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Latus H, Stammermann J, Voges I, Waschulzik B, Gutberlet M, Diller GP, Schranz D, Ewert P, Beerbaum P, Kühne T, Sarikouch S. Impact of Right Ventricular Pressure Load After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e022694. [PMID: 35301850 PMCID: PMC9075442 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) stenosis after repair of tetralogy of Fallot has been linked with favorable right ventricular remodeling but adverse outcomes. The aim of our study was to assess the hemodynamic impact and prognostic relevance of right ventricular pressure load in this population. Methods and Results A total of 296 patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (mean age, 17.8±7.9 years) were included in a prospective cardiovascular magnetic resonance multicenter study. Myocardial strain was quantified by feature tracking technique at study entry. Follow-up, including the need for pulmonary valve replacement, was assessed. The combined end point consisted of ventricular tachycardia and cardiac death. A higher echocardiographic RVOT peak gradient was significantly associated with smaller right ventricular volumes and less pulmonary regurgitation, but lower biventricular longitudinal strain. During a follow-up of 10.1 (0.1-12.9) years, the primary end point was reached in 19 of 296 patients (cardiac death, n=6; sustained ventricular tachycardia, n=2; and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, n=11). A higher RVOT gradient was associated with the combined outcome (hazard ratio [HR], 1.03; 95% CI, 1.00-1.06; P=0.026), and a cutoff gradient of ≥25 mm Hg was predictive for cardiovascular events (HR, 3.69; 95% CI, 1.47-9.27; P=0.005). In patients with pulmonary regurgitation ≥25%, a mild residual RVOT gradient (15-30 mm Hg) was not associated with a lower risk for pulmonary valve replacement. Conclusions Higher RVOT gradients were associated with less pulmonary regurgitation and smaller right ventricular dimensions but were related to reduced biventricular strain and emerged as univariate predictors of adverse events. Mild residual pressure gradients did not protect from pulmonary valve replacement. These results may have implications for the indication for RVOT reintervention in this population.
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- Heiner Latus
- Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease German Heart Centre Munich Munich Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology University Children's Hospital Kiel Kiel Germany
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- Institute for AI and Informatics in MedicineTechnical University Munich Munich Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Heart Centre Leipzig-University Leipzig Leipzig Germany
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- Division of Adult Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease Department of Cardiovascular Medicine University Hospital of Muenster Muenster Germany
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- Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease German Heart Centre Munich Munich Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research) Partner Site Munich Heart AllianceMunich Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease German Heart Centre Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Department of Heart, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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de Lange C, Quattrone A, Try K, Bakke AH, Borger Kvaslerud A, Haugaa K, Estensen ME. Is experienced pregnancy in women with repaired tetralogy of Fallot related to diffuse myocardial fibrosis? Int J Cardiol 2021; 344:95-102. [PMID: 34555445 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of pregnancy on cardiac function and fibrosis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rToF). BACKGROUND CMR T1 mapping can assess diffuse myocardial fibrosis which is associated to adverse clinical outcomes. Right ventricular (RV) accelerated remodeling is reported in rToF women with experienced pregnancy. METHODS We included rToF women from the national registry of congenital heart disease to perform CMR, assessing functional data, T1 mapping/ extracellular volume fraction (ECV). The results including clinical data were compared between women with experienced pregnancy vs non-experienced pregnancy and healthy individuals. RESULTS Fifty rToF women performed CMR, median age 36 (range 21-67) years. Fifteen were nulliparous. T1 mapping was compared to 30 controls, (14 women) median age 42 (24-64) years. In the left ventricle (LV), T1 times and ECV in all rToF women vs female controls were 1248 ± 61 ms/ 25.8 ± 2.9% vs 1255 ± 40 ms/ 26.8 ± 3.1%, p = 0.7 and p = 0.3, respectively. In rToF, RV T1 times was 1385 ± 124 ms and ECV 37.7 ± 5.4%. There was no association to parity or age in rToF LV T1/ ECV, p = 0.9 for both, or RV T1/ECV, p = 0.4 and p = 0.6, respectively. Indexed LV mass was higher in the rToF pregnancy group, 43 ± 10 vs 38 ± 6 g/m2, p = 0.03 while RV ejection fraction was lower, 49 ± 7% vs 53 ± 6%, p = 0.04. CONCLUSION Women with rTOF showed evidence of increased RV CMR markers suggestive of diffuse fibrosis while LV CMR markers were within normal values. Having experienced pregnancy might affect RV function, however without association to CMR biomarkers.
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- Charlotte de Lange
- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Section of Pediatric Radiology, Oslo University Hospital, PO Box 4950, Nydalen 0424, Oslo, Norway; Department of Radiology, Queen Silvia Childrens' Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Diagnosv. 11, 41650 Göteborg, Sweden.
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- ProCardio Center for Innovation, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, PO Box 4950, Nydalen 0424, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, PO Box 1171, Blindern 0318, Oslo, Norway; Dept. of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, PO Box 4950, Nydalen 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Section of Pediatric Radiology, Oslo University Hospital, PO Box 4950, Nydalen 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Section of Pediatric Radiology, Oslo University Hospital, PO Box 4950, Nydalen 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, PO Box 1171, Blindern 0318, Oslo, Norway; Dept. of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, PO Box 4950, Nydalen 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- ProCardio Center for Innovation, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, PO Box 4950, Nydalen 0424, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, PO Box 1171, Blindern 0318, Oslo, Norway; Dept. of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, PO Box 4950, Nydalen 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- ProCardio Center for Innovation, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, PO Box 4950, Nydalen 0424, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, PO Box 1171, Blindern 0318, Oslo, Norway; Dept. of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, PO Box 4950, Nydalen 0424, Oslo, Norway
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Detection of persistent systolic and diastolic abnormalities in asymptomatic pediatric repaired tetralogy of Fallot patients with preserved ejection fraction: a CMR feature tracking study. Eur Radiol 2021; 31:6156-6168. [PMID: 33492469 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07643-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES A fast cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) feature tracking was applied to assess ventricular systolic and diastolic function. This study sought to detect right ventricular (RV) systolic and diastolic abnormalities in asymptomatic pediatric repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) patients with preserved RV ejection fraction (EF). METHODS One hundred asymptomatic pediatric rTOF patients with preserved RVEF ≥ 45% and 52 control subjects underwent cine CMR examinations. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE); peak tricuspid annular systolic (Sm), early diastolic (Em), and late diastolic (Am) velocities; and biventricular global radial (GRS), circumferential (GCS), and longitudinal strains (GLS) were analyzed using CMR feature tracking. RESULTS TAPSE, Sm, Em, Am, and RV GLS were significantly lower in rTOF patients compared with controls (all p < 0.01). The lower limits (mean-2·standard deviations) of TAPSE, Sm, Em, and Am among controls were 10.9 mm, 6.3 cm/s, 8.9 cm/s, and 2.4 cm/s, respectively, and 78%, 75%, 75%, and 19% of rTOF patients had corresponding measurements below these thresholds. Among rTOF patients, RV GLS was significantly lower in females than in males (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Despite preserved RVEF, there was a high prevalence of RV systolic and diastolic dysfunction among pediatric rTOF patients, which was detected using fast CMR feature tracking. KEY POINTS • There was high prevalence of systolic and diastolic dysfunction in asymptomatic pediatric repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) patients despite preserved right ventricular (RV) ejection fraction (EF). • Significant correlations were observed between right ventricular (RV) measurements (strains, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), peak tricuspid annular early diastolic velocity (Em), peak tricuspid annular late diastolic velocity (Am)), and left ventricular (LV) strain measurements, which indicates ventricular-ventricular interactions at systolic and diastolic function level. • Right ventricular (RV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) was lower in female repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) patients than in males, suggesting females with rTOF may be at a higher risk of developing RV systolic dysfunction than males.
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Hagdorn QAJ, Beurskens NEG, Gorter TM, Eshuis G, Hillege HL, Lui GK, Ceresnak SR, Chan FP, van Melle JP, Berger RMF, Willems TP. Sex differences in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot support a tailored approach for males and females: a cardiac magnetic resonance study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020; 36:1997-2005. [PMID: 32472300 PMCID: PMC7497497 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-020-01900-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Purpose Substantial differences between sexes exist with respect to cardiovascular diseases, including congenital heart disease. Nevertheless, clinical decisions in the long-term follow-up of patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) are currently based on unisex thresholds for cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) measurements. This study aimed to assess whether sex differences exist in cardiac adaptation to hemodynamic loading conditions in patients with rTOF. Methods and Results This cross-sectional, two-center, combined pediatric and adult cohort included 320 rTOF patients (163 males, 51%) who underwent routine CMR. Despite similar age (median and interquartile range [m + IQR] 23.4 [15.2-34.4] years), surgical history, and hemodynamic loading, males with rTOF demonstrated higher biventricular CMR-derived volumes and masses, indexed for body surface area, compared to females (e.g. m + IQR right ventricular (RV) end-diastolic volume: males 123 [100-151] mL/m2, females 114 [94-131] mL/m2, P = 0.007). Sex-specific Z-scores of biventricular volumes and masses were similar for males and females. RV volumes and masses correlated with hemodynamic loading, but these relations did not differ between sexes. Biventricular ejection fraction (EF) appeared to be lower in male patients, compared to female patients (e.g. m + IQR RVEF: males 48 [43-54]%, females 52 [46-57]%, P < 0.001). Conclusion Indexed ventricular volumes and masses are higher in males with rTOF, compared to females, similar to the healthy population. RV hypertrophy and dilatation correlated to loading conditions similarly for both sexes. However, under comparable loading conditions, males demonstrated more severe functional impairment. These results indicate that sex-differences should no longer be ignored in treatment strategies, including timing of pulmonary valve replacement.
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- Quint A J Hagdorn
- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Divisions of Cardiovascular Medicine and Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Olive MK, Fraser CD, Kutty S, McKenzie ED, Hammel JM, Krishnamurthy R, Dodd NA, Maskatia SA. Infundibular sparing versus transinfundibular approach to the repair of tetralogy of Fallot. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2020; 14:1149-1156. [DOI: 10.1111/chd.12863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mary K. Olive
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology Congenital Heart Center, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan
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- Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease University of Texas Dell Medical School, Dell Children’s Medical Center Austin Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics Taussig Congenital Heart Center, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland
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- Section of Congenital Heart Surgery Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas
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- Section of Cardiovascular Surgery University of Nebraska College of Medicine Omaha Nebraska
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- Section of Diagnostic Radiology Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State University Columbus Ohio
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- Section of Pediatric Radiology Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology Stanford University Palo Alto California
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Wang K, Xin J, Wang X, Yu H, Liu X. Pregnancy outcomes among 31 patients with tetralogy of Fallot, a retrospective study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2019; 19:486. [PMID: 31823779 PMCID: PMC6902441 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2630-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a severe type of congenital heart disease (CHD) and it confers substantial risk to mother and fetus for pregnant women. However, the outcome of pregnancy in women with TOF has not been well studied. Methods Women with TOF who have been seen and/or delivered at our tertiary-care hospital between April 2008 and January 2018 were retrospective reviewed. Results A total of 31 pregnant women with TOF were identified during ten-year period. Among these patients, cardiac defects remained uncorrected in 12 women and were surgically repaired in 19 women. The frequency of miscarriages, premature birth, and the percentage of neonates of small for gestational age (SGA) were greater in the uncorrected group than the surgically repaired group (16.67% vs 0, 50% vs 5.26, 41.67% vs 10.53% respectively). The neonatal mortality and fetal mortality were not observed in the surgically repaired group, but were observed in the uncorrected group [3.23% (1/31) and 6.45(2/31) respectively]. Furthermore, the obstetric and cardiac complications in the two groups were stratified and analyzed. Conclusions Surgical correction of TOF is associated with improved maternal and perinatal outcome. However, pregnancy in women with uncorrected TOF was still seen and it was observed at a rate of 1.4/10,000 in our medical center during ten year period. The high degree of ventricular dilatation heart, high functional classifications, serious cardiac arrhythmias and pulmonary hypertension appeared to be associated with maternal and neonatal risks.
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- Kana Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 20, 3rd section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, No. 20, 3rd section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- School of Public Heath, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 20, 3rd section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, No. 20, 3rd section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 20, 3rd section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. .,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, No. 20, 3rd section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 20, 3rd section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, No. 20, 3rd section, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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Robinson Vimala L, Hanneman K, Thavendiranathan P, Nguyen ET, Silversides CK, Wald RM. Characteristics of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Outcomes in Adults With Repaired Truncus Arteriosus. Am J Cardiol 2019; 124:1636-1642. [PMID: 31540664 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) features of adults with repaired truncus arteriosus (rTA) are largely undefined. We sought to explore CMR characteristics in rTA and to identify associations between imaging findings and cardiovascular outcomes. Adults with rTA and CMR were identified and anatomic subtypes (1-4) were assigned (Collett and Edwards classification). CMR characteristics, clinical data at last follow-up and adverse cardiovascular outcome were recorded. Twenty-seven adults (19% male) were studied (median age at cardiovascular magnetic resonance 26 years [interquartile range 18 to 40]) over 5.2-year duration [interquartile range 2.5 to 7.5]. With the exception of mildly increased RV mass (30 ± 12 g/m2), cardiac chamber measurements were within the normal range. In CMR measurements, only pulmonary artery peak velocity differed in subtypes (highest in subtype 3, 318 ± 26 cm/s, p = 0.029). Number of cardiovascular interventions in adulthood was moderately correlated with left ventricular end-diastolic volume (r = 0.463, p = 0.015), left ventricular ejection fraction (r = 0.425, p = 0.027) and neoaortic root size (r = 0.398, p = 0.039). Cardiovascular events (nonmutually exclusive) in 5 of 27 patients (19%) included death (n = 1), heart failure (n = 1), ventricular tachycardia (n = 1), and atrial tachycardia (n = 3). Increased cardiovascular risk was associated with decreased right ventricular ejection fraction (odds ratio 1.153, confidence interval 1.003 to 1.326, p = 0.046) and smaller ascending aorta diameter (odds ratio 1.758, confidence interval 1.037 to 2.976, p = 0.036). In conclusion, decreased right ventricular ejection fraction and smaller ascending aorta on cardiovascular magnetic resonance were associated with adverse events in rTA.
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D'Alto M, Budts W, Diller GP, Mulder B, Egidy Assenza G, Oreto L, Ciliberti P, Bassareo PP, Gatzoulis MA, Dimopoulos K. Does gender affect the prognosis and risk of complications in patients with congenital heart disease in the modern era? Int J Cardiol 2019; 290:156-161. [PMID: 31085083 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gender differences in the outcome of acquired cardiovascular disease are well known, but available literature on the influence of gender in congenital heart disease (CHD) is limited. Registries have provided valuable, albeit at times conflicting data. Higher mortality rates have been reported in older males with CHD, while sudden cardiac death is more prevalent in young males. However, mortality around surgery for CHD is higher in girls compared to boys, likely due to smaller body size. Women are at higher risk of developing pulmonary arterial hypertension, but at lower risk of adverse aortic outcomes, even though they are less likely to receive aortic surgery. Finally, women have a lower risk of presenting with infective endocarditis compared to men. The underlying reasons for gender differences in CHD can be attributed to genetic, hormonal, behavioural and other causes. The aim of the present paper is to provide an overview of available evidence on gender differences in CHD and their impact on outcome.
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- Michele D'Alto
- Department of Cardiology, Second University of Naples - Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven - Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Adult Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Pediatric Cardiology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- University College of Dublin, Mater Misericordiae University Teaching Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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Yoo BW. Epidemiology of Congenital Heart Disease with Emphasis on Sex-Related Aspects. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1065:49-59. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77932-4_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Messroghli DR, Moon JC, Ferreira VM, Grosse-Wortmann L, He T, Kellman P, Mascherbauer J, Nezafat R, Salerno M, Schelbert EB, Taylor AJ, Thompson R, Ugander M, van Heeswijk RB, Friedrich MG. Clinical recommendations for cardiovascular magnetic resonance mapping of T1, T2, T2* and extracellular volume: A consensus statement by the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) endorsed by the European Association for Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI). J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2017; 19:75. [PMID: 28992817 PMCID: PMC5633041 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-017-0389-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1031] [Impact Index Per Article: 147.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Parametric mapping techniques provide a non-invasive tool for quantifying tissue alterations in myocardial disease in those eligible for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). Parametric mapping with CMR now permits the routine spatial visualization and quantification of changes in myocardial composition based on changes in T1, T2, and T2*(star) relaxation times and extracellular volume (ECV). These changes include specific disease pathways related to mainly intracellular disturbances of the cardiomyocyte (e.g., iron overload, or glycosphingolipid accumulation in Anderson-Fabry disease); extracellular disturbances in the myocardial interstitium (e.g., myocardial fibrosis or cardiac amyloidosis from accumulation of collagen or amyloid proteins, respectively); or both (myocardial edema with increased intracellular and/or extracellular water). Parametric mapping promises improvements in patient care through advances in quantitative diagnostics, inter- and intra-patient comparability, and relatedly improvements in treatment. There is a multitude of technical approaches and potential applications. This document provides a summary of the existing evidence for the clinical value of parametric mapping in the heart as of mid 2017, and gives recommendations for practical use in different clinical scenarios for scientists, clinicians, and CMR manufacturers.
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- Daniel R. Messroghli
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- University College London and Barts Heart Centre, London, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
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- Cardiovascular Science Research Centre, St George’s, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Division), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Departments of Medicine Cardiology Division, Radiology and Medical Imaging, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA USA
- UPMC Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, PA USA
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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- The Alfred Hospital, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Departments of Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec Canada
- Department of Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Département de radiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Canada
- Departments of Cardiac Sciences and Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Logoteta J, Dullin L, Hansen JH, Rickers C, Salehi Ravesh M, Al Bulushi A, Kristo I, Wegner P, Schumacher M, Attmann T, Scheewe J, Kramer HH. Restrictive enlargement of the pulmonary annulus at repair of tetralogy of Fallot: a comparative 10-year follow-up study†. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2017; 52:1149-1154. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Yim D, Riesenkampff E, Caro-Dominguez P, Yoo SJ, Seed M, Grosse-Wortmann L. Assessment of Diffuse Ventricular Myocardial Fibrosis Using Native T1 in Children With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2017; 10:CIRCIMAGING.116.005695. [PMID: 28292861 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.116.005695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myocardial fibrosis is linked with adverse clinical outcomes in adults after tetralogy of Fallot repair (rTOF). Native T1 times (T1) by cardiac magnetic resonance have been shown to be a surrogate marker of diffuse myocardial fibrosis. The objective was to quantify native T1 in children post-rTOF and to evaluate their relationship with surgical, imaging, and clinical factors. METHODS AND RESULTS A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed. Midventricular native T1 were obtained in 100 children post-rTOF using a modified look-locker inversion recovery cardiac magnetic resonance sequence and compared with 35 pediatric controls. rTOF patients, aged 13.0±2.9 years, had higher indexed right ventricular (RV) end-diastolic (range 85-326 mL/m2, mean 148 mL/m2) volumes, and lower RV and left ventricular (LV) ejection fractions compared with controls. RV, but not LV, T1 were higher in patients than in controls (1031±74 versus 954±32 ms, P<0.001) and female patients had higher RV T1 compared with males (1051±79 versus 1017±68 ms, P=0.02). LV T1 correlated with RV T1 (r=0.45, P<0.001), cardiopulmonary bypass (r=0.30, P=0.007), and aortic cross-clamp times (r=0.32, P=0.004). RV T1 correlated inversely with RV outflow tract gradient (r=-0.28, P=0.02). Longer aortic cross-clamp times were independently associated with LV and RV T1 on multivariable analysis. There was no association between exercise intolerance, arrhythmia, and native T1 or LV extracellular volume. CONCLUSIONS Children after rTOF do not have elevated LV native T1 or LV extracellular volume, but show evidence of increased RV native T1 suggestive of diffuse RV fibrosis, for which volume loading seems to be a risk factor. Surgical bypass and cross-clamp times are associated with fibrotic remodeling over a decade later.
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- Deane Yim
- From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.) and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.Y., E.R., P.C.-D., S.-J.Y., M.S., L.G.-W.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Riesenkampff E, Luining W, Seed M, Chungsomprasong P, Manlhiot C, Elders B, McCrindle BW, Yoo SJ, Grosse-Wortmann L. Increased left ventricular myocardial extracellular volume is associated with longer cardiopulmonary bypass times, biventricular enlargement and reduced exercise tolerance in children after repair of Tetralogy of Fallot. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2016; 18:75. [PMID: 27782857 PMCID: PMC5080785 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-016-0290-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Unfavorable left ventricular (LV) remodelling may be associated with adverse outcomes after Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair. We sought to assess T1 cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) markers of diffuse LV myocardial fibrosis in children after TOF repair, and associated factors. METHODS In this prospective, cross-sectional study, native (=non-contrast) T1 times and extracellular volume fraction (ECV) were quantified in the LV myocardium using CMR. Results were related to ventricular volumes and function, degree of pulmonary regurgitation, as well as surgical characteristics, and exercise capacity. RESULTS There was no difference in native T1 times or ECV between 31 TOF patients (age at CMR 13.9 ± 2.4 years, 19 male) and 15 controls (age at CMR 13.4 ± 2.6 years, 7 male). Female TOF patients had higher ECVs than males (25.2 ± 2.9 % versus 22.7 ± 3.3 %, p < 0.05). In the patient group, higher native T1 and ECV correlated with higher Z-Scores of right and left ventricular end-diastolic volumes, but not with reduced left and right ventricular ejection fraction or higher pulmonary regurgitation fraction. Longer cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross clamp times at surgery correlated with increased native T1 times and ECVs (r = 0.48, p < 0.05 and r = 0.65, p < 0.01, respectively). Maximum workload (percent of predicted for normal) correlated inversely with ECV (r = -0.62, p < 0.05). Higher native T1 times correlated with worse LV longitudinal (r = 0.50, p < 0.05) and mid short axis circumferential strain (r = 0.38, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS As compared to controls, TOF patients did not express higher markers of diffuse fibrosis. Longer cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross clamp times at surgery as well as biventricular enlargement and reduced exercise tolerance are associated with markers of diffuse myocardial fibrosis after TOF repair. Female patients have higher markers of diffuse myocardial fibrosis than males.
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- Eugénie Riesenkampff
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
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Chan SS, Whitehead KK, Kim TS, Fu GL, Keller MS, Fogel MA, Harris MA. Repaired tetralogy of Fallot with coexisting unrepaired partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is associated with diminished right ventricular ejection fraction and more severe right ventricular dilation. Pediatr Radiol 2015; 45:1465-71. [PMID: 25935212 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-015-3358-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2014] [Revised: 03/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is an established association between tetralogy of Fallot and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connections. This association is important because surgically repaired tetralogy patients have increased risk of right heart failure. We hypothesize that partial anomalous venous connections increase right ventricular volumes and worsen right ventricular failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed cardiac MRI exams performed at a tertiary pediatric hospital from January 2005 to January 2014. We identified patients with repaired tetralogy and unrepaired partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. We used age- and gender-matched repaired tetralogy patients without partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection as controls. We analyzed the MRI results and surgical course and performed comparative statistics to identify group differences. RESULTS There were eight patients with repaired tetralogy and unrepaired partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection and 16 controls. In all cases, the partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection was not detected on preoperative echocardiography. There were no significant differences in surgical course and body surface area between the two groups. Repaired tetralogy patients with unrepaired partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection showed significantly higher indexed right ventricular end diastolic volume (149 ± 33 mL/m(2) vs. 118 ± 30 mL/m(2)), right ventricle to left ventricle size ratios (3.1 ± 1.3 vs. 1.9 ± 0.5) and a higher incidence of reduced right ventricular ejection fraction compared to controls (3/8 vs. 0/16). CONCLUSION Repaired tetralogy of Fallot with unrepaired partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is associated with reduced right ventricular ejection fraction and more significant right ventricular dilation.
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- Sherwin S Chan
- Department of Radiology, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA,
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Ventilatory Efficiency in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. DISEASE MARKERS 2015; 2015:546891. [PMID: 26063959 PMCID: PMC4434182 DOI: 10.1155/2015/546891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Revised: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Introduction. The index of ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2) obtained by the progressive exercise test has been considered the gold standard in the prognosis of adults with heart failure, but few studies have evaluated this approach in children. Objective. To verify the scientific evidence about the VE/VCO2 in pediatric and adolescents patients. Methods. A systematic literature review was carried out using the key words VE/VCO2, children, and adolescents using the PEDro and PubMed/MedLine databases. Clinical trials published from 1987 to 2014, including children, adolescents, and young adults up to 25 years, addressing the VE/VCO2 index as a method of evaluation, monitoring, and prognosis were considered. Results. Initially, 95 articles were found; 12 were excluded as the title/abstract did not contain the VE/VCO2 index or because they included patients greater than 25 years of age. From the remaining 83, 58 were repeated between the databases. The final sample consisted of 32 studies including healthy children and children with respiratory and other diseases. Conclusion. There are few studies involving cardiorespiratory assessment by ventilatory efficiency. The studies highlight the fact that high VE/VCO2 values are associated with a worse prognosis of patients due to the relationship with the decrease in pulmonary perfusion and cardiac output.
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Kociol RD. Circulation: Heart Failure
Editors’ Picks. Circ Heart Fail 2014. [DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.113.001064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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