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Myocardial ischemia and its complications. Cardiovasc Pathol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822224-9.00022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Pannone M. Modeling Left Ventricle Perfusion in Healthy and Stenotic Conditions. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:bioengineering8050064. [PMID: 34064820 PMCID: PMC8151069 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8050064] [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: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A theoretical fluid mechanical model is proposed for the investigation of myocardial perfusion in healthy and stenotic conditions. The model hinges on Terzaghi’s consolidation theory and reformulates the related unsteady flow equation for the simulation of the swelling–drainage alternation characterizing the diastolic–systolic phases. When compared with the outcome of experimental in vivo observations in terms of left ventricle transmural perfusion ratio (T.P.R.), the analytical solution provided by the present study for the time-dependent blood pressure and flow rate across the ventricle wall proves to consistently reproduce the basic mechanisms of both healthy and ischemic perfusion. Therefore, it could constitute a useful interpretative support to improve the comprehension of the basic hemodynamic mechanisms leading to the most common cardiac diseases. Additionally, it could represent the mathematical basis for the application of inverse methods aimed at estimating the characteristic parameters of ischemic perfusion (i.e., location and severity of coronary stenoses) via downstream ventricular measurements, possibly inspiring their assessment via non-invasive myocardial imaging techniques.
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- Marilena Pannone
- School of Engineering, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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Ding HS, Huang Y, Chen Z, Tang YH, Wang DD, Fan D, Huang CX. Regulator of G-protein signalling 5 deficiency impairs ventricular remodelling after myocardial infarction by promoting NF-κB and MAPK signalling in mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.03.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Joshi J, Mahajan G, Kothapalli CR. Three-dimensional collagenous niche and azacytidine selectively promote time-dependent cardiomyogenesis from human bone marrow-derived MSC spheroids. Biotechnol Bioeng 2018; 115:2013-2026. [PMID: 29665002 DOI: 10.1002/bit.26714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Endogenous adult cardiac regenerative machinery is not capable of replacing the lost cells following myocardial infarction, often leading to permanent alterations in structure-function-mechanical properties. Regenerative therapies based on delivering autologous stem cells within an appropriate 3D milieu could meet such demand, by enabling homing and directed differentiation of the transplanted cells into lost specialized cell populations. Since type I collagen is the predominant cardiac tissue matrix protein, we here optimized the 3D niche which could promote time-dependent evolution of cardiomyogenesis from human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSC). 3D collagen gel physical and mechanical characteristics were assessed using SEM and AFM, respectively, while the standalone and combined effects of collagen concentration, culture duration, and 5-azacytidine (aza) dose on the phenotype and genotype of MSC spheroids were quantified using immunofluorescence labeling and RT-PCR analysis. Increasing collagen concentration led to a significant increase in Young's modulus (p < 0.01) but simultaneous decrease in the mean pore size, resulting in stiffer gels. Spheroid formation significantly modulated MSC differentiation and genotype, mostly due to better cell-cell interactions. Among the aza dosages tested, 10 μM appears to be optimal, while 3 mg/ml gels resulted in significantly lower cell viability compared to 1 or 2 mg/ml gels. Stiffer gels (2 and 3 mg/ml) and exposure to 10 μM aza upregulated early and late cardiac marker expressions in a time-dependent fashion. On the other hand, cell-cell signaling within the MSC spheroids seem to have a strong role in influencing mature cardiac markers expression, since neither aza nor gel stiffness seem to significantly improve their expression. Western blot analysis suggested that canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway might be primarily mediating the observed benefits of aza on cardiac differentiation of MSC spheroids. In conclusion, 2 mg/ml collagen and 10 μM aza appears to offer optimal 3D microenvironment in terms of cell viability and time-dependent evolution of cardiomyogenesis from human BM-MSCs, with significant applications in cardiac tissue engineering and stem cell transplantation for regenerating lost cardiac tissue.
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- Jyotsna Joshi
- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Huang Y, Wang D, Wang X, Zhang Y, Liu T, Chen Y, Tang Y, Wang T, Hu D, Huang C. Abrogation of CC chemokine receptor 9 ameliorates ventricular remodeling in mice after myocardial infarction. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32660. [PMID: 27585634 PMCID: PMC5009347 DOI: 10.1038/srep32660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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CC chemokine receptor 9 (CCR9), which is a unique receptor for CC chemokine ligand (CCL25), is mainly expressed on lymphocytes, dendritic cells (DCs) and monocytes/macrophages. CCR9 mediates the chemotaxis of inflammatory cells and participates in the pathological progression of inflammatory diseases. However, the role of CCR9 in the pathological process of myocardial infarction (MI) remains unexplored; inflammation plays a key role in this process. Here, we used CCR9 knockout mice to determine the functional significance of CCR9 in regulating post-MI cardiac remodeling and its underlying mechanism. MI was induced by surgical ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery in CCR9 knockout mice and their CCR9+/+ littermates. Our results showed that the CCR9 expression levels were up-regulated in the hearts of the MI mice. Abrogation of CCR9 improved the post-MI survival rate and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and decreased the infarct size. In addition, the CCR9 knockout mice exhibited attenuated inflammation, apoptosis, structural and electrical remodeling compared with the CCR9+/+ MI mice. Mechanistically, CCR9 mainly regulated the pathological response by interfering with the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways. In conclusion, the data reveal that CCR9 serves as a novel modulator of pathological progression following MI through NF-κB and MAPK signaling.
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- Yan Huang
- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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Pathobiology of Ischemic Heart Disease: Past, Present and Future. Cardiovasc Pathol 2016; 25:214-220. [PMID: 26897485 DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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This review provides a perspective on knowledge of ischemic heart disease (IHD) obtained from the contemporary era of research which began in the 1960s and has continued to the present day. Important discoveries have been made by basic and translational scientists and clinicians. Pathologists have contributed significantly to insights obtained from experimental studies and clinicopathological studies in humans. The review also provides a perspective for future directions in research in IHD aimed at increasing basic knowledge and developing additional therapeutic options for patients with IHD.
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Rodrigues F, Feriani DJ, Barboza CA, Abssamra MEV, Rocha LY, Carrozi NM, Mostarda C, Figueroa D, Souza GIH, De Angelis K, Irigoyen MC, Rodrigues B. Cardioprotection afforded by exercise training prior to myocardial infarction is associated with autonomic function improvement. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2014; 14:84. [PMID: 25022361 PMCID: PMC4105517 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It has been suggested that exercise training (ET) protects against the pathological remodeling and ventricular dysfunction induced by myocardial infarction (MI). However, it remains unclear whether the positive adjustments on baroreflex and cardiac autonomic modulations promoted by ET may afford a cardioprotective mechanism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aerobic ET, prior to MI, on cardiac remodeling and function, as well as on baroreflex sensitivity and autonomic modulation in rats. METHODS Male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: sedentary rats submitted to Sham surgery (C); trained rats submitted to Sham surgery (TC); sedentary rats submitted to MI (I), trained rats submitted to MI (TI). Sham and MI were performed after ET period. After surgeries, echocardiographic, hemodynamic and autonomic (baroreflex sensitivity, cardiovascular autonomic modulation) evaluations were conducted. RESULTS Prior ET prevented an additional decline in exercise capacity in TI group in comparison with I. MI area was not modified by previous ET. ET was able to increase the survival and prevent additional left ventricle dysfunction in TI rats. Although changes in hemodynamic evaluations were not observed, ET prevented the decrease of baroreflex sensitivity, and autonomic dysfunction in TI animals when compared with I animals. Importantly, cardiac improvement was associated with the prevention of cardiac autonomic impairment in studied groups. CONCLUSIONS Prior ET was effective in changing aerobic capacity, left ventricular morphology and function in rats undergoing MI. Furthermore, these cardioprotective effects were associated with attenuated cardiac autonomic dysfunction observed in trained rats. Although these cause-effect relationships can only be inferred, rather than confirmed, our study suggests that positive adaptations of autonomic function by ET can play a vital role in preventing changes associated with cardiovascular disease, particularly in relation to MI.
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- Fernando Rodrigues
- Human Movement Laboratory, Sao Judas Tadeu University (USJT), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Human Movement Laboratory, Sao Judas Tadeu University (USJT), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Hypertension Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Medical School of University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Translational Physiology Laboratory, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Hypertension Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Medical School of University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Human Movement Laboratory, Sao Judas Tadeu University (USJT), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Role of exercise training on autonomic changes and inflammatory profile induced by myocardial infarction. Mediators Inflamm 2014; 2014:702473. [PMID: 25045212 PMCID: PMC4090432 DOI: 10.1155/2014/702473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The cardiovascular autonomic imbalance in patients after myocardial infarction (MI) provides a significant increase in mortality rate, and seems to precede metabolic, hormonal, and immunological changes. Moreover, the reduction in the parasympathetic function has been associated with inflammatory response in different pathological conditions. Over the years, most of the studies have indicated the exercise training (ET) as an important nonpharmacological tool in the management of autonomic dysfunction and reduction in inflammatory profile after a myocardial infarction. In this work, we reviewed the effects of ET on autonomic imbalance after MI, and its consequences, particularly, in the post-MI inflammatory profile. Clinical and experimental evidence regarding relationship between alterations in autonomic regulation and local or systemic inflammation response after MI were also discussed.
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Hu H, Xuan Y, Wang Y, Xue M, Suo F, Li X, Cheng W, Li X, Yin J, Liu J, Yan S. Targeted NGF siRNA delivery attenuates sympathetic nerve sprouting and deteriorates cardiac dysfunction in rats with myocardial infarction. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95106. [PMID: 24755692 PMCID: PMC3995702 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Nerve growth factor (NGF) is involved in nerve sprouting, hyper-innervation, angiogenesis, anti-apoptosis, and preservation of cardiac function after myocardial infarction (MI). Positively modulating NGF expression may represent a novel pharmacological strategy to improve post-infarction prognosis. In this study, lentivirus encoding NGF short interfering RNA (siRNA) was prepared, and MI was modeled in the rat using left anterior descending coronary artery ligation. Rats were randomly grouped to receive intramyocardial injection of lentiviral solution containing NGF-siRNA (n = 19, MI-SiNGF group), lentiviral solution containing empty vector (n = 18, MI-GFP group) or 0.9% NaCl solution (n = 18, MI-control group), or to receive thoracotomy and pericardiotomy (n = 17, sham-operated group). At 1, 2, 4, and 8 wk after transduction, rats in the MI-control group had higher levels of NGF mRNA and protein than those in the sham-operated group, rats in the MI-GFP group showed similar levels as the MI-control group, and rats in the MI-SiNGF group had lower levels compared to the MI-GFP group, indicating that MI model was successfully established and NGF siRNA effectively inhibited the expression of NGF. At 8 wk, echocardiographic and hemodynamic studies revealed a more severe cardiac dysfunction in the MI-siRNA group compared to the MI-GFP group. Moreover, rats in the MI-siRNA group had lower mRNA and protein expression levels of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and growth-associated protein 43-positive nerve fibers (GAP-43) at both the infarcted border and within the non-infarcted left ventricles (LV). NGF silencing also reduced the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression and decreased the arteriolar and capillary densities at the infarcted border compared to the MI-GFP group. Histological analysis indicated a large infarcted size in the MI-SiNGF group. These findings suggested that endogenous NGF silencing attenuated sympathetic nerve sprouting and angiogenesis, enlarged the infarct size, aggravated cardiac dysfunction, and potentially contributed to an unfavorable prognosis after MI.
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- Hesheng Hu
- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Medical Research Center, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Melman YF, Levy MS, Laham RJ. Intracardiac echocardiography and fluoroscopy guided percutaneous left ventricular pseudoaneurysm closure. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2013; 82:E915-8. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yonathan F. Melman
- Cardiology Division; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School; Boston Massachusetts
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- Cardiology Division; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School; Boston Massachusetts
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- Cardiology Division; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School; Boston Massachusetts
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Michaud K, Grabherr S, Jackowski C, Bollmann MD, Doenz F, Mangin P. Postmortem imaging of sudden cardiac death. Int J Legal Med 2013; 128:127-37. [PMID: 23322013 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-013-0819-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Postmortem imaging is increasingly used in forensic practice in cases of natural deaths related to cardiovascular diseases, which represent the most common causes of death in developed countries. While radiological examination is generally considered to be a good complement for conventional autopsy, it was thought to have limited application in cardiovascular pathology. At present, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), CT angiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used in postmortem radiological investigation of cardiovascular pathologies. This review presents the actual state of postmortem imaging for cardiovascular pathologies in cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD), taking into consideration both the advantages and limitations. The radiological evaluation of ischemic heart disease (IHD), the most frequent cause of SCD in the general population of industrialized countries, includes the examination of the coronary arteries and myocardium. Postmortem CT angiography (PMCTA) is very useful for the detection of stenoses and occlusions of coronary arteries but less so for the identification of ischemic myocardium. MRI is the method of choice for the radiological investigation of the myocardium in clinical practice, but its accessibility and application are still limited in postmortem practice. There are very few reports implicating postmortem radiology in the investigation of other causes of SCD, such as cardiomyopathies, coronary artery abnormalities, and valvular pathologies. Cardiomyopathies representing the most frequent cause of SCD in young athletes cannot be diagnosed by echocardiography, the most widely available technique in clinical practice for the functional evaluation of the heart and the detection of cardiomyopathies. PMCTA and MRI have the potential to detect advanced stages of diseases when morphological substrate is present, but these methods have yet to be sufficiently validated for postmortem cases. Genetically determined channelopathies cannot be detected radiologically. This review underlines the need to establish the role of postmortem radiology in the diagnosis of SCD.
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- Katarzyna Michaud
- University Center of Legal Medicine, Lausanne and Geneva, Rue du Bugnon 21, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland,
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Stone JR. Pathology of myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, plaque disruption, and the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Collart P, Coppieters Y, Levêque A. Trends in acute myocardial infarction treatment between 1998 and 2007 in a Belgian area (Charleroi). Eur J Prev Cardiol 2011; 19:738-45. [PMID: 21708835 DOI: 10.1177/1741826711415707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES To describe the evolution of the therapeutic practices over 10 years of follow-up of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Charleroi and to analyse the factors influencing the choice of treatments and the mortality of these patients. METHODS The Charleroi register of ischaemic cardiopathies is the oldest register of infarctions in the French-speaking community of Belgium and is one of the very rare registers that allows identifying tendencies over 25 years. Analyses presented hereafter relate only patients in the 25-69-year age range over time from 1998 to 2007. The data were analysed in five periods of 2 years. Treatment evolutions over time were analysed using chi-squared tests for trend and logistic regression analyses identify factors influencing the type of treatment. RESULTS The present study shows a marked increase in the utilization of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) between 1998-1999 and 2006-2007. The use of thrombolytic agents on approximately one-third of the patients treated remained fairly stable between 1998 and 2007. A lower proportion of patients with a history of AMI received thrombolytic agents. Thrombolysis seems beneficial for men and without effect for women. The use of β-blockers continued to increase until the 2000-2001 period and remained fairly stable for the two following periods. 42% of patients were administered three medications (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, antiplatelet drugs, and β-blockers). Association of PTCA with antiplatelet drugs, β-blockers, and thrombolysis was observed for 58.7, 50.6, and 25.7%, respectively. These associations were still observed after adjustment for gender, age, and comorbidity. The factors associated with fatality were specifically old-aged patients, antecedents of diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia and oral antiplatelet drugs, and β-blockers therapies and PTCA. CONCLUSIONS The evolution of the therapeutic data on AMI in this register confirms the use and the efficacy of thrombolytic therapy. PTCA becomes the main coronary reperfusion treatment with less risk of bleeding. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors were without effect on mortality.
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