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Dattani A, Aslam S, Gulsin GS, Alfuhied A, Singh T, Joshi SS, Kershaw LE, Newby DE, McCann GP, Singh A. In-vivo Assessment of Myocardial Calcium Uptake Using Manganese-Enhanced MRI in Aortic Stenosis. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2024:101074. [PMID: 39096971 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocmr.2024.101074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Abhishek Dattani
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK; College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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Dweck MR, Loganath K, Bing R, Treibel TA, McCann GP, Newby DE, Leipsic J, Fraccaro C, Paolisso P, Cosyns B, Habib G, Cavalcante J, Donal E, Lancellotti P, Clavel MA, Otto CM, Pibarot P. Multi-modality imaging in aortic stenosis: an EACVI clinical consensus document. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023; 24:1430-1443. [PMID: 37395329 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jead153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
Abstract
In this EACVI clinical scientific update, we will explore the current use of multi-modality imaging in the diagnosis, risk stratification, and follow-up of patients with aortic stenosis, with a particular focus on recent developments and future directions. Echocardiography is and will likely remain the key method of diagnosis and surveillance of aortic stenosis providing detailed assessments of valve haemodynamics and the cardiac remodelling response. Computed tomography (CT) is already widely used in the planning of transcutaneous aortic valve implantation. We anticipate its increased use as an anatomical adjudicator to clarify disease severity in patients with discordant echocardiographic measurements. CT calcium scoring is currently used for this purpose; however, contrast CT techniques are emerging that allow identification of both calcific and fibrotic valve thickening. Additionally, improved assessments of myocardial decompensation with echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and CT will become more commonplace in our routine assessment of aortic stenosis. Underpinning all of this will be widespread application of artificial intelligence. In combination, we believe this new era of multi-modality imaging in aortic stenosis will improve the diagnosis, follow-up, and timing of intervention in aortic stenosis as well as potentially accelerate the development of the novel pharmacological treatments required for this disease.
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- Marc R Dweck
- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Chancellors Building, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Chancellors Building, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Chancellors Building, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK
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- Barts Heart Centre, Bart's Health NHS Trust, W Smithfield, EC1A 7BE, London, UK
- University College London Institute of Cardiovascular Science, 62 Huntley St, WC1E 6DD, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, University Rd, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
- The NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Chancellors Building, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation, St Paul's and Vancouver General Hospital, 1081 Burrard St Room 166, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Science and Public Health, Via Giustiniani, 2 - 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Center Aalst, OLV Clinic, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
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- Cardiology Department, Hôpital La Timone, 264 Rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 800 E 28th St, Minneapolis, MN 55407, USA
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- Cardiology and CIC, Université Rennes, 2 Rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes, France
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- GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, Department of Cardiology, University of Liège Hospital, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
- Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 11, 48022 Lugo RA, Italy
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec/Québec Heart and Lung Institute, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC G1V 4G5, Canada
- Faculté de Médecine-Département de Médecine, Université Laval, Ferdinand Vandry Pavillon, 1050 Av. de la Médecine, Québec City, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4333 Brooklyn Ave NE Box 359458, Seattle, WA 98195-9458, USA
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec/Québec Heart and Lung Institute, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC G1V 4G5, Canada
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Singh T, Newby DE. Response by Singh et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Takotsubo Syndrome". Circulation 2023; 147:1416-1417. [PMID: 37126573 PMCID: PMC7614498 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.064230] [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: 05/03/2023]
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- Trisha Singh
- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science (T.S., D.E.N), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Edinburgh Imaging (T.S., D.E.N), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (T.S., D.E.N)
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science (T.S., D.E.N), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Edinburgh Imaging (T.S., D.E.N), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (T.S., D.E.N)
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Singh T, Joshi S, Kershaw LE, Dweck MR, Semple SI, Newby DE. Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Heart. J Magn Reson Imaging 2023; 57:1011-1028. [PMID: 36314991 PMCID: PMC10947173 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Manganese-based contrast media were the first in vivo paramagnetic agents to be used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The uniqueness of manganese lies in its biological function as a calcium channel analog, thus behaving as an intracellular contrast agent. Manganese ions are taken up by voltage-gated calcium channels in viable tissues, such as the liver, pancreas, kidneys, and heart, in response to active calcium-dependent cellular processes. Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) has therefore been used as a surrogate marker for cellular calcium handling and interest in its potential clinical applications has recently re-emerged, especially in relation to assessing cellular viability and myocardial function. Calcium homeostasis is central to myocardial contraction and dysfunction of myocardial calcium handling is present in various cardiac pathologies. Recent studies have demonstrated that MEMRI can detect the presence of abnormal myocardial calcium handling in patients with myocardial infarction, providing clear demarcation between the infarcted and viable myocardium. Furthermore, it can provide more subtle assessments of abnormal myocardial calcium handling in patients with cardiomyopathies and being excluded from areas of nonviable cardiomyocytes and severe fibrosis. As such, MEMRI offers exciting potential to improve cardiac diagnoses and provide a noninvasive measure of myocardial function and contractility. This could be an invaluable tool for the assessment of both ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies as well as providing a measure of functional myocardial recovery, an accurate prediction of disease progression and a method of monitoring treatment response. EVIDENCE LEVEL: 5: TECHNICAL EFFICACY: STAGE 5.
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- Trisha Singh
- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh Heart CentreRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh Heart CentreRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh Heart CentreRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh Heart CentreRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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Repeatability and reproducibility of cardiac manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3366. [PMID: 36849509 PMCID: PMC9971197 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29591-z] [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: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging can provide a surrogate measure of myocardial calcium handling. Its repeatability and reproducibility are currently unknown. Sixty-eight participants: 20 healthy volunteers, 20 with acute myocardial infarction, 18 with hypertrophic and 10 with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy underwent manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Ten healthy volunteers were re-scanned at 3 months. Native T1 values and myocardial manganese uptake were assessed for intra and inter-observer repeatability. Scan-rescan reproducibility was assessed in ten healthy volunteers. Intra-observer and inter-observer correlation was excellent in healthy volunteers for mean native T1 mapping [Lin's correlation coefficient (LCC) 0.97 and 0.97 respectively] and myocardial manganese uptake (LCC: 0.99 and 0.96 respectively). Scan-rescan correlation for native T1 and myocardial manganese uptake was also excellent. Similarly, intra-observer correlations for native T1 and myocardial manganese uptake in patients with acute myocardial infarction (LCC: 0.97 and 0.97 respectively), hypertrophic (LCC: 0.98 and 0.97 respectively) and dilated cardiomyopathy (LCC: 0.99 and 0.95 respectively) were excellent. Limits of agreement were broader in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging has high repeatability and reproducibility in healthy myocardium and high repeatability in diseased myocardium. However, further study is needed to establish robustness in pathologies with diffuse myocardial fibrosis.
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Singh T, Joshi S, Kershaw LE, Baker AH, McCann GP, Dawson DK, Dweck MR, Semple SI, Newby DE. Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Takotsubo Syndrome. Circulation 2022; 146:1823-1835. [PMID: 36317524 PMCID: PMC7613919 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.060375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Takotsubo syndrome is an acute cardiac emergency characterized by transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction typically following a stressful event. Despite its rapidly rising incidence, its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Takotsubo syndrome may pass unrecognized, especially if timely diagnostic imaging is not performed. Defective myocardial calcium homeostasis is a central cause of contractile dysfunction and has not been explored in takotsubo syndrome. We aimed to investigate myocardial calcium handling using manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging during the acute and recovery phases of takotsubo syndrome. METHODS Twenty patients with takotsubo syndrome (63±12 years of age; 90% female) and 20 volunteers matched on age, sex, and cardiovascular risk factors (59±11 years of age; 70% female) were recruited from the Edinburgh Heart Centre between March 2020 and October 2021. Patients underwent gadolinium and manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging during index hospitalization with repeat manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging performed after at least 3 months. RESULTS Compared with matched control volunteers, patients had a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (51±11 versus 67±8%; P<0.001), increased left ventricular mass (86±11 versus 57±14 g/m2; P<0.001), and, in affected myocardial segments, elevated native T1 (1358±49 versus 1211±28 ms; P<0.001) and T2 (60±7 versus 38±3 ms; P<0.0001) values at their index presentation. During manganese-enhanced imaging, kinetic modeling demonstrated a substantial reduction in myocardial manganese uptake (5.1±0.5 versus 8.2±1.1 mL/[100 g of tissue ·min], respectively; P<0.0001), consistent with markedly abnormal myocardial calcium handling. After recovery, left ejection fraction, left ventricular mass, and T2 values were comparable with those of matched control volunteers. Despite this, native and postmanganese T1 and myocardial manganese uptake remained abnormal compared with matched control volunteers (6.6±0.5 versus 8.2±1.1 mL/[100 g of tissue ·min]; P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS In patients with takotsubo syndrome, there is a profound perturbation of myocardial manganese uptake, which is most marked in the acute phase but persists for at least 3 months despite apparent restoration of normal left ventricular ejection fraction and resolution of myocardial edema, suggesting abnormal myocardial calcium handling may be implicated in the pathophysiology of takotsubo syndrome. Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging has major potential to assist in the diagnosis, characterization, and risk stratification of patients with takotsubo syndrome. REGISTRATION URL: https://www. CLINICALTRIALS gov; Unique identifier: NCT04623788.
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- Trisha Singh
- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (T.S., S.J., A.H.B., M.R.D., D.E.N.)
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (T.S., S.J., A.H.B., M.R.D., D.E.N.)
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (T.S., S.J., A.H.B., M.R.D., D.E.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, United Kingdom (G.P.M.)
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- Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom (D.K.D.)
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (T.S., S.J., A.H.B., M.R.D., D.E.N.)
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging (T.S., S.J., L.E.K., A.H.B., M.R.D., S.I.S., D.E.N.), University of Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (T.S., S.J., A.H.B., M.R.D., D.E.N.)
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Dilated cardiomyopathy represents a common phenotype expressed in individuals with a family of overlapping myocardial diseases due to acquired and/or genetic susceptibility. Disease trajectory, response to therapy and outcomes vary widely; therefore, further refinement of the diagnosis can help guide therapy and inform prognosis. Multimodality imaging plays a key role in this process, as well as excluding alternative causes which may mimic a primary myocardial disease. The following article discusses the role of different imaging modalities as well as what the future may look like in the context of recent research innovations.
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- Brian P Halliday
- CMR Unit and Inherited Cardiac Conditions Care Group, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, London, UK
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Dasgupta K, Boulé N, Henson J, Chevalier S, Redman E, Chan D, McCarthy M, Champagne J, Arsenyadis F, Rees J, Da Costa D, Gregg E, Yeung R, Hadjiconstantinou M, Dattani A, Friedrich MG, Khunti K, Rahme E, Fortier I, Prado CM, Sherman M, Thompson RB, Davies MJ, McCann GP, Yates T. Remission of type 2 diabetes and improved diastolic function by combining structured exercise with meal replacement and food reintroduction among young adults: the RESET for REMISSION randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e063888. [PMID: 36130753 PMCID: PMC9494595 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) onset before 40 years of age has a magnified lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease. Diastolic dysfunction is its earliest cardiac manifestation. Low energy diets incorporating meal replacement products can induce diabetes remission, but do not lead to improved diastolic function, unlike supervised exercise interventions. We are examining the impact of a combined low energy diet and supervised exercise intervention on T2DM remission, with peak early diastolic strain rate, a sensitive MRI-based measure, as a key secondary outcome. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This prospective, randomised, two-arm, open-label, blinded-endpoint efficacy trial is being conducted in Montreal, Edmonton and Leicester. We are enrolling 100 persons 18-45 years of age within 6 years' T2DM diagnosis, not on insulin therapy, and with obesity. During the intensive phase (12 weeks), active intervention participants adopt an 800-900 kcal/day low energy diet combining meal replacement products with some food, and receive supervised exercise training (aerobic and resistance), three times weekly. The maintenance phase (12 weeks) focuses on sustaining any weight loss and exercise practices achieved during the intensive phase; products and exercise supervision are tapered but reinstituted, as applicable, with weight regain and/or exercise reduction. The control arm receives standard care. The primary outcome is T2DM remission, (haemoglobin A1c of less than 6.5% at 24 weeks, without use of glucose-lowering medications during maintenance). Analysis of remission will be by intention to treat with stratified Fisher's exact test statistics. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The trial is approved in Leicester (East Midlands - Nottingham Research Ethics Committee (21/EM/0026)), Montreal (McGill University Health Centre Research Ethics Board (RESET for remission/2021-7148)) and Edmonton (University of Alberta Health Research Ethics Board (Pro00101088). Findings will be shared widely (publications, presentations, press releases, social media platforms) and will inform an effectiveness trial. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN15487120.
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- Kaberi Dasgupta
- Department of Medicine, McGill University and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Courtois Cardiovascular Signature Centre, McGill University Health Centre and Departments of Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration - East Midlands (ARC-EM), University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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Reid A, Dweck MR. Let there be light! The meteoric rise of cardiac imaging. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2022; 108:780-786. [PMID: 35459728 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-320147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Imaging plays a central role in modern cardiovascular practice. It is a field characterised by exciting technological advances that have shaped our understanding of pathology and led to major improvements in patient diagnosis and care. The UK has played a key international role in the development of this subspecialty and is the current home to many of the leading global centres in multimodality cardiovascular imaging. In this short review, we will outline some of the key contributions of the British Cardiovascular Society and its members to this rapidly evolving field and look at how this relationship may continue to shape future cardiovascular practice.
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- Anna Reid
- Department of Cardiology, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Singh T, Kite TA, Joshi SS, Spath NB, Kershaw L, Baker A, Jordan H, Gulsin GS, Williams MC, van Beek EJR, Arnold JR, Semple SIK, Moss AJ, Newby DE, Dweck M, McCann GP. MRI and CT coronary angiography in survivors of COVID-19. Heart 2022; 108:46-53. [PMID: 34615668 PMCID: PMC8503921 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine the contribution of comorbidities on the reported widespread myocardial abnormalities in patients with recent COVID-19. METHODS In a prospective two-centre observational study, patients hospitalised with confirmed COVID-19 underwent gadolinium and manganese-enhanced MRI and CT coronary angiography (CTCA). They were compared with healthy and comorbidity-matched volunteers after blinded analysis. RESULTS In 52 patients (median age: 54 (IQR 51-57) years, 39 males) who recovered from COVID-19, one-third (n=15, 29%) were admitted to intensive care and a fifth (n=11, 21%) were ventilated. Twenty-three patients underwent CTCA, with one-third having underlying coronary artery disease (n=8, 35%). Compared with younger healthy volunteers (n=10), patients demonstrated reduced left (ejection fraction (EF): 57.4±11.1 (95% CI 54.0 to 60.1) versus 66.3±5 (95 CI 62.4 to 69.8)%; p=0.02) and right (EF: 51.7±9.1 (95% CI 53.9 to 60.1) vs 60.5±4.9 (95% CI 57.1 to 63.2)%; p≤0.0001) ventricular systolic function with elevated native T1 values (1225±46 (95% CI 1205 to 1240) vs 1197±30 (95% CI 1178 to 1216) ms;p=0.04) and extracellular volume fraction (ECV) (31±4 (95% CI 29.6 to 32.1) vs 24±3 (95% CI 22.4 to 26.4)%; p<0.0003) but reduced myocardial manganese uptake (6.9±0.9 (95% CI 6.5 to 7.3) vs 7.9±1.2 (95% CI 7.4 to 8.5) mL/100 g/min; p=0.01). Compared with comorbidity-matched volunteers (n=26), patients had preserved left ventricular function but reduced right ventricular systolic function (EF: 51.7±9.1 (95% CI 53.9 to 60.1) vs 59.3±4.9 (95% CI 51.0 to 66.5)%; p=0.0005) with comparable native T1 values (1225±46 (95% CI 1205 to 1240) vs 1227±51 (95% CI 1208 to 1246) ms; p=0.99), ECV (31±4 (95% CI 29.6 to 32.1) vs 29±5 (95% CI 27.0 to 31.2)%; p=0.35), presence of late gadolinium enhancement and manganese uptake. These findings remained irrespective of COVID-19 disease severity, presence of myocardial injury or ongoing symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Patients demonstrate right but not left ventricular dysfunction. Previous reports of left ventricular myocardial abnormalities following COVID-19 may reflect pre-existing comorbidities. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04625075.
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- Trisha Singh
- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Cardiovascular Science, Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging Facility, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Cardiovascular Science, Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Cardiovascular Science, Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Edinburgh Imaging Facility, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging Facility, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging Facility, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Edinburgh Imaging Facility, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Cardiovascular Science, Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging Facility, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Cardiovascular Science, Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Imaging Facility, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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Cosyns B, Sade LE, Gerber BL, Gimelli A, Muraru D, Maurer G, Edvardsen T. The year 2020 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging: part II. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021:jeab225. [PMID: 34718480 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging was launched in 2012 and has during these years become one of the leading multimodality cardiovascular imaging journal. The journal is now established as one of the top cardiovascular journals and is the most important cardiovascular imaging journal in Europe. The most important studies published in our Journal from 2020 will be highlighted in two reports. Part II will focus on valvular heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and congenital heart disease. While Part I of the review has focused on studies about myocardial function and risk prediction, myocardial ischaemia, and emerging techniques in cardiovascular imaging.
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- Bernard Cosyns
- Department of Cardiology, CHVZ (Centrum voor Hart en Vaatziekten), ICMI (In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging) Laboratory, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 101 Laarbeeklaan, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
- Department of Cardiology, University of Baskent, Bağlıca Kampüsü, Dumlupınar Blv. 20. Km, 06810 Etimesgut/Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire (CARD), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université Catholique de Louvain, Av Hippocrate 10/2806, Brussels, Belgium
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- Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi, 1, 56124 Pisa PI, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Neurological and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Piazzale Brescia 20, 20149 Milan, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- ProCardio Center for Innovation, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo Norway and Institute for clinical medicine, University of Oslo, Sognsvannsveien 9, 0372 Oslo, Norway
- KG Jebsen Cardiac Research Centre, Institute for clinical medicine, University of Oslo, Sognsvannsveien 20, NO-0424 Oslo, Norway
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Edvardsen T, Donal E, Marsan NA, Maurovich-Horvat P, Dweck MR, Maurer G, Petersen SE, Cosyns B. The year 2020 in the European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging: part I. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 22:1219-1227. [PMID: 34463734 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging was launched in 2012 and has during these 9 years become one of the leading multimodality cardiovascular imaging journals. The journal is currently ranked as number 20 among all cardiovascular journals. Our journal is well established as one of the top cardiovascular journals and is the most important cardiovascular imaging journal in Europe. The most important studies published in our Journal in 2020 will be highlighted in two reports. Part I of the review will focus on studies about myocardial function and risk prediction, myocardial ischaemia, and emerging techniques in cardiovascular imaging, while Part II will focus on valvular heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and congenital heart disease.
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- Thor Edvardsen
- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Postbox 4950 Nydalen, Sognsvannsveien 20, NO-0424 Oslo, Norway.,Institute for clinical medicine, University of Oslo, Sognsvannsveien 20, NO-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology and CIC-IT1414, CHU Rennes, Inserm, LTSI-UMR 1099, University Rennes-1, Rennes F-35000, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Medical Imaging Centre, Semmelweis University, 2 Korányi u., 1083 Budapest, Hungary
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Chancellors Building, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK.,William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, CharterhouseSquare, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Cardiology, CHVZ (Centrum voor Hart en Vaatziekten), ICMI (In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging) Laboratory, Universitair ziekenhuis Brussel, 109 Laarbeeklaan, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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Spath NB, Singh T, Papanastasiou G, Baker A, Janiczek RJ, McCann GP, Dweck MR, Kershaw L, Newby DE, Semple S. Assessment of stunned and viable myocardium using manganese-enhanced MRI. Open Heart 2021; 8:openhrt-2021-001646. [PMID: 34099530 PMCID: PMC8186753 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE In a proof-of-concept study, to quantify myocardial viability in patients with acute myocardial infarction using manganese-enhanced MRI (MEMRI), a measure of intracellular calcium handling. METHODS Healthy volunteers (n=20) and patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (n=20) underwent late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) using gadobutrol and MEMRI using manganese dipyridoxyl diphosphate. Patients were scanned ≤7 days after reperfusion and rescanned after 3 months. Differential manganese uptake was described using a two-compartment model. RESULTS After manganese administration, healthy control and remote non-infarcted myocardium showed a sustained 25% reduction in T1 values (mean reductions, 288±34 and 281±12 ms). Infarcted myocardium demonstrated less T1 shortening than healthy control or remote myocardium (1157±74 vs 859±36 and 835±28 ms; both p<0.0001) with intermediate T1 values (1007±31 ms) in peri-infarct regions. Compared with LGE, MEMRI was more sensitive in detecting dysfunctional myocardium (dysfunctional fraction 40.5±11.9 vs 34.9%±13.9%; p=0.02) and tracked more closely with abnormal wall motion (r2=0.72 vs 0.55; p<0.0001). Kinetic modelling showed reduced myocardial manganese influx between remote, peri-infarct and infarct regions, enabling absolute discrimination of infarcted myocardium. After 3 months, manganese uptake increased in peri-infarct regions (16.5±3.5 vs 22.8±3.5 mL/100 g/min, p<0.0001), but not the remote (23.3±2.8 vs 23.0±3.2 mL/100 g/min, p=0.8) or infarcted (11.5±3.7 vs 14.0±1.2 mL/100 g/min, p>0.1) myocardium. CONCLUSIONS Through visualisation of intracellular calcium handling, MEMRI accurately differentiates infarcted, stunned and viable myocardium, and correlates with myocardial dysfunction better than LGE. MEMRI holds major promise in directly assessing myocardial viability, function and calcium handling across a range of cardiac diseases. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS NCT03607669; EudraCT number 2016-003782-25.
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- Nick B Spath
- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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