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Mengozzi L, Barison I, Malý M, Lorenzoni G, Fedrigo M, Castellani C, Gregori D, Malý P, Matěj R, Toušek P, Widimský P, Angelini A. Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Thrombolysis Resistance: New Insights for Targeting Therapies. Stroke 2024; 55:963-971. [PMID: 38465650 PMCID: PMC10962437 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.045225] [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] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Thrombosis is linked to neutrophil release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). NETs are proposed as a mechanism of resistance to thrombolysis. This study intends to analyze the composition of thrombi retrieved after mechanical thrombectomy, estimate the age and organization of thrombi, and evaluate associations with the use of thrombolysis, antiplatelets, and heparin. METHODS This retrospective observational study involved 72 samples (44 from cerebral and 28 coronary arteries), which were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, anti-NE (neutrophil elastase) antibody, and anti-histone H2B (histone H2B) antibody, representing different components in NET formation, all detectable during the later stages of NETosis, for histochemical and digital quantification of NET content. The histological and morphological evaluations of the specimens were correlated, through univariate and mediation analyses, with clinical information and therapy administered before intervention. RESULTS The results demonstrated that the composition of cerebral and coronary thrombi differs, and there were significantly more lytic cerebral thrombi than coronary thrombi (66% versus 14%; P=0.005). There was a considerably higher expression of NETs in the cerebral thrombi as testified by the higher expression of H2B (P=0.031). Thrombolysis was remarkably associated with higher NE positivity (average marginal effect, 6.461 [95% CI, 0.7901-12.13]; P=0.02555), regardless of the origin of thrombi. There was no notable association between the administration of antiaggregant therapy/heparin and H2B/NE amount when adjusted for the thrombus location. Importantly, the age of the thrombus was the only independent predictor of NET content without any mediation of the thrombolytic treatment (P=0.014). CONCLUSIONS The age of the thrombus is the driving force for NET content, which correlates with impaired clinical outcomes. The therapy that is currently administered does not modify NET content. This study supports the need to investigate new pharmacological approaches added to thrombolysis to prevent NET formation or enhance their disruption, such as recombinant human DNase I (deoxyribonuclease I).
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- Luca Mengozzi
- Cardiac Centre (L.M., P.T., P.W.), Charles University, Czechia
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- Cardiovascular Pathology (I.B., M.F., C.C., A.A.), Department of Pathology, Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Public Health, University of Padua, Italy
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- Third Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Military University Hospital in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine (M.M., P.M.), Charles University, Czechia
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health (G.L., D.G.), Department of Pathology, Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Public Health, University of Padua, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Pathology (I.B., M.F., C.C., A.A.), Department of Pathology, Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Public Health, University of Padua, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Pathology (I.B., M.F., C.C., A.A.), Department of Pathology, Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Public Health, University of Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health (G.L., D.G.), Department of Pathology, Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Public Health, University of Padua, Italy
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- Third Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Military University Hospital in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine (M.M., P.M.), Charles University, Czechia
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- Department of Pathology (R.M.), Charles University, Czechia
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- Cardiac Centre (L.M., P.T., P.W.), Charles University, Czechia
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- Cardiac Centre (L.M., P.T., P.W.), Charles University, Czechia
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- Cardiovascular Pathology (I.B., M.F., C.C., A.A.), Department of Pathology, Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Public Health, University of Padua, Italy
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Mechanical stress from haemodynamic perturbations or interventional manipulation of epicardial coronary atherosclerotic plaques with inflammatory destabilization can release particulate debris, thrombotic material and soluble substances into the coronary circulation. The physical material obstructs the coronary microcirculation, whereas the soluble substances induce endothelial dysfunction and facilitate vasoconstriction. Coronary microvascular obstruction and dysfunction result in patchy microinfarcts accompanied by an inflammatory reaction, both of which contribute to progressive myocardial contractile dysfunction. In clinical studies, the benefit of protection devices to retrieve atherothrombotic debris during percutaneous coronary interventions has been modest, and the treatment of microembolization has mostly relied on antiplatelet and vasodilator agents. The past 25 years have witnessed a relative proportional increase in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in the presentation of acute coronary syndromes. An associated increase in the incidence of plaque erosion rather than rupture has also been recognized as a key mechanism in the past decade. We propose that coronary microembolization is a decisive link between plaque erosion at the culprit lesion and the manifestation of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. In this Review, we characterize the features and mechanisms of coronary microembolization and discuss the clinical trials of drugs and devices for prevention and treatment.
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- Petra Kleinbongard
- grid.5718.b0000 0001 2187 5445Institute for Pathophysiology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University of Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany
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- grid.5718.b0000 0001 2187 5445Institute for Pathophysiology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University of Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany
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Iwa N, Yutani C, Komatsu S, Takahashi S, Takewa M, Ohara T, Kodama K. Novel Methods for Detecting Human Cholesterol Crystals from Sampled Blood. Lab Med 2021; 53:255-261. [PMID: 34755193 DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmab078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Nonobstructive general angiography (NOGA) is a novel modality to detect and sample spontaneous ruptured aortic plaques (SRAPs). We aimed to establish novel methods to detect cholesterol crystals (CCs) in sampled SRAPs. METHODS Blood specimens containing SRAPs were obtained from patients using NOGA. Blood was instantly frozen on a glass slide and subsequently thawed for quantitative analysis and spread onto a filter paper that was rinsed using distilled water. Qualitative analysis was performed for the rinsed water using polarized light microscopy, and the filter paper was embedded in paraffin for histologic analysis. RESULTS The CCs were clearly observed after hemolysis using the instant freeze-thaw method. The filter paper rinse method indicated free CCs of varying shapes under polarized light microscopy without erythrocytes. On the filter paper, sampled SRAPs showed Lamé-like small particles. Histopathology revealed various atheromatous components. CONCLUSION A set of novel methods for detecting CCs from sampled blood was established.
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- Nobuzo Iwa
- Division of Pathology, Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Brunacci N, Schurmann-Kaufeld S, Haase T, Gemeinhardt O, Schnorr B, Löchel M, Rizk I, Jimenez T, Bettink S, Scheller B. Preclinical Evaluation of the Temporary Drug-Coated Spur Stent System in Porcine Peripheral Arteries. J Endovasc Ther 2021; 28:938-949. [PMID: 34278807 DOI: 10.1177/15266028211028219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Drug penetration into the deeper arterial wall of heavily calcified lesions is one of the limitations of drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents in vascular interventions. The Temporary Spur Stent (TSS) system is characterized by a self-expanding nitinol stent that is uniformly covered in radialspikes, which, when coated, should allow a deeper penetration and longer retention of the drug into the diseased artery walls by penetrating through the calcified plaques. MATERIALS AND METHODS AND RESULTS Uncoated TSS and paclitaxel (PTX)-coated TSS systems have been deployed in porcine peripheral arteries. Four weeks after the deployment of uncoated TSS systems, no adverse vascular remodeling or neointimal formation in the treated vessel segments were noticed. PTX-coated TSS systems transferred 9%±7% of the drug that was on the device to the targeted vessel area (196±163 ng PTX/mg arterial tissue) and the addition of the fluorescent dye Nile red to the coating showed that the spikes promote the transfer of the coating to the deeper layers of the vessel wall. The PTX-coated TSS systems showed a significant reduction in neointimal proliferation compared to the uncoated TSS systems: quantitative angiography showed a vessel diameter stenosis of 37.2%±11.0% and 16.4%±8.8% 4 weeks after the treatment with uncoated and PTX-coated TSS systems, respectively. CONCLUSION The treatment with the TSS system was well tolerated and the spikesfacilitate the transfer of the coating into deeper layers of the vessel wall. Moreover, the PTX-coated TSS systems effectively inhibit neointimal proliferation.
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- Experimental Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of FreieUniversität Berlin, Humboldt-Universitätzu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of FreieUniversität Berlin, Humboldt-Universitätzu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of FreieUniversität Berlin, Humboldt-Universitätzu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Reflow Medical Inc, San Clemente, CA, USA
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- Clinical and Experimental Interventional Cardiology, University of Saarland, HomburgSaar, Germany
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- Clinical and Experimental Interventional Cardiology, University of Saarland, HomburgSaar, Germany
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Chen X, Rong C, Qi P, Bai W, Yao W, Zhang Y, Dang Y. LDL-C and Total Stent Length are Independent Predictors of Periprocedural Myocardial Injury and Infarction for Unstable Angina Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:1357-1365. [PMID: 33889016 PMCID: PMC8057801 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s302042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate the predictive value of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total stent length and number of implanted stents in patients with unstable angina (UA) regarding myocardial injury and infarction during perioperative period. METHODS Three hundred and fifteen consecutive UA patients between January 2015 and June 2018 were retrospectively recruited from two cardiac centers of Hebei Province, China. These patients had normal preprocedural cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and underwent uneventful revascularizations. The predictive value of baseline LDL-C level and total stent length was investigated by linking to post procedural cTnI value in this cohort. Meanwhile, other related clinical and procedural variables were analyzed. RESULTS Baseline LDL-C level or LDL-C grade was correlated with post percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) cTnI levels (r = 0.120, P = 0.01; r = 0.157, P = 0.004). LDL-C grade was an independent risk factor of perioperative myocardial injury and infarction (P < 0.05) after multivariable adjustment. The risk increased with the elevation of baseline LDL-C level. Compared to the lowest level group (<70 mg/dl), the group with 70-99 mg/dl carried three times higher risk (OR = 3.318; 95% CI: 1.167-9.436; P < 0.05). And, patients with LDL-C level ≥100 mg/dl had the worst prognosis (OR = 4.783; 95% CI: 1.736-13.180; P = 0.002). Besides, the study also found that the total length of stent was predictive of perioperative myocardial injury and infarction independently (OR = 1.037; 95% CI: 1.017-1.058; P = 0.001). CONCLUSION Baseline LDL-C level and total stent length were independent predictors of periprocedural myocardial injury and infarction in UA patients undergoing elective PCI.
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- Xuefeng Chen
- Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, HanDan Central Hospital, Handan, 056001, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050000, People’s Republic of China
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Gajulapalli RD, Kanmanthareddy A, Balakumaran K, Hong H, Bolen S, Kondapaneni M, Pasala TKR. Aspiration thrombectomy in ST-Elevation myocardial infarction: Further insights from a network meta-analysis of randomized trials. Indian Heart J 2021; 73:161-168. [PMID: 33865512 PMCID: PMC8065356 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2021.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background The initial enthusiasm for thrombectomy during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients has given way to restraint. There has been some limited interest whether it is beneficial in a few selected subgroups. Hence, we performed a network meta-analysis to compare conventional PCI (cPCI), Aspiration or manual thrombectomy (AT) and Mechanical thrombectomy (McT) for clarification. Methods Electronic databases were searched for randomized studies that compared AT, McT, or cPCI. A network meta-analysis was performed and odd’s ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals was generated for major adverse cardiac events (MACE), mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), target vessel revascularization (TVR), stent thrombosis (ST), stroke, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), myocardial blush grade (MBG) and ST segment resolution (STR). Results A total of 43 randomized trials (n = 26,682) were included. The risk of MACE (OR 0.86 95% CI 0.73–1.00), Mortality (OR 0.85 95% CI 0.73–0.99), MI (OR 0.65, 95% CI: 0.44–0.95) and TVR (OR 0.86, 95% CI: 0.74–1.00) were lower with AT compared to cPCI. The risk of ST and stroke was no different with the use of adjunctive AT. MBG, STR, and LVEF improved with the use of AT while the infarct size was no different in the two groups. Conclusions Our comprehensive network meta-analysis suggests conflicting outcomes with AT. While Mortality, MACE, MI seem better, there is a suggestion that, Stroke and ST might be worse. Whether AT can still be pursued in any select cases should be further scrutinized.
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- Division of Cardiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA
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- The Heart and Vascular Center, Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Health Care Research and Policy, MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- The Heart and Vascular Center, Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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Bettink S, Löchel M, Peters D, Haider W, Speck U, Scheller B. Efficacy and safety of a magnesium stearate paclitaxel coated balloon catheter in the porcine coronary model. Int J Cardiol 2021; 331:46-56. [PMID: 33418002 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.12.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Local administration of growth-inhibiting substances such as paclitaxel or sirolimus could reduce the risk of restenosis. In the drug coated balloon (DCB) technology the coating and the applied dose seem to play a major role. The aim of the present preclinical studies was to investigate the efficacy and safety of a specific DCB with paclitaxel as active ingredient and magnesium stearate as excipient. METHODS Evaluation of the coating, drug release and transfer was done ex vivo and in vivo on peripheral arteries. A porcine coronary stent model was chosen to provoke intimal thickening. Conventional uncoated balloons were compared with paclitaxel urea and paclitaxel magnesium stearate coated balloons. QCA and histomorphometry was performed on treated vessels. Three areas of the heart were histologically examined for pathological changes. RESULTS QCA and histomorphometry revealed no differences in baseline data between treatment groups. All DCB groups showed a significant reduction of angiographic and histologic parameters describing neointimal formation 4 weeks after treatment (e.g. mean angiographic late lumen loss all coated 0.31 ± 0.18 mm versus 0.91 ± 0.37 mm in the uncoated balloon group). There were no device-related animal deaths or clinical abnormalities. In spite of very slight-to-slight microscopic findings limited to small arterial vessels in downstream tissue there was no change in left ventricular ejection fraction or angiographic presentation of small side branches of treated arteries. CONCLUSION Paclitaxel DCB using stearate as excipient show a high efficacy in reducing neointima formation after experimental coronary intervention. No evidence of myocardial damage resulting from distal embolization was found.
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- Stephanie Bettink
- Clinical and Experimental Interventional Cardiology, University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology, Experimental Radiology, Charite, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinical and Experimental Interventional Cardiology, University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Prevention of distal embolization during directional coronary atherectomy. J Cardiol Cases 2020; 21:213-216. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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"Periprocedural myocardial infarction (MI) occurs infrequently in the current era of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and is associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity. Periprocedural MI can occur due to acute side branch occlusion, distal embolization, slow flow or no reflow phenomenon, abrupt vessel closure, and nonidentifiable mechanical processes. Therapeutic strategies to reduce the risk of periprocedural MI include dual antiplatelet therapy, intravenous cangrelor in the periprocedural setting, intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor in high-risk patients, anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin, low-molecular-weight heparin or bivalirudin, and embolic protection devices during saphenous vein graft interventions."
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- David W Lee
- Division of Interventional Cardiology, University of North Carolina, 160 Dental Circle, CB 7075, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology, University of North Carolina, 160 Dental Circle, CB 7075, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Li S, Lee C, Song J, Lu C, Liu J, Cui Y, Liang H, Cao C, Zhang F, Chen H. Circulating microRNAs as potential biomarkers for coronary plaque rupture. Oncotarget 2018. [PMID: 28624816 PMCID: PMC5564633 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Coronary plaque rupture is the most common cause of acute coronary syndrome. However, the timely biomarker-based diagnosis of plaque rupture remains a major unmet clinical challenge. Balloon dilatation and stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) could cause plaque injury and rupture. Here we aimed to assess the possibility of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) as biomarkers of acute coronary plaque rupture by virtue of the natural model of PCI-induced plaque rupture. Stable coronary artery disease patients underwent PCI with single stent implantation were recruited and a three-phase approach was conducted in the present study: (i) profiling of plasma miRNAs in a group of patients before (0 h) and after balloon dilatation for 1 h (1 h vs. 0 h), (ii) replication of significant miRNAs in the second group of patients (1 h vs. 0 h), (iii) validation of a multi-miRNAs panel in the third group of patients (0.5 h, 1 h vs. 0 h). Out of 24 miRNAs selected for replication, 6 miRNAs remained significantly associated with plaque rupture. In the validation phase, combinations of miR-483-5p and miR-451a showed the highest area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve (AUC) (0.982; CI: 0.907-0.999) in patients with plaque rupture for 0.5 h; combinations of miR-483-5p and miR-155-5p showed the highest AUC (0.898; CI: 0.790-0.962) after plaque rupture for 1 h. In conclusion, using a profiling-replication-validation model, we identified 3 miRNAs including miR-155-5p, miR-483-5p and miR-451a, which may be biomarkers for the early identification of plaque rupture.
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- Sufang Li
- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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Coronary microembolization and microvascular dysfunction. Int J Cardiol 2018; 258:17-23. [PMID: 29429637 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Plaque erosion, fissuring or rupture occurs spontaneously or during coronary interventions. At some residual blood flow, the atherothrombotic debris is washed into the coronary microcirculation, causing physical obstruction, vasoconstriction, inflammation and ultimately microinfarction. Coronary microembolization also contributes to microvascular obstruction in reperfused acute myocardial infarction. Patients with microvascular obstruction after reperfused myocardial infarction have worse prognosis. Cardioprotective strategies to avoid acute coronary microembolization and rescue myocardium from microvascular obstruction have not yet been established in clinical practice. Subclinical coronary microembolization together with release of thrombogenic, vasoconstrictor and inflammatory substances from a culprit lesion can sensitize the coronary microcirculation and contribute to angina in the absence of major epicardial coronary obstruction. Repetitive coronary microembolization can induce progressive loss of functional cardiomyocytes and induce heart failure in the absence of overt myocardial infarction.
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Lee JH, Kim CY, Kim N, Jang SY, Bae MH, Yang DH, Cho Y, Chae SC, Park HS. Coronary Collaterals Function and Clinical Outcome Between Patients With Acute and Chronic Total Occlusion. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 10:585-593. [PMID: 28335895 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to demonstrate how changes in the collateral function and its clinical significance before and after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) are compared between patients with acute coronary syndrome and total or nearly total occlusions (ATOs) and chronic total occlusions (CTOs). BACKGROUND The functional relevance of the collateral circulation in patients with ATOs and CTOs has not been fully investigated. METHODS The pressure-derived collateral pressure index (CPI), myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFRmyo), and coronary fractional flow reserve (FFRcor) at maximum hyperemia induced by intravenous adenosine were evaluated in occluded vessels at baseline, after the PCI, and at 1 year in 23 ATO and 74 CTO patients. RESULTS The FFRmyo and FFRcor were significantly lower, but the CPI was significantly higher in the CTO than ATO patients at baseline and after the PCI. There were significant increases in the FFRmyo (p < 0.001) and FFRcor (p < 0.001), whereas there was no significant change in the CPI immediately after the PCI in both ATO and CTO patients. In the CTO patients, a post-PCI FFRmyo <0.90 (p = 0.01) and post-PCI CPI <0.25 (p = 0.033) were independent predictors of the clinical outcome. Patients with a high post-PCI CPI had better clinical outcomes in CTO patients with a low post-PCI FFRmyo (log-rank p = 0.009), but not a high post-PCI FFRmyo (log-rank p = 0.492). CONCLUSIONS Recruitable coronary collateral flow did not regress completely immediately after the PCI both in patients with ATOs and CTOs. Despite good collaterals in CTO patients, aggressive efforts to reduce the ischemic burden might improve the clinical outcome.
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- Jang Hoon Lee
- Department of Cardiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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Kitagawa K, Amano T, Uetani T, Ishii H, Okumura T, Suzuki S, Takashima H, Kurita A, Ando H, Matsubara T, Murohara T. Association between plaque characteristics and the amount of debris captured by a filter-type distal protection device in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Atherosclerosis 2017; 258:72-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 01/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tricoci P. Consensus or Controversy?: Evolution of Criteria for Myocardial Infarction After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Clin Chem 2017; 63:82-90. [DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2016.255208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND
The definition and the clinical implications of myocardial infarction (MI) occurring in the setting of percutaneous coronary intervention have been subjects of unresolved controversy. As a result of the use of more sensitive diagnostic tools such as cardiac troponin, the expanding evidence, and the ensuing debate, the definition of procedural MI (pMI) has evolved, leading to several revisions, different proposed definitions, and lack of standardization in randomized clinical trials.
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In this review, we will describe the key clinical data on cardiac biomarkers, creatine kinase isoenzyme MB and cTn, in the setting of percutaneous coronary intervention and the main issues that have lead to various consensus documents with a proposed definition of pMI. We will focus on the rationale of the current “Third Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction” and of the alternative approach proposed by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
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The definition of pMI is an evolving field where the Third Universal MI definition represents the best attempt to date to incorporate available evidence along with scientific and clinical judgment into criteria to ensure adequate specificity in the diagnosis and the relevant prognostic significance, while trying to maintain sensitivity. Questions on the recommended criteria and their practical implementation remain, but the Third Universal definition document represents an important milestone toward a better standardization and enhanced consensus on the pMI definition.
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- Pierluigi Tricoci
- Division of Cardiology and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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Izgi A, Tanalp AC, Kirma C, Dundar C, Oduncu V, Akcakoyun M, Ozveren O, Mutlu B. Predictors and Prognostic Significance of Troponin-I Release following Elective Coronary Angioplasty. J Int Med Res 2016; 34:612-23. [PMID: 17294993 DOI: 10.1177/147323000603400606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to investigate the predictors and prognostic significance of post-procedural cardiac troponin (cTn)-I elevations in a consecutive series of patients who underwent elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). cTn-I was measured in 100 patients immediately before and within 24 h after the elective PCI. Post-procedural cTn-I elevation was observed in 27 of the 100 patients. In multivariate analysis, basal haemoglobin values and the number of repeated balloon dilatations were found to be independent predictors of cTn-I elevation. During the follow-up period of 12 ± 1.2 months, the cTn-I-positive group had more major adverse cardiovascular events than the cTn-I-negative group (33.3% versus 16.4%, respectively), but the difference was not significant. An increase in cTn-I levels following elective PCI procedures was frequent but did not predict a poor long-term outcome.
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- A Izgi
- Department of Cardiology, Kartal Kosuyolu Heart Education and Research Hospital, Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Karakyriou M, Hadjimiltiades S, Meditskou S, Nenopoulou E, Efthimiadis G, Vogazianos P, Karvounis C, Styliadis I. Embolization after percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndrome. Saphenous vein grafts versus native coronary arteries. Herz 2014; 40 Suppl 1:36-42. [PMID: 25471205 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-014-4184-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of distal embolization and to quantify the amount of embolic material captured during stent implantation in native coronary arteries, as compared with saphenous vein grafts (SVG) in patients at different time periods after an acute coronary syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 104 patients presenting with unstable or stable angina underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in 107 vessels and stent implantation in 112 lesions, 53 % of which were in SVG. RESULTS Device deployment and retrieval was successful in 111 lesions. Embolic material was detected in 74 % of the protection devices. Early PCI, during a 2-week period after the last ischemic episode, was associated with larger embolic load, especially in the right coronary artery. The length of the lesion was the only preprocedural independent variable that was found to be a significant predictor for the presence of emboli (p = 0.002). The stent diameter and the maximum dilatation pressure were the two procedural variables found to be significant predictors for the presence of emboli (p = 0.025 and p = 0.008, respectively). The irregularity of the lesion and the number of stents deployed were found to have a predictive correlation to the total area of the embolic particles (p = 0.04 and p = 0.005, respectively). CONCLUSION Distal embolization of atherosclerotic debris is a frequent phenomenon after PCI not only in SVG but also in native vessels. The amount of embolic material seems to be related to the atherosclerotic burden of the vessel and to the early timing of the procedure as related to acute coronary syndrome.
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- M Karakyriou
- Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece,
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Sato T, Kameyama T, Noto T, Nakadate T, Ueno H, Yamada K, Inoue H. The impact of anti-inflammatory cytokines provoked by CD163 positive macrophages on ventricular functional recovery after myocardial infarction. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2014; 37:139-47. [PMID: 23873589 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-013-0971-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Present study aimed to investigate the impact of anti-inflammatory cytokines provoked by the hemoglobin scavenger receptor, CD163, on left ventricular (LV) functional recovery after successful reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Intraplaque hemorrhage accelerates plaque destabilization. Extracellular hemoglobin is cleared by CD163, a macrophage scavenger receptor. This process provokes secretion of anti-inflammatory atheroprotective cytokine, interleukin (IL)-10. In 40 patients with the first AMI, coronary atherothrombotic debris was retrieved during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), stained with antibodies to CD163 and IL-10. LV function was determined by echocardiography before PCI and 6 months after PCI. %CD163 was defined as ratio of CD163 (+)-cells to whole cells. %IL-10 was expressed as the ratio of positively stained areas per total tissue. Patients were divided into two groups depending on the amount of CD163 (+)-cells: CD163 > 10 % (CD163high, n = 20) and CD163 ≤ 10 % (CD163low, n = 20). CD163high group had significantly higher %IL-10. Final thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grade was significantly lower in CD163high group. In subgroups with the final TIMI-3 flow (CD163high-Reflow, n = 15 and CD163low-Reflow, n = 20), the time to reperfusion, infarct size, LV dimensions and fractional shortening (%FS) before PCI were similar. Significant correlation was observed between %IL10 and changes in LV dimensions (diastole, r = -0.49, P = 0.01; systole, r = -0.65, P < 0.01) or %FS (r = 0.51, P < 0.01) at 6 months after PCI. Plaque with CD163(+)-macrophages could impair distal flow after primary PCI. However, CD163(+)-macrophages enhance the anti-inflammatory cytokine expression that aids in ventricular functional recovery if distal flow can be achieved by successful reperfusion.
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- Takao Sato
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama University Hospital, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan,
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Nishio M, Ueda Y, Matsuo K, Tsujimoto M, Hao H, Asai M, Nemoto T, Wada M, Hirata A, Murakami A, Kashiwase K, Kodama K. Association of target lesion characteristics evaluated by coronary computed tomography angiography and plaque debris distal embolization during percutaneous coronary intervention. Circ J 2014; 78:2203-8. [PMID: 24998191 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-14-0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The slow-flow or no re-flow phenomenon has been associated with distal embolization, especially of plaque debris, and with unfavorable clinical outcomes. Therefore, we examined the association between the coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) findings of the target lesion and distal embolization during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS AND RESULTS: Consecutive patients (n=55: 18 unstable angina, 19 stable effort angina, 18 silent ischemia) who underwent PCI with a filter-type distal protection device after evaluation of the target lesion by CCTA were analyzed. CCTA examined low-attenuation plaque (LAP), positive remodeling (PR), and ring-like enhancement of the target lesion. Distal embolization of thrombus and plaque debris was evaluated by pathological examination of material collected in the filter.Any distal embolization and distal embolization of plaque debris were respectively detected in 75% and 0% of patients with LAP or PR alone, in 95% and 17% of patients with both LAP and PR, and in 100% and 27% of patients with all of LAP, PR and ring-like enhancement. The sensitivity and specificity to predict plaque debris embolization by having both findings of LAP and PR was 100% and 46%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The CCTA findings of the target lesion were associated with distal embolization and were very sensitive for predicting plaque debris embolization.
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- Mayu Nishio
- Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital
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Koukounas V, Karnabatidis D, Diamantopoulos A, Spiliopoulos S, Kagadis GC, Ravazoula P, Kakkos S, Siablis D. Incidence of arterial micro-embolization during percutaneous AngioJet thrombectomy of hemodialysis grafts. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2014; 37:405-11. [PMID: 23756879 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-013-0663-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE This study was designed to investigate the incidence of arterial embolization using a peripheral protection filter device in a series of patients undergoing percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy for the management of thrombosed hemodialysis arteriovenous grafts (AVGs). METHODS This prospective, single-center study included all eligible patients presenting during an 18-month period to undergo AVG percutaneous thrombectomy. Inclusion criteria was a recently thrombosed AVG with 2 cm of artery before the next arterial branching. Primary endpoint was the incidence of distal arterial macro- and micro-embolization determined by both digital subtraction angiography and histopathological analysis of the material collected. Secondary endpoints included quantitative measurements of the specimens using a 0+ (no material) to 3+ (maximum load) score. RESULTS In total, 42 patients met the study's inclusion criteria. No procedure-related complications or angiographically evident arterial embolization were noted. Macroscopically evident material was present in 47.6% (20/42 filters). Histopathology demonstrated that the embolic material was primary consisted of fibrin conglomerates and platelets (median score: 1.5, confidence interval: 1.0-3.0), whereas inflammatory cells, trapped erythrocytes, extracellular matrix, cholesterol clefts, foam cells, necrotic core, and smooth muscle cells also were detected. Mean total area of embolic material was 5.04 mm(2) (range 0.05-5.21). The mean major axis of the largest particle was 1.83 mm (range 0.29-6.64), whereas 19% (8/42) contained particles with major axis >1 mm and 12% (5/42) with major axis >3 mm. CONCLUSIONS In this study, the percentage of arterial micro-embolization was significantly higher than previously reported. However, the detrimental, long-term, clinical relevance remains to be determined.
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- Vasileios Koukounas
- Department of Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26500, Rion, Greece
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Patel VG, Brayton KM, Mintz GS, Maehara A, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Intracoronary and Noninvasive Imaging for Prediction of Distal Embolization and Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction During Native Coronary Artery Percutaneous Intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 6:1102-14. [DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.113.000448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Vishal G. Patel
- From VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (V.G.P., S.B., E.S.B.); Stanford University, Stanford, CA (K.M.B.); and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.S.M., A.M.)
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- From VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (V.G.P., S.B., E.S.B.); Stanford University, Stanford, CA (K.M.B.); and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.S.M., A.M.)
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- From VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (V.G.P., S.B., E.S.B.); Stanford University, Stanford, CA (K.M.B.); and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.S.M., A.M.)
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- From VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (V.G.P., S.B., E.S.B.); Stanford University, Stanford, CA (K.M.B.); and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.S.M., A.M.)
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- From VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (V.G.P., S.B., E.S.B.); Stanford University, Stanford, CA (K.M.B.); and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.S.M., A.M.)
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- From VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (V.G.P., S.B., E.S.B.); Stanford University, Stanford, CA (K.M.B.); and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.S.M., A.M.)
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Matsuo K, Ueda Y, Tsujimoto M, Hao H, Nishio M, Hirata A, Asai M, Nemoto T, Murakami A, Kashiwase K, Kodama K. Ruptured plaque and large plaque burden are risks of distal embolisation during percutaneous coronary intervention: evaluation by angioscopy and virtual histology intravascular ultrasound imaging. EUROINTERVENTION 2013; 9:235-42. [PMID: 23793009 DOI: 10.4244/eijv9i2a39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS Slow flow and no flow phenomena have been associated with distal embolisation, especially of plaque debris, and with unfavourable clinical outcomes. However, patients at high risk of distal embolisation for whom distal protection might be beneficial have not been adequately identified. We examined the frequency of distal embolisation and its predicting factors, including both ACS and non-ACS patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Consecutive patients (n=98) with or without ACS who had received PCI with a filter-type distal protection device and successful angioscopic and VH-IVUS examination were prospectively enrolled. The presence of yellow plaque and plaque rupture was evaluated by angioscopy. Tissue classification and plaque burden was evaluated by VH-IVUS. Distal embolisation was evaluated by pathological examination of material collected in the filter. Distal embolisation of plaque debris was more frequently detected in patients with ACS (48% vs. 25%, p=0.02), in those with ruptured plaque (86% vs. 13%, p<0.001), in those with large (>75%) plaque burden (50% vs. 23%, p=0.006), and in those with grade 2/3 yellow plaque (52% vs. 7%, p<0.001), as compared to those without it. CONCLUSIONS The presence of ruptured yellow plaque and of large plaque burden, rather than the setting of ACS, was highly predictive of distal embolisation of plaque debris.
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- Koshi Matsuo
- Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Shreenivas S, Anwaruddin S. Management of Complications During Saphenous Vein Graft Interventions. Interv Cardiol Clin 2013; 2:339-346. [PMID: 28582140 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2012.12.003] [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: 06/07/2023]
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Because of greater patient comorbidities, more diffusely diseased vessels, and the greater possibility of mechanical complications, saphenous vein graft interventions are fraught with complications. The greatest risk is a higher risk of periprocedural myocardial infarction due to distal embolization of microemboli. The risk for noreflow in a patient with concomitant native critical vessel disease can have grave consequences. Minimizing the risk of periprocedural myocardial infarction with the use of distal embolic protection, understanding the role of adjunctive pharmacotherapy, and learning how to manage less common but serious mechanical complications during saphenous vein graft interventions are important to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
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- Satya Shreenivas
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Malpeso J, Budoff MJ. Predicting periprocedural myocardial infarction: target-lesion plaque characterization with coronary computed tomography angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 59:1889-90. [PMID: 22595408 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Impact of Coronary Plaque Composition on Cardiac Troponin Elevation After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Stable Angina Pectoris. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 59:1881-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Revised: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Effect of embolic particles during coronary interventional procedures on regional wall motion in patients with stable angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol 2012; 109:1142-7. [PMID: 22245408 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2011] [Revised: 11/28/2011] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Microembolization during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) causes minor myocardial injury, and a Doppler guidewire can detect embolic particles as high-intensity transient signals (HITS). The present study investigated the effect of microembolization during PCI on regional wall motion using a Doppler guidewire and myocardial strain analysis. We performed PCI to the left anterior descending coronary artery in 25 patients (18 men and 7 women, 68 ± 8 years old) with stable angina pectoris. Coronary flow spectrums were obtained with a Doppler guidewire to count the total number of HITS throughout the PCI procedures. On the days before and after PCI, we recorded echocardiography and measured the longitudinal peak systolic strain, peak strain rate, and early diastolic strain rate in the left anterior descending territory using a 2-dimensional speckle tracking method. PCI was successfully performed, and 10 ± 6 HITS (range 0 to 22, median 9) were recognized during PCI. The echocardiographic study showed no visible wall motion abnormalities in the left anterior descending territory either after or before PCI. In cases in which the total number of HITS was ≥10, the peak systolic strain, peak strain rate, and early diastolic strain rate worsened on the day after PCI compared with those on the day before PCI (p <0.01). The rates of change in peak systolic strain and early diastolic strain rate, defined as the ratios of those parameters after PCI to those before PCI, had modest to strong inverse correlations with the total number of HITS (R(2) = 0.35 and R(2) = 0.46, respectively). In conclusion, periprocedural microembolization during PCI reduces subclinical cardiac function in patients with stable angina pectoris.
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Saeed M, Hetts SW, Ursell PC, Do L, Kolli KP, Wilson MW. Evaluation of the acute effects of distal coronary microembolization using multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Magn Reson Med 2011; 67:1747-57. [PMID: 21956356 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.23149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Revised: 07/19/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to test the potential of clinical imaging modalities, 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for qualitative and quantitative evaluation of acute microinfarcts and to determine the effects of <120 μm microemboli on left ventricular function, perfusion, cardiac injury biomarkers, arrhythmia, and cellular and vascular structures. Under X-ray fluoroscopy, 40-120 μm (16 mm(3) ) microemboli were delivered to embolize the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery of nine pigs. MDCT/MRI were performed at 72 h in a single session. Microinfarcts were visible in six of nine animals on delayed contrast-enhanced MDCT/MR images but measurable in all animals using semiautomated threshold methods. Other MDCT and MRI sequences demonstrated decline in left ventricular ejection fraction, regional strain and perfusion in visible and invisible microinfarcted regions. Microemboli caused significant elevation in cardiac injury enzymes and arrhythmias. Various sizes of microinfarcts appeared microscopically as distinct aggregates of macrophages replacing myocardium. Semiautomated threshold methods are necessary to measure and confirm/deny the presence of myocardial microinfarcts. This study offers support for alternative applications of MDCT/MRI in assessing clinical cases in which microemboli <120 μm escape protective devices during percutaneous coronary interventions. Although microembolization resulted in no mortality, it caused left ventricular dysfunction, perfusion deficit, cellular damage increase in cardiac injury enzymes, and arrhythmias.
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- Maythem Saeed
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94107-5705, USA.
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Relation between the presence and extent of coronary lipid core plaques detected by near-infrared spectroscopy with postpercutaneous coronary intervention myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 2011; 107:1613-8. [PMID: 21575750 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.01.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2010] [Revised: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We aimed to examine whether an association exists between the presence and extent of coronary lipid core plaques (LCPs) detected by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) performed before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with postprocedural myocardial infarction (MI). NIRS was performed in the native coronary arteries of 30 patients before PCI. Angular extent of LCP, lesion segment lipid core burden index, and block chemogram were evaluated. Cardiac biomarkers were measured before and 16 to 24 hours after PCI to determine occurrence of postprocedural MI. Mean number of 2-mm yellow blocks within the stented lesion was 1.4 ± 2.1 and mean lesion lipid core burden index was 110.3 ± 99. Using a definition of creatine kinase-MB >1 time upper limit of normal (ULN), >2 times ULN, and >3 times ULN, MI after PCI occurred in 23%, 13%, and 10% of patients, respectively. Compared to patients who did not have MI after PCI, those who did had similar clinical characteristics but received more stents and had more blocks within the stented lesion. Creatine kinase-MB increase >3 times ULN was observed in 27% of patients with ≥1 yellow block versus in none of the patients without a yellow block within the stented lesion (p = 0.02). In conclusion, PCI of LCP-positive lesions as assessed by NIRS is associated with increased risk for MI after PCI. NIRS may allow lesion-specific risk stratification before PCI and optimization of PCI strategies for myocardial injury risk minimization.
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Malyar NM, Lerman LO, Gössl M, Beighley PE, Ritman EL. Relationship between surface area of nonperfused myocardium and extravascular extraction of contrast agent following coronary microembolization. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 301:R430-7. [PMID: 21543631 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00428.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Myocardial microvascular permeability and coronary sinus concentration of muscle metabolites have been shown to increase after myocardial ischemia due to epicardial coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion. However, their association with coronary microembolization is not well defined. This study tested the hypothesis that acute coronary microembolization increases microvascular permeability in the porcine heart. The left anterior descending perfusion territories of 34 anesthetized pigs (32 ± 3 kg) were embolized with equal volumes of microspheres of one of three diameters (10, 30, or 100 μm) and at three different doses for each size. Electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) was used to assess in vivo, microvascular extraction of a nonionic contrast agent (an index of microvascular permeability) before and after microembolization with microspheres at baseline and during adenosine infusion. A high-resolution three-dimensional microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) scanner was subsequently used to obtain ex vivo, the volume and corresponding surface area of the embolized myocardial islands within the perfusion territories of the microembolized coronary artery. EBCT-derived microvascular extraction of contrast agent increased within minutes after coronary microembolization (P < 0.001 vs. baseline and vs. control values). The increase in coronary microvascular permeability was highly correlated to the micro-CT-derived total surface area of the nonperfused myocardium (r = 0.83, P < 0.001). In conclusion, myocardial extravascular accumulation of contrast agent is markedly increased after coronary microembolization and its magnitude is in proportion to the surface area of the interface between the nonperfused and perfused territories.
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- Nasser M Malyar
- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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The Relationship Between Attenuated Plaque Identified by Intravascular Ultrasound and No-Reflow After Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2011; 4:495-502. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2010.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2010] [Accepted: 12/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Carlsson M, Jablonowski R, Martin AJ, Ursell PC, Saeed M. Coronary microembolization causes long-term detrimental effects on regional left ventricular function. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2011; 45:205-14. [PMID: 21463182 DOI: 10.3109/14017431.2011.568629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate whether coronary microemboli have long-term effects on left ventricular (LV) function in an experimental model. Furthermore, to determine if first-pass perfusion and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) patterns differs between small- and large-sized microemboli. DESIGN Six pigs underwent left anterior descending (LAD)-coronary microembolization with small-sized (40-120 μm, n ∼ 250 000) microemboli using a combined x-ray and MRI-system. MR-images before, one hour after and 7-8 weeks after microembolization were obtained. Results were compared to MRI obtained by large-sized (100-300 μm, n ∼ 7200) microemboli. RESULTS Cine MRI showed an acute drop in ejection fraction (from 49.5 ± 2.6% to 32.5 ± 2.8) that substantially recovered at 7-8 weeks (47.5 ± 3.2%). Regional LV-function assessed as circumferential, longitudinal and radial strain declined in both microinfarcts and remote regions followed by partial recovery at 7-8 weeks. The decline in LV function and the severe perfusion deficit from the small microemboli was similar to the large microemboli at one hour. There was a significant recovery in perfusion at 7-8 weeks in the microinfarcts. LGE demonstrated the microinfarcts at 7-8 weeks but not at one hour and the microinfarcts were confirmed by histopathology. CONCLUSION Microembolization causes long-term, regional LV dysfunction and this study confirmed the need of a comprehensive MRI-protocol for the detection of microinfarcts. These findings suggest that even small microemboli (40-120 μm in diameter), which may escape the distal protective devices influence cardiac function.
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- Marcus Carlsson
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
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Saeed M, Hetts SW, English J, Do L, Wilson MW. Quantitative and qualitative characterization of the acute changes in myocardial structure and function after distal coronary microembolization using MDCT. Acad Radiol 2011; 18:479-87. [PMID: 21237677 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To determine the potential of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in assessing, at 72 hours, the effects of distal coronary microembolization on myocardial structure and function. MATERIALS AND METHODS Microembolic material (total volume=16 mm(3) of 40-120 μm diameter) was selectively delivered in the left anterior descending coronary artery under x-ray fluoroscopy (n = 6 pigs). After 72 hours, 64-slice MDCT was used to assess LV function, perfusion, and viability. For comparison between the measurements at 80 kV, 120 kV, and postmortem we used Bland-Altman and Pearson correlation. Histochemical and histopathological staining was used for quantitative and qualitative characterization of microinfarct. RESULTS Cine MDCT showed the deleterious effects of microembolization on systolic wall thickening, LV volumes, and ejection fraction. Perfusion parameters, such as max upslope, peak attenuation, and time to peak, differed between microinfarct territory and remote myocardium. Inconsistency in visualizing microinfarct was observed using tube voltages of 80 kV and 120 kV. The extent of heterogeneous microinfarct was 4.5 ± 1.0 % of LV mass at 80 kV, 6.1 ± 0.9% LV at 120 kV, and 5.9 ± 1.1% LV on postmortem. There was significant difference in the extent of microinfarct measured on 80 kV MDCT compared with 120 kV and postmortem. Microscopic examination revealed the random distribution of obstructed microvessels surrounded by myocardial necrosis and inflammatory cells in all animals. CONCLUSION Both visible and nonvisible microinfarct cause perfusion deficit and LV dysfunction. MDCT is sensitive for quantifying early functional changes in LV caused by microembolization. Further improvement in spatial resolution of this technology is needed to improve visualization of microinfarct.
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- Maythem Saeed
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 94107-5705, USA.
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Assembly of a multichannel video system to simultaneously record cerebral emboli with cerebral imaging. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2011; 23:247-50. [PMID: 21441834 DOI: 10.1097/ana.0b013e318210419a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Stroke remains a significant risk of carotid revascularization for atherosclerotic disease. Emboli generated at the time of treatment either using endarterectomy or stent-angioplasty may progress with blood flow and lodge in brain arteries. Recently, the use of protection devices to trap emboli created at the time of revascularization has helped to establish a role for stent-supported angioplasty compared with endarterectomy. Several devices have been developed to reduce or detect emboli that may be dislodged during carotid artery stenting to treat carotid artery stenosis. A significant challenge in assessing the efficacy of these devices is precisely determining when emboli are dislodged in real time. To address this challenge, we devised a method of simultaneously recording fluoroscopic images, transcranial Doppler data, vital signs, and digital video of the patient/physician. This method permits accurate causative analysis and allows procedural events to be precisely correlated to embolic events in real time.
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Babu GG, Walker JM, Yellon DM, Hausenloy DJ. Peri-procedural myocardial injury during percutaneous coronary intervention: an important target for cardioprotection. Eur Heart J 2010; 32:23-31. [PMID: 21037252 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the predominant procedure for coronary revascularization in patients with both stable and unstable coronary artery disease (CAD). Over the past two decades, technical advances in PCI have resulted in a better and safer therapeutic procedure with minimal procedural complications. However, about 30% of patients undergoing elective PCI sustain myocardial injury arising from the procedure itself, the extent of which is significant enough to carry prognostic importance. The peri-procedural injury which accompanies PCI might therefore reduce some of the beneficial effects of coronary revascularization. The availability of more sensitive serum biomarkers of myocardial injury such as creatine phosphokinase MB isoenzyme (CK-MB), Troponin T, and Troponin I has enabled the quantification of previously undetectable myocardial injury. Peri-procedural myocardial injury (PMI) can also be visualized by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, a technique which allows the detection and quantification of myocardial necrosis following PCI. The identification of CAD patients at greatest risk of sustaining PMI during PCI would allow targeted treatment with novel therapies capable of limiting the extent of PMI or reducing the number of patients experiencing PMI.
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- Girish Ganesha Babu
- Division of Medicine, The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College Medical School, 67 Chenies Mews, London, UK
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The assessment of Shin’s method for the prediction of creatinine kinase-MB elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention: an intravascular ultrasound study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2010; 27:883-92. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-010-9734-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nusca A, Melfi R, Patti G, Sciascio GD. Statin loading before percutaneous coronary intervention: proposed mechanisms and applications. Future Cardiol 2010; 6:579-89. [DOI: 10.2217/fca.10.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Statin therapy reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease. Recent in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated a LDL-independent action of these class of drugs, which appears in modulating endothelial function, inflammation and thrombosis. Periprocedural myocardial infarction and contrast-induced nephropathy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), associated with worse outcome on long-term follow-up, are both complications related to inflammatory pathogenetic mechanisms. Randomized studies demonstrated a beneficial effect of short-term statin pretreatment in reducing periprocedural cardiac marker release in patients undergoing PCI. Statin therapy before elective PCI reduces periprocedural myocardial infarction in patients with stable angina. Furthermore, an acute loading with a high dose of atorvastatin prevents myocardial damage in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing early PCI (<48 h). In patients already on chronic statin therapy, a reload with high-dose statins was associated with a significant improvement on 30-day major adverse cardiac event rates. Furthermore, statin therapy at the time of PCI significantly decreased the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy. This evidence suggests an ‘upstream administration’ of short-term, high-dose statins in all patients undergoing PCI.
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- Annunziata Nusca
- Campus Bio-medico, University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00218, Rome, Italy
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- Campus Bio-medico, University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00218, Rome, Italy
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- Campus Bio-medico, University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00218, Rome, Italy
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Patel B, Fisher M. Therapeutic advances in myocardial microvascular resistance: Unravelling the enigma. Pharmacol Ther 2010; 127:131-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2010.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Isshiki T, Kozuma K, Kyono H, Suzuki N, Yokoyama N, Yamamoto Y. Initial clinical experience with distal embolic protection using "Filtrap", a novel filter device with a self-expandable spiral basket in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Cardiovasc Interv Ther 2010; 26:12-7. [PMID: 24122493 DOI: 10.1007/s12928-010-0027-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We developed a new filter-type distal protection guide wire, Filtrap, that uses a polyurethane filter with 1834 100-μm micropores covering the distal half of a spindle-shaped spiral Ni-Ti basket. The basket is 5 mm in diameter, self-expandable, and is mounted at the distal end of the system. This study aimed to assess the usefulness and safety of Filtrap during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Early angiographic and in-hospital outcomes were reviewed in 14 patients, including 9 acute coronary syndrome patients, treated with Filtrap during PCI. All lesions were located in native coronary arteries but one was located in a saphenous vein graft. The Filtrap was successfully delivered and deployed distal to the lesion in 13 of 14 patients (93%). All PCI procedures including stent implantation were successfully completed except for 2 AMI patients, who ended up with Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 2 coronary flow. One of these 2 patients had a distal embolization which occurred after thrombectomy before Filtrap insertion. The mean time of device insertion was 9.4 ± 3.2 min. Five patients showed transient no-reflow that was completely restored immediately with removal of the device. Embolic debris was entrapped in 8 (62%) of these cases. All patients were free from in-hospital events except for one patient with a large anterior acute myocardial infarction who received an emergency surgery due to a free wall cardiac rupture. These results suggest that the Filtrap is a practical and safe device for embolic protection during PCI.
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- Takaaki Isshiki
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, Japan,
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Carlsson M, Saloner D, Martin AJ, Ursell PC, Saeed M. Heterogeneous microinfarcts caused by coronary microemboli: evaluation with multidetector CT and MR imaging in a swine model. Radiology 2010; 254:718-28. [PMID: 20177087 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.09090527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To directly compare the sensitivity of 64-section multidetector computed tomography (CT) with that of 1.5-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the depiction and measurement of heterogeneous 7-8-week-old microinfarcts and the quantification of regional left ventricular (LV) function and perfusion in the territory of coronary intervention in a swine model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Approval was obtained from the institutional animal committee. An x-ray/MR system was used to catheterize the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery with x-ray guidance and to delineate the perfusion territory. The vessel was selectively microembolized in six pigs with small-diameter embolic material (40-120 microm, 250000 count). At 7-8 weeks after microembolization, multidetector CT and MR imaging were used to assess LV function, first-pass perfusion, and delayed contrast enhancement in remote myocardium and microinfarct scars. Histochemical staining with triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) was used to confirm and quantify heterogeneous microinfarct scars. The two-tailed Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to detect differences between modalities and myocardial regions. RESULTS The LAD territory was 32.4% +/- 3.8(stadard error of the mean) of the LV mass. Multidetector CT and MR imaging have similar sensitivity in the detection of regional and global LV dysfunction and extent of microinfarct. The mean LV end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume, and ejection fraction were 93 mL +/- 8, 46 mL +/- 4, and 50% +/- 3, respectively, on multidetector CT images and 92 mL +/- 8, 48 mL +/- 5, and 48% +/- 3, respectively, on MR images (P > or = .05). The extent of heterogeneous microinfarct was not significantly different between multidetector CT (6.3% +/- 0.8 of the LV mass), MR imaging (6.6% +/- 0.5 of the LV mass), and TTC staining (7.0% +/- 0.6 of the LV mass). First-pass multidetector CT and MR imaging demonstrated significant regional differences (P < .05) in time to peak between the heterogeneous microinfarct and remote myocardium (17.0 seconds +/- 0.3 and 12.4 seconds +/- 0.6, respectively, for multidetector CT and 17.2 seconds +/- 0.8 and 12.5 seconds +/- 1.0, respectively, for MR imaging). CONCLUSION Modern multidetector CT and MR imaging are sensitive modalities with which to depict heterogeneous microinfarcts and determine regional LV dysfunction and decreased perfusion in the territory of intervention. (c) RSNA, 2010.
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- Marcus Carlsson
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, 185 Berry St, Suite 350, Campus Box 0946, San Francisco, CA 94107-5705, USA
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Is CT the better angiogram? Coronary interventions and CT imaging. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2010; 3:29-31. [PMID: 20129527 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2009.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2009] [Accepted: 10/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Uetani T, Amano T, Kunimura A, Kumagai S, Ando H, Yokoi K, Yoshida T, Kato B, Kato M, Marui N, Nanki M, Matsubara T, Ishii H, Izawa H, Murohara T. The Association Between Plaque Characterization by CT Angiography and Post-Procedural Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Elective Stent Implantation. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2010; 3:19-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2009.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2009] [Revised: 08/28/2009] [Accepted: 09/08/2009] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Heusch G, Kleinbongard P, Böse D, Levkau B, Haude M, Schulz R, Erbel R. Coronary microembolization: from bedside to bench and back to bedside. Circulation 2009; 120:1822-36. [PMID: 19884481 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.888784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 321] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Coronary microembolization from the erosion or rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque occurs spontaneously in acute coronary syndromes and iatrogenically during percutaneous coronary interventions. Typical consequences of coronary microembolization are microinfarcts with an inflammatory response, contractile dysfunction, and reduced coronary reserve. Apart from transient elevations of creatine kinase and troponin, microemboli can be visualized by intracoronary Doppler and the resulting microinfarcts by late-enhancement nuclear magnetic resonance. Statins, antiplatelet agents, and coronary vasodilators protect against microembolization and microinfarction when started before percutaneous coronary interventions. Distal protection devices can retrieve atherothrombotic debris and prevent its embolization into the microcirculation, but their effect on clinical outcome has been disappointing so far, except for saphenous vein bypass grafts. Devices for aspiration of thrombi and thrombus-derived vasoconstrictor, thrombogenic, and inflammatory substances, however, reduce thrombus burden, improve perfusion, and provide protection in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
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- Gerd Heusch
- Institut für Pathophysiologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany.
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Dicks DL, Carlsson M, Heiberg E, Martin A, Saloner D, Arheden H, Saeed M. Persistent decline in longitudinal and radial strain after coronary microembolization detected on velocity encoded phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging 2009; 30:69-76. [PMID: 19557848 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To use velocity-encoded phase contrast (PC) MRI in assessing the effect of coronary microembolization on longitudinal and radial myocardial strain. MATERIALS AND METHODS A combined X-ray and MR system (XMR) was used for selective left anterior descending artery catheterization and microinfarct assessment in swine (n = 6). The embolized area at risk was defined on perfusion MRI followed by administration of a 7500 count (size = 100-300 microm) of the embolic agent. Quantification of strain and microinfarction was performed at 1 h and 1 week using PC-MRI and delayed enhancement (DE) MRI, respectively. At postmortem, sliced hearts were stained to define microinfarction. RESULTS Baseline longitudinal and radial strain did not differ between area-at-risk and remote myocardium. The embolized territory (area at risk) showed significant decline in longitudinal strain from -11.5 +/- 3.2% to 1.8 +/- 2.5% at 1 h (P < 0.05) and -3.9 +/- 1.1% at 1 week (P < 0.05). Similarly, regional radial strain progressively declined from 23.6 +/- 2.5% at baseline to 12.5 +/- 3.7% at 1 h (P < 0.05) and 4.8 +/- 5.0% at 1 week (P < 0.01). The size of microinfarction was not significantly different between DE-MRI and histochemical staining. CONCLUSION PC-MRI is sensitive in assessing changes in regional longitudinal and radial strain after coronary embolization. Longitudinal and radial strain of the hyperenhanced patchy microinfarction demonstrates persistent decline over the course of 1 week.
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- Demetrius L Dicks
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-2205, USA
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Hamood H, Makhoul N, Hassan A, Shefer A, Rosenschein U. Embolic protection: Limitations of current technology and novel concepts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 7:176-82. [PMID: 16373263 DOI: 10.1080/14628840500285038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Distal embolic event is one of the major limitations of coronary and non-coronary vascular interventions. Balloon and filter-based Embolic Protection Devices (EPDs) are a new class of interventional devices, used to prevent consequential morbidity and mortality of the distal embolic events. Data from first generation EPD supply proof of concept and show approximately 40% reduction in mortality and morbidity, when EPDs are used during saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) interventions. Current limitations of all first generation EPD technology taper their penetration. With breakthroughs in embolic protection technology, it is estimated that, in the near future, EPDs will be used with stenting in all high-risk lesions (SVGs, carotid arteries and acute coronary syndromes), become the standard of care and even be used in low risk cases.
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- Hatem Hamood
- Department of Cardiology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, ISRAEL
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Carlsson M, Martin AJ, Ursell PC, Saloner D, Saeed M. Magnetic resonance imaging quantification of left ventricular dysfunction following coronary microembolization. Magn Reson Med 2008; 61:595-602. [PMID: 19097239 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kawarada O, Yokoi Y, Izuta M. Distal embolization during intracranial carotid artery stenting. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2008; 71:740-3. [PMID: 18412071 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Intracranial stenting, with or without balloon angioplasty, has emerged as an effective alternative to medical therapy for intracranial atherosclerosis. However, this strategy appears to involve the potential risk of distal embolization, which may lead to disability and death. Here, the authors have described a successful case of distal balloon-protected intracranial carotid artery stenting for clinically and angiographically unstable intracarotid artery stenosis revealing aspirated embolic materials containing yellow plaque, red thrombus, and white debris.
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- Osami Kawarada
- Department of Cardiology, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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EL-JACK SEIFS, SUWATCHAI PORNRATANARANGSI, STEWART JAMEST, RUYGROK PETERN, ORMISTON JOHNA, WEST TEENA, WEBSTER MARKWI. Distal Embolization during Native Vessel and Vein Graft Coronary Intervention with a Vascular Protection Device: Predictors of High-Risk Lesions. J Interv Cardiol 2007; 20:474-80. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2007.00308.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Angelini A, Della Barbera M, Thiene G. Interventional procedures for atherothrombosis: pathology of retrieved material. Heart 2007; 93:1301-8. [PMID: 17890710 PMCID: PMC2000959 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.057430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Annalisa Angelini
- Department of Medico-diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, Pathological Anatomy-Cardiovascular Pathology, University of Padua Medical School, Padoua, Italy.
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Shah PK. Distal embolization after percutaneous coronary interventions: prediction, prevention, and relevance. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 50:1647-8. [PMID: 17950145 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2007] [Revised: 07/06/2007] [Accepted: 07/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nakatani D, Sato H, Sakata Y, Mizuno H, Shimizu M, Suna S, Nanto S, Hirayama A, Ito H, Fujii K, Hori M. Effect of intracoronary thrombectomy on 30-day mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 2007; 100:1212-7. [PMID: 17920359 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2007] [Revised: 05/22/2007] [Accepted: 05/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Insertion of intracoronary thrombectomy (ICT) devices, as a precedent to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), theoretically could have a beneficial effect on the outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction. To examine whether ICT was associated with a lower 30-day mortality rate in patients with acute myocardial infarction, we studied 3,913 patients who underwent PCI within 24 hours after onset. A total of 990 patients (25.3%) were treated with ICT before PCI. The 30-day mortality rate was lower in the patients receiving ICT than in those without (3.7% vs 6.2%, p = 0.004), but this beneficial effect disappeared after adjustment for baseline characteristics (hazard ratio [HR] 0.658, p = 0.166). We also divided the patients into tertiles according to the Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score. After adjustment for baseline characteristics, ICT was associated with a lower 30-day mortality rate in patients from the highest TIMI risk score tertile (HR 0.407, p = 0.029), but not in patients from the lower 2 tertiles. ICT was also an independent predictor of a lower 30-day mortality risk in patients aged > or =70 years (HR 0.239, p = 0.007), patients with diabetes mellitus (HR 0.275, p = 0.039), and those with stent implantation (HR 0.437, p = 0.034). In conclusion, in selected patients with high TIMI risk scores, an age > or =70 years, diabetes mellitus, or stenting, ICT is associated with a lower 30-day mortality rate.
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