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Rier SC, Vreemann S, Nijhof WH, van Driel VJHM, van der Bilt IAC. Interventional cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: current applications, technology readiness level, and future perspectives. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 2022; 16:17539447221119624. [PMID: 36039865 PMCID: PMC9434707 DOI: 10.1177/17539447221119624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) provides excellent temporal and spatial resolution, tissue characterization, and flow measurements. This enables major advantages when guiding cardiac invasive procedures compared with X-ray fluoroscopy or ultrasound guidance. However, clinical implementation is limited due to limited availability of technological advancements in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible equipment. A systematic review of the available literature on past and present applications of interventional MR and its technology readiness level (TRL) was performed, also suggesting future applications. METHODS A structured literature search was performed using PubMed. Search terms were focused on interventional CMR, cardiac catheterization, and other cardiac invasive procedures. All search results were screened for relevance by language, title, and abstract. TRL was adjusted for use in this article, level 1 being in a hypothetical stage and level 9 being widespread clinical translation. The papers were categorized by the type of procedure and the TRL was estimated. RESULTS Of 466 papers, 117 papers met the inclusion criteria. TRL was most frequently estimated at level 5 meaning only applicable to in vivo animal studies. Diagnostic right heart catheterization and cavotricuspid isthmus ablation had the highest TRL of 8, meaning proven feasibility and efficacy in a series of humans. CONCLUSION This article shows that interventional CMR has a potential widespread application although clinical translation is at a modest level with TRL usually at 5. Future development should be directed toward availability of MR-compatible equipment and further improvement of the CMR techniques. This could lead to increased TRL of interventional CMR providing better treatment.
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- Sophie C Rier
- Cardiology Division, Department of Cardiology, Haga Teaching Hospital, Els Borst-Eilersplein 275, Postbus 40551, The Hague 2504 LN, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.V., Den Haag, The Netherlands
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- Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.V., Den Haag, The Netherlands
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Thomas R, Thai K, Barry J, Wright GA, Strauss BH, Ghugre NR. T2-based area-at-risk and edema are influenced by ischemic duration in acute myocardial infarction. Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 79:1-4. [PMID: 33652063 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2021.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The purpose of our study was to assess whether T2 MRI identifies the infarcted myocardium or the true area-at-risk (AAR) and whether edema is present in the salvageable region following acute myocardial infarction (MI). The study involved a porcine model of MI with a coronary occlusion model of either 60 min or 90 min. Imaging was performed on a 3T MRI pre-occlusion and at day 3 post-MI. Prior-MI, myocardial perfusion territory (MPT) maps were obtained under MRI via direct intracoronary injection of contrast agent. Post-MI, edema extent was quantified by T2 mapping while infarction and microvascular obstruction (MVO) were assessed by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). Anatomically registered short-axis slices were analyzed for MPT, T2-AAR and infarct areas and T2 relaxation values. Animals were divided into groups with (MVO+) and without MVO (MVO-). T2-AAR area was significantly greater than infarct area in both groups. In the MVO+ group, T2-AAR and MPT were comparable and highly correlated, whereas, in the MVO- group, T2-AAR significantly underestimated MPT without any trend. T2 values in the salvageable myocardium were found to be significantly higher than those in remote myocardium. Our methodology offers the advantage that all images are acquired within the same MRI reference as opposed to complex co-registration with gross pathology. Our study suggests that edema may expand beyond the infarct zone over the entire ischemic bed. T2-AAR may be more clinically relevant than true AAR by perfusion territory since it identifies the "salvageable" myocardium.
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- Reuben Thomas
- Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Malkasian S, Hubbard L, Abbona P, Dertli B, Kwon J, Molloi S. Vessel-specific coronary perfusion territories using a CT angiogram with a minimum cost path technique and its direct comparison to the American Heart Association 17-segment model. Eur Radiol 2020; 30:3334-3345. [PMID: 32072257 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-06697-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study compared the accuracy of an automated, vessel-specific minimum cost path (MCP) myocardial perfusion territory assignment technique as compared with the standard American Heart Association 17-segment (AHA) model. METHODS Six swine (42 ± 9 kg) were used to evaluate the accuracy of the MCP technique and the AHA method. In each swine, a dynamic acquisition, comprised of twenty consecutive whole heart volume scans, was acquired with a computed tomography scanner, following peripheral injection of contrast material. From this acquisition, MCP and AHA perfusion territories were determined, for the left (LCA) and right (RCA) coronary arteries. Each animal underwent additional dynamic acquisitions, consisting of twenty consecutive volume scans, following direct intracoronary contrast injection into the LCA or RCA. These images were used as the reference standard (REF) LCA and RCA perfusion territories. The MCP and AHA techniques' perfusion territories were then quantitatively compared with the REF perfusion territories. RESULTS The myocardial mass of MCP perfusion territories (MMCP) was related to the mass of reference standard perfusion territories (MREF) by MMCP = 0.99MREF + 0.39 g (r = 1.00; R2 = 1.00). The mass of AHA perfusion territories (MAHA) was related to MREF by MAHA = 0.81MREF + 5.03 g (r = 0.99; R2 = 0.98). CONCLUSION The vessel-specific MCP myocardial perfusion territory assignment technique more accurately quantifies LCA and RCA perfusion territories as compared with the current standard AHA 17-segment model. Therefore, it can potentially provide a more comprehensive and patient-specific evaluation of coronary artery disease. KEY POINTS • The minimum cost path (MCP) technique accurately determines left and right coronary artery perfusion territories, as compared with the American Heart Association 17-segment (AHA) model. • The minimum cost path (MCP) technique could be applied to cardiac computed-tomography angiography images to accurately determine patient-specific left and right coronary artery perfusion territories. • The American Heart Association 17-segment (AHA) model often fails to accurately determine left and right coronary artery perfusion territories, especially in the inferior and inferoseptal walls of the left ventricular myocardium.
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- Shant Malkasian
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Medical Sciences I, B-14, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Medical Sciences I, B-14, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Medical Sciences I, B-14, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Medical Sciences I, B-14, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Medical Sciences I, B-14, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Medical Sciences I, B-14, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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Malkasian S, Hubbard L, Dertli B, Kwon J, Molloi S. Quantification of vessel-specific coronary perfusion territories using minimum-cost path assignment and computed tomography angiography: Validation in a swine model. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2018; 12:425-435. [PMID: 30042078 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND As combined morphological and physiological assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) is necessary to reliably resolve CAD severity, the objective of this study was to validate an automated minimum-cost path assignment (MCP) technique which enables accurate, vessel-specific assignment of the left (LCA) and right (RCA) coronary perfusion territories using computed tomography (CT) angiography data for both left and right ventricles. METHODS Six swine were used to validate the MCP technique. In each swine, a dynamic acquisition comprised of twenty consecutive volume scans was acquired with a 320-slice CT scanner following peripheral injection of contrast material. From this acquisition the MCP technique was used to automatically assign LCA and RCA perfusion territories for the left and right ventricles, independently. Each animal underwent another dynamic CT acquisition following direct injection of contrast material into the LCA or RCA. Using this acquisition, reference standard LCA and RCA perfusion territories were isolated from the myocardial blush. The accuracy of the MCP technique was evaluated by quantitatively comparing the MCP-derived LCA and RCA perfusion territories to these reference standard territories. RESULTS All MCP perfusion territory masses (MassMCP) and all reference standard perfusion territory masses (MassRS) in the left ventricle were related by MassMCP = 0.99MassRS+0.35 g (r = 1.00). MassMCP and MassRS in the right ventricle were related by MassMCP = 0.94MassRS+0.39 g (r = 0.96). CONCLUSION The MCP technique was validated in a swine animal model and has the potential to be used for accurate, vessel-specific assignment of LCA and RCA perfusion territories in both the left and right ventricular myocardium using CT angiography data.
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- Shant Malkasian
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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Hubbard L, Lipinski J, Ziemer B, Malkasian S, Sadeghi B, Javan H, Groves EM, Dertli B, Molloi S. Comprehensive Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Using First-Pass Analysis Dynamic CT Perfusion: Validation in a Swine Model. Radiology 2017; 286:93-102. [PMID: 29059038 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2017162821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Purpose To retrospectively validate a first-pass analysis (FPA) technique that combines computed tomographic (CT) angiography and dynamic CT perfusion measurement into one low-dose examination. Materials and Methods The study was approved by the animal care committee. The FPA technique was retrospectively validated in six swine (mean weight, 37.3 kg ± 7.5 [standard deviation]) between April 2015 and October 2016. Four to five intermediate-severity stenoses were generated in the left anterior descending artery (LAD), and 20 contrast material-enhanced volume scans were acquired per stenosis. All volume scans were used for maximum slope model (MSM) perfusion measurement, but only two volume scans were used for FPA perfusion measurement. Perfusion measurements in the LAD, left circumflex artery (LCx), right coronary artery, and all three coronary arteries combined were compared with microsphere perfusion measurements by using regression, root-mean-square error, root-mean-square deviation, Lin concordance correlation, and diagnostic outcomes analysis. The CT dose index and size-specific dose estimate per two-volume FPA perfusion measurement were also determined. Results FPA and MSM perfusion measurements (PFPA and PMSM) in all three coronary arteries combined were related to reference standard microsphere perfusion measurements (PMICRO), as follows: PFPA_COMBINED = 1.02 PMICRO_COMBINED + 0.11 (r = 0.96) and PMSM_COMBINED = 0.28 PMICRO_COMBINED + 0.23 (r = 0.89). The CT dose index and size-specific dose estimate per two-volume FPA perfusion measurement were 10.8 and 17.8 mGy, respectively. Conclusion The FPA technique was retrospectively validated in a swine model and has the potential to be used for accurate, low-dose vessel-specific morphologic and physiologic assessment of coronary artery disease. © RSNA, 2017.
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- Logan Hubbard
- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (L.H., J.L., B.Z., S. Malkasian, B.S., H.J., B.D., S. Molloi) and Division of Cardiology (E.M.G.), University of California, Irvine, Medical Sciences I, B-140, Irvine, CA 92697
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (L.H., J.L., B.Z., S. Malkasian, B.S., H.J., B.D., S. Molloi) and Division of Cardiology (E.M.G.), University of California, Irvine, Medical Sciences I, B-140, Irvine, CA 92697
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (L.H., J.L., B.Z., S. Malkasian, B.S., H.J., B.D., S. Molloi) and Division of Cardiology (E.M.G.), University of California, Irvine, Medical Sciences I, B-140, Irvine, CA 92697
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (L.H., J.L., B.Z., S. Malkasian, B.S., H.J., B.D., S. Molloi) and Division of Cardiology (E.M.G.), University of California, Irvine, Medical Sciences I, B-140, Irvine, CA 92697
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (L.H., J.L., B.Z., S. Malkasian, B.S., H.J., B.D., S. Molloi) and Division of Cardiology (E.M.G.), University of California, Irvine, Medical Sciences I, B-140, Irvine, CA 92697
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (L.H., J.L., B.Z., S. Malkasian, B.S., H.J., B.D., S. Molloi) and Division of Cardiology (E.M.G.), University of California, Irvine, Medical Sciences I, B-140, Irvine, CA 92697
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (L.H., J.L., B.Z., S. Malkasian, B.S., H.J., B.D., S. Molloi) and Division of Cardiology (E.M.G.), University of California, Irvine, Medical Sciences I, B-140, Irvine, CA 92697
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (L.H., J.L., B.Z., S. Malkasian, B.S., H.J., B.D., S. Molloi) and Division of Cardiology (E.M.G.), University of California, Irvine, Medical Sciences I, B-140, Irvine, CA 92697
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (L.H., J.L., B.Z., S. Malkasian, B.S., H.J., B.D., S. Molloi) and Division of Cardiology (E.M.G.), University of California, Irvine, Medical Sciences I, B-140, Irvine, CA 92697
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Fernández-Friera L, García-Ruiz JM, García-Álvarez A, Fernández-Jiménez R, Sánchez-González J, Rossello X, Gómez-Talavera S, López-Martín GJ, Pizarro G, Fuster V, Ibáñez B. Impacto del territorio miocárdico infartado en la cuantificación del área en riesgo mediante cardiorresonancia magnética. Rev Esp Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2016.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fernández-Friera L, García-Ruiz JM, García-Álvarez A, Fernández-Jiménez R, Sánchez-González J, Rossello X, Gómez-Talavera S, López-Martín GJ, Pizarro G, Fuster V, Ibáñez B. Accuracy of Area at Risk Quantification by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance According to the Myocardial Infarction Territory. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 70:323-330. [PMID: 27592277 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Area at risk (AAR) quantification is important to evaluate the efficacy of cardioprotective therapies. However, postinfarction AAR assessment could be influenced by the infarcted coronary territory. Our aim was to determine the accuracy of T2-weighted short tau triple-inversion recovery (T2W-STIR) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging for accurate AAR quantification in anterior, lateral, and inferior myocardial infarctions. METHODS Acute reperfused myocardial infarction was experimentally induced in 12 pigs, with 40-minute occlusion of the left anterior descending (n = 4), left circumflex (n = 4), and right coronary arteries (n = 4). Perfusion CMR was performed during selective intracoronary gadolinium injection at the coronary occlusion site (in vivo criterion standard) and, additionally, a 7-day CMR, including T2W-STIR sequences, was performed. Finally, all animals were sacrificed and underwent postmortem Evans blue staining (classic criterion standard). RESULTS The concordance between the CMR-based criterion standard and T2W-STIR to quantify AAR was high for anterior and inferior infarctions (r = 0.73; P = .001; mean error = 0.50%; limits = -12.68%-13.68% and r = 0.87; P = .001; mean error = -1.5%; limits = -8.0%-5.8%, respectively). Conversely, the correlation for the circumflex territories was poor (r = 0.21, P = .37), showing a higher mean error and wider limits of agreement. A strong correlation between pathology and the CMR-based criterion standard was observed (r = 0.84, P < .001; mean error = 0.91%; limits = -7.55%-9.37%). CONCLUSIONS T2W-STIR CMR sequences are accurate to determine the AAR for anterior and inferior infarctions; however, their accuracy for lateral infarctions is poor. These findings may have important implications for the design and interpretation of clinical trials evaluating the effectiveness of cardioprotective therapies.
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- Leticia Fernández-Friera
- Área de Fisiopatología Vascular, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Imagen Cardiaca Avanzada, Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario HM Montepríncipe, Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Insuficiencia Cardiaca, Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Ciencia Clínica, Philips Healthcare Iberia, Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Servicio de Cardiología, IIS-Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología del Miocardio, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología Vascular, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Complejo Hospitalario Ruber Juan Bravo, Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM), Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiopatología Vascular, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Department of Cardiology, Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, United States
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- Área de Fisiopatología Vascular, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Servicio de Cardiología, IIS-Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
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Thomas RM, Lim SY, Qiang B, Osherov AB, Ghugre NR, Noyan H, Qi X, Wolff R, Ladouceur-Wodzak M, Berk TA, Butany J, Husain M, Wright GA, Strauss BH. Distal coronary embolization following acute myocardial infarction increases early infarct size and late left ventricular wall thinning in a porcine model. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2015; 17:106. [PMID: 26620277 PMCID: PMC4666124 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-015-0197-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Distal coronary embolization (DCE) of thrombotic material occurs frequently during percutaneous interventions for acute myocardial infarction and can alter coronary flow grades. The significance of DCE on infarct size and myocardial function remains unsettled. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of DCE sufficient to cause no-reflow on infarct size, cardiac function and ventricular remodeling in a porcine acute myocardial infarction model. METHODS AND RESULTS Female Yorkshire pigs underwent 60 min balloon occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery followed by reperfusion and injection of either microthrombi (prepared from autologous porcine blood) sufficient to cause no-reflow (DCE), or saline (control). Animals were sacrificed at 3 h (n = 5), 3 days (n = 20) or 6 weeks (n = 20) post-AMI. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), serum troponin-I, and cardiac gelatinase (MMP) and survival kinase (Akt) activities were assessed. At 3d, DCE increased infarct size (CMR: 18.8% vs. 14.5%, p = 0.04; serum troponin-I: 13.3 vs. 6.9 ng/uL, p < 0.05) and MMP-2 activity levels (0.81 vs. 0.49, p = 0.002), with reduced activation of Akt (0.06 versus 0.26, p = 0.02). At 6 weeks, there were no differences in infarct size, ventricular volume or ejection fraction between the two groups, although infarct transmurality (70% vs. 57%, p< 0.04) and ventricular thinning (percent change in mid anteroseptal wall thickness:-25.6% vs. 0.7%, p = 0.03) were significantly increased in the DCE group. CONCLUSIONS DCE increased early infarct size, but without affecting later infarct size, cardiac function or ventricular volumes. The significance of the later remodelling changes (ventricular thinning and transmurality) following DCE, possibly due to changes in MMP-2 activity and Akt activation, merits further study.
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- Reuben M Thomas
- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D-406, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D-406, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
- Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D-406, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D-406, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
- Barzilai Medical Centre, Ashkelon, Israel.
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D-406, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D-406, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D-406, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
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- Department of Pathology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D-406, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D-406, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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Carlsson M, Jablonowski R, Martin AJ, Ursell PC, Saeed M. Coronary microembolization causes long-term detrimental effects on regional left ventricular function. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2011; 45:205-14. [PMID: 21463182 DOI: 10.3109/14017431.2011.568629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate whether coronary microemboli have long-term effects on left ventricular (LV) function in an experimental model. Furthermore, to determine if first-pass perfusion and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) patterns differs between small- and large-sized microemboli. DESIGN Six pigs underwent left anterior descending (LAD)-coronary microembolization with small-sized (40-120 μm, n ∼ 250 000) microemboli using a combined x-ray and MRI-system. MR-images before, one hour after and 7-8 weeks after microembolization were obtained. Results were compared to MRI obtained by large-sized (100-300 μm, n ∼ 7200) microemboli. RESULTS Cine MRI showed an acute drop in ejection fraction (from 49.5 ± 2.6% to 32.5 ± 2.8) that substantially recovered at 7-8 weeks (47.5 ± 3.2%). Regional LV-function assessed as circumferential, longitudinal and radial strain declined in both microinfarcts and remote regions followed by partial recovery at 7-8 weeks. The decline in LV function and the severe perfusion deficit from the small microemboli was similar to the large microemboli at one hour. There was a significant recovery in perfusion at 7-8 weeks in the microinfarcts. LGE demonstrated the microinfarcts at 7-8 weeks but not at one hour and the microinfarcts were confirmed by histopathology. CONCLUSION Microembolization causes long-term, regional LV dysfunction and this study confirmed the need of a comprehensive MRI-protocol for the detection of microinfarcts. These findings suggest that even small microemboli (40-120 μm in diameter), which may escape the distal protective devices influence cardiac function.
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- Marcus Carlsson
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
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Chung JC, Wang D, Lewandowski RJ, Tang R, Chrisman HB, Vogelzang RL, Woloschak GE, Larson AC, Omary RA, Ryu RK. Four-dimensional transcatheter intra-arterial perfusion MR imaging before and after uterine artery embolization in the rabbit VX2 tumor model. J Magn Reson Imaging 2010; 31:1137-43. [PMID: 20432349 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To test the hypothesis that four-dimensional (4D) transcatheter intra-arterial perfusion (TRIP) MR imaging can measure uterine fibroid perfusion changes immediately before and after uterine artery embolization (UAE) in the rabbit VX2 tumor model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight VX2 uterine tumors were grown in six rabbits. After positioning a catheter within the uterine artery, we performed 4D TRIP-MRI measurements with 3-mL injections of 2.5% gadopentetate dimeglumine. We used a dynamic 3D spoiled-gradient echo sequence with in vivo B(1)-field correction for improved accuracy during perfusion quantification. We performed UAE using 1 mL of gelatin microspheres (2 x 10(6) particles; diameter 40-120 mum). Two regions-of-interest were drawn within each tumor upon perfusion maps. Functional embolic endpoints were reported as the mean percent reduction in fibroid tumor perfusion. Measurements before and after UAE were compared using paired t-tests (alpha = 0.05). RESULTS VX2 uterine tumor perfusion decreased significantly from 27.1 at baseline to 7.09 after UAE (mL/min/100 mL of tissue, P < 0.0001). Overall perfusion reduction was 76.3% (95% confidence interval: 66.3-86.3%). CONCLUSION Four-dimensional TRIP MRI can objectively quantify uterine fibroid perfusion reductions during UAE in VX2 rabbits. This technique could be used clinically to potentially determine an optimal embolic endpoint with the long-term goals of improving UAE success rates and minimizing procedure-related ischemic pain.
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- Johnathan C Chung
- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Carlsson M, Saloner D, Martin AJ, Ursell PC, Saeed M. Heterogeneous microinfarcts caused by coronary microemboli: evaluation with multidetector CT and MR imaging in a swine model. Radiology 2010; 254:718-28. [PMID: 20177087 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.09090527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To directly compare the sensitivity of 64-section multidetector computed tomography (CT) with that of 1.5-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the depiction and measurement of heterogeneous 7-8-week-old microinfarcts and the quantification of regional left ventricular (LV) function and perfusion in the territory of coronary intervention in a swine model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Approval was obtained from the institutional animal committee. An x-ray/MR system was used to catheterize the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery with x-ray guidance and to delineate the perfusion territory. The vessel was selectively microembolized in six pigs with small-diameter embolic material (40-120 microm, 250000 count). At 7-8 weeks after microembolization, multidetector CT and MR imaging were used to assess LV function, first-pass perfusion, and delayed contrast enhancement in remote myocardium and microinfarct scars. Histochemical staining with triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) was used to confirm and quantify heterogeneous microinfarct scars. The two-tailed Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to detect differences between modalities and myocardial regions. RESULTS The LAD territory was 32.4% +/- 3.8(stadard error of the mean) of the LV mass. Multidetector CT and MR imaging have similar sensitivity in the detection of regional and global LV dysfunction and extent of microinfarct. The mean LV end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume, and ejection fraction were 93 mL +/- 8, 46 mL +/- 4, and 50% +/- 3, respectively, on multidetector CT images and 92 mL +/- 8, 48 mL +/- 5, and 48% +/- 3, respectively, on MR images (P > or = .05). The extent of heterogeneous microinfarct was not significantly different between multidetector CT (6.3% +/- 0.8 of the LV mass), MR imaging (6.6% +/- 0.5 of the LV mass), and TTC staining (7.0% +/- 0.6 of the LV mass). First-pass multidetector CT and MR imaging demonstrated significant regional differences (P < .05) in time to peak between the heterogeneous microinfarct and remote myocardium (17.0 seconds +/- 0.3 and 12.4 seconds +/- 0.6, respectively, for multidetector CT and 17.2 seconds +/- 0.8 and 12.5 seconds +/- 1.0, respectively, for MR imaging). CONCLUSION Modern multidetector CT and MR imaging are sensitive modalities with which to depict heterogeneous microinfarcts and determine regional LV dysfunction and decreased perfusion in the territory of intervention. (c) RSNA, 2010.
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- Marcus Carlsson
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, 185 Berry St, Suite 350, Campus Box 0946, San Francisco, CA 94107-5705, USA
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