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Shim CY, Kim EK, Cho DH, Park JB, Seo JS, Son JW, Kim IC, Lee SH, Heo R, Lee HJ, Lee S, Sun BJ, Yoon SJ, Lee SH, Kim HY, Kim HM, Park JH, Hong GR, Jung HO, Kim YJ, Kim KH, Kang DH, Ha JW, Kim H. 2023 Korean Society of Echocardiography position paper for the diagnosis and management of valvular heart disease, part II: mitral and tricuspid valve disease. J Cardiovasc Imaging 2024; 32:10. [PMID: 38951920 PMCID: PMC11218416 DOI: 10.1186/s44348-024-00021-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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This manuscript represents the official position of the Korean Society of Echocardiography on valvular heart diseases. This position paper focuses on the diagnosis and management of valvular heart diseases with referring to the guidelines recently published by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology. The committee sought to reflect national data on the topic of valvular heart diseases published to date through a systematic literature search based on validity and relevance. In the part II of this article, we intend to present recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of mitral valve disease and tricuspid valve disease.
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- Chi Young Shim
- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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Oni E, Boakye E, Pressman GS, Dardari Z, Jha K, Szklo M, Budoff M, Nasir K, Hughes TM, Blaha MJ. The Association of Mitral Annular Calcification With Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Outcomes: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiol 2024; 225:S0002-9149(24)00443-0. [PMID: 38914415 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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Mitral annular calcification (MAC) may be a potential marker of biologic aging. However, the association of MAC with noncardiovascular measures, including bone mineral density (BMD), incident renal failure, dementia, and noncardiovascular mortality, is not well-studied in a multiracial cohort. We used data from 6,814 participants (mean age: 62.2 ± 10.2 years, 52.9% women) without cardiovascular disease at baseline in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. MAC was assessed with noncontrast cardiac computed tomography at study baseline. Using multivariable-adjusted linear and logistic regression, we assessed the cross-sectional association of MAC with BMD and walking pace. Furthermore, using Cox proportional hazards, we evaluated the association of MAC with incident renal failure, dementia, and all-cause mortality. In addition, we assessed the association of MAC with cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality using competing risks regression. The prevalence of MAC was 9.5% and was higher in women (10.7%) than in men (8.0%). MAC was associated with low BMD (coefficient -0.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.06 to -0.02), with significant interaction by gender (p-interaction = 0.035). MAC was, however, not associated with impaired walking pace (odds ratio 1.09, 95% CI 0.89 to 1.33). Compared with participants without MAC, those with MAC had an increased risk of incident renal failure, albeit nonsignificant (hazard ratio [HR] 1.18, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.45), and a significantly higher hazards of dementia (HR 1.36, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.70). IN addition, participants with MAC had a substantially higher risk of all-cause (HR 1.47, 95% CI 1.29 to 1.69), cardiovascular (subdistribution HR 1.39, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.87), and noncardiovascular mortality (subdistribution HR 1.35, 95% CI 1.14 to 1.60) than those without MAC. MAC ≥100 versus <100 was significantly associated with reduced BMD, incident renal failure, dementia, all-cause, cardiovascular, and noncardiovascular mortality. In conclusion, MAC was associated with reduced BMD and dementia and all-cause, cardiovascular, and noncardiovascular mortality in this multiracial cohort. Thus, MAC may be a marker not only for atherosclerotic burden but also for other metabolic and inflammatory factors that increase the risk of noncardiovascular outcomes and death from other causes.
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- Ebenezer Oni
- Division of Cardiology, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Cardiology, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Dal-Bianco JP, Levine RA, Hung J. Mitral Annular Calcification and Valve Dysfunction: Insights and Future Directions. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2024:S0894-7317(24)00290-6. [PMID: 38871339 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2024.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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- Jacob P Dal-Bianco
- Echocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Echocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Echocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Gallegos J, Neuburger PJ, Pospishil L. Interventions for Mitral Valve Dysfunction in the Presence of Mitral Annular Calcification: Is There a Preferred Approach? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2024; 38:1068-1070. [PMID: 38413345 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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- Jose Gallegos
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Généreux P, Wróbel K, Rinaldi MJ, Modine T, Bapat V, Ninios V, Sorajja P. AltaValve Atrial Fixation System for the Treatment of Severe Mitral Regurgitation and Mitral Annular Calcification. STRUCTURAL HEART : THE JOURNAL OF THE HEART TEAM 2024; 8:100294. [PMID: 38799804 PMCID: PMC11121746 DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2024.100294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Background Treatment options for patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) and mitral annular calcification (MAC) are limited. The limitations of current transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) technologies include high screen failure rates, increased risk of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, and high residual regurgitation. The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes of TMVR with the AltaValve system (4C Medical, Maple Grove, MN), a supra-annular TMVR with atrial fixation, in patients with severe MR and moderate or severe MAC. Methods Six patients with moderate or severe MAC who were treated with AltaValve TMVR had procedural and mid-term outcomes available. Results Technical success was achieved in all patients. Median follow-up was 232 days. At discharge, 80% of patients had none/trace MR, and 20% had mild MR. There was no intraprocedural mortality, device malposition, embolization, or thrombosis. One patient expired 3 days postprocedure due to complications related to the transapical access. All other patients were discharged from the hospital without issues. Echocardiography assessments at 30 days showed complete resolution of MR in all patients, with 1 patient with mild MR and a mean mitral valve gradient of 3.7 ± 1.4 mmHg. All patients were in New York Heart Association Class I/II at 30-day follow-up, showing marked improvement as compared with baseline. Conclusions In patients with severe MR and severe MAC, the AltaValve TMVR technology may represent a viable treatment option. The atrial fixation minimizes the risk of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and potentially expands treatable patients, especially in patients with MAC.
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- Philippe Généreux
- Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute at Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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- Warsaw Medicover Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
- Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Kietrsunthorn PS, Ghrair F, Schelegle AR, Foerst JR. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapies in Patients with Mitral Annular Calcification. Interv Cardiol Clin 2024; 13:237-248. [PMID: 38432766 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2024.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Mitral annular calcification is a chronic process involving degeneration and calcium deposition within the fibrous skeleton of the mitral valve annulus, which can lead to mitral valve dysfunction. It can be asymptomatic, or it can have pathologic sequelae leading to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Mitral annular calcification is increasingly recognized with the advancement of diagnostic imaging modalities, especially in an era with a growing elderly population. Its presence poses considerable challenges in terms of surgical and transcatheter management. Multiple surgical and transcatheter techniques have been developed to overcome these challenges. New transcatheter technologies are under investigation to tackle this problem.
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- Patrick S Kietrsunthorn
- Structural and Interventional Cardiology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Clinic, 2001 Crystal Spring Road, Suite 203, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA
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- Structural and Interventional Cardiology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Clinic, 2001 Crystal Spring Road, Suite 203, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA
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- Structural and Interventional Cardiology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Clinic, 2001 Crystal Spring Road, Suite 203, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA
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- Structural and Interventional Cardiology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Clinic, 2001 Crystal Spring Road, Suite 203, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA.
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Ahmad S, Yousaf A, Ghumman GM, Dvalishvili M, Ahsan MJ, Dilibe A, Reis HL, Qavi AH, Szerlip M, Goldsweig AM. Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with mitral annular calcification and concomitant mitral valve dysfunction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2024; 61:99-109. [PMID: 37867120 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2023.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Calcific aortic stenosis is the principal indication for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Comorbid mitral annular calcification (MAC) is often present in patients undergoing TAVR. Limited data exist on the impact of MAC on TAVR outcomes. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the effects of MAC and concomitant mitral valve dysfunction (MVD) on TAVR outcomes. METHODS A comprehensive literature review was conducted using PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, ClinicalTrials.gov, Scopus, and OVID for studies until March 20, 2023. Using the random-effects Mantel-Haenszel method, we calculated pooled risk ratios (RRs) and their corresponding 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) for all dichotomous variables. RESULTS Six studies comprising 5822 patients (2541 with MAC [severe MAC (>4 mm thickness) 583; non-severe MAC 1958; 400 with MVD; and 1071 without MVD], 3281 without MAC) met inclusion criteria. At 30 days and 1 year, no significant differences were observed between the overall MAC and no MAC groups in terms of mortality, stroke, and permanent pacemaker implantation. However, MAC with MVD was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality compared to MAC without MVD at 30 days (RR = 3.43, 95 % CI 2.04-5.76, P < 0.00001) and at 1 year (RR = 2.44, 95 % CI 1.85-3.20, P < 0.00001). Moreover, the risk of cardiovascular mortality was higher in patients with MAC and MVD compared to those with MAC alone (RR = 2.77, 95 % CI 1.89-4.06, P < 0.00001). Additionally, patients with severe MAC had a higher risk of major bleeding at 30 days compared to the non-severe MAC group (RR = 1.33, 95 % CI 1.04-1.69, P = 0.02). CONCLUSION TAVR appears to be safe in patients with non-severe MAC, but severe MAC is associated with a higher risk of major bleeding and concomitant MVD increases the mortality risk in patients undergoing TAVR.
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- Soban Ahmad
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, McLaren Flint-Michigan State University, Flint, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- William E Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Baylor Scott and White, The Heart Hospital Plano, Plano, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Cardiology, Baystate Medical Center/UMass Chan Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA
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Fei Y, Jo JJ, Chen S, Ledesma-Gil G, Otero-Marquez O, Mordechaev E, Le B, Tong Y, Tai K, Lema G, Rosen RB, Agarwal VV, Smith RT. Quantifying cardiac dysfunction and valvular heart disease associated with subretinal drusenoid deposits in age-related macular degeneration. Eur J Ophthalmol 2024:11206721241244413. [PMID: 38545630 DOI: 10.1177/11206721241244413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Demonstrate through objective multidisciplinary imaging that subretinal drusenoid deposits (SDDs) in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are linked to both coexistent valvular heart disease (VHD) and reduced systemic perfusion via cardiac index (CI). METHODS Post-hoc analysis of cross-sectional study. 200 intermediate AMD (iAMD) subjects were assigned by masked readers to two groups: SDD (with or without drusen) and drusen (only) based on multimodal ophthalmic imaging. 65 transthoracic echocardiograms (TTEs) reports were available for cardiologist evaluation of VHD severity of the four cardiac valves and the presences of precursor lesions of aortic sclerosis (ASc) and mitral annular calcification (MAC). Necessary parameters to calculate CI were also obtained. Univariate testing was performed using Fisher's Exact test and t-test. RESULTS 82.6% (19/23) of the iAMD subjects with at least one moderate/severe VHD had concurrent SDDs (p = 0.0040). All cases of aortic regurgitation (6/6, p = 0.0370) and mitral regurgitation (13/13, p = 0.0004) were found with coexisting SDDs. Stenotic VHD was not significantly associated with SDDs, however 70.7% of subjects with ASc (29/41, p = 0.0108) and 76.0% of subjects with MAC (19/25, 0.0377) had coexisting SDDs. CI was available in 48 subjects and was significantly below normal levels in the SDD cohort (mean CI SDD 1.95 ± 0.60 L/min/m2, non-SDD 2.71 ± 0.73 L/min/m2, p = 0.0004). CONCLUSIONS Several specific VHDs have been found associated with the SDD form of AMD. Decreased systemic perfusion as measured by CI was also associated with SDDs, which supports a perfusion hypothesis of SDD pathogenesis. Further research is warranted to understand the relationship between cardiovascular disease and SDDs.
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- Yang Fei
- Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Retina Department, Institute of Ophthalmology Fundación Conde de Valenciana, Mexico, Mexico
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- Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Vitreoretinal Surgery, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Jang HY, Han SB, Jeong JH, Kwon HM, Kim KS, Kim JH, Kim SH, Jun IG, Song JG, Hwang GS. Prognostic Value of Mitral Annular Calcification in Liver Transplant Patients: Implication in Posttransplant Outcomes. Transplantation 2024:00007890-990000000-00700. [PMID: 38499508 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND With the rise of metabolic diseases and aging in liver transplant (LT) candidates, mitral annular calcification (MAC) is more recognizable. Despite cardiovascular risk becoming a leading cause of mortality in LT recipients, the influence of MAC remains unexamined. This study investigates the prevalence, related factors, and impact of MAC on LT outcomes. METHODS We explored 4148 consecutive LT patients who underwent routine pretransplant echocardiography from 2008 to 2019. Multivariate logistic analysis and the tree-based Shapley additive explanation scores in machine learning were used to evaluate the significant and important related factors. The primary outcome was 30-d major adverse cardiac events (MACE), and the secondary outcome was a median of 5-y cumulative all-cause mortality. RESULTS MAC was found in 123 (3.0%) patients. Significant and important related factors included age, alcoholic liver disease, chronic kidney disease, hyperuricemia, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. The MACE rate was higher in patients with MAC compared with those without MAC at 30 d (P < 0.001, adjusted hazard ratio 1.67; 95% confidence interval, 1.08-2.57). Patients with MAC had poorer cumulative overall survival probability compared with those without MAC (P = 0.0016; adjusted hazard ratio 1.47; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-2.15). Specifically, women with MAC had a poorer survival probability compared with men without MAC (65.0% versus 80.7%, P < 0.001) >10 y post-LT. CONCLUSIONS The presence of MAC before LT was linked to increased 30-d MACE and lower long-term survival rates, especially in women. Identification and management of MAC and potential risk factors are crucial for improving post-LT survival.
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- Hwa-Young Jang
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Laboratory for Cardiovascular Dynamics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Wiens EJ, Kawa K, Kass M, Shah AH. Impact of biological sex on valvular heart disease, interventions, and outcomes. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2024. [PMID: 38427984 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2023-0390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Valvular heart disease (VHD) is common, affecting >14% of individuals aged >75, and is associated with morbidity, including heart failure and arrhythmia, and risk of early mortality. Increasingly, important sex differences are being found between males and females with VHD. These sex differences can involve the epidemiology, pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, and outcomes of the disease. Females are often disadvantaged, and female sex has been shown to be associated with delayed diagnosis and inferior outcomes in various forms of VHD. In addition, the unique pathophysiologic state of pregnancy is associated with increased risk for maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in many forms of VHD. Therefore, understanding and recognizing these sex differences, and familiarity with the attendant risks of pregnancy and management of pregnant females with VHD, is of great importance for any primary care or cardiovascular medicine practitioner caring for the female patient. This review will outline sex differences in aortic, mitral, pulmonic, and tricuspid VHD, with particular focus on differences in pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and outcomes. In addition, the pathophysiology and management implications of pregnancy will be discussed.
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- Evan J Wiens
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- College of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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El Sabbagh A, Parikh P, Ray J, Nishimura RA, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA, Guerrero M, Hochwald A, Miranda WR. Mitral Annulus Calcium Score in Patients With Calcific Mitral Stenosis Undergoing Invasive Hemodynamic Assessment. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e030540. [PMID: 38240203 PMCID: PMC11056119 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Aortic valve calcium score is associated with hemodynamic severity of aortic stenosis. Whether this association is present in calcific mitral stenosis remains unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS This study was a retrospective analysis of consecutive patients with mitral stenosis secondary to mitral annular calcification (MAC) undergoing transseptal catheterization. All patients underwent invasive mitral valve assessment via direct left atrial and left ventricular pressure measurement. Computed tomography within 1 year of cardiac catheterization and with adequate visualization of the mitral annulus was included. MAC calcium score quantification by Agatston method was obtained offline using dedicated software (Aquarius, TeraRecon, V.4). Median patient age was 66.9±11.2 years, 47% of patients were women, 50% had coronary artery disease, 40% had atrial fibrillation, 47% had prior cardiac surgery, and 33% had prior chest radiation. Median diastolic mitral valve gradient was 9.4±3.4 mm Hg on echocardiography and 8.5±4 mm Hg invasively. Invasive median mitral valve area using the Gorlin formula was 1.87±0.9 cm2. Median MAC calcium score for the cohort was 7280±7937 Hounsfield units. MAC calcium score correlated with the presence of atrial fibrillation (P=0.02) but was not associated with other comorbidities. There was no correlation between MAC calcium score and mitral valve area (r=0.07; P=0.6) or mitral valve gradient (r=-0.03; P=0.8). CONCLUSIONS MAC calcium score did not correlate with invasively measured mitral valve gradient and mitral valve area in patients with MAC-related mitral stenosis, suggesting that calcium score should not be used as a surrogate for invasive hemodynamic parameters.
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- Department of Cardiovascular DiseasesMayo ClinicJacksonvilleFL
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- Department of Cardiovascular DiseasesMayo ClinicJacksonvilleFL
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- Department of Cardiovascular DiseasesMayo ClinicRochesterMN
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Museedi AS, Le Jemtel TH. Mitral Annular Calcification-Related Valvular Disease: A Challenging Entity. J Clin Med 2024; 13:896. [PMID: 38337590 PMCID: PMC10856114 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13030896] [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: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Mitral valve annular calcification-related valvular disease is increasingly common due to the rising prevalence of age-related mitral annular calcifications. Mitral annular calcification alters the structure and function of the mitral valve annulus, which in turn causes mitral valve regurgitation, stenosis, or both. As it frequently coexists with comorbid conditions and overlapping symptoms, mitral annular calcification-related valvular disease poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. For instance, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction hinders the assessment of mitral valvular disease. Detection of mitral annular calcifications and assessment of related mitral valve disease hinge on two-dimensional echocardiography. Comprehensive assessment of mitral annular calcifications and related mitral valve disease may require multidetector computed tomography and three-dimensional echocardiography. Invasive hemodynamic testing with exercise helps identify the cause of symptoms in patients with comorbid conditions, and transcatheter interventions have emerged as a viable therapeutic option for older patients. After an outline of the normal mitral annulus, we examine how mitral annular calcifications lead to mitral valve disease and how to accurately assess mitral regurgitation and stenosis. Lastly, we review surgical and transcatheter approaches to the management of mitral annular calcification-related mitral valve regurgitation, stenosis, or both.
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- Section of Cardiology, John W. Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA;
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Moradi M, Jahromi AS. Prognostic value of mitral annular calcification in coronary atherosclerotic disease assessed by coronary computed tomographic angiography. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2024; 29:3. [PMID: 38524747 PMCID: PMC10956555 DOI: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_53_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Background There is a lack of evidence on the link between mitral annular calcification (MAC) and coronary atherosclerotic diseases. The present investigation was undertaken to detect the clinical and prognostic value of MAC in coronary atherosclerotic diseases in patients who underwent coronary computed tomographic (CT) angiography. Materials and Methods Two hundred and five individuals with MAC and without it (n = 85 and 120, respectively) were included in the present cross-sectional study. Coronary artery disease-reporting and data system (CAD-RADS) at coronary CT angiography was used to define the severity of coronary atherosclerotic diseases. Patients were classified into no or non-significant CAD (CAD-RADS 0-2) and significant CAD (CAD-RADS 3-5) according to the severity of coronary atherosclerotic diseases. The association of MAC with two mentioned groups (no or non-significant CAD and significant CAD) was assessed using the Chi-squared test and logistic regression in crude and adjusted models. Results Patients with MAC were significantly older (69.34 ± 8.20 vs. 60.64 ± 11.42, P < 0.001), had lower glomerular infiltration rate (69.67 ± 20.92 vs. 78.00 ± 20.23, P = 0.005), and higher coronary artery calcification score (352.87 ± 495.85 vs. 200.55 ± 426.13, P = 0.05) in comparison to those without MAC. However, the significant difference between the two groups regarding coronary artery calcification score disappeared after adjustment for confounders (P = 0.14). In addition, a statistically significant positive link between MAC and significant CAD was observed (odds ratio [OR] [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 1.96 [1.04-3.71], P = 0.04). Nevertheless, the association became statistically insignificant after adjustment for confounders (OR [95% CI]: 1.60 [0.78-3.28], P = 0.2). Conclusion The findings of the study revealed that MAC has no independent prognostic value in coronary atherosclerotic diseases evaluated by coronary CT angiography.
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- Maryam Moradi
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Thong EHE, Kong WKF, Poh KK, Wong R, Chai P, Sia CH. Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in the Assessment of Patients Who Have Suffered a Cardioembolic Stroke: A Review. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2023; 11:13. [PMID: 38248883 PMCID: PMC10816708 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Cardioembolic strokes account for 20-25% of all ischaemic strokes, with their incidence increasing with age. Cardiac imaging plays a crucial role in identifying cardioembolic causes of stroke, with early and accurate identification affecting treatment, preventing recurrence, and reducing stroke incidence. Echocardiography serves as the mainstay of cardiac evaluation. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the first line in the basic evaluation of structural heart disorders, valvular disease, vegetations, and intraventricular thrombus. It can be used to measure chamber size and systolic/diastolic function. Trans-oesophageal echocardiography (TOE) yields better results in identifying potential cardioembolic sources of stroke and should be strongly considered, especially if TTE does not yield adequate results. Cardiac computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging provide better soft tissue characterisation, high-grade anatomical information, spatial and temporal visualisation, and image reconstruction in multiple planes, especially with contrast. These techniques are useful in cases of inconclusive echocardiograms and can be used to detect and characterise valvular lesions, thrombi, fibrosis, cardiomyopathies, and aortic plaques. Nuclear imaging is not routinely used, but it can be used to assess left-ventricular perfusion, function, and dimensions and may be useful in cases of infective endocarditis. Its use should be considered on a case-by-case basis. The accuracy of each imaging modality depends on the likely source of cardioembolism, and the choice of imaging approach should be tailored to individual patients.
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore 119074, Singapore; (W.K.F.K.); (K.-K.P.); (R.W.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore 119074, Singapore; (W.K.F.K.); (K.-K.P.); (R.W.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore 119074, Singapore; (W.K.F.K.); (K.-K.P.); (R.W.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore 119074, Singapore; (W.K.F.K.); (K.-K.P.); (R.W.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore 119074, Singapore; (W.K.F.K.); (K.-K.P.); (R.W.); (P.C.)
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Shechter A, Patel V, Kaewkes D, Lee M, Hong GJ, Koren O, Chakravarty T, Koseki K, Nagasaka T, Skaf S, Makar M, Makkar RR, Siegel RJ. Preprocedural transthoracic echocardiography for predicting outcomes of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for chronic primary mitral regurgitation. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH ED.) 2023:S1885-5857(23)00345-6. [PMID: 38142937 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2023.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Limited data exist on the prognostic usefulness of transthoracic echocardiography preceding MitraClip for chronic primary mitral regurgitation (MR). We evaluated the predictive ability of transthoracic echocardiography in this setting. METHODS A total of 410 patients (median age, 83 years, 60.7% males) were included in the study. The primary outcome was the 1-year composite of all-cause mortality or heart failure hospitalization. Secondary endpoints encompassed individual elements of the primary outcome, the persistence of significant functional impairment or above-moderate MR at 1 year, and above-mild MR at 1-month. RESULTS Left ventricular end-systolic diameter index of ≥ 2.1cm/m2, corresponding to the cohort's 4th quartile (HR, 2.44; 95%CI, 1.09-4.68; P=.022). Concurrently, higher left atrial volume index (LAVi) and a mid-diastolic medial-lateral mitral annular diameter (MAD) equal to or above the cohort's median of 32.2mm were linked to a higher probability of death and heart failure hospitalization, respectively. LAVi of ≥ 60mL/m2, above-mild mitral annular calcification, and above-moderate tricuspid regurgitation conferred higher odds of functional class III-IV or above-moderate MR persistence. All variables except LAVi and MAD, as well as indexed mid-diastolic medial-lateral MAD of ≥ 20.2mm/m2 and mitral effective regurgitant orifice area of ≥ 0.40 cm2, were associated with greater-than-mild MR at 1 month. CONCLUSIONS Preprocedural increased indexed left heart dimensions, mainly left ventricular end-systolic diameter index, MAD, mitral annular calcification, mitral effective regurgitant orifice area, and tricuspid regurgitation mark a less favorable course post-MitraClip for chronic primary MR.
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- Alon Shechter
- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States; Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States; Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States.
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Wu Z, Nie C, Zhu C, Meng Y, Yang Q, Lu T, Lu Z, Liu X, Wang S. Mitral annular calcification in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Incidence, risk factors, and prognostic value after myectomy. Int J Cardiol 2023; 391:131266. [PMID: 37574021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a risk factor for cardiac surgery, but there is limited study on the prognosis value and the impact for valve function of MAC based on computed tomography (CT) diagnosis after myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (OHCM). METHODS Consecutive OHCM patients underwent septal myectomy were compared according to the existence of MAC and its severity in preoperative CT scans. The survival data were evaluated and compared by Kaplan Meier analysis and log rank test. Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate the impact of MAC on endpoint events. RESULTS From the entire cohort of 1035 patients, 10.8% had MAC. In multivariate regression, female (OR = 2.23), age (OR = 1.07), aortic annular calcification (OR = 2.52), aortic calcification (OR = 2.56), systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve (SAM) (OR = 0.42), mitral valve thickening (OR = 2.13), and tricuspid regurgitation (OR = 3.12) were independent predictors of MAC. All-cause mortality (3.57% vs. 1.08%, p = 0.031), major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) (23.32% vs. 13.65%, p = 0.014), recurrent MR > 2+ (8.04% vs. 2.49%, p = 0.001) and NYHA III-IV (11.61% vs. 5.53%, p = 0.012) were more frequent in OHCM patients with MAC after myectomy. MAC was discovered to be an independent predictor of postoperative recurrent MR > 2+ after other risk factors were taken into account (HR 2.47, 95% CI 1.08-5.67, p = 0.0329). Moderate-to-severe MAC was an independent risk factor (HR 2.03, 95% CI 1.09-3.75, p = 0.0244) for long-term major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). CONCLUSION MAC was detected in one-tenth of OHCM patients in preoperative CT scanning and is mainly associated with aging and atherosclerosis. OHCM patients with MAC had a worse prognosis and more recurrent mitral valve regurgitation than those without MAC after septal myectomy.
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- Zining Wu
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Demal TJ, Conradi L. Management of valve dysfunction in patients with mitral annular calcification. Heart 2023; 109:1639-1646. [PMID: 37137678 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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- Till Joscha Demal
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Sala A, Grimaldi F, De Vincentiis C. Treatment of severe mitral annulus calcification: An attractive alternative! Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2023; 31:735-738. [PMID: 37731308 DOI: 10.1177/02184923231201687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Surgical treatment of mitral valve disease with severe mitral annular calcifications (MACs) is challenging, with reported high morbidity and mortality. Transcatheter treatment options are feasible, however, still far from being optimal alternatives. We report our positive experience with the off-label implant of a BioIntegral Injectable BioPulmonic valve fitted on a circumferential pericardial skirt for the treatment of severe MAC.
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- Alessandra Sala
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Guerrero ME, Grayburn P, Smith RL, Sorajja P, Wang DD, Ahmad Y, Blusztein D, Cavalcante J, Tang GHL, Ailawadi G, Lim DS, Blanke P, Eleid MF, Kaneko T, Thourani VH, Bapat V, Mack MJ, Leon MB, George I. Diagnosis, Classification, and Management Strategies for Mitral Annular Calcification: A Heart Valve Collaboratory Position Statement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:2195-2210. [PMID: 37758378 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Mitral annular calcium (MAC) with severe mitral valvular dysfunction presents a complex problem, as valve replacement, either surgical or transcatheter, is challenging because of anatomy, technical considerations, concomitant comorbidities, and advanced age. The authors review the clinical and anatomical features of MAC that are favorable (green light), challenging (yellow light), or prohibitive (red light) for surgical or transcatheter mitral valve interventions. Under the auspices of the Heart Valve Collaboratory, an expert working group of cardiac surgeons, interventional cardiologists, and interventional imaging cardiologists was formed to develop recommendations regarding treatment options for patients with MAC as well as a proposed grading and staging system using both anatomical and clinical features.
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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Guerrero ME, Eleid MF, Wang DD, Pursnani A, Kodali SK, George I, Palacios I, Russell H, Makkar RR, Kar S, Satler LF, Rajagopal V, Dangas G, Tang GHL, McCabe JM, Whisenant BK, Fang K, Balan P, Smalling R, Kaptzan T, Lewis B, Douglas PS, Hahn RT, Thaden J, Oh JK, Leon M, O'Neill W, Rihal C. 5-Year Prospective Evaluation of Mitral Valve-in-Valve, Valve-in-Ring, and Valve-in-MAC Outcomes: MITRAL Trial Final Results. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:2211-2227. [PMID: 37758379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The MITRAL (Mitral Implantation of Transcatheter Valves) trial is the first prospective trial to evaluate the safety and feasibility of balloon-expandable aortic transcatheter heart valves in patients with failed surgical bioprostheses or annuloplasty rings and severe mitral annular calcification treated with mitral valve-in-valve (MViV), valve-in-ring (MViR), or valve-in-mitral annular calcification (ViMAC). OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate 5-year outcomes among these patients. METHODS A multicenter prospective study was conducted among patients at high surgical risk at 13 U.S. sites. Patients underwent MViV (n = 30), MViR (n = 30), or ViMAC (n = 31) and were followed annually for 5 years. Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire scores were obtained at baseline and follow-up visits. Echocardiograms were analyzed at independent core laboratories. RESULTS A total of 91 patients underwent transcatheter mitral valve replacement (February 2015 to December 2017). The mean age was 74.3 ± 8.9 years. At 5-year follow-up, the lowest all-cause mortality was observed in the MViV group (21.4%), 94.7% of patients were in NYHA functional class I or II, and the mean mitral gradient was 6.6 ± 2.5 mm Hg. The MViR and ViMAC groups had higher all-cause mortality (65.5% and 67.9%), most survivors were in NYHA functional classes I and II (50% and 55.6%), and mean mitral gradients remained stable (5.8 ± 0.1 and 6.7 ± 2.5 mm Hg). Significant improvements in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire scores were observed when all 3 arms were pooled. CONCLUSIONS MViV, MViR, and ViMAC procedures were associated with sustained improvement of heart failure symptoms and quality of life among survivors at 5 years. Transcatheter heart valve function remained stable in all 3 groups. Patients treated with MViV had excellent survival at 5 years, whereas survival was lower in the MViR and ViMAC groups, consistent with underlying disease severity. Patients with more residual mitral regurgitation had higher mortality.
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- Mayra E Guerrero
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Structural Heart Disease, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Intermountain Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Center, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Structural Heart Disease, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Boyraz B, Peker T. The Role of Advanced Glycation End-Product Levels Measured by Skin Autofluorescence in the Development of Mitral Annular Calcification. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2023; 10:406. [PMID: 37754835 PMCID: PMC10531500 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd10090406] [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: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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As a person ages, mitral annular calcification develops in the mitral annulus with increasing frequency. Lipid deposition, inflammation, and aging-related degeneration have been cited as potential causes of this pathophysiology, though there is currently no conclusive evidence to support this. AGEs accumulate in tissues due to the glycation of proteins and lipids, increasing the release of proinflammatory cytokines secondary to oxidative stress through the AGE receptor. The AGE levels increase in diabetic microvascular complications and degenerative aortic valve disease. Our study was planned prospectively as a case-control study involving 94 MAC-positive patients and 94 MAC-negative patients. The demographics, echocardiographic data and AGE levels of the patients were measured and recorded using the skin autofluorescence method. AGE levels were significantly higher in the MAC-positive patient group (3.2 vs. 2.7; p < 0.001). The AGE levels were observed as an independent predictor of MAC development in a regression analysis (OR: 8.05, 95% CI: 3.74-17.33, p < 0.001). In a ROC-curve analysis, the AUC was 0.79 (95% CI: 0.72-0.85). At a cut-off value of 2.7, 79.7% sensitivity and 69.1% specificity were observed. AGE levels can be used to cheaply, easily and non-invasively identify patients at risk of developing MAC.
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- Bedrettin Boyraz
- Cardiology Department, Medicalpark Hospital, Health Science Faculty, Mudanya University, Bursa 16950, Turkey;
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Lee HJ, Seo J, Gwak S, Kim K, Cho I, Hong G, Ha J, Shim CY. Risk Factors and Outcomes With Progressive Mitral Annular Calcification. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e030620. [PMID: 37702056 PMCID: PMC10547289 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Background Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a chronic degenerative process that may progress. This study aimed to investigate associating factors and clinical implications of MAC progression. Methods and Results Among 560 patients with MAC identified by transthoracic echocardiography between January 2012 and June 2016, 138 patients (mean±SD age 72.7±10.2 years, 73 women) with mild or moderate MAC who received follow-up examination within 18 to 36 months were retrospectively analyzed. Progressive MAC was defined as hemodynamic or structural profiles that had worsened by more than 1 grade. Hemodynamic features were assessed by the transmitral mean diastolic pressure gradient (MDPG), and structural features were assessed by the MAC angle in the parasternal short-axis view. The clinical outcome was defined as a composite of all-cause mortality, hospitalization for heart failure, and occurrence of ischemic stroke. Forty-three patients (31.2%) showed progressive MAC. Patients with progressive MAC had higher systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, MAC angle, and MDPG than those with stable MAC. Patients with progressive MAC had smaller left ventricular (LV) end-systolic dimensions and higher LV ejection fractions compared with those with stable MAC. In multivariate analysis, pulse pressure, LV ejection fraction, MAC angle, and MDPG at baseline were significantly associated with MAC progression. During a median of 39.2 months' follow-up, patients with progressive MAC showed poorer clinical outcomes than those with stable MAC (log-rank P=0.015). Conclusions MAC progression is not rare and is associated with structural substrate and hemodynamic loads that result in mechanical stress. Patients with progressive MAC have poor outcomes.
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- Hee Jeong Lee
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan HospitalKeimyung University School of MedicineDaeguSouth Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance HospitalYonsei University College of MedicineSeoulSouth Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular HospitalYonsei University College of MedicineSeoulSouth Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular HospitalYonsei University College of MedicineSeoulSouth Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular HospitalYonsei University College of MedicineSeoulSouth Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular HospitalYonsei University College of MedicineSeoulSouth Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular HospitalYonsei University College of MedicineSeoulSouth Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular HospitalYonsei University College of MedicineSeoulSouth Korea
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Onuegbu A, Calicchio F, Kinninger A, Nakanishi R, Carr JJ, Nasir K, Gottesman R, Budoff M. Mitral annular calcification as a predictor of stroke in the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2023; 24:680-688. [PMID: 37409651 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This study provides recent data on the association between cardiac computed tomography (CT) derived MAC and 15 years of stroke risk in a racially diverse cohort. METHODS All multiethnic studies of atherosclerosis participants ( n = 6814) who completed a cardiac CT at baseline were included in this analysis. MAC score was calculated from cardiac CT using the Agatston and volume score methods. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to compute hazard ratios for the association between MAC and stroke after adjusting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors, inflammatory markers, coronary artery calcium score, atrial fibrillation, and left atrial size. RESULTS Overall, 9% of participants (644/6814) had MAC at baseline. Over a surveillance period of 15 years, 304 strokes occurred, and 79% were ischemic strokes. After adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, SBP, diabetes, smoking, fibrinogen, IL-6, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and coronary artery calcium score, baseline MAC was associated with increased risk for all strokes [hazard ratio 1.68; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22-2.30: P = 0.0013]. When atrial fibrillation/flutter and left atrial size were included in the final multivariable model, MAC remained a predictor of all strokes (hazard ratio 1.93; 95% CI 1.22-3.05: P < 0.0051) and ischemic stroke (hazard ratio 2.03; 95% CI 1.24-3.31: P < 0.0046). CONCLUSION MAC is an independent predictor of long-term stroke risk in a racially diverse population beyond conventional cardiovascular risk factors and atrial fibrillation.
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- Afiachukwu Onuegbu
- Division of Cardiology, Lundquist Institute at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Lundquist Institute at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Lundquist Institute at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Lundquist Institute at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA
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Horibe T, Hidaka H, Numaguchi R, Takaki J, Nishigawa K, Yoshinaga T, Fukui T. Mitral valve replacement with annuloplasty in a patient with infected mitral annular calcification. Clin Case Rep 2023; 11:e7802. [PMID: 37593342 PMCID: PMC10427749 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7802] [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: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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Key Clinical Message Extensive resection of the infected calcified annulus and the reconstruction with a pericardial patch for the debrided annulus is an effective surgical option for the treatment of infectious endocarditis in patients with mitral annular calcification. Abstract A 78-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of left-sided hemiparesis. During the treatment for cerebral infarction, the patient became feverish and lost consciousness. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed mitral annular calcification and a tumor-like mass on the posterior leaflet despite no findings of mitral regurgitation. She underwent successful mitral valve replacement with debridement of the infected mitral annulus and reconstruction of the posterior annulus (annuloplasty) with bovine pericardium after removal of the mitral annular calcification.
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- Tatsuya Horibe
- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryKumamoto University HospitalKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryKumamoto University HospitalKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryKumamoto University HospitalKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryKumamoto University HospitalKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryKumamoto University HospitalKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryKumamoto University HospitalKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryKumamoto University HospitalKumamotoJapan
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Ergül E, Emlek N, Yılmaz AS, Öztürk M, Aydın C, Durak H, Çetin M. Non-alcoholic faty liver disease and liver fibrosis score have an independent relationship with the presence of mitral annular calcification. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING 2023; 39:1431-1436. [PMID: 37149841 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02858-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Non-alcoholic faty liver disease (NAFLD) and liver fibrosis score (FIB 4) are associated with increased mortality from cardiovascular causes. NAFLD and cardiac diseases are different manifestations of systemic metabolic syndrome. In this study, we aimed to reveal the relationship between NAFLD and FIB 4 liver fibrosis scores and mitral annular calcification (MAC). One hundred patients were included in the study. Blood samples and echocardiography measurements were obtained from each subject. The two groups were compared in terms of demographic and echocardiographic characteristics. Thirty-one men and 69 women with a mean age of 48.6 ± 13.1 years were included in the analysis. The patients were divided into two groups as those with MAC (n = 26) and those without (n = 74). The baseline demographic and laboratory data for the two groups were compared. In the group with MAC (+) age, serum creatinine levels, FIB4 and NAFLD Scores; HL, DM rates, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and statin usage rates were higher, with statistical significance. NAFLD and FIB 4 liver fibrosis scores have an independent relationship with MAC.
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- Elif Ergül
- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53020, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53020, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53020, Rize, Turkey.
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53020, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Namık Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53020, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53020, Rize, Turkey
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Chan N, Dong T, Sabbak N, Xu B, Wang TKM. Contemporary Review of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Interventions for Mitral Regurgitation. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1511. [PMID: 37511886 PMCID: PMC10381253 DOI: 10.3390/life13071511] [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: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most common form of valvular heart disease in the United States, and there are established guidelines for indications for requiring mitral valve surgeries. However, there is an unmet clinical need for a subset of high-risk MR patients, especially those with advanced age, heart failure and/or secondary MR. Following the successes of transcatheter aortic valve replacements, significant advances have occurred over the last decade in transcatheter mitral valve interventions in order to manage these patients in both clinical practice and trials. The three main types of these interventions include a transcatheter edge-to-edge repair, percutaneous mitral annuloplasty (both direct and indirect) and transcatheter mitral valve replacement (including when applied to a prior prosthetic valve, annuloplasty ring and mitral annuloplasty ring). This review aims to discuss the contemporary techniques, evidence, indications, multimodality imaging evaluations and outcomes of the various transcatheter mitral valve interventions.
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- Nicholas Chan
- Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
- Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Section of Invasive and Interventional Cardiology Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Mayfield JJ, Otto CM. Stroke and Noninfective Native Valvular Disease. Curr Cardiol Rep 2023; 25:333-348. [PMID: 36971961 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-023-01855-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Embolic stroke of undetermined source is a challenging clinical entity. While less common than atrial fibrillation and endocarditis, many noninfective heart valve lesions have been associated with stroke and may be considered as culprits for cerebral infarcts when other more common causes are excluded. This review discusses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of noninfective valvular diseases that are commonly associated with stroke. RECENT FINDINGS Calcific debris from degenerating aortic and mitral valves may embolize to the cerebral vasculature causing small- or large-vessel ischemia. Thrombus which may be adherent to calcified valvular structures or left-sided cardiac tumors may also embolize resulting in stroke. Tumors themselves, most commonly myxomas and papillary fibroelastomas, may fragment and travel to the cerebral vasculature. Despite this broad differential, many types of valve diseases are highly comorbid with atrial fibrillation and vascular atheromatous disease. Thus, a high index of suspicion for more common causes of stroke is needed, especially given that treatment for valvular lesions typically involves cardiac surgery whereas secondary prevention of stroke due to occult atrial fibrillation is readily accomplished with anticoagulation.
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- Jacob J Mayfield
- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Churchill TW, Yucel E, Bernard S, Namasivayam M, Nagata Y, Lau ES, Deferm S, He W, Danik JS, Sanborn DY, Picard MH, Levine RA, Hung J, Bertrand PB. Sex Differences in Extensive Mitral Annular Calcification With Associated Mitral Valve Dysfunction. Am J Cardiol 2023; 193:83-90. [PMID: 36881941 PMCID: PMC10066827 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Mitral annular calcification (MAC)-related mitral valve (MV) dysfunction is an increasingly recognized entity, which confers a high burden of morbidity and mortality. Although more common among women, there is a paucity of data regarding how the phenotype of MAC and the associated adverse clinical implications may differ between women and men. A total of 3,524 patients with extensive MAC and significant MAC-related MV dysfunction (i.e., transmitral gradient ≥3 mm Hg) were retrospectively analyzed from a large institutional database, with the goal of defining gender differences in clinical and echocardiographic characteristics and the prognostic importance of MAC-related MV dysfunction. We stratified patients into low- (3 to 5 mm Hg), moderate- (5 to 10 mm Hg), and high- (≥10 mm Hg) gradient groups and analyzed the gender differences in phenotype and outcome. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, assessed using adjusted Cox regression models. Women represented the majority (67%) of subjects, were older (79.3 ± 10.4 vs 75.5 ± 10.9 years, p <0.001) and had a lower burden of cardiovascular co-morbidities than men. Women had higher transmitral gradients (5.7 ± 2.7 vs 5.3 ± 2.6 mm Hg, p <0.001), more concentric hypertrophy (49% vs 33%), and more mitral regurgitation. The median survival was 3.4 years (95% confidence interval 3.0 to 3.6) among women and 3.0 years (95% confidence interval 2.6 to 4.5) among men. The adjusted survival was worse among men, and the prognostic impact of the transmitral gradient did not differ overall by gender. In conclusion, we describe important gender differences among patients with MAC-related MV dysfunction and show worse adjusted survival among men; although, the adverse prognostic impact of the transmitral gradient was similar between men and women.
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- Timothy W Churchill
- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Mainz University Hospital, Mainz Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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Santangelo G, Bursi F, Faggiano A, Moscardelli S, Simeoli PS, Guazzi M, Lorusso R, Carugo S, Faggiano P. The Global Burden of Valvular Heart Disease: From Clinical Epidemiology to Management. J Clin Med 2023; 12:2178. [PMID: 36983180 PMCID: PMC10054046 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12062178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Valvular heart disease is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and a major contributor of symptoms and functional disability. Knowledge of valvular heart disease epidemiology and a deep comprehension of the geographical and temporal trends are crucial for clinical advances and the formulation of effective health policy for primary and secondary prevention. This review mainly focuses on the epidemiology of primary (organic, related to the valve itself) valvular disease and its management, especially emphasizing the importance of heart valve centers in ensuring the best care of patients through a multidisciplinary team.
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- Gloria Santangelo
- Department of Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Diseases, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Diseases, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), The Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Diseases, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department Unit, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Via Leonida Bissolati 57, 25100 Brescia, Italy
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Yao Y, Zhang Z, Xue J, Chen Z, Zhou Y, Luo W, Ye F, Wang J, Long D. Echocardiographic Mitral Annular Calcification is Associated With Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Catheter Ablation. Am J Cardiol 2023; 193:55-60. [PMID: 36871530 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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There is a significant relation between mitral annular calcification (MAC) and the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) and major adverse cardiovascular events. However, the influence of MAC on the outcome of AF ablation remains unknown. The study cohort included 785 consecutive patients who underwent successful ablation. AF recurrence was monitored 3 months after ablation. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the association between MAC and AF recurrence. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to calculate the incidence of AF recurrence. Over a follow-up period of 16 ± 10 months, 190 patients (24.2%) experienced AF recurrence after ablation. MAC by echocardiography was identified in 42 patients (22%) with AF recurrence but only 60 without (10%, p <0.001). Patients with MAC were older (p <0.001), more often women (p <0.001), with a higher prevalence of hypertension (p <0.001) and diabetes mellitus (p<0.001), moderate/severe mitral regurgitation (p <0.001), larger left atrial dimension (p <0.001), and higher CHA2DS2-VASc score (p <0.001). Patients with MAC were more likely to develop AF recurrence than those without (36% vs 22%, respectively, p = 0.002). MAC was significantly associated with AF recurrence in the unadjusted analysis (hazard ratio 1.77, 95% confidence interval 1.26 to 2.58, p <0.001) and remained statistically significant after the multivariate adjustment (hazard ratio 1.48, 95% confidence interval 1.13 to 1.95, p = 0.001). In conclusion, echocardiographic MAC is significantly associated with an increased risk of AF recurrence after successful ablation, demonstrating an independent predictive value other than the established risk factors.
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- Yan Yao
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Echocardiography Medical Center, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Novel 3D Echocardiographic Technique for Mitral Calcium Mapping. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12041470. [PMID: 36836005 PMCID: PMC9959886 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a common chronic degenerative process of the mitral valve fibrous support ring. MAC increases the risk of mitral valve dysfunction, all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, and worse outcomes in cardiac interventions. Echocardiography represents the first imaging modality for MAC assessment, but it has low specificity compared to cardiac CT in terms of distinguishing between calcium and dense collagen. Novel three-dimensional transesophageal maximal intensity projection (MIP) mapping allows for the real-time MAC distribution and depth visualization of the cardiac anatomy and represents a useful and promising tool for pre-procedural assessment and intra-procedural guidance of cardiac interventions.
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Wehbe MS, Pöling J, Perier P, Doll N. Mitralklappenchirurgie bei Verkalkung des Mitralanulus. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HERZ THORAX UND GEFASSCHIRURGIE 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s00398-023-00560-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Cheng SQ, Liu NF, Fang LJ, Li M. Factors predicting the occurrence of aortic valve calcification in patients with coronary artery calcification in China. Acta Cardiol 2022; 77:910-917. [PMID: 35575298 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2022.2072053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES In patients with coronary artery calcification (CAC), a predictor of adverse cardiovascular events, coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) also shows valvular calcification. In this study, we evaluated common clinical indicators in CAC patients with aortic (AoVC) and mitral valve (MVC) calcification. METHODS CAC and valvular calcification were quantified using the Agatston score in 636 hospitalised patients with CAC who underwent CCTA. RESULTS Valvular calcification was found in 30.5% of patients, with 25.2% (160 patients) showing AoVC. Age was an independent predictor of AoVC in both men (odds ratio (OR), 1.086; 95% confidence interval (CI), [1.054-1.119]; p < 0.001) and women (OR, 1.109; CI, [1.066-1.154]; p < 0.001). In men, we also found that a history of cerebral infarction was an independent predictor of AoVC (OR, 2.402; CI, [1.177-4.902]; p < 0.05). The independent predictors of AoVC in the 60- to 69-years age group were BMI (OR, 1.181; CI, [1.061-1.316]; p < 0.01) and history of cerebral infarction (OR, 3.187; CI, [1.283-7.919]; p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Age is a key independent predictor of AoVC in CAC patients. History of cerebrovascular disease was also an independent predictor of AoVC, but only in men and patients aged 60-69 years. Our results indicate that a history of cerebral infarction may be used as a risk factor when identifying AoVC in patients with CAC.
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- Shou-Quan Cheng
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Calcific mitral valve disease: The next challenging disease. Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2022; 115:613-616. [PMID: 36347773 DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2022.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Uzunget SB, Sahin KE. Atherogenic index of plasma is an independent predictor of mitral annular calcification. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022; 22:511. [PMID: 36451082 PMCID: PMC9710030 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02891-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the latest reports, atherogenic indices have been related to acute coronary syndromes, stable coronary artery disease, heart failure and future cardiac events. Conventional atherosclerosis risk factors have been associated with mitral annular calcification (MAC), but data on the relationship between atherogenic indices and MAC are lacking. We aimed to investigate a possible relationship between MAC and atherogenic indices. METHODS In total 741 patients (n = 427 with MAC and n = 314 without MAC) who were examined in our cardiology clinic from February 2016 to October 2021 were recruited in the study. Mitral annular calcification was diagnosed by transthoracic 2-dimensional echocardiography. The atherogenic coefficient (AC), Castelli risk index 1 (CRI-1), Castelli risk index 2 (CRI-2) and atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) were calculated by utilizing standard lipid test values. RESULTS There was no statistically significant difference in sex, age, diabetes and hypertension status between the patient and the control groups. Serum triglyceride level, AIP, Hs-CRP, smoking and BMI were independently significantly associated with MAC in multiple regression analysis (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Higher AIP was related to the existence of MAC and also predict the presence of MAC independently. Studies evaluating the modification of these indices are needed.
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- grid.411126.10000 0004 0369 5557Department of Cardiology, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital, Adiyaman, Turkey
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Ascione G, Denti P. Mitral annular calcification in patients with significant mitral valve disease: An old problem with new solutions. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:1033565. [PMID: 36479573 PMCID: PMC9719907 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1033565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a chronic process involving mitral valve annulus, linked with an increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Since its first autoptic description, a progressive evolution in diagnostic tools brought cardiac computed tomography (CT) scan to become the gold standard in MAC detection and classification. The treatment of significant mitral valve disease in patients with annular calcifications has always represented an issue for cardiac surgeons, being it linked with an increased risk of atrioventricular groove rupture, circumflex artery injury, or embolism. As a consequence, different surgical techniques have been developed over time in order to reduce the incidence of these fearsome complications. Recently, transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) has emerged as a valid alternative to surgery in high-risk patients. Both hybrid transatrial, transfemoral, or transapical approaches have been described to deliver balloon-expandable or self-expanding aortic transcatheter valves into the calcified annulus, with conflicting early and long-term results. Tendyne (Abbott Structural Heart, Santa Clara, CA, USA) is a promising transapical-delivered option. Early results have shown effectiveness and safety of this device in patients with MAC and severe mitral valve disease, with the lowest rate of embolization, mortality, and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) reported so far.
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- Guido Ascione
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Pozzoli A, Torre T, Pedrazzini G, Demertzis S, Ferrari E. Transcatheter mitral valve replacement in native mitral valve with severe mitral annular calcification: Skirting the Sapien 3 to reduce the risk of paravalvular leaks. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:967473. [DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.967473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundMitral annular calcification (MAC) may represent a significant challenge for heart surgeons with an extremely high perioperative risk during mitral valve (MV) surgery. The risk is further increased when patients fail to be eligible for any percutaneous treatment, particularly because circumferential calcifications involving the anterior leaflet suggest a critical obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT).ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to evaluate residual mitral regurgitation (MR) after surgical mitral valve replacement using a Sapien 3 Ultra (Edwards Lifesciences, CA, USA) transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) prosthesis, reinforced with a pericardial skirt, in high-risk selected patients with severe MAC.MethodsSince 2020, five high-risk patients (mean age 70 years; 63–76; four women) with severe mitral disease in the context of severe MAC (computed tomography-based mean MAC Score 8.2 ± 1.1) were operated on after we adopted this novel technique. The operations were performed under general anesthesia, using a transapical TAVI delivery system to position the Sapien 3 in the mitral position under direct vision. To reinforce and avoid paravalvular leakages, a pericardial skirt was previously sewn around the prosthesis, securing it to the annulus and perivalvular atrial surface.ResultsSapien 3 Ultra implantation was successful without residual MR in all five patients (mild paravalvular leak in one case). Four patients had a 29-mm valve implanted, while one had a 26-mm valve implanted. Predilatation of the native annulus was never performed. Perfusion and clamping times were 134 ± 53 mins and 108 ± 43 mins, respectively. The presence of the pericardial skirt reduced the risk of leakage between the prosthesis and the rigid calcium surface, with final mean and maximal gradients of the TAVI prosthesis of 4.1 and 10.8 mmHg, respectively. There were no left ventricular outflow tract obstructions (mean LVOT gradient of 8 ± 1 mmHg). All patients were discharged, and neither mortality nor prosthetic dysfunction, nor residual mitral regurgitation was recorded. During follow-up, the last patient treated (MAC Score 10, severe calcification of the mitro-aortic junction) returned to our attention with a significant recurrent jet originating from the anterolateral commissure, currently medically treated, given the prohibitive redo risk.ConclusionDirect open surgical implantation of the Sapien 3 valve can be safely done in patients with severe MAC in dedicated centers. Reinforcing the TAVI prosthesis by sewing a pericardial skirt led to satisfactory perioperative and early postoperative results, reducing paravalvular leakages. Complex anatomies have a CERTAIN risk of recurrence.
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Giannini C, Mazzola M, Pugliese NR, Petronio AS. Mitral valve stenosis in the current era: a changing landscape. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022; 23:701-709. [PMID: 36219149 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Mitral stenosis results from haemodynamic obstruction at the mitral valve level because of structural abnormalities of the valve apparatus, leading to increased resistance to the transmitral flow. Although rheumatic fever remains the predominant cause of mitral stenosis worldwide, other causes are increasingly relevant in the developed countries with degenerative mitral stenosis (DMS) because of mitral annulus calcification (MAC) becoming growingly prevalent in industrialized countries with higher life expectancy. Rheumatic mitral stenosis (RMS) and DMS display dramatic differences in pathophysiology, prognosis, and disease progression. Furthermore, to date, robust evidence regarding the management of DMS because of MAC is lacking. Nevertheless, new diagnostic techniques and catheter-based interventions are changing this landscape and paving the way to a significant reduction in DMS-related morbidity and mortality. Here we briefly review the current knowledge on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of DMS and RMS, underscoring the current diagnostic and therapeutic pathways, as well as persisting uncertainties and perspectives.
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- Cristina Giannini
- Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana
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- Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana
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- Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana
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ÇAKIR PEKÖZ B, YILDIRIM A. Aşil tendonu gerinim oranı ile mitral anulus kalsifikasyonu varlığı arasındaki ilişki. CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.17826/cumj.1132997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Amaç: Aşil tendonu (AT)- ultrasonografisi (US) ve gerinim elastografisi (SE) ile elde edilen AT- kalınlığı (T) ve AT- gerinim oranının (SR) mitral kapak kalsifikasyonlu (MAC) hastaları belirlemedeki önemini araştırmayı amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya ekokardiyografi sonrası MAC tanısı alan 100 hasta (65 kadın, 35 erkek ve ortalama yaş 64.7 ± 12.1) ve kardiyovasküler risk faktörü benzer olan 50 kontrol (32 kadın, 18 erkek ve ortalama yaş 63.2 ± 12.8) alındı. Laboratuvar incelemeler ve AT US yapıldı. AT-T ve AT-SR hesaplandı.
Bulgular: MAC olan hastalarda AT-T ve AT-SR belirgin olarak yüksek olduğu bulundu. Logistic regresyon analizinde, AT-T ve AT-SR değerlerinin MAC olma riskini bağımsız olarak belirlediği bulundu. Bu analize göre AT-T (her 1 mm) ve AT-SR (her 0.1)’nin MAC olma riskini sırası ile %69.9 ve %12.7 oranlarında artırdığı saptandı. AT-T ve AT-SR değerlerinin MAC olan hastaları belirlemesi açısından ROC analizi yapıldığında, ROC eğri altında kalan alanın sırası ile 0.684 ve 0.819 belirlendi. Aynı analizde, AT-SR için sınır değer 1.25 olarak alındığında %94.1 sensitivite ve %76.2 spesivite ile MAC varlığını belirlediği tespit edildi.
Sonuç: AT SE incelemesinde saptanan AT-SR, MAC olan hastaları önceden belirlemede kullanılabilecek basit, ucuz, tekrarlanabilir ve non-invaziv bir parametredir. Bu durum MAC ve AT-SR artışının benzer fizyopatolojik mekanizma ile meydana gelebilmesinin bir sonucu olabilir.
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- Burçak ÇAKIR PEKÖZ
- SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ADANA ŞEHİR SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ
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- SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ADANA ŞEHİR SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ
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Grigorescu ED, Lăcătușu CM, Floria M, Cazac GD, Onofriescu A, Ceasovschih A, Crețu I, Mihai BM, Șorodoc L. Association of Inflammatory and Metabolic Biomarkers with Mitral Annular Calcification in Type 2 Diabetes Patients. J Pers Med 2022; 12:1484. [PMID: 36143268 PMCID: PMC9502175 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12091484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) contributes to cardiovascular disease and related mortality through the insidious effects of insulin resistance and chronic inflammation. Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is one such degenerative process promoted by T2DM. (2) Methods: This is a post hoc analysis of insulin resistance, inflammation, and hepatic steatosis markers in T2DM patients without atherosclerotic manifestations, but with incidental echocardiographic detection of mild MAC. (3) Results: 138 consenting patients were 49.3% men, 57.86 years old, with a history of T2DM of 6.16 years and HbA1c 8.06%, of whom sixty had mild MAC (43.47%). The statistically significant differences between patients with/without MAC were higher HOMA C-peptide and C-peptide index for insulin resistance, higher TNF-α for inflammation, and lower estimated glomerular filtration rate. High-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) was significantly associated with insulin resistance and the strength of the relationship was higher in the MAC group. Predictive of MAC were TNF-α, HOMA C-peptide, and especially hepatic steatosis and hypertension. (4) Conclusions: MAC was more prevalent than reported in the literature. Insulin resistance and inflammation were predictive of MAC, but significant markers differ across studies. Widely available routine tests and echocardiographic assessments are useful in the early identification of mitral annular calcifications in diabetes patients.
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- Elena-Daniela Grigorescu
- Unit of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania
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- Unit of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania
- Clinical Center of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “St. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iași, Romania
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- Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania
- Department of Internal Medicine, “St. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iași, Romania
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- Unit of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania
- Clinical Center of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “St. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iași, Romania
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- Unit of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania
- Clinical Center of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “St. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iași, Romania
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- Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania
- Department of Internal Medicine, “St. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iași, Romania
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- Crețu R. Ioana PFA, 707020 Aroneanu, Romania
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- Unit of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania
- Clinical Center of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “St. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iași, Romania
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- Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania
- Department of Internal Medicine, “St. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iași, Romania
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Churchill TW, Yucel E, Deferm S, Levine RA, Hung J, Bertrand PB. Mitral Valve Dysfunction in Patients With Annular Calcification: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 80:739-751. [PMID: 35953139 PMCID: PMC10290884 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a common clinical finding and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, but the clinical impact of MAC-related mitral valve (MV) dysfunction remains underappreciated. Patients with MAC frequently have stenotic, regurgitant, or mixed valvular disease, and this valvular dysfunction is increasingly recognized to be independently associated with worse prognosis. MAC-related MV dysfunction is a distinct pathophysiologic entity, and importantly much of the diagnostic and therapeutic paradigm from published rheumatic MV disease research cannot be applied in this context, leaving important gaps in our knowledge. This review summarizes the current epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and classification of MAC-related MV dysfunction and proposes both an integrative definition and an overarching approach to this important and increasingly recognized clinical condition.
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- Timothy W Churchill
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. https://twitter.com/TimChurchillMD
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
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Chehab O, Roberts-Thomson R, Bivona A, Gill H, Patterson T, Pursnani A, Grigoryan K, Vargas B, Bokhary U, Blauth C, Lucchese G, Bapat V, Guerrero M, Redwood S, Prendergast B, Rajani R. Management of Patients With Severe Mitral Annular Calcification: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 80:722-738. [PMID: 35953138 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a common and challenging pathologic condition, especially in the context of an aging society. Surgical mitral valve intervention in patients with MAC is difficult, with varying approaches to the calcified annular anatomy, and the advent of transcatheter valve interventions has provided additional treatment options. Advanced imaging provides the foundation for heart team discussions and management decisions concerning individual patients. This review focuses on the prognosis of, preoperative planning for, and management strategies for patients with MAC.
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- Omar Chehab
- Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom; Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom; School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiology, Evanston Hospital, Northshore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiology, Evanston Hospital, Northshore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Evanston Hospital, Northshore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom
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- Center for Valve and Structural Heart Disease, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom; School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom.
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- Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom; School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Rawshani A, Sattar N, McGuire DK, Wallström O, Smith U, Borén J, Bergström G, Omerovic E, Rosengren A, Eliasson B, Bhatt DL, Rawshani A. Left-Sided Degenerative Valvular Heart Disease in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Circulation 2022; 146:398-411. [PMID: 35678729 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.058072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The role of diabetes in the development of valvular heart disease, and, in particular, the relation with risk factor control, has not been extensively studied. METHODS We included 715 143 patients with diabetes registered in the Swedish National Diabetes Register and compared them with 2 732 333 matched controls randomly selected from the general population. First, trends were analyzed with incidence rates and Cox regression, which was also used to assess diabetes as a risk factor compared with controls, and, second, separately in patients with diabetes according to the presence of 5 risk factors. RESULTS The incidence of valvular outcomes is increasing among patients with diabetes and the general population. In type 2 diabetes, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, and renal function were associated with valvular lesions. Hazard ratios for patients with type 2 diabetes who had nearly all risk factors within target ranges, compared with controls, were as follows: aortic stenosis 1.34 (95% CI, 1.31-1.38), aortic regurgitation 0.67 (95% CI, 0.64-0.70), mitral stenosis 1.95 (95% CI, 1.76-2.20), and mitral regurgitation 0.82 (95% CI, 0.79-0.85). Hazard ratios for patients with type 1 diabetes and nearly optimal risk factor control were as follows: aortic stenosis 2.01 (95% CI, 1.58-2.56), aortic regurgitation 0.63 (95% CI, 0.43-0.94), and mitral stenosis 3.47 (95% CI, 1.37-8.84). Excess risk in patients with type 2 diabetes for stenotic lesions showed hazard ratios for aortic stenosis 1.62 (95% CI, 1.59-1.65), mitral stenosis 2.28 (95% CI, 2.08-2.50), and excess risk in patients with type 1 diabetes showed hazard ratios of 2.59 (95% CI, 2.21-3.05) and 11.43 (95% CI, 6.18-21.15), respectively. Risk for aortic and mitral regurgitation was lower in type 2 diabetes: 0.81 (95% CI, 0.78-0.84) and 0.95 (95% CI, 0.92-0.98), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with type 1 and 2 diabetes have greater risk for stenotic lesions, whereas risk for valvular regurgitation was lower in patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients with well-controlled cardiovascular risk factors continued to display higher risk for valvular stenosis, without a clear stepwise decrease in risk between various degrees of risk factor control.
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- Araz Rawshani
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (Araz Rawshani, O.W., U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Araz Rawshani, U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom (N.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas (D.K.M.)
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (Araz Rawshani, O.W., U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (Araz Rawshani, O.W., U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Araz Rawshani, U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Institute of Medicine, The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (U.S., B.E., Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (Araz Rawshani, O.W., U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Araz Rawshani, U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Araz Rawshani, U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (G.B., Aidin Rawshani)
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (Araz Rawshani, O.W., U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Araz Rawshani, U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (Araz Rawshani, O.W., U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Araz Rawshani, U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Medicine, The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (U.S., B.E., Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (D.L.B.)
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (Araz Rawshani, O.W., U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Araz Rawshani, U.S., J.B., G.B., E.O., A. Rosengren, Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Institute of Medicine, The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (U.S., B.E., Aidin Rawshani), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (G.B., Aidin Rawshani)
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Lak HM, Chawla S, Gajulapalli RD, Verma BR, Ahmed T, Agrawal A, Kumar S, Alkhalaileh F, Ghimire B, Shekhar S, Gad M, Bansal A, Layoun H, Nair R, Yun J, Unai S, Pettersson GB, Reed GW, Puri R, Krishnaswamy A, Harb SC, Kapadia SR. Comparison of Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Versus Without Mitral Annular Calcium. Am J Cardiol 2022; 180:99-107. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Disease With Mitral Annular Calcification. Am J Cardiol 2022; 174:107-113. [PMID: 35450733 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The prevalence of mitral valve disease with mitral annular calcification (MAC) and its clinical outcomes remain uncertain. This study sought to evaluate the prevalence of significant mitral disease due to MAC, and the impact of intervention on the clinical outcomes in these patients. All patients who underwent transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) between January 2014 and December 2015 in our health care system were reviewed and identified for having MAC with significant mitral valve disease (i.e., either≥moderate mitral regurgitation (MR) or mitral stenosis (MS)). The primary endpoints of the study were all-cause mortality and a composite outcome of mortality or heart failure hospitalization at 3-year follow-up. Of 41,136 patients who underwent TTE, MAC was identified in 2,855 (6.9%) patients, including 434 (1.1% of total) patients who had significant MR and/or MS (median age [IQR], 80 [73 to 87] years; 63% women). MAC predominately involved the posterior annulus (95%), with the majority having calcification of both trigones (55%), the leaflets (71%), and circumferential involvement (67%). During 3-year follow-up, 59 (14%) patients underwent surgical or transcatheter MV intervention. Patients who did not undergo mitral intervention had higher all-cause mortality (HR 2.80, 95% CI 1.60 to 4.92; p <0.001) and a greater risk of the composite outcome (HR 1.43, 1.00 to 2.04; p = 0.05) than those treated. Survival at 3-year follow-up was markedly greater in those with mitral intervention (78% vs 50%; p <0.001). This survival benefit remained after multivariable adjustment. In conclusion, MAC affects approximately % of patients who undergo echocardiography. Those with significant mitral valve disease due to any degree of MAC have poor survival, which may be ameliorated with transcatheter or surgical intervention.
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Kato N, Guerrero M, Padang R, Amadio JM, Eleid MF, Scott CG, Lee AT, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT, Pellikka PA. Prevalence and Natural History of Mitral Annulus Calcification and Related Valve Dysfunction. Mayo Clin Proc 2022; 97:1094-1107. [PMID: 35662425 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence and natural history of mitral annulus calcification (MAC) and associated mitral valve dysfunction (MVD) in patients undergoing clinically indicated echocardiography. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted of all adults who underwent echocardiography in 2015. Mitral valve dysfunction was defined as mitral regurgitation or mitral stenosis (MS) of moderate or greater severity. All-cause mortality during 3.0 (0.4 to 4.2) years of follow-up was compared between groups stratified according to the presence of MAC or MVD. RESULTS Of 24,414 evaluated patients, 5502 (23%) had MAC. Patients with MAC were older (75±10 years vs 60±16 years; P<.001) and more frequently had MVD (MS: 6.6% vs 0.5% [P<.001]; mitral regurgitation without MS: 9.5% vs 6.1% [P<.001]). Associated with MS in patients with MAC were aortic valve dysfunction, female sex, chest irradiation, renal dysfunction, and coronary artery disease. Kaplan-Meier 1-year survival was 76% in MAC+/MVD+, 87% in MAC+/MVD-, 86% in MAC-/MVD+, and 92% in MAC-/MVD-. Adjusted for age, diabetes, renal dysfunction, cancer, chest irradiation, ejection fraction below 50%, aortic stenosis, tricuspid regurgitation, and pulmonary hypertension, MAC was associated with higher mortality during follow-up (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.31 to 1.49; P<.001); MVD was associated with even higher mortality in patients with MAC (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.58 to 2.01; P<.001). There was no significant interaction between MAC and MVD for mortality (P=.10). CONCLUSION In a large cohort of adults undergoing echocardiography, the prevalence of MAC was 23%. Mitral valve dysfunction was more than twice as prevalent in patients with MAC. Adjusted mortality was increased in patients with MAC and worse with both MAC and MVD.
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- Nahoko Kato
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Willner N, Burwash IG, Beauchesne L, Chan V, Vulesevic B, Ascah K, Coutinho T, Promislow S, Stadnick E, Chan KL, Mesana T, Messika-Zeitoun D. Natural History of Mitral Annulus Calcification and Calcific Mitral Valve Disease. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2022; 35:925-932. [PMID: 35618253 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2022.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The natural history of mitral annular calcification (MAC) and risk for developing calcific mitral valve disease (CMVD) has been poorly defined. We sought to evaluate the progression rate of MAC and of the development of CMVD. METHODS Patients with MAC and paired echocardiograms at least one year apart between 2005 and 2019 were included. Progression rates from mild/moderate to severe MAC and to CMVD (defined as severe MAC and significant mitral stenosis and/or regurgitation) were assessed, along with potential association with sex. RESULTS A total of 11,605 patients (73±10years, 51%male) with MAC (78% mild, 17% moderate, 5% severe) were included and had a follow up echocardiogram at 4.2±2.7years. In patients with mild/moderate MAC, 33% presented with severe MAC at 10 years. The rate of severe MAC was higher in females than in males (41% vs. 24%, P<0.001, HR=1.3, P<0.001) and in patients with moderate vs. mild MAC (71% vs. 22%, P<0.001, HR=6.1, P<0.001). At 10 years 10% presented with CMVD (4%, 23% and 60% in patients with mild, moderate, and severe MAC respectively) and was predicted by female sex (15% vs. 5%, P<0.0001), even after adjustment for MAC severity (HR=1.9, P<0.001). CONCLUSION In this large cohort of patients with MAC, progression to severe MAC was common and frequently results in CMVD. Female sex was associated with higher progression rates. MAC and CMVD are expected to dramatically increase as the population ages highlighting the importance of a better understanding of the pathophysiology of MAC in order to develop effective preventive medical therapies.
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- Nadav Willner
- Department of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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El Sabbagh A, Nishimura RA, Eleid MF, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA, Rihal CS, Guerrero M, Hodge DO, Miranda WR. Invasive Hemodynamic Predictors of Survival in Patients With Mitral Stenosis Secondary to Mitral Annular Calcification. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e023107. [PMID: 35574960 PMCID: PMC9238574 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.023107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background
The aim of this study was to establish prognostic hemodynamic parameters in patients with mitral stenosis secondary to mitral annular calcification.
Methods and Results
A retrospective cohort of 105 patients undergoing transseptal catheterization for hemodynamic evaluation of mitral annular calcification–related mitral stenosis between 2004 and 2020 was studied. Mitral valve gradient (MVG) and mitral valve area (MVA; calculated by the Gorlin formula) were measured using direct left atrial and left ventricular pressures. The median age of the patients was 70.3 years (58.4–76.7 years), and 53.3% were women. The median MVA was 1.7 cm
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Conclusions
In patients with mitral annular calcification–related mitral stenosis, survival was poor. MVA and MVG were independently associated with death, but MVA was a better predictor of outcomes.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Department of Health Science Research Mayo Clinic Jacksonville FL
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McCabe JM, Hamid N, Elison DM. Many Valves Make Heavy Work. JACC Case Rep 2022; 4:516-518. [PMID: 35573848 PMCID: PMC9091512 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- James M. McCabe
- Heart Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Heart Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Fernández-Peregrina E, Pascual I, Freixa X, Tirado-Conte G, Estévez-Loureiro R, Carrasco-Chinchilla F, Benito-González T, Asmarats L, Sanchís L, Jiménez-Quevedo P, Avanzas P, Caneiro-Queija B, Molina-Ramos AI, Fernández-Vázquez F, Li CH, Flores-Umanzor E, Sans-Roselló J, Nombela-Franco L, Arzamendi D. Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in patients with mitral annulus calcification. EUROINTERVENTION 2022; 17:1300-1309. [PMID: 34483091 PMCID: PMC9743252 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-21-00205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND MAC is commonly found in patients affected with MR, and it is associated with high morbidity, mortality and worse cardiac surgical outcomes. Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair could be an alternative treatment, although there is little evidence in this population. AIMS The aim of this study was to analyse the safety, efficacy and durability of MitraClip implantation in patients affected with mitral regurgitation (MR) and mitral annulus calcification (MAC). METHODS We analysed the outcomes of 61 suitable patients affected with severe MR and moderate or severe MAC (the "MAC" group) and 791 patients with no or mild MAC (the "NoMAC" group) treated with the MitraClip device. RESULTS Procedural success was similar (91.8% vs 95.1%, p=0.268, in MAC and NoMAC, respectively), with a very low rate of complications. At one-year follow-up, 90.6% of MAC and 79.5% of NoMAC patients had MR grade ≤2 (p=0.129), 80% in both groups remained in NYHA Functional Class ≤II, and a significant reduction in cardiac readmissions was observed (65% vs 78% in MAC vs NoMAC, p=0.145). One-year mortality tended to be higher in MAC patients (19.7% vs 11.3%, p=0.050), with no difference in cardiovascular mortality (15.3% vs 9.2%, p=0.129). CONCLUSIONS MitraClip use in selected patients with moderate or severe MAC is safe, feasible and achieves good clinical and echocardiographic results at one-year follow-up.
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- Estefanía Fernández-Peregrina
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Heart Area, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Barcelona, Spain
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- Heart Area, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, IdISSC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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