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Moscatelli S, Pozza A, Leo I, Ielapi J, Scatteia A, Piana S, Cavaliere A, Reffo E, Di Salvo G. Importance of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Applied to Congenital Heart Diseases in Pediatric Age: A Narrative Review. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:878. [PMID: 39062326 PMCID: PMC11276187 DOI: 10.3390/children11070878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) represent a heterogeneous group of congenital defects, with high prevalence worldwide. Non-invasive imaging is essential to guide medical and surgical planning, to follow the patient over time in the evolution of the disease, and to reveal potential complications of the chosen treatment. The application of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) in this population allows for obtaining detailed information on the defects without the necessity of ionizing radiations. This review emphasizes the central role of CMR in the overall assessment of CHDs, considering also the limitations and challenges of this imaging technique. CMR, with the application of two-dimensional (2D) and tri-dimensional (3D) steady-state free precession (SSFP), permits the obtaining of very detailed and accurate images about the cardiac anatomy, global function, and volumes' chambers, giving essential information in the intervention planning and optimal awareness of the postoperative anatomy. Nevertheless, CMR supplies tissue characterization, identifying the presence of fat, fibrosis, or oedema in the myocardial tissue. Using a contrast agent for angiography sequences or 2D/four-dimensional (4D) flows offers information about the vascular, valvular blood flow, and, in general, the cardiovascular system hemodynamics. Furthermore, 3D SSFP CMR acquisitions allow the identification of coronary artery abnormalities as an alternative to invasive angiography and cardiovascular computed tomography (CCT). However, CMR requires expertise in CHDs, and it can be contraindicated in patients with non-conditional devices. Furthermore, its relatively longer acquisition time and the necessity of breath-holding may limit its use, particularly in children under eight years old, sometimes requiring anesthesia. The purpose of this review is to elucidate the application of CMR during the pediatric age.
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- Sara Moscatelli
- Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, UK
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Women and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy (S.P.); (E.R.)
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- Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (I.L.); (J.I.)
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- Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (I.L.); (J.I.)
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- Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Unit, Clinica Villa dei Fiori, 80011 Acerra, Italy;
- Department of Medical, Motor and Wellness Sciences, University of Naples ‘Parthenope’, 80134 Naples, Italy
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- Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Women and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy (S.P.); (E.R.)
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- Pediatric Radiology, Neuroradiology Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy;
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- Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Women and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy (S.P.); (E.R.)
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- Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Women and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy (S.P.); (E.R.)
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Restivo A, di Gioia C, Marino B, Putotto C. Transpositions of the great arteries versus aortic dextropositions. A review of some embryogenetic and morphological aspects. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2023; 306:502-514. [PMID: 36426596 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This review examines and discusses the morphology and embryology of two main groups of conotruncal cardiac malformations: (a) transposition of the great arteries (complete transposition and incomplete/partial transposition namely double outlet right ventricle), and (b) aortic dextroposition defects (tetralogy of Fallot and Eisenmenger malformation). In both groups, persistent truncus arteriosus was included because maldevelopment of the neural crest cell supply to the outflow tract, contributing to the production of the persistent truncus arteriosus, is shared by both groups of malformations. The potentially important role of the proximal conal cushions in the rotatory sequence of the conotruncus is emphasized. Most importantly, this study emphasizes the differentiation between the double-outlet right ventricle, which is a partial or incomplete transposition of the great arteries, and the Eisenmenger malformation, which is an aortic dextroposition. Special emphasis is also given to the leftward shift of the conoventricular junction, which covers an important morphogenetic role in both aortic dextropositions and transposition defects as well as in normal development, and whose molecular genetic regulation seems to remain unclear at present. Emphasis is placed on the distinct and overlapping roles of Tbx1 and Pitx2 transcription factors in modulating the development of the cardiac outflow tract.
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- Angelo Restivo
- Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Museum of Pathological Anatomy, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Museum of Pathological Anatomy, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Department of Radiological, Oncological, and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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De Ita M, Cisneros B, Rosas-Vargas H. Genetics of Transposition of Great Arteries: Between Laterality Abnormality and Outflow Tract Defect. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2020; 14:390-399. [PMID: 32734553 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-020-10064-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Transposition of great arteries (TGA) is a complex congenital heart disease whose etiology is still unknown. This defect has been associated, at least in part, with genetic abnormalities involved in laterality establishment and heart outflow tract development, which suggest a genetic heterogeneity. In animal models, the evidence of association with certain genes is strong but, surprisingly, genetic anomalies of its human orthologues are found only in a low proportion of patients and in nonaffected subjects, so that the underlying causes remain as an unexplored field. Evidence related to TGA suggests different pathogenic mechanisms involved between patients with normal organ disposition and isomerism. This article reviews the most important genetic abnormalities related to TGA and contextualizes them into the mechanism of embryonic development, comparing them between humans and mice, to comprehend the evidence that could be relevant for genetic counseling. Graphical abstract.
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- Marlon De Ita
- Departamento de Genética y Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.,2o Piso Hospital de Pediatría, UMAE Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Genética Humana, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social IMSS, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col Doctores, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, 06720, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética y Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- 2o Piso Hospital de Pediatría, UMAE Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Genética Humana, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social IMSS, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col Doctores, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, 06720, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Sirbu IO, Chiş AR, Moise AR. Role of carotenoids and retinoids during heart development. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158636. [PMID: 31978553 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The nutritional requirements of the developing embryo are complex. In the case of dietary vitamin A (retinol, retinyl esters and provitamin A carotenoids), maternal derived nutrients serve as precursors to signaling molecules such as retinoic acid, which is required for embryonic patterning and organogenesis. Despite variations in the composition and levels of maternal vitamin A, embryonic tissues need to generate a precise amount of retinoic acid to avoid congenital malformations. Here, we summarize recent findings regarding the role and metabolism of vitamin A during heart development and we survey the association of genes known to affect retinoid metabolism or signaling with various inherited disorders. A better understanding of the roles of vitamin A in the heart and of the factors that affect retinoid metabolism and signaling can help design strategies to meet nutritional needs and to prevent birth defects and disorders associated with altered retinoid metabolism. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Carotenoids recent advances in cell and molecular biology edited by Johannes von Lintig and Loredana Quadro.
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- Ioan Ovidiu Sirbu
- Biochemistry Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Nr. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; Timisoara Institute of Complex Systems, V. Lucaciu 18, 300044 Timisoara, Romania.
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- Biochemistry Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Nr. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biology and Biomolecular Sciences Program, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.
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Nakajima Y. Retinoic acid signaling in heart development. Genesis 2019; 57:e23300. [PMID: 31021052 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.23300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Retinoic acid (RA) is a vitamin A metabolite that acts as a morphogen and teratogen. Excess or defective RA signaling causes developmental defects including in the heart. The heart develops from the anterior lateral plate mesoderm. Cardiogenesis involves successive steps, including formation of the primitive heart tube, cardiac looping, septation, chamber development, coronary vascularization, and completion of the four-chambered heart. RA is dispensable for primitive heart tube formation. Before looping, RA is required to define the anterior/posterior boundaries of the heart-forming mesoderm as well as to form the atrium and sinus venosus. In outflow tract elongation and septation, RA signaling is required to maintain/differentiate cardiogenic progenitors in the second heart field at the posterior pharyngeal arches level. Epicardium-secreted insulin-like growth factor, the expression of which is regulated by hepatic mesoderm-derived erythropoietin under the control of RA, promotes myocardial proliferation of the ventricular wall. Epicardium-derived RA induces the expression of angiogenic factors in the myocardium to form the coronary vasculature. In cardiogenic events at different stages, properly controlled RA signaling is required to establish the functional heart.
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- Yuji Nakajima
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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Loomba RS, Anderson RH. Discordant ventriculo-arterial connections, or "transposition", are not necessarily an essential part of isomerism. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2017; 57:66. [PMID: 27711989 DOI: 10.1111/cga.12195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Rohit S Loomba
- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin/ Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000 Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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