Carlsson M, Hedeer F, Engblom H, Arheden H. Head-to-head comparison of a 2-day myocardial perfusion gated SPECT protocol and cardiac magnetic resonance late gadolinium enhancement for the detection of myocardial infarction. J Nucl Cardiol 2013; 20:797-803. [PMID: 23835903 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-013-9755-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of gated myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) with a technetium-labelled (Tc) perfusion tracer to detect myocardial infarction (MI) in a clinical population referred for assessment of stress-induced ischemia using late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) as reference method. METHODS 119 patients referred for evaluation of stress-induced ischemia with MPS were included. 108 patients (age 62 ± 10 years, 39% females) completed MPS and CMR. A 2-day protocol for MPS was used for most patients (n = 105). RESULTS MI was found in 31 patients (29%) using MPS and in 30 patients using CMR (28%). The sensitivity and specificity on a patient basis were 93% and 96%, respectively. Positive predictive value (PPV) was 90% and negative predictive value (NPV) was 97%. Per territory, the sensitivity and specificity for LAD infarcts were 83% and 97%, respectively. PPV was 77% and NPV was 98% for LAD infarcts. The sensitivity and specificity for RCA/LCx infarcts were 95% and 95%, respectively. PPV was 84% and NPV was 99% for RCA/LCx infarcts. The MI size on CMR was 12.0 ± 7.3% of the LV and mean transmurality was 66.3 ± 12.0%. All MI > 3% were detected on gated SPECT. CONCLUSION This study has demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for gated Tc-MPS detecting subendocardial and transmural MI.
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- Marcus Carlsson
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, 221 85, Lund, Sweden,
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Hausenloy DJ. Conditioning the heart to prevent myocardial reperfusion injury during PPCI. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2013; 1:13-32. [PMID: 24062884 DOI: 10.1177/2048872612438805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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For patients presenting with a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), early myocardial reperfusion by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) remains the most effective treatment strategy for limiting myocardial infarct size, preserving left ventricular systolic function, and preventing the onset of heart failure. Recent advances in PCI technology to improve myocardial reperfusion and the introduction of novel anti-platelet and anti-thrombotic agents to maintain the patency of the infarct-related coronary artery continue to optimize PPCI procedure. However, despite these improvements, STEMI patients still experience significant major adverse cardiovascular events. One major contributing factor has been the inability to protect the heart against the lethal myocardial reperfusion injury, which accompanies PPCI. Past attempts to translate cardioprotective strategies, discovered in experimental studies to prevent lethal myocardial reperfusion injury, into the clinical setting of PPCI have been disappointing. However, a number of recent proof-of-concept clinical studies suggest that the heart can be 'conditioned' to protect itself against lethal myocardial reperfusion injury, as evidenced by a reduction in myocardial infarct size. This can be achieved using either mechanical (such as ischaemic postconditioning, remote ischaemic preconditioning, therapeutic hypothermia, or hyperoxaemia) or pharmacological (such as cyclosporin-A, natriuretic peptide, exenatide) 'conditioning' strategies as adjuncts to PPCI. Furthermore, recent developments in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging can provide a non-invasive imaging strategy for assessing the efficacy of these novel adjunctive therapies to PPCI in terms of key surrogate clinical endpoints such as myocardial infarct size, myocardial salvage, left ventricular ejection fraction, and the presence of microvascular obstruction or intramyocardial haemorrhage. In this article, we review the therapeutic potential of 'conditioning' to protect the heart against lethal myocardial reperfusion injury in STEMI patients undergoing PPCI.
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Limalanathan S, Eritsland J, Andersen GØ, Kløw NE, Abdelnoor M, Hoffmann P. Myocardial salvage is reduced in primary PCI-treated STEMI patients with microvascular obstruction, demonstrated by early and late CMR. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71780. [PMID: 23977143 PMCID: PMC3747268 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives This study evaluates the association between microvascular obstruction and myocardial salvage, determined by cardiac magnetic resonance performed both in the acute stage of myocardial infarction and after 4 months. Methods In patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention, myocardial salvage, infarct size, left ventricular volumes, and ejection fraction were assessed by early (1–4 days) and follow-up (4 months) cardiac magnetic resonance. These variables were related to the presence or absence of microvascular obstruction at early investigation. Myocardial salvage was determined by: (1) myocardium at risk and infarct size measured in the acute stage and (2) myocardium at risk, measured acutely, and infarct size measured after 4 months. Multivariate analyses were performed, adjusting for clinical confounders at baseline. Results Microvascular obstruction was present in 49 of 94 included patients, (52%). Myocardial salvage was significantly reduced in patients with microvascular obstruction, compared to those without: 23% vs. 38%, measured acutely, and 39.8% vs. 65.4%, after 4 months (p<0.001). The presence of microvascular obstruction was significantly and independently associated with large infarct size, lower left ventricular ejection fraction, and larger left ventricular end-systolic volume. Conclusion The presence of microvascular obstruction demonstrated by cardiac magnetic resonance early after infarction was associated with impaired myocardial salvage. This association was more marked when based on measurement of infarct size after 4 months compared to assessment in the acute stage.
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- Shanmuganathan Limalanathan
- Department of Cardiology Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
- Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
- Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
- Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Norway
- Center for Clinical Heart Research University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Clinical Research, Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Radiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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Klug G, Metzler B. Assessing myocardial recovery following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: short- and long-term perspectives using cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2013; 11:203-19. [PMID: 23405841 DOI: 10.1586/erc.12.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Myocardial recovery after revascularization for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains a significant diagnostic and, despite novel treatment strategies, a therapeutic challenge. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has emerged as a valuable clinical and research tool after acute STEMI. It represents the gold standard for functional and morphological evaluation of the left ventricle. Gadolinium-based perfusion and late-enhancement viability imaging has expanded our knowledge about the underlying pathologies of inadequate myocardial recovery. T2-weighted imaging of myocardial salvage after early reperfusion of the infarct-related artery underlines the effectiveness of current invasive treatment for STEMI. In the last decade, the number of publications on CMR after acute STEMI continued to rise, with no plateau in sight. Currently, CMR research is gathering robust prognostic data on standardized CMR protocols with the aim to substantially improve patient care and prognosis. Beyond established CMR protocols, more specific methods such as magnetic resonance relaxometry, myocardial tagging, 4D phase-contrast imaging and novel superparamagnetic contrast agents are emerging. This review will discuss the currently available data on the use of CMR after acute STEMI and take a brief look at developing new methods currently under investigation.
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- Gert Klug
- University Clinic of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Head-to-head comparison of 1 week versus 6 months CMR-derived infarct size for prediction of late events after STEMI. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 29:1499-509. [PMID: 23733237 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-013-0239-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Infarct size (IS) at 1 week after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI) diminishes during the first months. The incremental prognostic value of IS regression and of scar size (SS) at 6 months is unknown. We compared cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived IS at 1 week and SS at 6 months after MI for predicting late major adverse cardiac events (MACE). 250 patients underwent CMR at 1 week and 6 months after MI. IS and SS were determined as the extent of transmural late enhancement (in >50 % of wall thickness, ETLE). During 163 weeks, 23 late MACE (cardiac death, MI or readmission for heart failure after the 6 months CMR) occurred. Patients with MACE had a larger IS at 1 week (6 [4-9] vs. 3 [1-5], p < .0001) and a larger SS at 6 months (5 [2-6] vs. 3 [1-5], p = .005) than those without MACE. Late MACE rates in IS >median were higher at 1 week (14 vs. 4 %, p = .007) and in SS >median at 6 months (12 vs. 5 %, p = .053). The C-statistic for predicting late MACE of CMR at 1 week and 6 months was comparable (.720 vs. .746, p = .1). Only ETLE at 1 week (HR 1.31 95 % CI [1.14-1.52], p < .0001, per segment) independently predicted late MACE. CMR-derived SS at 6 months does not offer prognostic value beyond IS at 1 week after MI. The strongest predictor of late MACE is ETLE at 1 week.
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Consideration of QRS complex in addition to ST segment abnormalities in the estimation of the ‘risk region’ during acute inferior myocardial infarction. J Electrocardiol 2013; 46:215-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Schmidt MR, Sloth AD, Johnsen J, Bøtker HE. Remote ischemic conditioning: the cardiologist's perspective. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2013; 13:667-74. [PMID: 23114270 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e328357bff2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Early and successful restoration of myocardial reperfusion following an ischemic event is the most effective strategy to reduce final infarct size and improve clinical outcome. However, revascularization per se may induce further myocardial damage by myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and worsen clinical outcome. Therefore, new therapeutic strategies are required to protect the myocardium against ischemia-reperfusion injury in patients with coronary artery disease. Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) by brief nonlethal episodes of ischemia and reperfusion to an organ or tissue remote from the heart activates innate cardioprotective mechanisms. The discovery that RIC can be performed noninvasively using a blood pressure cuff on the upper arm to induce brief episodes of limb ischemia and reperfusion has facilitated the translation of RIC into the clinical arena. Whereas some trials have shown contradictory results, recently published proof-of-concept clinical studies have reported encouraging results with RIC. Large-scale multicenter clinical trials are needed to establish the role of RIC in the current clinical practice. At present, the use of RIC in acute coronary syndromes seems particularly attractive due to its potential in-ambulance application and apparent dramatic reduction in infarct size in the patients with the largest infarcts. Cardiac arrest and stroke represent ischemia-reperfusion disorders where RIC has further potential to improve outcome beyond rapid revascularization alone.
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- Michael R Schmidt
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Brendstrupgaardsvej, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Angiographic validation of magnetic resonance assessment of myocardium at risk in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 29:1295-301. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-013-0210-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ahmed N, Carrick D, Layland J, Oldroyd KG, Berry C. The role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Heart Lung Circ 2013; 22:243-55. [PMID: 23279917 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2012] [Revised: 11/10/2012] [Accepted: 11/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the world, despite the rate having significantly declined over the past decade. The aim of this review is to consider the emerging diagnostic and clinical utility of cardiac MRI in patients with recent AMI. Cardiac MRI has high reproducibility and accuracy, allowing detailed functional assessment and characterisation of myocardial tissue. In addition to traditional measures including infarct size (IS), transmural extent of necrosis and microvascular obstruction (MVO), other infarct characteristics can now be identified using innovative MRI techniques. These novel pathologies include myocardial oedema and myocardial haemorrhage which also have functional and prognostic implications for patients. In addition to its diagnostic utility in ordinary clinical practice, cardiac MRI has been increasingly used to provide information on surrogate outcome measures, such as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and volumes, in clinical trials. MRI is becoming more available in secondary care, however, the potential clinical utility and cost effectiveness of MRI in post-MI patients remains uncertain. Cardiac MRI is most likely to be useful in high risk patients with risk factors for heart failure (HF). This includes individuals with early signs of pump failure and risk factors for adverse remodelling, such as MVO. This review focuses on the role of cardiac MRI in the assessment of patients with AMI.
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- Nadeem Ahmed
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
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Gao H, Kadir K, Payne AR, Soraghan J, Berry C. Highly automatic quantification of myocardial oedema in patients with acute myocardial infarction using bright blood T2-weighted CMR. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2013; 15:28. [PMID: 23548176 PMCID: PMC3621376 DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-15-28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND T2-weighted cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is clinically-useful for imaging the ischemic area-at-risk and amount of salvageable myocardium in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). However, to date, quantification of oedema is user-defined and potentially subjective. METHODS We describe a highly automatic framework for quantifying myocardial oedema from bright blood T2-weighted CMR in patients with acute MI. Our approach retains user input (i.e. clinical judgment) to confirm the presence of oedema on an image which is then subjected to an automatic analysis. The new method was tested on 25 consecutive acute MI patients who had a CMR within 48 hours of hospital admission. Left ventricular wall boundaries were delineated automatically by variational level set methods followed by automatic detection of myocardial oedema by fitting a Rayleigh-Gaussian mixture statistical model. These data were compared with results from manual segmentation of the left ventricular wall and oedema, the current standard approach. RESULTS The mean perpendicular distances between automatically detected left ventricular boundaries and corresponding manual delineated boundaries were in the range of 1-2 mm. Dice similarity coefficients for agreement (0=no agreement, 1=perfect agreement) between manual delineation and automatic segmentation of the left ventricular wall boundaries and oedema regions were 0.86 and 0.74, respectively. CONCLUSION Compared to standard manual approaches, the new highly automatic method for estimating myocardial oedema is accurate and straightforward. It has potential as a generic software tool for physicians to use in clinical practice.
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- Hao Gao
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QW, UK
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- Centre for Excellence in Signal and Image Processing, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XW, UK
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Centre for Excellence in Signal and Image Processing, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XW, UK
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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Kelbæk H, Engstrøm T, Ahtarovski KA, Lønborg J, Vejlstrup N, Pedersen F, Holmvang L, Helqvist S, Saunamäki K, Jørgensen E, Clemmensen P, Kløvgaard L, Tilsted HH, Raungaard B, Ravkilde J, Aaroe J, Eggert S, Køber L. Deferred stent implantation in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a pilot study. EUROINTERVENTION 2013; 8:1126-33. [DOI: 10.4244/eijv8i10a175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Grygier M, Araszkiewicz A, Lesiak M, Grajek S. Effect of New Method of Intracoronary Adenosine Injection during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Microvascular Reperfusion Injury - Clinical Outcome and 1-Year Follow-Up. Cardiology 2013; 124:199-206. [DOI: 10.1159/000346876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Schoos MM, Lønborg J, Vejlstrup N, Engstrøm T, Bang L, Kelbæk H, Clemmensen P, Sejersten M. A Novel Prehospital Electrocardiogram Score Predicts Myocardial Salvage in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Evaluated by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance. Cardiology 2013; 126:97-106. [DOI: 10.1159/000351226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Arai AE, Leung S, Kellman P. Controversies in cardiovascular MR imaging: reasons why imaging myocardial T2 has clinical and pathophysiologic value in acute myocardial infarction. Radiology 2012; 265:23-32. [PMID: 22993218 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12112491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Andrew E Arai
- Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bldg 10, Room B1D416, MSC 1061, 10 Center Dr, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061, USA.
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