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Corbett L, Forster J, Gamlin W, Duarte N, Burgess O, Harkness A, Li W, Simpson J, Bedair R. A practical guideline for performing a comprehensive transthoracic echocardiogram in the congenital heart disease patient: consensus recommendations from the British Society of Echocardiography. Echo Res Pract 2022; 9:10. [PMID: 36253815 PMCID: PMC9578224 DOI: 10.1186/s44156-022-00006-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Transthoracic echocardiography is an essential tool in the diagnosis, assessment, and management of paediatric and adult populations with suspected or confirmed congenital heart disease. Congenital echocardiography is highly operator-dependent, requiring advanced technical acquisition and interpretative skill levels. This document is designed to complement previous congenital echocardiography literature by providing detailed practical echocardiography imaging guidance on sequential segmental analysis, and is intended for implementation predominantly, but not exclusively, within adult congenital heart disease settings. It encompasses the recommended dataset to be performed and is structured in the preferred order for a complete anatomical and functional sequential segmental congenital echocardiogram. It is recommended that this level of study be performed at least once on all patients being assessed by a specialist congenital cardiology service. This document will be supplemented by a series of practical pathology specific congenital echocardiography guidelines. Collectively, these will provide structure and standardisation to image acquisition and reporting, to ensure that all important information is collected and interpreted appropriately.
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- Liam Corbett
- grid.437500.50000 0004 0489 5016Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- grid.415967.80000 0000 9965 1030Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- grid.498924.a0000 0004 0430 9101Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- grid.410421.20000 0004 0380 7336University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- grid.410421.20000 0004 0380 7336University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- grid.507581.e0000 0001 0033 9432East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College of London, London, UK
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- grid.483570.d0000 0004 5345 7223Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- grid.410421.20000 0004 0380 7336University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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Zimmermann P, Eckstein ML, Moser O, Schöffl I, Zimmermann L, Schöffl V. Left Ventricular, Left Atrial and Right Ventricular Strain Modifications after Maximal Exercise in Elite Ski-Mountaineering Athletes: A Feasibility Speckle Tracking Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:13153. [PMID: 36293734 PMCID: PMC9603167 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Eleven world elite ski-mountaineering (Ski-Mo) athletes were evaluated for pronounced echocardiographic physiological remodeling as the primary aim of our feasibility speckle tracking study. In this context, sports-related cardiac remodeling was analyzed by performing two-dimensional echocardiography, including speckle tracking analysis of the left atrium (LA), right ventricle (RV) and left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (LV-GLS) at rest and post-peak performance. The feasibility echocardiographic speckle tracking analysis was performed on eleven elite Ski-Mo athletes, which were obtained in 2022 during the annual medical examination. The obtained data of the professional Ski-Mo athletes (11 athletes, age: 18-26 years) were compared for different echocardiographic parameters at rest and post-exercise. Significant differences were found for LV-GLS mean (p = 0.0036) and phasic LA conduit strain pattern at rest and post-exercise (p = 0.0033). Furthermore, negative correlation between LV mass and LV-GLS (p = 0.0195, r = -0.69) and LV mass Index and LV-GLS (p = 0.0253, r = -0.66) at rest were elucidated. This descriptive reporting provided, for the first time, a sport-specific dynamic remodeling of an entire elite national team of the Ski-Mo athlete's left heart and elucidated differences in the dynamic deformation pattern of the left heart.
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- Paul Zimmermann
- Department of Cardiology, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- Division of Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, BaySpo-Bayreuth Center of Sport Science, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Division of Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, BaySpo-Bayreuth Center of Sport Science, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Division of Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, BaySpo-Bayreuth Center of Sport Science, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
- School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK
- Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- Section of Wilderness Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80045, USA
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Yu G, Tao S, Jin Y, Li W, Hu Z, Fang X. Ultrasound dynamic monitoring of IVCD to guide application of CRRT in patients with renal failure combined with acute heart failure. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14041. [PMID: 35982101 PMCID: PMC9388479 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17375-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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We explored the application value of bedside ultrasound dynamic monitoring of the inferior vena cava diameter (IVCD) and collapse with sniff (inferior vena cava collapsibility index [IVCCI]) to guide dehydration adjustment in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in patients with combined renal failure and acute heart failure. We selected 90 patients with combined renal and acute heart failure who required CRRT in the intensive care unit (ICU) from January 2019 to June 2021. According to different blood volume assessment methods, patients were randomly divided into ultrasound, experience, and control groups. We compared serum creatinine, potassium, and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels; time to improved heart failure symptoms; CRRT time; ventilator use; ICU length of stay; vasopressor use; and incidence of adverse events among groups. There were no significant differences in serum creatinine, potassium, and NT-proBNP levels in pairwise comparisons among groups before and after CRRT (P > 0.05). The time to improved heart failure symptoms, CRRT time, and ICU length of stay in the ultrasound and experience groups were lower than those in the control group; the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Ventilator use duration was lower in the ultrasound and experience groups compared with the control group, with a statistically significant difference between the ultrasound and control groups (P < 0.05). The duration of vasopressor use in the ultrasound and control groups was lower than that in the experience group; the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The incidence of adverse events was lower in the ultrasound group compared with the experience and control groups; the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Ultrasound dynamic monitoring of IVCD and collapse with sniff can accurately assess blood volume status, and provide guidance for dehydration adjustments in CRRT and rapid relief of heart failure symptoms in patients with combined renal and acute heart failure.
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- Guang Yu
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.,Department of Clinical Medicine, The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.,Department of Clinical Medicine, The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.,Department of Clinical Medicine, The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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Sun L, Li JJ, Xu YK, Xie YM, Wang SS, Zhang ZW. Initial status and 3-month results relating to the use of biodegradable nitride iron stents in children and the evaluation of right ventricular function. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:914370. [PMID: 35979021 PMCID: PMC9376250 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.914370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Pulmonary artery stenosis is often associated with congenital heart disease. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of stenting for branch pulmonary artery stenosis using a biodegradable nitride iron stent (IBS® Angel™) and right ventricular systolic and diastolic function. Methods From July 2021 to February 2022, a total of 11 cases (ages ranged from 36 to 86 months old) were included in this pre and post-intervention, prospective, cohort and preclinical study. All cases underwent transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE), chest radiography, along with computed tomography (256-slice scanner, multiple-detector) and right heart catheterization. Different types of biodegradable nitride iron stents were implanted. TTE was performed serially 1 day, 1 month and 3 months after the procedure to evaluate the rate of restenosis and right ventricular function. Results Stenting was successful in 11 patients. There were no major adverse cardiovascular events related to the device or to the procedure. Blood perfusion in the branch pulmonary artery was improved immediately. At follow-up, there was no significant restenosis that required re-intervention. None of the patients suffered from in-stent thrombosis, vascular embolism, stent displacement or heart failure. Compared with normal values, there were statistical with regards to FAC, E/A and E′/A′. Furthermore, we found that TAPSE correlated significantly with pulsed Doppler S wave (p = 0.008) and left ventricular ejection fraction (p < 0.01). The early trans-tricuspid inflow velocities E/E′ (tissue doppler at the lateral tricuspid annulus) correlated significantly with E′/A′ (p = 0.009). FAC and E′/A′ were statistically different from those prior to stenting (p = 0.041 and p = 0.035) when tested one month postoperatively. At three months postoperatively, only E/A showed a statistical difference (p = 0.015). Conclusion Our analysis suggests that biodegradable nitride iron stents are feasible, safe, and effective in children. Some small improvements were observed in right ventricular systolic and diastolic function after successful transcatheter intervention, although change was not statistically significant due to the small sample number. (A clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of IBS Angel in Patients With Pulmonary Artery Stenosis (IRIS); NCT04973540).
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Bennett S, Stout M, Ingram TE, Pearce K, Griffiths T, Duckett S, Heatlie G, Thompson P, Tweedie J, Sopala J, Ritzmann S, Victor K, Skipper J, Robinson S, Potter A, Augustine DX, Colebourn CL. Clinical indications and triaging for adult transthoracic echocardiography: a consensus statement by the British Society of Echocardiography in collaboration with British Heart Valve Society. Echo Res Pract 2022; 9:5. [PMID: 35820954 PMCID: PMC9277869 DOI: 10.1186/s44156-022-00003-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is widely utilised within many aspects of clinical practice, as such the demand placed on echocardiography services is ever increasing. In an attempt to provide incremental value for patients and standardise patient care, the British Society of Echocardiography in collaboration with the British Heart Valve Society have devised updated guidance for the indications and triaging of adult TTE requests for TTE services to implement into clinical practice.
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- Sadie Bennett
- University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, UK.
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, UK
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- University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, UK
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- Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Craigavon Area Hospital, Portadown, UK
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- Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Craigavon Area Hospital, Portadown, UK
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- British Society of Echocardiography, London, UK
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- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK
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- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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Starke H, von Dossow V, Karsten J. Intraoperative Circulatory Support in Lung Transplantation: Current Trend and Its Evidence. LIFE (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:life12071005. [PMID: 35888094 PMCID: PMC9322250 DOI: 10.3390/life12071005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lung transplantation has a high risk of haemodynamic complications in a highly vulnerable patient population. The effects on the cardiovascular system of the various underlying end-stage lung diseases also contribute to this risk. Following a literature review and based on our own experience, this review article summarises the current trends and their evidence for intraoperative circulatory support in lung transplantation. Identifiable and partly modifiable risk factors are mentioned and corresponding strategies for treatment are discussed. The approach of first identifying risk factors and then developing an adjusted strategy is presented as the ERSAS (early risk stratification and strategy) concept. Typical haemodynamic complications discussed here include right ventricular failure, diastolic dysfunction caused by left ventricular deconditioning, and reperfusion injury to the transplanted lung. Pre- and intra-operatively detectable risk factors for the occurrence of haemodynamic complications are rare, and the therapeutic strategies applied differ considerably between centres. However, all the mentioned risk factors and treatment strategies can be integrated into clinical treatment algorithms and can influence patient outcome in terms of both mortality and morbidity.
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- Henning Starke
- Institute of Anaesthesiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany;
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- Institute of Anaesthesiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-(0)-5731-97-1128; Fax: +49-(0)-5731-97-2196
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany;
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Sørensen EIVIND, Myrstad MARIUS, Solberg MAGNARGANGÅS, Øie ERIK, Tveit ARNLJOT, Aarønæs MARIT. Right heart structure and function in lifelong recreational endurance athletes with and without paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2022; 35:1259-1268. [PMID: 35760278 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2022.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Healthy young athletes adapt to the increased demands of endurance exercise with symmetric cardiac remodeling. Male veteran endurance athletes have an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), and some athletes seem susceptible to changes mimicking arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Intense exercise puts a disproportionate hemodynamic load on the right-sided heart chambers. Despite this, data describing right heart structure and function in older veteran athletes are scarce. We aimed to investigate structural and functional characteristics of the right heart in veteran athletes with and without AF to contribute to the understanding of exercise-induced cardiac remodeling in this group. METHODS Three hundred and two male participants, of whom 151 were veteran skiers (62 with paroxysmal AF) and 151 were controls from the general population (62 with paroxysmal AF) underwent an echocardiographic examination in sinus rhythm to evaluate right atrial (RA) and right ventricular (RV) structure and function. While 87 of the participants had never exercised regularly, 50, 43, and 122 men had practiced regular endurance exercise for 1-20, 20-40, and >40 years, respectively. RESULTS RA volume and RV size increased with cumulative years of exercise (p<0.001), with a disproportionate increase in RV size compared with left ventricular (LV) size, regardless of AF status (p<0.001). RA and RV function assessed by strain remained similar despite lifelong exposure to endurance exercise. AF was associated with reduced RA strain irrespective of exposure to exercise (p<0.001). CONCLUSION RA and RV size and RV/LV ratio showed a dose-response relationship with cumulative years of endurance exercise, whereas RA and RV function did not. Indicating that increasing RV/LV ratio may represent a physiological adaptation to prolonged endurance exercise. AF was associated with reduced RA function, regardless of exposure to exercise, suggesting RA functional parameters are more closely linked to AF than RA size in veteran athletes.
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- E I V I N D Sørensen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, N-0370, Oslo, Norway; Department of Medical Research, Bærum Hospital Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, N-1346, Gjettum, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, N-0316, Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bærum Hospital Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, N-1346, Gjettum, Norway; Department of Medical Research, Bærum Hospital Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, N-1346, Gjettum, Norway
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bærum Hospital Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, N-1346, Gjettum, Norway; Department of Medical Research, Bærum Hospital Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, N-1346, Gjettum, Norway
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, N-0370, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medical Research, Bærum Hospital Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, N-1346, Gjettum, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, N-0316, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, N-0370, Oslo, Norway
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Fazzari F, Cannata F, Maurina M, Bragato RM, Francone M. Multi-Modality Imaging of the Tricuspid Valve: From Tricuspid Valve Disease to Catheter-Based Interventions. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2022; 23:199. [PMID: 39077186 PMCID: PMC11273762 DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2306199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
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Tricuspid valve disease represents a major health problem that affects a wide proportion of heart failure patients with a significant prognostic impact. In recent years an increasing number of minimally invasive and transcatheter treatments have been developed. The choice of the optimal transcatheter device therapy needs a careful patient selection and a dedicated anatomic assessment, mainly based on echocardiographic and computed tomography evaluation. Moreover, cardiac magnetic resonance has an established role in the functional assessment of right heart chambers with relevant prognostic implications. In this review we describe the role of multimodality imaging in the tricuspid valve disease assessment with an intervention-oriented perspective, from the pre-operative planning for different devices to the intraprocedural guide during transcatheter edge-to-edge repair.
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- Fabio Fazzari
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Milan Italy
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Maraboto Gonzalez CA, Dudzinski DM. Back to basics: M-mode and left ventricular function. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2022; 50:601-603. [PMID: 35674057 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Mah K, Mertens L. Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Paediatric Heart Disease: A Practical Clinical Approach. CJC PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 2022; 1:136-157. [PMID: 37970496 PMCID: PMC10642122 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjcpc.2022.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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As the right ventricle (RV) plays an integral role in different paediatric heart diseases, the accurate assessment of RV size and function is essential in the diagnosis, management, and prognostication of congenital and acquired cardiac lesions. Yet, echocardiographic evaluation of the RV is challenging because of its complex and variable morphology, its different physiology compared with the left ventricle, and its capability to adapt to different loading conditions associated with congenital and acquired heart diseases within certain ranges. Reliable echocardiographic detection of RV systolic and diastolic dysfunction remains challenging while important for patient management. This review provides an updated, practical approach to assessing RV function in structurally normal hearts and in children with common congenital heart defects and in those with pulmonary hypertension. We also review the impact of tricuspid valve function on RV functional parameters. There is no single functional RV parameter that uniquely describes RV function; instead a combination of different parameters is recommended in clinical practice. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of RV function will be reviewed including more recent techniques such as speckle tracking and 3D echocardiography.
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- Kandice Mah
- Division of Cardiology, BC Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, Labatt Family Heart Centre, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The Influence of Radiotherapy on the Function of the Left and Right Ventricles in Relation to the Radiation Dose Administered to the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery—From a Cardiologist’s Point of View. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14102420. [PMID: 35626025 PMCID: PMC9139235 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14102420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess the effects of radiotherapy involving the heart on LV and RV function using modern speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE), and in relation to the radiation dose applied to the LAD. This retrospective, single-centre study included 12 patients after a median of 51 months after irradiation for mediastinal lymphoma, in whom we were able to delineate the LAD. Correlations between doses of ionising radiation and echocardiographic parameters reflecting the systolic function of the LV and RV were analysed. The median irradiation dose delivered to the whole heart was 16.4 Gy (0.5–36.2 Gy), and to the LAD it was 15.1 Gy (0.3–35.3 Gy). LV longitudinal strain (LS) was impaired in the anteroseptal and anterior walls. Parameters reflecting RV function were normal, with the exception of RV myocardial performance index (RIMP). Significant correlations were found between the median dose to the LAD and LV global LS (rho = 0.6468, p = 0.034), the maximum dose to the LAD and LV anterior LS (rho = 0.6046, p = 0.049), the median and the mean dose to the whole heart and LV anterior LS (R = 0.772, p = 0.009 and rho = 0.7676, p = 0.01, respectively), and the total irradiation dose and RIMP (rho = 0.5981, p = 0.04). The calculation of irradiation doses allows the identification of patients at risk of cardiac dysfunction detected by modern STE.
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Henning RJ. Handheld ultrasound is an adjunct to the physical examination in the diagnosis of cardiopulmonary disease. Future Cardiol 2022; 18:585-600. [PMID: 35543226 DOI: 10.2217/fca-2021-0142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Handheld 2D ultrasound devices (HUDs) have become available as an adjunct to physical examinations, visualizing the heart and lungs in real time and facilitating prompt patient diagnosis and treatment of cardiopulmonar.y disorders. These devices provide simple and rapid bedside alternatives to repetitive chest x-rays, standard ultrasound examinations and thoracic CT scans. Two currently available HUDs are described. This paper discusses the use of HUDs in the diagnosis of patients with pericardial effusion and tamponade, ventricular dilation, aortic and mitral regurgitation, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, viral and bacterial pneumonia, pleural effusion and pneumothorax. The use of a HUD by physicians increases clinical diagnostic accuracy, adds quantitative information about cardiopulmonary disease severity and guides the use of medications and interventions.
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Tsipis A, Petropoulou E. Echocardiography in the Evaluation of the Right Heart. US CARDIOLOGY REVIEW 2022. [DOI: 10.15420/usc.2021.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The significance of the right ventricle (RV) as a predictor of outcome in a series of cardiac conditions has recently been recognized. Consequently, more studies are now focusing on improving the assessment of the RV. Its primary function is to support adequate pulmonary perfusion pressure in different circulatory and loading situations and to ensure that there is a low systemic venous pressure. Echocardiography is the first-line method of choice due to its accuracy when assessing RV structure and function, as well as its wide availability. The geometry of the RV is complex and its evaluation can be difficult. Integrating and combining multiple parameters may be a more reliable way to determine normal or abnormal function. Novel techniques are increasingly being performed more routinely in clinical practice and are facilitating diagnosis and treatment choices.
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- Angelos Tsipis
- Department of Cardiology, Metropolitan General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Espinola-Zavaleta N, Antonio-Villa NE, Guerra EC, Nanda NC, Rudski L, Alvarez-Santana R, Camacho-Camacho G, Aranda-Fraustro A, Cossio-Aranda J, Zamora K, Oregel-Camacho D, Armenta-Moreno JI, Berarducci J, Alexanderson-Rosas E. Right Heart Chambers Longitudinal Strain Provides Enhanced Diagnosis and Categorization in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:841776. [PMID: 35433867 PMCID: PMC9008240 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.841776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Increased systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (sPAP) could lead to the mechanical dysfunction and myocardial fibrosis of the right heart chambers. Echocardiographic strain analysis has not been adequately studied in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Study design and methods A cross-sectional cohort of patients with suspected PH and echocardiographic strain evaluation was recruited. The cut-off values of peak tricuspid regurgitation velocity (TRV) with the low probability of PH (≤2.8 m/s), intermediate probability (2.9-3.4 m/s, without other echo PH signs), and high probability of PH (2.9-3.4 m/s with other echo PH signs and >3.4 m/s) categories were studied by right ventricular and right atrial (RA) strain analysis in a sample of 236 patients. Results The results showed that 58 (56.9%) patients had low, 15 (14.7%) had intermediate, and 29 (28.4%) had a high probability of PH. We observed a negative association between right ventricular free wall strain (RV-FWS) and atrial global strain with sPAP. With the increase in PH severity, RA reservoir, conduit, and contraction (booster) strain values decreased. The identified cut-off values of strain parameters had an adequate ability to detect PH severity categories. In addition, the post-mortem biopsies of right heart chambers from subjects with known severe PH were analyzed to quantify myocardial fibrosis. Our sample of right heart biopsies (n = 12) demonstrated an association between increased sPAP before death and right ventricular and RA fibrosis. Conclusion Mechanical dysfunction and fibrosis in the right chambers are associated with increased sPAP. Right ventricular and atrial strain could provide enhancement in the diagnosis and categorization of subjects with suspected PH.
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- Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta
- Department of Nuclear Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Echocardiography, The American British Cowdray Medical Center, Private Assistance Institution, Mexico City, Mexico
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- MD/Ph.D. (PECEM) Program, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, United States
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- Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Nuclear Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inter-Institutional Program for Strengthening Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Pacific (Dolphin), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Out-Patient Clinic, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Out-Patient Clinic, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Nuclear Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inter-Institutional Program for Strengthening Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Pacific (Dolphin), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Nuclear Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Nuclear Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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Starke H, von Dossow V, Karsten J. Preoperative evaluation in thoracic surgery: limits of the patient's functional operability and consequence for perioperative anaesthesiologic management. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2022; 35:61-68. [PMID: 34860702 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Preoperative evaluation of older and more morbid patients in thoracic surgery is getting more advanced. In this context, early risk stratification has a crucial role for adequate informed decision-making, and thus for generating favourable effects of clinical outcome. RECENT FINDINGS Recent findings confirm that many risk factors impair mortality and morbidity beyond classical medical findings like results of lung function tests and values of the revised cardiac risk index. Especially results from holistic views on patients' functional status like frailty assessments are linked with long-term survival after lung resection. SUMMARY A comprehensive risk stratification by anaesthesiologists generates valuable guidance for the best strategy of clinical treatment. This includes preoperative, peri-operative and postoperative interventions, provided by interdisciplinary healthcare providers, resulting in an Early Risk Stratification and Strategy ('ERSAS') pathway.
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- Henning Starke
- Institute of Anaesthesiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr University Bochum
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- Institute of Anaesthesiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr University Bochum
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- Institute of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Vîjîiac A, Onciul S, Deaconu S, Vătășescu R, Guzu C, Verinceanu V, Scărlătescu A, Zamfir D, Petre I, Scafa-Udriște A, Dorobanţu M. Three-dimensional right ventriculo-arterial coupling as an independent determinant of severe heart failure symptoms in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Echocardiography 2022; 39:194-203. [PMID: 34997602 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling (RVPAC) is a predictor of outcome in pulmonary hypertension. However, the role of this parameter in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) remains to be established. The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of RVPAC to the occurrence of severe heart failure (HF) symptoms in patients with DCM using three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. METHODS We prospectively screened 139 outpatients with DCM, 105 of whom were enrolled and underwent 3D echocardiographic assessment. RVPAC was estimated non-invasively as the 3D right ventricular stroke volume (SV) to end-systolic volume (ESV) ratio. Severe HF symptoms were defined by New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV. We evaluated differences in RVPAC across NYHA classes and the ability of RVPAC to predict severe symptoms. RESULTS Mean left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction was 28±7%. Mean RVPAC was 0.77±0.30 and it was significantly more impaired with increasing symptom severity (p = 0.001). RVPAC was the only independent determinant of severe HF symptoms, after adjusting for age, diuretic use, LV systolic function, LV diastolic function, and pulmonary artery systolic pressure (OR 0.035 [95% CI, 0.004-0.312], p = 0.003). By receiver-operating characteristic analysis, the RVPAC cut-off value for predicting severely symptomatic status was 0.54 (area under the curve = 0.712, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION 3D echocardiographic SV/ESV ratio is an independent correlate of severe HF symptoms in patients with DCM. 3D RVPAC might prove to be a useful risk stratification tool for these patients, should it be further validated in larger studies.
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- Aura Vîjîiac
- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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Guidelines for Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Cardiomyopathy: Recommendations from Echocardiography Group of Ultrasound Medicine Branch in Chinese Medical Association, Echocardiography Committee of Cardiovascular Branch in Chinese Medical Association. ADVANCED ULTRASOUND IN DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY 2022. [DOI: 10.37015/audt.2022.210021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Harada D, Asanoi H, Noto T, Takagawa J. The Impact of Deep Y Descent on Hemodynamics in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:770923. [PMID: 34926620 PMCID: PMC8674528 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.770923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Influence of right ventricular diastolic function on the hemodynamics of heart failure (HF). We aimed to clarify the hemodynamic features of deep Y descent in the right atrial pressure waveform in patients with HF and preserved left ventricular systolic function. Methods: In total, 114 consecutive inpatients with HF who had preserved left ventricular systolic function (left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 50%) and right heart catheterization were retrospectively enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into two groups according to right atrial pressure waveform, and those with Y descent deeper than X descent in the right atrial pressure waveform were assigned to the deep Y descent group. We enrolled another seven patients (two men, five women; mean age, 87 ± 6) with HF and preserved ejection fraction, and implanted a pacemaker to validate the results of this study. Results: The patients with deep Y descent had a higher rate of atrial fibrillation, higher right atrial pressure and mean pulmonary arterial pressure, and lower stroke volume and cardiac index than those with normal Y descent (76 vs. 7% p < 0.001, median 8 vs. 5 mmHg p = 0.001, median 24 vs. 21 mmHg p = 0.036, median 33 vs. 43 ml/m2p < 0.001, median 2.2 vs. 2.7 L/m2, p < 0.001). Multiple linear regression revealed a negative correlation between stroke volume index and pulmonary vascular resistance index (wood unit*m2) only in the patients with deep Y descent (estimated regression coefficient: −1.281, p = 0.022). A positive correlation was also observed between cardiac index and heart rate in this group (r = 0.321, p = 0.038). In the other seven patients, increasing the heart rate (from median 60 to 80/min, p = 0.001) significantly reduced the level of BNP (from median 419 to 335 pg/ml, p = 0.005). Conclusions: The hemodynamics of patients with HF with deep Y descent and preserved left ventricular systolic function resembled right ventricular restrictive physiology. Optimizing the heart rate may improve hemodynamics in these patients.
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- Daisuke Harada
- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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Conti V, Migliorini F, Pilone M, Barriopedro MI, Ramos-Álvarez JJ, Montero FJC, Maffulli N. Right heart exercise-training-adaptation and remodelling in endurance athletes. Sci Rep 2021; 11:22532. [PMID: 34795399 PMCID: PMC8602371 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02028-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Long-term sports training leads to myocardial adaptations, with remodelling of the heart chambers. However, while myocardial adaptations of the left heart are well described, remodelling of the right heart and its impact on the development of arrhythmias is still debated. To conduct a systematic review on right ventricle (RV) and right atrium (RA) structural and functional changes in athletes who participate in long-term endurance training. Systematic review. A systematic literature search was conducted. All the articles reporting right heart echocardiographic (ECHO) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) parameters evaluated in endurance athletes and sedentary subjects were considered eligible. A multivariate analysis was conducted to investigate whether age, sex, body surface area (BSA), intensity of training are associated with RV ECHO, CMR parameters and RA ECHO parameters. A positive association between age and right atrium area (RAA) (P = 0.01) was found. This is a negative association to RV E/A (P = 0.004), and RV end diastolic diameter (RVED) longitudinal (P = 0.01). A positive association between BSA and RVED middle (P = 0.001), as well between BSA and RAA (P = 0.05) was found, along with a negative association with RV E/A (P = 0.002). A positive association between intensity of training and RV end systolic area (RVESA) (P = 0.03), RV end diastolic volume indexed (RVEDVI) (P = 0.01), RV end systolic volume indexed (RVESVI) (P = 0.01) was found, along with a negative association with ejection fraction (EF %) (P = 0.01). Endurance athletes demonstrated an association between RV remodelling and age, BSA and intensity of training.
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- Valeria Conti
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma, and Recontructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University Clinic, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Escuela de Medicina Deportiva. Departamento de Radiología, Rehabilitación y Fisioterapia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Escuela de Medicina Deportiva. Departamento de Radiología, Rehabilitación y Fisioterapia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
- Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, Queen Mary University of London, 275 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DG, England, UK
- Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, School of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Wang S, Wang S, Zhu Q, Wang Y, Li G, Kong F, Yang J, Ma C. Reference Values of Right Ventricular Volumes and Ejection Fraction by Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:709863. [PMID: 34631816 PMCID: PMC8495027 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.709863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Objective: This study was conducted in order to determine the reference values for right ventricular (RV) volumes and ejection fraction (EF) using three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) and to identify sources of variance through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: This systematic review was preregistered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/) (CRD42020211002). Relevant studies were identified by searches of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases through October 12, 2020. Pooled reference values were calculated using the random-effects model weighted by inverse variance. Meta-regression analysis and Egger's test were used to determine the source of heterogeneity. A subgroup analysis was performed to evaluate the reference values across different conditions. Results: The search identified 25 studies of 2,165 subjects. The mean reference values were as follows: RV end-diastolic volume, 100.71 ml [95% confidence interval (CI), 90.92–110.51 ml); RV end-systolic volume, 44.19 ml (95% CI, 39.05–49.33 ml); RV end-diastolic volume indexed, 57.01 ml/m2 (95% CI, 51.93–62.08 ml/m2); RV end-systolic volume indexed, 25.41 ml/m2 (95% CI, 22.58–28.24 ml/m2); and RVEF, 56.20% (95% CI, 54.59–57.82%). The sex- and age-specific reference values were assessed according to the studies reporting the values of different sexes and age distributions, respectively. In addition, the vendor- and software-specific reference values were analyzed. The meta-regression analysis revealed that sex, frame rate, pulmonary artery systolic pressure, and software packages were associated with variations in RV volumes (P < 0.05). Inter-vendor and inter-software discrepancies may explain the variability of RVEF. Conclusions: The reference values for RV volumes and RVEF using 3DE were assessed. The confounders that impacted the variability in RV volumes or RVEF contained the sex, frame rate, pulmonary artery systolic pressure, inter-vendor discrepancies, and inter-software discrepancies.
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- Shitong Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Diaz‐Arocutipa C, Saucedo‐Chinchay J, Argulian E. Association between right ventricular dysfunction and mortality in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Cardiol 2021; 44:1360-1370. [PMID: 34528706 PMCID: PMC8495092 DOI: 10.1002/clc.23719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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There is limited evidence about the prognostic utility of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We assessed the association between RVD and mortality in COVID-19 patients. We searched electronic databases from inception to February 15, 2021. RVD was defined based on the following echocardiographic variables: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), tricuspid S' peak systolic velocity, fractional area change (FAC), and right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain (RVFWLS). All meta-analyses were performed using a random-effects model. Nineteen cohort studies involving 2307 patients were included. The mean age ranged from 59 to 72 years and 65% of patients were male. TAPSE (mean difference [MD], -3.13 mm; 95% confidence interval [CI], -4.08--2.19), tricuspid S' peak systolic velocity (MD, -0.88 cm/s; 95% CI, -1.68 to -0.08), FAC (MD, -3.47%; 95% CI, -6.21 to -0.72), and RVFWLS (MD, -5.83%; 95% CI, -7.47--4.20) were significantly lower in nonsurvivors compared to survivors. Each 1 mm decrease in TAPSE (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.22; 95% CI, 1.08-1.37), 1% decrease in FAC (aHR, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.04-1.14), and 1% increase in RVFWLS (aHR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.19-1.48) were independently associated with higher mortality. RVD was significantly associated with higher mortality using unadjusted risk ratio (2.05; 95% CI, 1.27-3.31), unadjusted hazard ratio (3.37; 95% CI, 1.72-6.62), and adjusted hazard ratio (aHR, 2.75; 95% CI, 1.52-4.96). Our study shows that echocardiographic parameters of RVD were associated with an increased risk of mortality in COVID-19 patients.
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- Carlos Diaz‐Arocutipa
- Vicerrectorado de InvestigaciónUniversidad San Ignacio de LoyolaLimaPeru
- Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Estudiantil en Ciencias de la Salud (ADIECS)LimaPeru
- Programa de Atención Domiciliaria (PADOMI)LimaPeru
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- Mount Sinai Heart, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUSA
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Chotalia M, Ali M, Alderman JE, Kalla M, Parekh D, Bangash MN, Patel JM. Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Its Association With Mortality in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Crit Care Med 2021; 49:1757-1768. [PMID: 34224453 PMCID: PMC8439642 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess whether right ventricular dilation or systolic impairment is associated with mortality and/or disease severity in invasively ventilated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Single-center U.K. ICU. PATIENTS Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation that received a transthoracic echocardiogram between March and December 2020. INTERVENTION None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Right ventricular dilation was defined as right ventricular:left ventricular end-diastolic area greater than 0.6, right ventricular systolic impairment as fractional area change less than 35%, or tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion less than 17 mm. One hundred seventy-two patients were included, 59 years old (interquartile range, 49-67), with mostly moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome (n = 101; 59%). Ninety-day mortality was 41% (n = 70): 49% in patients with right ventricular dilation, 53% in right ventricular systolic impairment, and 72% in right ventricular dilation with systolic impairment. The right ventricular dilation with systolic impairment phenotype was independently associated with mortality (odds ratio, 3.11 [95% CI, 1.15-7.60]), but either disease state alone was not. Right ventricular fractional area change correlated with Pao2:Fio2 ratio, Paco2, chest radiograph opacification, and dynamic compliance, whereas right ventricular:left ventricle end-diastolic area correlated negatively with urine output. CONCLUSIONS Right ventricular systolic impairment correlated with pulmonary pathophysiology, whereas right ventricular dilation correlated with renal dysfunction. Right ventricular dilation with systolic impairment was the only right ventricular phenotype that was independently associated with mortality.
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- Minesh Chotalia
- Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Department of Anaesthetics and Critical Care, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anaesthetics and Critical Care, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Department of Anaesthetics and Critical Care, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Department of Anaesthetics and Critical Care, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Department of Anaesthetics and Critical Care, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Department of Anaesthetics and Critical Care, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Neumann RP, Schulzke SM, Pohl C, Wellmann S, Metze B, Burdensky AK, Boos V, Barikbin P, Bührer C, Czernik C. Right ventricular function and vasoactive peptides for early prediction of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257571. [PMID: 34550991 PMCID: PMC8457497 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To assess the prognostic value of early echocardiographic indices of right ventricular function and vasoactive peptides for prediction of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) or death in very preterm infants. METHODS Prospective study involving 294 very preterm infants (median [IQR] gestational age 28.4 [26.4-30.4] weeks, birth weight 1065 [800-1380] g), of whom 57 developed BPD (oxygen supplementation at 36 weeks postmenstrual age) and 10 died. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), right ventricular index of myocardial performance (RIMP), plasma concentrations of mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP) and C-terminal pro-endothelin-1 (CT-proET1) were measured on day 7 of life. RESULTS RIMP was significantly increased (median [IQR] 0.3 [0.23-0.38] vs 0.22 [0.15-0.29]), TAPSE decreased (median [IQR] 5.0 [5.0-6.0] vs 6.0 [5.4-7.0] mm), MR-proANP increased (median [IQR] 784 [540-936] vs 353 [247-625] pmol/L), and CT-proET1 increased (median [IQR] 249 [190-345] vs 199 [158-284] pmol/L) in infants who developed BPD or died, as compared to controls. All variables showed significant but weak correlations with each other (rS -0.182 to 0.359) and predicted BPD/death with similar accuracy (areas under receiver operator characteristic curves 0.62 to 0.77). Multiple regression revealed only RIMP and birth weight as independent predictors of BPD or death. CONCLUSIONS Vasoactive peptide concentrations and echocardiographic assessment employing standardized measures, notably RIMP, on day 7 of life are useful to identify preterm infants at increased risk for BPD or death.
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- Roland P. Neumann
- Department of Neonatology, University Children’s Hospital Basel UKBB, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neonatology, University Children’s Hospital Basel UKBB, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neonatology, University Children’s Hospital Basel UKBB, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neonatology, University Children’s Hospital Basel UKBB, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Neonatology, University Regensburg Children’s Hospital (KUNO), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Neonatology, Hospital Zollikerberg, Zollikerberg, Switzerland
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- Department of Neonatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics, Vivantes Hospital Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Correale M, Mazzeo P, Magnesa M, Fortunato M, Tricarico L, Leopizzi A, Mallardi A, Mennella R, Tucci S, Brunetti ND. Predictors of right ventricular function improvement with sacubitril/valsartan in a real-life population of patients with chronic heart failure. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2021; 41:505-513. [PMID: 34510702 PMCID: PMC9292438 DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background Observational studies have demonstrated that treatment with sacubitril/valsartan may improve left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function in subjects with reduced LV ejection fraction (LVEF) in real‐world studies. Subjects with heart failure and reduced EF (HFrEF), however, are also characterized by an impaired right ventricular (RV) function. We therefore aimed to evaluate whether also RV function may improve after S/V therapy and possible predictors of RV improvement could be identified at echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging. Methods Fifty consecutive patients (67 ± 8 years, LVEF 28 ± 6%, male 86%) with chronic HFrEF and NYHA class II‐III were followed up for 6 months after therapy with S/V. LV&RV function was assessed at baseline and after 6 months of therapy. Results After 6‐month therapy with S/V a significant improvement was shown in the following echocardiography parameters assessing RV function: PAsP (31 ± 11 vs. 35 ± 10 mmHg, p < 0.001), TAPSE (19 ± 3 vs. 18 ± 3 mm, p < 0.001), RV FAC (38 ± 7 vs. 34 ± 6 mm, p < 0.001), RV S’ (12 ± 2 vs. 10 ± 2 cm/s, p < 0.001), RV‐FW‐LS (−20 ± 5 vs. −18 ± 5%, p < 0.001), RV‐4Ch‐LS (−16 ± 5 vs. −14 ± 5%, p < 0.001). At multivariable analysis improvement in RV‐FW‐LS was associated to baseline levels of RV S’ (r 0.75, p < 0.01) and RAV (r –0.32, p < 0.05). Conclusions In a real‐world scenario, 6‐month therapy with S/V was associated with an improved RV function in HFrEF. RV function improvement may be predicted by assessing baseline RV S’ and right atrial volume values.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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Topyła-Putowska W, Tomaszewski M, Wysokiński A, Tomaszewski A. Echocardiography in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Comprehensive Evaluation and Technical Considerations. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10153229. [PMID: 34362015 PMCID: PMC8348437 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10153229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare, progressive disease in which there is a persistent, abnormal increase in pulmonary artery pressure. Symptoms of pulmonary hypertension are nonspecific and mainly associated with progressive right ventricular failure. The diagnosis of PAH is a multistep process and often requires the skillful use of several tests. The gold standard for the diagnosis of PAH is hemodynamic testing. Echocardiography currently plays an important role in the diagnostic algorithm of PAH as it is minimally invasive and readily available. Moreover, many echocardiographic parameters are closely related to pulmonary hemodynamics. It allows assessment of the right heart′s structure and function, estimation of the pressure in the right ventricle, right atrium, and pulmonary trunk, and exclusion of other causes of elevated pulmonary bed pressure. Echocardiographic techniques are constantly evolving, and recently, measurements made using new techniques, especially 3D visualization, have become increasingly important. In echocardiographic assessment, it is crucial to know current guidelines and new reports that organize the methodology and allow standardization of the examination. This review aims to discuss the different echocardiographic techniques used to evaluate patients with PAH.
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Right ventricular systolic and diastolic function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. COR ET VASA 2021. [DOI: 10.33678/cor.2020.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wu W, Liu B, Huang M, Hsi DH, Niu L, Tian Y, Lin J, Wang J, Yang S, Lu H, Xiong C, Zhu Z, Wang H. The Role of Four-Dimensional Automatic Right Ventricular Quantification Technology to Determine RV Function and Hemodynamics in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Compared With Right Heart Catheterization. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:628610. [PMID: 34336940 PMCID: PMC8316584 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.628610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Four-dimensional automatic right ventricular quantification technology (4D auto-RVQ) is a new method that can simultaneously measure right ventricular (RV) structure and strain. The role of 4D auto-RVQ in determining RV function and hemodynamics is not clear. The role of 4D auto-RVQ in determining RV function and hemodynamics is not clear. We assessed the 4D auto-RVQ to measure right heart structure, function, and hemodynamics in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) correlated with right heart catheterization (RHC). Methods: We enrolled a prospective cohort of 103 patients with PHTN and 25 healthy controls between September 2017 and December 2018. All patients with PHTN underwent echocardiography and RHC. Patients were included if they underwent two-dimensional (2D) and 4D auto-RVQ echocardiographic sequences on the same day as RHC. We analyzed RV functional indices using 2D and 4D auto-RVQ analyses. We divided patients with PHTN into three groups according to echocardiographic image quality as follows: high (n = 24), average (n = 48), and poor (n = 4). Hemodynamic parameters were measured using RHC, including mean right atrial pressure, mean pulmonary arterial pressure, RV cardiac index (RV-CI), and pulmonary vascular resistance. Results: There were significant differences in most 2D and 4D auto-RVQ parameters between patients with PHTN and healthy controls. Interobserver variability showed significant agreement with 4D auto-RVQ for most measurements except for 4D end-diastolic volume. Indices measured by auto 4D-RVQ in the high-quality image group had a good correlation with RHC but not in the average- and poor-quality image group. Mid-RV diameter showed the best predictive power for the right RV-CI [area under the curve (AUC) 0.935; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.714–0.997; p < 0.001]. RV end-systolic volume >121.50 mL had a 71.43% sensitivity and a 100% specificity to predict right RV-CI (AUC, 0.890; 95% CI, 0.654–0.986; p < 0.001). Conclusions: 4D auto-RVQ may be used to estimate RV function and some hemodynamic changes compared with RHC in PHTN patients with high image quality. Furthermore, a large sample of the study is needed to evaluate RV function by 4D auto-RVQ in PHTN patients with average image quality.
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- Weichun Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Echocardiography, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Meishan People's Hospital, Meishan, China
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Echocardiography, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Echocardiography, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Echocardiography, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Echocardiography, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Department of Cardiology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Echocardiography, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Echocardiography, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Echocardiography, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Vîjîiac A, Onciul S, Guzu C, Verinceanu V, Bătăilă V, Deaconu S, Scărlătescu A, Zamfir D, Petre I, Onuţ R, Scafa-Udriste A, Vătășescu R, Dorobanţu M. The prognostic value of right ventricular longitudinal strain and 3D ejection fraction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 37:3233-3244. [PMID: 34165699 PMCID: PMC8223765 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-021-02322-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Several studies showed that right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a powerful predictor in heart failure (HF). Advanced echocardiographic techniques such as speckle-tracking imaging and three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography proved to be accurate tools for RV assessment, but their clinical significance remains to be clarified. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of two-dimensional (2D) RV strain and 3D ejection fraction (RVEF) in predicting adverse outcome in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). We prospectively screened 81 patients with DCM and sinus rhythm, 50 of whom were enrolled and underwent comprehensive echocardiography, including RV strain and 3D RV volumetric assessment. Patients were followed for a composite endpoint of cardiac death, nonfatal cardiac arrest and acute worsening of HF requiring hospitalization. After a median follow-up of 16 months, 29 patients reached the primary endpoint. Patients with events had more impaired RV global longitudinal strain (− 10.5 ± 4.5% vs. − 14.3 ± 5.2%, p = 0.009), RV free wall longitudinal strain (− 12.9 ± 8.7% vs. − 17.5 ± 7.1%, p = 0.046) and 3D RVEF (38 ± 8% vs. 47 ± 9%, p = 0.001). By Cox proportional hazards multivariable analysis, RV global longitudinal strain and RVEF were independent predictors of outcome after adjustment for age and NYHA class. RVEF remained the only independent predictor of events after further correction for echocardiographic risk factors. By receiver-operating characteristic analysis, the optimal RVEF cut-off value for event prediction was 43.4% (area under the curve = 0.768, p = 0.001). Subjects with RVEF > 43.4% showed more favourable outcome compared to those with RVEF < 43.4% (log-rank test, p < 0.001). In conclusion, 3D RVEF is an independent predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with DCM.
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- Aura Vîjîiac
- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. .,Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania.
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Emergency Clinical Hospital, 8, Calea Floreasca, 014491, Bucharest, Romania
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Vogel DJ, Brame A, Hanks F, Remmington C, Chung N, Camporota L. Improved oxygenation with inhaled milrinone in mechanically ventilated patients with severe COVID-19. Br J Anaesth 2021; 127:e111-e113. [PMID: 34218906 PMCID: PMC8185181 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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- Dominik J Vogel
- Intensive Care Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Pharmacy Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Pharmacy Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Adult Congenital Heart Disease Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Centre of Human Applied Physiological Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Zochios V, Lau G, Conway H, Yusuff HO. Protecting the Injured Right Ventricle in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Can Clinicians Personalize Interventions and Reduce Mortality? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 35:3325-3330. [PMID: 34247924 PMCID: PMC8178062 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Vasileios Zochios
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham National Health Service Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Birmingham Acute Care Research, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, Centre of Translational Inflammation Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospitals Leicester National Health Service Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospitals Leicester National Health Service Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospitals Leicester National Health Service Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK; University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Deaconu S, Deaconu A, Scarlatescu A, Petre I, Onciul S, Vijiac A, Onut R, Zamfir D, Marascu G, Iorgulescu C, Radu DA, Bogdan S, Vatasescu R, Dorobantu M. Right ventricular-arterial coupling - A new perspective for right ventricle evaluation in heart failure patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy. Echocardiography 2021; 38:1157-1164. [PMID: 34028880 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Right ventricular - arterial (RV-PA) coupling can be estimated by echocardiography using the ratio between (TAPSE) and pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP). TAPSE/PASP ratio proved to be a prognostic parameter in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). OBJECTIVE To evaluate the significance of RV-PA coupling in patients with HFrEF undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). METHODS Patients undergoing CRT in our center between January 2017 and November 2019 were eligible. Response to CRT was defined by a reduction of more than 15% of left ventricle systolic volume (LVESV) one year after CRT. Primary endpoint was a composite of HF hospitalizations and death during follow-up. RESULTS 54 patients (Age 64.0 ± 13.8 years; 58% male; left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 28.4 ± 1.3%) were prospectively included. After a mean follow-up of 31 ± 12.9months, the primary endpoint had occurred in 18 (33.3%) patients. A lower TAPSE/PASP ratio was associated with baseline worse HF symptoms, lower LVEF and long-term less LV reverse remodeling (P < .05). After one year CRT improved RV systolic function (TAPSE, RV global longitudinal strain, P < .05), but not TAPSE/PASP ratio (P = .4). The ratio TAPSE/PASP (AUC=0.834) ≥ 0.58 mm/mm Hg showed good sensitivity (90%) and specificity (81.8%) for predicting response to CRT while a ratio <0.58 mm/mm Hg was associated with a higher risk of death and HF hospitalizations during the follow-up (HR 5.37 95%CI [1.6-18], P < .001). CONCLUSION RV-PA coupling evaluation using TAPSE/PASP ratio predicts CRT response. A lower TAPSE/PASP ratio is associated with a higher risk of adverse cardiovascular events.
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- Silvia Deaconu
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Cardiology Department, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Škulec R, Parizek T, Stadlerova B, Bilska M, Cerny V. Subcostal TAPSE measured by anatomical M-mode: prospective reliability clinical study in critically ill patients. Minerva Anestesiol 2021; 87:1200-1208. [PMID: 33982987 DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.21.15464-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), evaluated from a four-chamber apical view, is an echocardiographic parameter for the detection of right ventricular systolic dysfunction (RVD). We decided to assess the reliability of TAPSE measured from subcostal view (sTAPSE) by anatomical M-mode imaging (AMM) for evaluation of right ventricular systolic function and prediction of RVD in the critically ill patients by comparison with other echocardiographic parameters. METHODS We conducted an observational, prospective clinical study in 100 patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit. TAPSE, doppler tissue imaging-derived tricuspid lateral annular systolic velocity (DTI-S´ wave), two-dimensional fraction area change (2D FAC) and DTI-right ventricular index of myocardial performance (DTI-RIMP) were measured by transthoracic echocardiography. A subcostal four-chamber view was recorded for sTAPSE measurement. For that purpose, the cursor of AMM was aligned along the direction of the tricuspid lateral annulus movement and the amplitude of the movement was measured. RESULTS In a group of patients aged 64±16 years with a 31% prevalence of RVD we identified strong correlation between TAPSE and sTAPSE (r=0.963, P<0.001). sTAPSE correlated well with other measures of right ventricular systolic function (DTI-S´ wave: r=0.765; 2D FAC: r=0.701; DTI-RIMP: r=-0.661, P<0.001, respectively). The value of sTAPSE ≤15 mm predicted the presence of RVD defined by TAPSE with a sensitivity of 94.7% and specificity of 100.0%. CONCLUSIONS The sTAPSE measured by AMM in a population of critically ill patients has been found to be a reliable parameter of right ventricular systolic function and predicted RVD with high reliability.
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- Roman Škulec
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem, J.E. Purkinje University, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic - .,Faculty of Health Studies, J.E. Purkinje University, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic - .,Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic - .,Emergency Medical Service of the Central Bohemian Region, Kladno, Czech Republic -
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem, J.E. Purkinje University, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.,Usti and Labem Region Emergency Medical Services, Usti and Labem, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem, J.E. Purkinje University, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem, J.E. Purkinje University, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.,Usti and Labem Region Emergency Medical Services, Usti and Labem, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem, J.E. Purkinje University, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.,Department of Research and Development, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.,Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Dobson R, Ghosh AK, Ky B, Marwick T, Stout M, Harkness A, Steeds R, Robinson S, Oxborough D, Adlam D, Stanway S, Rana B, Ingram T, Ring L, Rosen S, Plummer C, Manisty C, Harbinson M, Sharma V, Pearce K, Lyon AR, Augustine DX. British Society for Echocardiography and British Cardio-Oncology Society guideline for transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of adult cancer patients receiving anthracyclines and/or trastuzumab. Echo Res Pract 2021; 8:G1-G18. [PMID: 34106116 PMCID: PMC8052569 DOI: 10.1530/erp-21-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The subspecialty of cardio-oncology aims to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer or following cancer treatment. Cancer therapy can lead to a variety of cardiovascular complications, including left ventricular systolic dysfunction, pericardial disease, and valvular heart disease. Echocardiography is a key diagnostic imaging tool in the diagnosis and surveillance for many of these complications. The baseline assessment and subsequent surveillance of patients undergoing treatment with anthracyclines and/or human epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (HER) 2-positive targeted treatment (e.g. trastuzumab and pertuzumab) form a significant proportion of cardio-oncology patients undergoing echocardiography. This guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography and British Cardio-Oncology Society outlines a protocol for baseline and surveillance echocardiography of patients undergoing treatment with anthracyclines and/or trastuzumab. The methodology for acquisition of images and the advantages and disadvantages of techniques are discussed. Echocardiographic definitions for considering cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction are also presented.
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- Rebecca Dobson
- Cardio-Oncology Service, Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Cardio-Oncology Service, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
- Cardio-Oncology Service, Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, University College London and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Cardio-Oncology Service, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UK
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- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds, UK
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, London, UK
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- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Cardio-Oncology Service, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Cardio-Oncology Service, Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
- Cardio-Oncology Service, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
- Cardio-Oncology Service, Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, University College London and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
- University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, UK
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- North West Anglia Foundation Trust, UK
- Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UK
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds, UK
- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, London, UK
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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Ashcroft E, Lazariashvili O, Belsey J, Berrill M, Sharma P, Baltabaeva A. Right ventricular ejection fraction as predictor of outcome in acute heart failure using RV ellipsoid model: A retrospective analysis of a prospective cross-sectional study. JRSM Cardiovasc Dis 2021; 10:20480040211002775. [PMID: 34211705 PMCID: PMC8217897 DOI: 10.1177/20480040211002775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives The right ventricular (RV) function is an important prognostic factor in acute and chronic heart failure (HF). Echocardiography is an essential imaging modality with established parameters for RV function which are useful and easy to perform. However, these fail to reflect global RV volumes due to reliability on one acoustic window. It is therefore attractive to calculate RV volumes and ejection fraction (RVEF/E) using an ellipsoid geometric model which has been validated against MRI in healthy adults but not in the HF patients. Design This is a retrospective analysis of a prospective cross-sectional study enrolling 418 consecutive patients with symptoms of HF according to a predefined study protocol. All patients underwent echocardiographic assessment of RV function using Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE) and RV fractional area change (RVFAC) and RVEF/E. Setting Single centre study with multiple locations for acute in-patients including high dependency units. Participants Patients with acute or exacerbation of chronic HF older than 18 y.o. Main outcome measures Ability of RVEF/E to predict patient outcomes compared with two established parameters of RV function over two-year follow-up period. Primary outcome measure was all-cause mortality. Results RVEF/E is equal to TAPSE & RVFAC in predicting outcome (p ≤ 0.01 vs p ≤ 0.01) and provides additional benefit of RV volume estimation based on standard 2D echo measurements. Conclusions In this study we have shown that RVEF/E derived from ellipsoid model is not inferior to well established measures of RV function as a prognostic indicator of outcome in the acute HF.
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- Eshan Ashcroft
- Department of Cardiology, St. Peter's Hospital, Surrey, UK.,Department of Research and Development, St. Peter's Hospital, Surrey, UK.,Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Royal Holloway University, UCL, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Peter's Hospital, Surrey, UK.,Department of Research and Development, St. Peter's Hospital, Surrey, UK.,Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Royal Holloway University, UCL, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Peter's Hospital, Surrey, UK.,Department of Research and Development, St. Peter's Hospital, Surrey, UK
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- Department of Research and Development, St. Peter's Hospital, Surrey, UK.,Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Peter's Hospital, Surrey, UK.,Department of Research and Development, St. Peter's Hospital, Surrey, UK.,JB Medical Ltd, Sudbury, UK.,Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital, London, UK
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Vijiiac A, Onciul S, Guzu C, Scarlatescu A, Petre I, Zamfir D, Onut R, Deaconu S, Dorobantu M. Forgotten No More-The Role of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: An Echocardiographic Perspective. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11030548. [PMID: 33808566 PMCID: PMC8003573 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11030548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
During the last decade, studies have raised awareness of the crucial role that the right ventricle plays in various clinical settings, including diseases primarily linked to the left ventricle. The assessment of right ventricular performance with conventional echocardiography is challenging. Novel echocardiographic techniques improve the functional assessment of the right ventricle and they show good correlation with the gold standard represented by cardiac magnetic resonance. This review summarizes the traditional and innovative echocardiographic techniques used in the functional assessment of the right ventricle, focusing on the role of right ventricular dysfunction in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and providing a perspective on recent evidence from literature.
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- Aura Vijiiac
- Department of Cardiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050513 Bucharest, Romania; (S.O.); (I.P.); (S.D.); (M.D.)
- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.G.); (A.S.); (D.Z.); (R.O.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +40-(75)-2298-189
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- Department of Cardiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050513 Bucharest, Romania; (S.O.); (I.P.); (S.D.); (M.D.)
- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.G.); (A.S.); (D.Z.); (R.O.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.G.); (A.S.); (D.Z.); (R.O.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.G.); (A.S.); (D.Z.); (R.O.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050513 Bucharest, Romania; (S.O.); (I.P.); (S.D.); (M.D.)
- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.G.); (A.S.); (D.Z.); (R.O.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.G.); (A.S.); (D.Z.); (R.O.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.G.); (A.S.); (D.Z.); (R.O.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050513 Bucharest, Romania; (S.O.); (I.P.); (S.D.); (M.D.)
- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.G.); (A.S.); (D.Z.); (R.O.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050513 Bucharest, Romania; (S.O.); (I.P.); (S.D.); (M.D.)
- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.G.); (A.S.); (D.Z.); (R.O.)
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Dobson R, Ghosh AK, Ky B, Marwick T, Stout M, Harkness A, Steeds R, Robinson S, Oxborough D, Adlam D, Stanway S, Rana B, Ingram T, Ring L, Rosen S, Plummer C, Manisty C, Harbinson M, Sharma V, Pearce K, Lyon AR, Augustine DX. BSE and BCOS Guideline for Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of Adult Cancer Patients Receiving Anthracyclines and/or Trastuzumab. JACC CardioOncol 2021; 3:1-16. [PMID: 34396303 PMCID: PMC8352267 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2021.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The subspecialty of cardio-oncology aims to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer or following cancer treatment. Cancer therapy can lead to a variety of cardiovascular complications, including left ventricular systolic dysfunction, pericardial disease, and valvular heart disease. Echocardiography is a key diagnostic imaging tool in the diagnosis and surveillance for many of these complications. The baseline assessment and subsequent surveillance of patients undergoing treatment with anthracyclines and/or human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) 2-positive targeted treatment (e.g., trastuzumab and pertuzumab) form a significant proportion of cardio-oncology patients undergoing echocardiography. This guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography and British Cardio-Oncology Society outlines a protocol for baseline and surveillance echocardiography of patients undergoing treatment with anthracyclines and/or trastuzumab. The methodology for acquisition of images and the advantages and disadvantages of techniques are discussed. Echocardiographic definitions for considering cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction are also presented.
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Key Words
- 2D, 2-dimensional
- 3D, 3-dimensional
- A2C, apical 2-chamber
- A3C, apical 3-chamber
- A4C, apical 4-chamber
- BSE, British Society of Echocardiography
- CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance
- CTRCD, cancer therapy–related cardiac dysfunction
- ECG, electrocardiogram
- GLS, global longitudinal strain
- HER2 therapy
- HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
- LV, left ventricular
- LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction
- MV, mitral valve
- RH, right heart
- ROI, region of interest
- RV, right ventricular
- TDI, tissue Doppler imaging
- TRV, tricuspid regurgitant velocity
- anthracycline
- echocardiography
- guidelines
- imaging
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- Rebecca Dobson
- Cardio-Oncology Service, Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Cardio-Oncology Service, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Cardio-Oncology Service, Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, University College London and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, United Kingdom
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Cardio-Oncology Service, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Cardio-Oncology Service, Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Cardio-Oncology Service, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Cardio-Oncology Service, Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, University College London and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
- University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, United Kingdom
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- North West Anglia Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
- Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom
- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, United Kingdom
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, United Kingdom
- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Department of Cardiology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, United Kingdom
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Zhang Y, Sun W, Wu C, Zhang Y, Cui L, Xie Y, Wang B, He L, Yuan H, Zhang Y, Cai Y, Li M, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Li Y, Wang J, Yang Y, Lv Q, Zhang L, Xie M. Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction Assessed by 3D Echocardiography in COVID-19 Patients. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:641088. [PMID: 33634177 PMCID: PMC7902006 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.641088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: RVEF (right ventricular ejection fraction) measured by three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) has been used in evaluating right ventricular (RV) function and can provide useful prognostic information in other various cardiovascular diseases. However, the prognostic value of 3D-RVEF in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unknown. We aimed to investigate whether 3D-RVEF can predict the mortality of COVID-19 patients. Methods: A cohort of 128 COVID-19-confirmed patients who had undergone echocardiography were studied. Thirty-one healthy volunteers were also enrolled as controls. COVID-19 patients were divided into three subgroups (general, severe, and critical) according to COVID-19 severity-of-illness. Conventional RV structure and function parameters, RV free wall longitudinal strain (FWLS) and 3D-RVEF were acquired. RVFWLS was measured by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography. RVEF was acquired by 3DE. Results: Compared with controls, 2D-RVFWLS and 3D-RVEF were both significantly decreased in COVID-19 patients (−27.2 ± 4.4% vs. −22.9 ± 4.8%, P < 0.001; 53.7 ± 4.5% vs. 48.5 ± 5.8%, P < 0.001). Critical patients were more likely to have a higher incidence of acute cardiac injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and worse prognosis than general and severe patients. The critical patients exhibited larger right-heart chambers, worse RV fractional area change (RVFAC), 2D-RVFWLS, and 3D-RVEF and higher proportion of pulmonary hypertension than general and severe patients. Eighteen patients died during a median follow-up of 91 days. The multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed the acute cardiac injury, ARDS, RVFAC, RVFWLS, and 3D-RVEF were independent predictors of death. 3D-RVEF (chi-square to improve 18.3; P < 0.001), RVFAC (chi-square to improve 4.5; P = 0.034) and 2D-RVFWLS (chi-square to improve 5.1; P = 0.024) all provided additional prognostic value of higher mortality over clinical risk factors. Moreover, the incremental predictive value of 3D-RVEF was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than RVFAC and RVFWLS. Conclusion: 3D-RVEF was the most robust independent predictor of mortality in COVID-19 patients and provided a higher predictive value over conventional RV function parameters and RVFWLS, which may be helpful to identify COVID-19 patients at a higher risk of death.
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- Yanting Zhang
- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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Willder JM, McCall P, Messow CM, Gillies M, Berry C, Shelley B. Study protocol for COVID-RV: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study of right ventricular dysfunction in ventilated patients with COVID-19. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e042098. [PMID: 33441361 PMCID: PMC7811959 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION COVID-19 can cause severe acute respiratory failure requiring management in intensive care unit with invasive ventilation and a 40% mortality rate. Cardiovascular manifestations are common and studies have shown an increase in right ventricular (RV) dysfunction associated with mortality. These studies, however, comprise heterogeneous patient groups with few requiring invasive ventilation. This study will investigate the prevalence and prognostic significance of RV dysfunction in ventilated patients with COVID-19 which may lead to targeted interventions to improve patient outcomes. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This prospective multicentre observational cohort study will perform transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in 150 patients with COVID-19 requiring invasive ventilation for more than 48 hours. RV dysfunction will be defined as TTE evidence of RV dilatation along with the presence of septal flattening. Baseline demographics, disease severity data and clinical information relating to proposed aetiological mechanisms of RV dysfunction (acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), disordered coagulation, direct myocardial injury and ventilation) will be collected and analysed.Primary outcome measures include the prevalence of RV dysfunction and its association with 30-day mortality. Exploratory outcome measures will investigate the association of the proposed aetiological mechanisms of RV dysfunction to the primary outcomes.Prevalence of RV dysfunction will be determined along with 95% Clopper-Pearson CIs and 30-day survival will be analysed using logistic regression adjusting for patient demographics, phase of disease and baseline severity of illness. The role of potential aetiological factors (ARDS, disordered coagulation, direct myocardial injury and ventilation) in relation to the primary outcomes will be analysed using logistic regression. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Approval was gained from Scotland A Research Ethics Committee (REC reference 20/SS/0059). Findings will be disseminated by various methods including webinars, international presentations and publication in peer-reviewed journals.
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- Jennifer Mary Willder
- West of Scotland School of Anaesthesia, NHS Education for Scotland West Region, Glasgow, UK
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- Academic Unit of Anaesthesia, Pain and Critical Care Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Anaesthesia, Golden Jubilee Hospital, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, UK
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- Anaesthesia, Care and Pain Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Department of Anaesthesia, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Golden Jubilee Hospital, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, UK
- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Academic Unit of Anaesthesia, Pain and Critical Care Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Anaesthesia, Golden Jubilee Hospital, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, UK
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Harada D, Asanoi H, Noto T, Takagawa J. Different Pathophysiology and Outcomes of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Stratified by K-Means Clustering. Front Cardiovasc Med 2020; 7:607760. [PMID: 33330670 PMCID: PMC7734143 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2020.607760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background: Stratified medicine may enable the development of effective treatments for particular groups of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF); however, the heterogeneity of this syndrome makes it difficult to group patients together by common disease features. The aim of the present study was to find new subgroups of HFpEF using machine learning. Methods: K-means clustering was used to stratify patients with HFpEF. We retrospectively enrolled 350 outpatients with HFpEF. Their clinical characteristics, blood sample test results and hemodynamic parameters assessed by echocardiography, electrocardiography and jugular venous pulse, and clinical outcomes were applied to k-means clustering. The optimal k was detected using Hartigan's rule. Results: HFpEF was stratified into four groups. The characteristic feature in group 1 was left ventricular relaxation abnormality. Compared with group 1, patients in groups 2, 3, and 4 had a high mean mitral E/e' ratio. The estimated glomerular filtration rate was lower in group 2 than in group 3 (median 51 ml/min/1.73 m2 vs. 63 ml/min/1.73 m2 p < 0.05). The prevalence of less-distensible right ventricle and atrial fibrillation was higher, and the deceleration time of mitral inflow was shorter in group 3 than in group 2 (93 vs. 22% p < 0.05, 95 vs. 1% p < 0.05, and median 167 vs. 223 ms p < 0.05, respectively). Group 4 was characterized by older age (median 85 years) and had a high systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (median 37 mmHg), less-distensible right ventricle (89%) and renal dysfunction (median 54 ml/min/1.73 m2). Compared with group 1, group 4 exhibited the highest risk of the cardiac events (hazard ratio [HR]: 19; 95% confidence interval [CI] 8.9-41); group 2 and 3 demonstrated similar rates of cardiac events (group 2 HR: 5.1; 95% CI 2.2-12; group 3 HR: 3.7; 95%CI, 1.3-10). The event-free rates were the lowest in group 4 (p for trend < 0.001). Conclusions: K-means clustering divided HFpEF into 4 groups. Older patients with HFpEF may suffer from complication of RV afterload mismatch and renal dysfunction. Our study may be useful for stratified medicine for HFpEF.
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- Daisuke Harada
- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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Zaidi A, Oxborough D, Augustine DX, Bedair R, Harkness A, Rana B, Robinson S, Badano LP. Echocardiographic assessment of the tricuspid and pulmonary valves: a practical guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography. Echo Res Pract 2020; 7:G95-G122. [PMID: 33339003 PMCID: PMC8052586 DOI: 10.1530/erp-20-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Transthoracic echocardiography is the first-line imaging modality in the assessment of right-sided valve disease. The principle objectives of the echocardiographic study are to determine the aetiology, mechanism and severity of valvular dysfunction, as well as consequences on right heart remodelling and estimations of pulmonary artery pressure. Echocardiographic data must be integrated with symptoms, to inform optimal timing and technique of interventions. The most common tricuspid valve abnormality is regurgitation secondary to annular dilatation in the context of atrial fibrillation or left-sided heart disease. Significant pulmonary valve disease is most commonly seen in congenital heart abnormalities. The aetiology and mechanism of tricuspid and pulmonary valve disease can usually be identified by 2D assessment of leaflet morphology and motion. Colour flow and spectral Doppler are required for assessment of severity, which must integrate data from multiple imaging planes and modalities. Transoesophageal echo is used when transthoracic data is incomplete, although the anterior position of the right heart means that transthoracic imaging is often superior. Three-dimensional echocardiography is a pivotal tool for accurate quantification of right ventricular volumes and regurgitant lesion severity, anatomical characterisation of valve morphology and remodelling pattern, and procedural guidance for catheter-based interventions. Exercise echocardiography may be used to elucidate symptom status and demonstrate functional reserve. Cardiac magnetic resonance and CT should be considered for complimentary data including right ventricular volume quantification, and precise cardiac and extracardiac anatomy. This British Society of Echocardiography guideline aims to give practical advice on the standardised acquisition and interpretation of echocardiographic data relating to the pulmonary and tricuspid valves.
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- Liverpool John Moores University, Research Institute for Sports and Exercise Science, Liverpool, UK.,Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK.,Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
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- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Essex, UK
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough, UK
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Sharma V. Foreword. Echo Res Pract 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03651752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Robinson S, Rana B, Oxborough D, Steeds R, Monaghan M, Stout M, Pearce K, Harkness A, Ring L, Paton M, Akhtar W, Bedair R, Battacharyya S, Collins K, Oxley C, Sandoval J, Schofield MBChB R, Siva A, Parker K, Willis J, Augustine DX. A practical guideline for performing a comprehensive transthoracic echocardiogram in adults: the British Society of Echocardiography minimum dataset. Echo Res Pract 2020; 7:G59-G93. [PMID: 33112828 PMCID: PMC7923056 DOI: 10.1530/erp-20-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Since cardiac ultrasound was introduced into medical practice around the middle twentieth century, transthoracic echocardiography has developed to become a highly sophisticated and widely performed cardiac imaging modality in the diagnosis of heart disease. This evolution from an emerging technique with limited application, into a complex modality capable of detailed cardiac assessment has been driven by technological innovations that have both refined 'standard' 2D and Doppler imaging and led to the development of new diagnostic techniques. Accordingly, the adult transthoracic echocardiogram has evolved to become a comprehensive assessment of complex cardiac anatomy, function and haemodynamics. This guideline protocol from the British Society of Echocardiography aims to outline the minimum dataset required to confirm normal cardiac structure and function when performing a comprehensive standard adult echocardiogram and is structured according to the recommended sequence of acquisition. It is recommended that this structured approach to image acquisition and measurement protocol forms the basis of every standard adult transthoracic echocardiogram. However, when pathology is detected and further analysis becomes necessary, views and measurements in addition to the minimum dataset are required and should be taken with reference to the appropriate British Society of Echocardiography imaging protocol. It is anticipated that the recommendations made within this guideline will help standardise the local, regional and national practice of echocardiography, in addition to minimising the inter and intra-observer variation associated with echocardiographic measurement and interpretation.
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- Shaun Robinson
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Liverpool John Moores University, Research Institute for Sports and Exercise Science, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust and Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
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- University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Essex, UK
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- West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK
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- Lincolnshire Heart Centre, United Lincoln Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
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- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- University Hospitals of the North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK
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- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
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Echocardiographic RV-E/e′ for predicting right atrial pressure: a review. Echo Res Pract 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03651759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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AbstractRight atrial pressure (RAP) is a key cardiac parameter of diagnostic and prognostic significance, yet current two-dimensional echocardiographic methods are inadequate for the accurate estimation of this haemodynamic marker. Right-heart trans-tricuspid Doppler and tissue Doppler echocardiographic techniques can be combined to calculate the right ventricular (RV) E/e′ ratio–a reflection of RV filling pressure which is a surrogate of RAP. A systematic search was undertaken which found seventeen articles that compared invasively measured RAP with RV-E/e′ estimated RAP. Results commonly concerned pulmonary hypertension or advanced heart failure/transplantation populations. Reported receiver operating characteristic analyses showed reasonable diagnostic ability of RV-E/e′ for estimating RAP in patients with coronary artery disease and RV systolic dysfunction. The diagnostic ability of RV-E/e′ was generally poor in studies of paediatrics, heart failure and mitral stenosis, whilst results were equivocal in other diseases. Bland–Altman analyses showed good accuracy but poor precision of RV-E/e′ for estimating RAP, but were limited by only being reported in seven out of seventeen articles. This suggests that RV-E/e′ may be useful at a population level but not at an individual level for clinical decision making. Very little evidence was found about how atrial fibrillation may affect the estimation of RAP from RV-E/e′, nor about the independent prognostic ability of RV-E/e′. Recommended areas for future research concerning RV-E/e′ include; non-sinus rhythm, valvular heart disease, short and long term prognostic ability, and validation over a wide range of RAP.
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Flower L, Madhivathanan PR, Andorka M, Olusanya O, Roshdy A, Sanfilippo F. Getting the most from the subcostal view: The rescue window for intensivists. J Crit Care 2020; 63:202-210. [PMID: 32958350 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Luke Flower
- Department of Anaesthesia, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Critical Care, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Critical Care, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Critical Care, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Critical Care Medicine department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, AOU Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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