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Vecsey-Nagy M, Varga-Szemes A, Emrich T, Zsarnoczay E, Nagy N, Fink N, Schmidt B, Nowak T, Kiss M, Vattay B, Boussoussou M, Kolossváry M, Kubovje A, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Szilveszter B. Calcium scoring on coronary computed angiography tomography with photon-counting detector technology: Predictors of performance. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2023; 17:328-335. [PMID: 37635032 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2023.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Obtaining accurate coronary artery calcium (CAC) score measurements from CCTA datasets with virtual non-iodine (VNI) algorithms would reduce acquisition time and radiation dose. We aimed to assess the agreement of VNI-derived and conventional true non-contrast (TNC)-based CAC scores and to identify the predictors of accuracy. METHODS CCTA datasets were acquired with either 120 or 140 kVp. CAC scores and volumes were calculated from TNC and VNI images in 197 consecutive patients undergoing CCTA. CAC density score, mean volume/lesion, aortic Hounsfield units and standard deviations were then measured. Finally, percentage deviation (VNI - TNC/TNC∗100) of CTA-derived CAC scores from non-enhanced scans was calculated for each patient. Predictors (including anthropometric and acquisition parameters, as well as CAC characteristics) of the degree of discrepancy were evaluated using linear regression analysis. RESULTS While the agreement between TNC and VNI was substantial (mean bias, 6.6; limits of agreement, 178.5/145.3), a non-negligible proportion of patients (36/197, 18.3%) were falsely reclassified as CAC score = 0 on VNI. The use of higher tube voltage significantly decreased the percentage deviation relative to TNC-based values (β = -0.21 [95%CI: 0.38 to -0.03], p = 0.020) and a higher CAC density score also proved to be an independent predictor of a smaller difference (β = -0.22 [95%CI: 0.37 to -0.07], p = 0.006). CONCLUSION The performance of VNI-based calcium scoring may be improved by increased tube voltage protocols, while the accuracy may be compromised for calcified lesions of lower density. The implementation of VNI in clinical routine, however, needs to be preceded by a solution for detecting smaller lesions as well.
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- M Vecsey-Nagy
- Heart and Vascular Center of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; Medical Imaging Center of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Medical Imaging Center of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Forchheim, Germany
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- Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Forchheim, Germany
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- Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Forchheim, Germany
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- Heart and Vascular Center of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Gottsegen National Cardiovascular Center, Budapest, Hungary; Physiological Controls Research Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Medical Imaging Center of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Vecsey-Nagy M, Varga-Szemes Á, Tilman E, Schmidt B, Vattay B, Boussoussou M, Kolossváry M, Maurovich-Horvat P, Szilveszter B. Calcium Scoring On Coronary Computed Angiography With Photon-counting Technology: Predictors Of Performance. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2023.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Ahres A, Simon J, Jablonkai B, Nagybaczoni B, Baranyai T, Apor A, Kolossvary M, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Szilveszter B, Andrassy P. Diagnostic Performance of On-Site Computed Tomography Derived Fractional Flow Reserve on Non-Culprit Coronary Lesions in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12111820. [PMID: 36362974 PMCID: PMC9698642 DOI: 10.3390/life12111820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The role of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) in the assessment of non-culprit lesions (NCL) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is debated. In this prospective clinical study, a total of 68 ACS patients with 89 moderate (30−70% diameter stenosis) NCLs were enrolled to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of on-site CT-FFR compared to invasive fractional flow reserve (FFRi) and dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) as reference standards. CT-FFR and FFRi values ≤0.80, as well as new or worsening wall motion abnormality in ≥2 contiguous segments on the supplying area of an NCL on DSE, were considered positive for ischemia. Sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive value of CT-FFR relative to FFRi and DSE were 51%, 89%, 75%, and 74% and 37%, 77%, 42%, and 74%, respectively. CT-FFR value (β = 0.334, p < 0.001) and CT-FFR drop from proximal to distal measuring point [(CT-FFR drop), β = −0.289, p = 0.002)] were independent predictors of FFRi value in multivariate linear regression analysis. Based on comparing their receiver operating characteristics area under the curve (AUC) values, CT-FFR value and CT-FFR drop provided better discriminatory power than CCTA-based minimal lumen diameter stenosis to distinguish between an NCL with positive and negative FFRi [0.77 (95% Confidence Intervals, CI: 0.67−0.86) and 0.77 (CI: 0.67−0.86) vs. 0.63 (CI: 0.52−0.73), p = 0.029 and p = 0.043, respectively]. Neither CT-FFR value nor CT-FFR drop was predictive of regional wall motion score index at peak stress (β = −0.440, p = 0.441 and β = 0.403, p = 0.494) or was able to confirm ischemia on the territory of an NCL revealed by DSE (AUC = 0.54, CI: 0.43−0.64 and AUC = 0.55, CI: 0.44−0.65, respectively). In conclusion, on-site CT-FFR is superior to conventional CCTA-based anatomical analysis in the assessment of moderate NCLs; however, its diagnostic capacity is not sufficient to make it a gatekeeper to invasive functional evaluation. Moreover, based on its comparison with DSE, CT-FFR might not yield any information on the microvascular dysfunction in the territory of an NCL.
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- Abdelkrim Ahres
- Department of Cardiology, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Maglodi Rd. 89-91., H-1106 Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Varosmajor Str. 68., H-1222 Budapest, Hungary
- Medical Imaging Center, Semmelweis University, Ulloi Rd. 78a., H-1082 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Maglodi Rd. 89-91., H-1106 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Maglodi Rd. 89-91., H-1106 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Maglodi Rd. 89-91., H-1106 Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Varosmajor Str. 68., H-1222 Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Varosmajor Str. 68., H-1222 Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Varosmajor Str. 68., H-1222 Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Varosmajor Str. 68., H-1222 Budapest, Hungary
- Medical Imaging Center, Semmelweis University, Ulloi Rd. 78a., H-1082 Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Varosmajor Str. 68., H-1222 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Maglodi Rd. 89-91., H-1106 Budapest, Hungary
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +36-1-432-7644; Fax: +36-1-432-7501
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Karády J, Ferencik M, Mayrhofer T, Meyersohn NM, Bittner DO, Staziaki PV, Szilveszter B, Hallett TR, Lu MT, Puchner SB, Simon TG, Foldyna B, Ginsburg GS, McGarrah RW, Voora D, Shah SH, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Corey KE. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease among individuals with hepatic steatosis. Hepatol Commun 2022; 6:3406-3420. [PMID: 36281983 PMCID: PMC9701472 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.2090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in adults with hepatic steatosis (HS). However, risk factors for CVD in HS are unknown. We aimed to identify factors associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and incident major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in individuals with HS. We performed a nested cohort study of adults with HS detected on coronary computed tomography in the PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of chest pain (PROMISE) trial. Obstructive CAD was defined as ≥50% coronary stenosis. MACE included hospitalization for unstable angina, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or all-cause death. Multivariate modeling, adjusted for age, sex, atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) risk score and body mass index, identified factors associated with obstructive CAD. Cox regression, adjusted for ASCVD risk score, determined the predictors of MACE. A total of 959 of 3,756 (mean age 59.4 years, 55.0% men) had HS. Obstructive CAD was present in 15.2% (145 of 959). Male sex (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.18-1.2.84; p = 0.007), ASCVD risk score (aOR = 1.05, 95% CI 1.03-1.07; p < 0.001), and n-terminal pro-b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP; aOR = 1.90, 95% CI 1.38-2.62; p < 0.001) were independently associated with obstructive CAD. In the 25-months median follow-up, MACE occurred in 4.4% (42 of 959). Sedentary lifestyle (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 2.53, 95% CI 1.27-5.03; p = 0.008) and NT-proBNP (aOR = 1.50, 95% CI 1.01-2.25; p = 0.046) independently predicted MACE. Furthermore, the risk of MACE increased by 3% for every 1% increase in ASCVD risk score (aHR = 1.03, 95% CI 1.01-1.05; p = 0.02). Conclusion: In individuals with HS, male sex, NT-pro-BNP, and ASCVD risk score are associated with obstructive CAD. Furthermore, ASCVD, NT-proBNP, and sedentary lifestyle are independent predictors of MACE. These factors, with further validation, may help risk-stratify adults with HS for incident CAD and MACE.
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- Julia Karády
- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA,MTA‐SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research GroupHeart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis UniversityBudapestHungary
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA,Knight Cardiovascular InstituteOregon Health and Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA,School of Business StudiesStralsund University of Applied SciencesStralsundGermany
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA,Department of CardiologyFriedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nürnberg (FAU)ErlangenGermany
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA,MTA‐SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research GroupHeart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis UniversityBudapestHungary
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA,Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image‐Guided TherapyMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Division of GastroenterologyMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology InstituteDuke UniversityDurhamNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision MedicineDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology InstituteDuke UniversityDurhamNorth CarolinaUSA,Duke Clinical Research InstituteDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Duke Clinical Research InstituteDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research CenterHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Division of GastroenterologyMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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Nagy AI, Bartykowszki A, Apor A, Suhai F, Varga A, Manouras A, Szilveszter B, Panajotu A, Jermendy A, Turani M, Molnar L, Papp R, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P. Hypoattenuated leaflet thickening is associated with silent brain injury. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
The association between hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and stroke remains contradictory. Whether HALT carries an increased risk of subclinical brain injury (SBI) has not been investigated.
Purpose
We investigated whether HALT is associated with SBI on MRI. Furthermore, we assessed whether post-TAVR SBI impacts the patients' cognition and outcome.
Methods
153 patients undergoing TAVR were prospectively enrolled. Brain MRI was performed shortly post-TAVR and 6 months (6M) later to assess the occurrence of acute silent cerebral ischaemic lesions (SCIL) and chronic white matter hyperintensities (WMH). HALT was screened by cardiac CT angiography 6M post-TAVR. Neurocognitive evaluation was performed before, shortly after and 6M following TAVR.
Results
At 6M, 115 patients had diagnostic CTA and 10 had HALT. HALT status, baseline and follow-up MRIs were available in 91 cases. At 6M, new SCIL was evident in 16%, new WMH in 66%. New WMH was more frequent (100% vs 62%; p=0.047) with higher median volume (319 vs 50 mm3; p=0.039) among HALT-patients. In uni- and multivariate analysis, HALT was associated with new WMH volume (beta: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.2–1.39; p=0.009).
The patients' cognitive trajectory from pre-TAVR to 6M showed significant association with the 6M SCIL volume (beta: −4.69; 95% CI: −9.13 to −027; p=0.038), but was not related to the presence or volume of new WMH. During a 3.1-year follow-up neither HALT, nor the related WMH burden was related with increased mortality (HALT HR: 0.86, 95% CI: 0,202–3,687; p=0.84; new WMH HR: 1.09; 95% CI: 0,701–1,680; p=0.71).
Conclusions
6M post-TAVR, HALT was linked with greater WMH burden, but did not carry an increased risk of cognitive decline or mortality over a 3.1-year follow-up.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): János Bolyai Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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- A I Nagy
- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Stockholm , Sweden
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- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Medical Centre, Hungarian Defence Forces, Cardiology , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart Center , Budapest , Hungary
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Landes U, Richter I, Danenberg H, Kornowski R, Sathananthan J, De Backer O, Søndergaard L, Abdel-Wahab M, Yoon SH, Makkar RR, Thiele H, Kim WK, Hamm C, Buzzatti N, Montorfano M, Ludwig S, Schofer N, Voigtlaender L, Guerrero M, El Sabbagh A, Rodés-Cabau J, Mesnier J, Okuno T, Pilgrim T, Fiorina C, Colombo A, Mangieri A, Eltchaninoff H, Nombela-Franco L, Van Wiechen MP, Van Mieghem NM, Tchétché D, Schoels WH, Kullmer M, Barbanti M, Tamburino C, Sinning JM, Al-Kassou B, Perlman GY, Ielasi A, Fraccaro C, Tarantini G, De Marco F, Witberg G, Redwood SR, Lisko JC, Babaliaros VC, Laine M, Nerla R, Finkelstein A, Eitan A, Jaffe R, Ruile P, Neumann FJ, Piazza N, Sievert H, Sievert K, Russo M, Andreas M, Bunc M, Latib A, Bruoha S, Godfrey R, Hildick-Smith D, Barbash I, Segev A, Maurovich-Horvat P, Szilveszter B, Spargias K, Aravadinos D, Nazif TM, Leon MB, Webb JG. Outcomes of Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement According to the Initial and Subsequent Valve Type. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:1543-1554. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Vecsey-Nagy M, Kolossváry M, Boussoussou M, Vattay B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Szilveszter B. 519 Levels Of Troponin T Correlate With The Overall Plaque Burden Of Patients Referred For Coronary CTA. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2022.06.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Drobni ZD, Kolossvary M, Karady J, Jermendy AL, Tarnoki AD, Tarnoki DL, Simon J, Szilveszter B, Littvay L, Voros S, Jermendy G, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P. Heritability of Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From a Classical Twin Study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2022; 15:e013348. [PMID: 35290075 PMCID: PMC8925867 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.121.013348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genetics have a strong influence on calcified atherosclerotic plaques; however, data regarding the heritability of noncalcified plaque volume are scarce. We aimed to evaluate genetic versus environmental influences on calcium (coronary artery calcification) score, noncalcified and calcified plaque volumes by coronary computed tomography angiography in adult twin pairs without known coronary artery disease. METHODS In the prospective BUDAPEST-GLOBAL (Burden of Atherosclerotic Plaques Study in Twins-Genetic Loci and the Burden of Atherosclerotic Lesions) classical twin study, we analyzed twin pairs without known coronary artery disease. All twins underwent coronary computed tomography angiography to assess coronary atherosclerotic plaque volumes. Structural equation models were used to quantify the contribution of additive genetic, common environmental, and unique environmental components to plaque volumes adjusted for age, gender, or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk estimate and statin use. RESULTS We included 196 twins (mean age±SD, 56±9 years, 63.3% females), 120 monozygotic and 76 same-gender dizygotic pairs. Using structural equation models, noncalcified plaque volume was predominantly determined by environmental factors (common environment, 63% [95% CI, 56%-67%], unique environment, 37% [95% CI, 33%-44%]), while coronary artery calcification score and calcified plaque volumes had a relatively strong genetic heritability (additive genetic, 58% [95% CI, 50%-66%]; unique environmental, 42% [95% CI, 34%-50%] and additive genetic, 78% [95% CI, 73%-80%]; unique environmental, 22% [95% CI, 20%-27%]), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Noncalcified plaque volume is mainly influenced by shared environmental factors, whereas coronary artery calcification score and calcified plaque volume are more determined by genetics. These findings emphasize the importance of early lifestyle interventions in preventing coronary plaque formation. REGISTRATION URL: https://www. CLINICALTRIALS gov; Unique identifier: NCT01738828.
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- Zsofia D Drobni
- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, (Z.D.D., M.K., J.K., A.L.J., J.S., B.S., P.M.-H.), Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (M.K., J.K.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (M.K., J.K.)
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, (Z.D.D., M.K., J.K., A.L.J., J.S., B.S., P.M.-H.), Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Centre (A.D.T., D.L.T., P.M.-H.), Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Centre (A.D.T., D.L.T., P.M.-H.), Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, (Z.D.D., M.K., J.K., A.L.J., J.S., B.S., P.M.-H.), Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, (Z.D.D., M.K., J.K., A.L.J., J.S., B.S., P.M.-H.), Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Political Science, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (L.L.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center (B.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Centre (A.D.T., D.L.T., P.M.-H.), Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Boussoussou M, Szilveszter B, Vattay B, Kolossvary M, Vecsey-Nagy M, Sallo Z, Maurovich-Horvat P, Merkely B, Geller L, Szegedi N. A new perspective to evaluate CLOSE protocol by coronary CT angiography including the evaluation of left atrial wall thickness. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): This study was supported by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary (NKFIA; NVKP_16-1-2016-0017 National Heart Program). The research was supported by the Thematic Excellence Programme (Tématerületi Kiválósági Program, 2020-4.1.1.-TKP2020) of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology in Hungary, within the framework of the Therapeutic Development and Bioimaging programmes of the Semmelweis University. The project was supported by the KH-17 Programme of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology in Hungary (NKFIH). Bálint Szilveszter MD PhD was supported by the ÚNKP-20-4-II New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology from the source of the National research, Development and Innovation fund. M. Boussoussou and B. Vattay were supported by the “NTP-NFTÖ” (Nemzeti Tehetség Program, Nemzet Fiatal Tehetségeiért Ösztöndíj) program of the Ministry of Human Capacities in Hungary (EMMI) and by the EFOP-3.6.3-VEKOP-16-2017-00009.
Introduction
The CLOSE protocol is a novel contact-force guided technique for enclosing pulmonary veins in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We sought to determine whether left atrial (LA) wall thickness (LAWT) and pulmonary vein (PV) dimensions as assessed by coronary CT angiography (CTA) could influence the efficacy of successful first-pass isolation using the CLOSE protocol. Methods: In a single center, prospective study we enrolled 94 patients with symptomatic, drug-refractory AF who underwent pre-ablation left atrial CTA and initial radiofrequency catheter ablation between 2019.01-2020.09. The LA was divided into 11 regions when assessing LAWT. Additionally, the diameter and area of the PV orifices were obtained. First pass isolation was recorded separately for the right and left PVs. After the first-pass ablation circles were ready, additional ablations were applied in those cases where first pass isolation was not achieved, to reach complete PV isolation. Predictors of successful first pass isolation were determined using logistic regression models that included anthropometrical, echocardiographic and CTA derived parameters. Results: A total of 94 patients were included in the analysis with mean CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2.1 ± 1.5 (mean age 62.4 ± 12.6 years, 39.5% female). 61.7 % were paroxysmal, 38.3 were persistent AF patients. First-pass isolation rate was 76%, 71% and 54%, for the right PVs, left PVs and all four PVs, respectively. No difference was found regarding comorbidities and imaging parameters between those with and without first-pass isolation. LAWT (mean of all 11 regions or separately) had no effect on the procedural outcome (all p >0.05). Mean procedure times were 81.2 ± 19.3 minutes. Complete isolation of all four PVs was achieved in 100% of patients. Out of all assessed parameters, only RSPV diameter was associated with right sided successful PVI on first pass isolation (p = 0.04, OR 1.01). Conclusion: The use of CLOSE protocol in AF patients resulted in high periprocedural success rate in terms of first pass isolation, independently from the thickness of the LA wall. RSPV diameter could influence the results of first pass isolation.
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- M Boussoussou
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Vattay B, Nagy AI, Apor A, Kolossvary M, Manouras A, Molnar L, Vecsey-Nagy M, Boussoussou M, Bartykowszki A, Jermendy AL, Zsarnoczay E, Maurovich-Horvat P, Merkely B, Szilveszter B. The impact of left atrial strain parameters on systolic and diastolic improvement following TAVI. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Introduction
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) can improve left ventricular (LV) mechanics and has been shown to improve long term survival. Data on the prognostic value of left atrial (LA) strain following TAVI are scarce. LA strain – a surrogate of LV filling pressure - can aid the early detection of diastolic dysfunction and correlates with the extent of fibrosis in atrial remodelling.
Purpose
In this multimodality study, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of LA function measured before hospital discharge following TAVI and to further elucidate its association with LV and LA reverse remodelling.
Methods
In this prospective single center study, we investigated 90 patients (mean age 78.5 years, 46.7% female) with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) who underwent transthoracic echocardiography immediately after TAVI and 6 months later. LA and LV global longitudinal strain parameters were obtained by speckle tracking echocardiography. CT angiography (CTA) was performed for pre-TAVI planning and repeated at 6 months follow-up. LV mass values were derived from the serial CTA images. We defined LV reverse remodelling as reduction of myocardial mass quantified on CTA and as an improvement of LV global longitudinal strain (GLS). LA reverse remodelling was assessed based on the peak reservoir strain values (LAGS). The association of LA and LV global strain parameters, LA stiffness, systolic and diastolic functional parameters and LV mass based reverse remodelling were analysed using Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression models.
Results
The mean LAGS and LVGLS values were 17.7% and 15.3% at discharge and 20.2% and 16.6% at follow-up, respectively (p=0.024, p<0.001). LA and LV strain values improved in 60.6% and 74.5% of all patients. Reduced LAGS (<20%) was found in 66.7% of all patients at baseline. LA strain at discharge correlated significantly with diastolic parameters (E wave, E/e', LAVI, all p<0.05). Atrial reverse remodelling based on LAGS change correlated with LVGLS change (p<0.01, standardized β=0.53) and LAGS at discharge (p=0.012, standardized β=−0.30).
LAGS correlated with the extent of morphological LV remodelling based on LV mass reduction (p=0.002, coeff: 0.36). Elevated LA stiffness at discharge (upper tercile) leads to substantially lower LAGS at 6 months versus patients with lower LA stiffness value (1. and 2. tercile): 16.4±10.0 vs 21.9±9.8, p=0.042.
Conclusion
Patients with reduced LAGS immediately after TAVI showed a larger extent of LV reverse remodelling during follow up. On the other hand, increased LA stiffness at discharge was consistent with irreversible LA damage as demonstrated by a lack of improvement in LA function.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- B Vattay
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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Simon J, Mahdiui ME, Smit JM, Szaraz L, Herczeg SZ, Van Rosendael AR, Zsarnoczay E, Nagy AI, Kolossvary M, Szilveszter B, Szegedi N, Geller L, Bax JJ, Maurovich-Horvat P, Merkely B. Left atrial appendage size is a marker of atrial fibrillation recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Catheter ablation is an established therapy for rhythm control in patients with drug-refractory atrial fibrillation (AF), however, recurrence is frequent particularly in persistent AF. There are no consistently confirmed predictors of AF recurrence after catheter ablation. The left atrial appendage (LAA) potentially plays an important role in AF recurrence, although the exact mechanism and pathophysiology are still unclear.
Purpose
We aimed to study whether LAA volume (LAAV) and function influence the long-term recurrence of AF after point-by-point radiofrequency catheter ablation, depending on AF type.
Methods
AF patients who underwent point-by-point radiofrequency catheter ablation after preprocedural cardiac computed tomography (CT) and transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) were included in this retrospective analysis. LAAV and LAA orifice area were measured by CT and LAA flow velocity assessed by TEE and was used as a surrogate marker of LAA function. Uni- and multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression models were performed to determine the predictors of AF recurrence.
Results
In total, 561 AF patients (61.9±10.2 years, 34.9% females) were included in the study. Recurrence of AF was detected in 40.8% of the cases (34.6% in patients with paroxysmal and 53.5% in those with persistent AF) with a median recurrence-free time of 22.7 [9.3–43.1] months. Patients with AF recurrence had significantly higher body surface area-indexed left atrial volume (iLAV), LAAV and LAA orifice area, as compared to those without recurrence. Moreover, patients with persistent AF had significantly higher iLAV, LAAV, LAA orifice area and lower LAA flow velocity, than those with paroxysmal AF. After adjustment for the main cardiovascular risk factors and comorbidities left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <50% (HR=2.17; 95% CI=1.38–3.43; p<0.001) and LAAV (HR=1.06; 95% CI=1.01–1.12; p=0.029) were independently associated with AF recurrence in persistent AF, while no independent predictors could be identified in paroxysmal AF.
Conclusions
The current study demonstrates that beyond left ventricular systolic dysfunction, LAA enlargement is associated with higher rate of AF recurrence after catheter ablation in persistent AF, but not in patients with paroxysmal AF. Our results suggest that preprocedural assessment of LVEF and LAAV might contribute to optimal patient selection and aid to improve long-term results of ablation procedures in patients with persistent AF.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- J Simon
- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands (The)
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands (The)
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands (The)
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Simon J, Hahn V, Jermendy GY, Kolossvary M, Kardos A, Szilveszter B, Boussoussou M, Vattay B, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P. Adverse coronary plaque characteristics are more common in patients with diabetes. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, there is a lack of data about the prevalence of adverse coronary artery plaques characteristics in patients with DM.
Purpose
In our study we aimed to compare the prevalence of adverse atherosclerotic coronary artery plaque characteristics between patients with and without DM.
Methods
We have analyzed the data of patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) between October 2012 and December 2020. Our exclusion criteria were coronary anomaly, congenital or other structural heart disease, previous revascularization or heart transplantation, non-diagnostic image quality and no available data on the presence of DM. Patients were divided into two groups based on the presence of DM.
Results
In total, 11,357 patients were included in our study. Prevalence of DM was 14.5%. There were significant differences in age (63.2±9.5 vs 58.1±12.2 years, p<0.001) and major cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, dyslipidemia and smoking between the two groups (all p<0.05). We have measured higher coronary artery calcium score in patients with DM vs. without DM (424.3±744.0 vs 174.2±794.6, p<0.001). Obstructive coronary artery disease (stenosis >70%) was more frequent in the DM group (24.6% vs 10.5%, p<0.001). While 29.6% of patients without DM had at least one plaque with adverse characteristics, this rate was 38.9% in those with DM (positive remodeling: 19.6% vs 26.1%, low attenuation: 7.6% vs 10.2%, spotty calcium: 16.9% vs 21.6%, napkin-ring sign: 1.7% vs 2.6%, all p<0.05).
Conclusions
The prevalence of severe coronary artery stenosis and coronary plaques with adverse characteristics was higher in patients with DM. Multivariate analysis is needed to further explore this association.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Simon
- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Boussoussou M, Vattay B, Szilveszter B, Kolossvary M, Vecsey-Nagy M, Sallo Z, Geller L, Maurovich-Horvat P, Merkely B, Szegedi N. The role of left atrial wall thickness and pulmonary vein anatomy in success of pulmonary vein isolation using the CLOSE protocol. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction
The CLOSE protocol is a novel contact-force guided technique for enclosing pulmonary veins in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Consistency and lesion contiguity are essential factors for procedural success. We sought to determine whether left atrial (LA) wall thickness (LAWT) and pulmonary vein (PV) dimensions as assessed by coronary CT angiography (CTA) could influence the efficacy of successful first-pass isolation using the CLOSE protocol.
Methods
In a single center, prospective study we enrolled 94 patients with symptomatic, drug-refractory AF who underwent pre-ablation left atrial CTA and initial radiofrequency catheter ablation between 2019.01–2020.09. The LA was divided into 11 regions when assessing LAWT. Additionally, the diameter and area of the PV orifices were obtained. First pass isolation was recorded separately for the right and left PVs. After the first pass ablation circles were ready, additional ablations were applied in those cases where first pass isolation was not achieved, to reach complete PV isolation. Predictors of successful first pass isolation were determined using logistic regression models that included anthropometrical, echocardiographic and CTA derived parameters.
Results
A total of 94 patients were included in the analysis with mean CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2.1±1.5 (mean age 62.4±12.6 years, 39.5% female). 61.7% were paroxysmal, 38.3 were persistent AF patients. Mean procedure times were 81.2±19.3 minutes.
Complete isolation of all four PVs was achieved in 100% of patients. First-pass isolation rate was 76%, 71% and 54%, for the right PVs, left PVs and all four PVs, respectively. No difference was found regarding comorbidities and imaging parameters between those with and without first pass isolation. LAWT (mean of all 11 regions or separately) had no effect on the procedural outcome (all p>0.05). Out of all assessed parameters, only RSPV diameter was associated with right sided successful PVI on first pass isolation (p=0.04, OR 1.01).
Conclusion
The use of CLOSE protocol in AF patients resulted in high periprocedural success rate in terms of first pass isolation, independently from the thickness of the LA wall. RSPV diameter could influence the results of first pass isolation.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Boussoussou
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Kudo T, Lahey R, Hirschfeld CB, Williams MC, Lu B, Alasnag M, Bhatia M, Henry Bom HS, Dautov T, Fazel R, Karthikeyan G, Keng FY, Rubinshtein R, Better N, Cerci RJ, Dorbala S, Raggi P, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Vitola JV, Choi AD, Malkovskiy E, Goebel B, Cohen YA, Randazzo M, Pascual TN, Pynda Y, Dondi M, Paez D, Einstein AJ, Einstein AJ, Paez D, Dondi M, Better N, Cerci R, Dorbala S, Pascual TN, Raggi P, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Vitola JV, Williams MC, Pynda Y, Hinterleitner G, Lu Y, Morozova O, Xu Z, Hirschfeld CB, Cohen Y, Goebel B, Malkovskiy E, Randazzo M, Choi A, Lopez-Mattei J, Parwani P, Nasery MN, Goda A, Shirka E, Benlabgaa R, Bouyoucef S, Medjahedi A, Nailli Q, Agolti M, Aguero RN, Alak MDC, Alberguina LG, Arroñada G, Astesiano A, Astesiano A, Norton CB, Benteo P, Blanco J, Bonelli JM, Bustos JJ, Cabrejas R, Cachero J, Campisi R, Canderoli A, Carames S, Carrascosa P, Castro R, Cendoya O, Cognigni LM, Collaud C, Collaud C, Cortes C, Courtis J, Cragnolino D, Daicz M, De La Vega A, De Maria ST, Del Riego H, Dettori F, Deviggiano A, Dragonetti L, Embon M, Enriquez RE, Ensinas J, Faccio F, Facello A, Topping W, Tweed K, Weir-Mccall J, Abbara S, Abbasi T, Abbott B, Abohashem S, Abramson S, Al-Abboud T, Al-Mallah M, Garofalo D, Almousalli O, Ananthasubramaniam K, Kumar MA, Askew J, Attanasio L, Balmer-Swain M, Bayer RR, Bernheim A, Bhatti S, Bieging E, Geronazzo R, Blankstein R, Bloom S, Blue S, Bluemke D, Borges A, Branch K, Bravo P, Brothers J, Budoff M, Bullock-Palmer R, Gonza N, Burandt A, Burke FW, Bush K, Candela C, Capasso E, Cavalcante J, Chang D, Chatterjee S, Chatzizisis Y, Cheezum M, Gutierrez L, Chen T, Chen J, Chen M, Choi A, Clarcq J, Cordero A, Crim M, Danciu S, Decter B, Dhruva N, Guzzo MA, Doherty N, Doukky R, Dunbar A, Duvall W, Edwards R, Esquitin K, Farah H, Fentanes E, Ferencik M, Fisher D, Guzzo MA, Fitzpatrick D, Foster C, Fuisz T, Gannon M, Gastner L, Gerson M, Ghoshhajra B, Goldberg A, Goldner B, Gonzalez J, Hasbani V, Gore R, Gracia-López S, Hage F, Haider A, Haider S, Hamirani Y, Hassen K, Hatfield M, Hawkins C, Hawthorne K, Huerin M, Heath N, Hendel R, Hernandez P, Hill G, Horgan S, Huffman J, Hurwitz L, Iskandrian A, Janardhanan R, Jellis C, Jäger V, Jerome S, Kalra D, Kaviratne S, Kay F, Kelly F, Khalique O, Kinkhabwala M, Iii GK, Kircher J, Kirkbride R, Lewkowicz JM, Kontos M, Kottam A, Krepp J, Layer J, Lee SH, Leppo J, Lesser J, Leung S, Lewin H, Litmanovich D, López De Munaín MNA, Liu Y, Lopez-Mattei J, Magurany K, Markowitz J, Marn A, Matis SE, Mckenna M, Mcrae T, Mendoza F, Merhige M, Lotti JM, Min D, Moffitt C, Moncher K, Moore W, Morayati S, Morris M, Mossa-Basha M, Mrsic Z, Murthy V, Nagpal P, Marquez A, Napier K, Nelson K, Nijjar P, Osman M, Parwani P, Passen E, Patel A, Patil P, Paul R, Phillips L, Masoli O, Polsani V, Poludasu R, Pomerantz B, Porter T, Prentice R, Pursnani A, Rabbat M, Ramamurti S, Rich F, Luna HR, Masoli OH, Robinson A, Robles K, Rodríguez C, Rorie M, Rumberger J, Russell R, Sabra P, Sadler D, Schemmer M, Schoepf UJ, Mastrovito E, Shah S, Shah N, Shanbhag S, Sharma G, Shayani S, Shirani J, Shivaram P, Sigman S, Simon M, Slim A, Mayoraz M, Smith D, Smith A, Soman P, Sood A, Srichai-Parsia MB, Streeter J, T A, Tawakol A, Thomas D, Thompson R, Melado GE, Torbet T, Trinidad D, Ullery S, Unzek S, Uretsky S, Vallurupalli S, Verma V, Waller A, Wang E, Ward P, Mele A, Weissman G, Wesbey G, White K, Winchester D, Wolinsky D, Yost S, Zgaljardic M, Alonso O, Beretta M, Ferrando R, Merani MF, Kapitan M, Mut F, Djuraev O, Rozikhodjaeva G, Le Ngoc H, Mai SH, Nguyen XC, Meretta AH, Molteni S, Montecinos M, Noguera E, Novoa C, Sueldo CP, Ascani SP, Pollono P, Pujol MP, Radzinschi A, Raimondi G, Redruello M, Rodríguez M, Rodríguez M, Romero RL, Acuña AR, Rovaletti F, San Miguel L, Solari L, Strada B, Traverso S, Traverzo SS, Espeche MDHV, Weihmuller JS, Wolcan J, Zeffiro S, Sakanyan M, Beuzeville S, Boktor R, Butler P, Calcott J, Carr L, Chan V, Chao C, Chong W, Dobson M, Downie D, 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Alasnag M, Okarvi S, Saranovic DS, Keng F, Jason See JH, Sekar R, Yew MS, Vondrak A, Bejai S, Bennie G, Bester R, Engelbrecht G, Evbuomwan O, Gongxeka H, Vuuren MJ, Kaplan M, Khushica P, Lakhi H, Louw L, Malan N, Milos K, Modiselle M, More S, Naidoo M, Scholtz L, Vangu M, Aguadé-Bruix S, Blanco I, Cabrera A, Camarero A, Casáns-Tormo I, Cuellar-Calabria H, Flotats A, Fuentes Cañamero ME, García ME, Jimenez-Heffernan A, Leta R, Diaz JL, Lumbreras L, Marquez-Cabeza JJ, Martin F, Martinez de Alegria A, Medina F, Canal MP, Peiro V, Pubul-Nuñez V, Rayo Madrid JI, Rey CR, Perez RR, Ruiz J, Hernández GS, Sevilla A, Zeidán N, Nanayakkara D, Udugama C, Simonsson M, Alkadhi H, Buechel RR, Burger P, Ceriani L, De Boeck B, Gräni C, Juillet de Saint Lager Lucas A, Kamani CH, Kawel-Boehm N, Manka R, Prior JO, Rominger A, Vallée JP, Khiewvan B, Premprabha T, Thientunyakit T, Sellem A, Kir KM, Sayman H, Sebikali MJ, Muyinda Z, Kmetyuk Y, Korol P, Mykhalchenko O, Pliatsek V, Satyr M, Albalooshi B, Ahmed Hassan MI, Anderson J, Bedi P, Biggans T, Bularga A, Bull R, Burgul R, Carpenter JP, Coles D, Cusack D, Deshpande A, Dougan J, Fairbairn T, Farrugia A, Gopalan D, Gummow A, Ramkumar PG, Hamilton M, Harbinson M, Hartley T, Hudson B, Joshi N, Kay M, Kelion A, Khokhar A, Kitt J, Lee K, Low C, Mak SM, Marousa N, Martin J, Mcalindon E, Menezes L, Morgan-Hughes G, Moss A, Murray A, Nicol E, Patel D, Peebles C, Pugliese F, Luis Rodrigues JC, Rofe C, Sabharwal N, Schofield R, Semple T, Sharma N, Strouhal P, Subedi D. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiovascular Testing in Asia. JACC: Asia 2021; 1:187-199. [PMID: 36338167 PMCID: PMC9627847 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2021.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Background The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly affected management of cardiovascular disease around the world. The effect of the pandemic on volume of cardiovascular diagnostic procedures is not known. Objectives This study sought to evaluate the effects of the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular diagnostic procedures and safety practices in Asia. Methods The International Atomic Energy Agency conducted a worldwide survey to assess changes in cardiovascular procedure volume and safety practices caused by COVID-19. Testing volumes were reported for March 2020 and April 2020 and were compared to those from March 2019. Data from 180 centers across 33 Asian countries were grouped into 4 subregions for comparison. Results Procedure volumes decreased by 47% from March 2019 to March 2020, showing recovery from March 2020 to April 2020 in Eastern Asia, particularly in China. The majority of centers cancelled outpatient activities and increased time per study. Practice changes included implementing physical distancing and restricting visitors. Although COVID testing was not commonly performed, it was conducted in one-third of facilities in Eastern Asia. The most severe reductions in procedure volumes were observed in lower-income countries, where volumes decreased 81% from March 2019 to April 2020. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic in Asia caused significant reductions in cardiovascular diagnostic procedures, particularly in low-income countries. Further studies on effects of COVID-19 on cardiovascular outcomes and changes in care delivery are warranted.
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Hahn V, Simon J, Kolossvary M, Szilveszter B, Kardos AS, Boussoussou M, Vattay B, Merkely B, Maurovich Horvat P. The presence of adverse atherosclerotic coronary plaque features is associated with diabetes. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab111.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): The grant was given to the Bioimaging field of Semmelweis University by the Excellence Program of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology in Hungary.
On Behalf of
Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group (CIRG)
Introduction
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, there is a lack of data about the prevalence of high-risk coronary artery plaques in patients with DM.
Purpose
In our study we aimed to compare the prevalence of adverse atherosclerotic coronary artery plaque features between patients with and without DM.
Methods
We have analyzed the data of patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) between October 2012 and December 2020. Our exclusion criteria were coronary anomaly, congenital or other structural heart disease, previous revascularization or heart transplantation, non-diagnostic image quality and no available data on the presence of DM. Patients were divided into two groups based on the presence of DM.
Results
In total, 11357 patients (47.6% men) were included in our study. Prevalence of DM was 14.5%. There were significant differences in age (63.2 ± 9.5 vs 58.1 ± 12.2 years, p < 0.001) and major cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, dyslipidemia and smoking between the two groups (all p < 0.05). We have measured higher coronary artery calcium score in patients with DM vs. without DM (424.3 ± 744.0 vs 174.2 ± 794.6, p < 0.001). Luminal stenosis >70% was more frequent in the DM group (24.6% vs 10.5%, p < 0.001). While 29.6% of patients without DM had at least one high risk plaque, this rate was 38.9% in those with DM (positive remodeling: 19.6% vs 26.1%, low attenuation: 7.6% vs 10.2%, spotty calcium: 16.9% vs 21.6%, napkin-ring sign: 1.7% vs 2.6%, all p < 0.05).
Conclusions
The prevalence of severe coronary artery stenosis and coronary plaques with adverse characteristics was higher in patients with DM.
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- V Hahn
- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Vecsey-Nagy M, Szegedi N, Simon J, Szilveszter B, Kolossvary M, Boussoussou M, Vattay B, Delgado V, Jeroen B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Merkely B, Geller L. Orientation of the right superior pulmonary vein affects outcome after pulmonary vein isolation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Aims
Controversial results have been published regarding the influence of pulmonary vein (PV) anatomical variations on outcomes after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). However, no data is available on the impact of PV orientation on the long-term success rates of point-by-point PVI. We sought to determine the impact of PV anatomy and orientation on atrial fibrillation (AF)-free survival in patients undergoing PVI using the radiofrequency point-by-point technique.
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We retrospectively included 448 patients who underwent initial point-by-point radiofrequency ablation for AF at our department. Left atrial CT-angiography (CTA) was performed before each procedure. PV anatomical variations, ostial parameters (area, effective diameter and eccentricity), orientation and their associations with 24-month AF-free survival were analyzed. PV anatomical variations and ostial parameters were not predictive for AF-free survival (all p > 0.05). Univariate analysis showed that female sex (p = 0.025) was associated with higher rates of AF recurrence, ventral-caudal (p = 0.002), dorsal-cranial (p = 0.034) and dorsal-caudal (p = 0.042) orientation of the right superior PV (RSPV), on the other hand, showed an association with lower rates of AF recurrence, as compared to the reference ventral-cranial orientation. On multivariate analysis, both female sex [odds ratio(OR) 1.83, 95% CI 1.15-2.93, p = 0.011] and ventral-caudal RSPV orientation, compared with ventral-cranial orientation, proved to be independent predictors of 24-month AF recurrence (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.19-0.71, p = 0.003).
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Female sex and ventral-caudal RSPV orientation have an impact on long-term arrhythmia-free survival. Assessment of PV orientation may be a useful tool in predicting AF-free survival and may contribute to a more personalized management of AF.
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- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands (The)
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands (The)
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- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Smit JM, Simon J, El Mahdiui M, Szaraz L, van Rosendael PJ, Kolassváry M, Szilveszter B, Delgado V, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Bax JJ. Anatomical Characteristics of the Left Atrium and Left Atrial Appendage in Relation to the Risk of Stroke in Patients With Versus Without Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2021; 14:e009777. [PMID: 34279121 DOI: 10.1161/circep.121.009777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Jeff M Smit
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands (J.M.S., M.E.M., P.J.v.R., V.D., J.J.B.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center (J.S., L.S., M.K., B.S., B.M., P.M.-H.), Medical Imaging Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands (J.M.S., M.E.M., P.J.v.R., V.D., J.J.B.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center (J.S., L.S., M.K., B.S., B.M., P.M.-H.), Medical Imaging Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands (J.M.S., M.E.M., P.J.v.R., V.D., J.J.B.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center (J.S., L.S., M.K., B.S., B.M., P.M.-H.), Medical Imaging Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center (J.S., L.S., M.K., B.S., B.M., P.M.-H.), Medical Imaging Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands (J.M.S., M.E.M., P.J.v.R., V.D., J.J.B.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center (J.S., L.S., M.K., B.S., B.M., P.M.-H.), Medical Imaging Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center (J.S., L.S., M.K., B.S., B.M., P.M.-H.), Medical Imaging Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Radiology (P.M.-H.), Medical Imaging Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands (J.M.S., M.E.M., P.J.v.R., V.D., J.J.B.).,Heart Center, University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, Finland (J.J.B.)
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Vattay B, Nagy A, Apor A, Kolossváry M, Manouras A, Molnár L, Vecsey-Nagy M, Boussoussou M, Bartykowszki A, Jermendy Á, Maurovich-Horvat P, Merkely B, Szilveszter B. Impaired Left Atrial Strain At Discharge After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVI) Is Associated With Reverse Remodelling Of The Left Ventricle But Not The Left Atrium. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.06.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Meyersohn NM, Mayrhofer T, Corey KE, Bittner DO, Staziaki PV, Szilveszter B, Hallett T, Lu MT, Puchner SB, Simon TG, Foldyna B, Voora D, Ginsburg GS, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Ferencik M. Association of Hepatic Steatosis With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events, Independent of Coronary Artery Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 19:1480-1488.e14. [PMID: 32707340 PMCID: PMC7855524 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Hepatic steatosis has been associated with increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) but it is not clear whether steatosis is independently associated with risk of MACE. We investigated whether steatosis is associated with risk of MACE independently of the presence and extent of baseline coronary artery disease, assessed by comprehensive contrast-enhanced computed tomography angiography (CTA). METHODS We conducted a nested cohort study of 3756 subjects (mean age, 60.6 years; 48.4% men) who underwent coronary CTA at 193 sites in North America, from July 2010 through September 2013, as part of the PROMISE study, which included noninvasive cardiovascular analyses of symptomatic outpatients without coronary artery disease. Independent core laboratory readers measured hepatic and splenic attenuation, using non-contrast computed tomography images to identify steatosis, and evaluated coronary plaques and stenosis in coronary CTA images. We collected data on participants' cardiovascular risk factors, presence of metabolic syndrome, and body mass index. The primary endpoint was an adjudicated composite of MACE (death, myocardial infarction, or unstable angina) during a median follow-up time of 25 months. RESULTS Among the 959 subjects who had steatosis (25.5% of the cohort), 42 had MACE (4.4%), whereas among the 2797 subjects without steatosis, 73 had MACE (2.6%) (hazard ratio [HR] for MACE in subjects with steatosis, 1.69; 95% CI, 1.16-2.48; P = .006 for MACE in subjects with vs without steatosis). This association remained after adjustment for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk scores, significant stenosis, and metabolic syndrome (adjusted HR, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.16-2.54; P = .007) or obesity (adjusted HR, 1.75; 95% CI, 1.19-2.59; P = .005). Steatosis remained independently associated with MACE after adjustment for all CTA measures of plaques and stenosis. CONCLUSIONS Hepatic steatosis is associated with MACE independently of other cardiovascular risk factors or extent of coronary artery disease. Strategies to reduce steatosis might reduce risk of MACE. ClinicalTrials.gov no: NCT01174550.
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- Nandini M. Meyersohn
- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,School of Business Studies, Stralsund University of Applied Sciences, Stralsund, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
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Szegedi N, Simon J, Szilveszter B, Sallo Z, Herczeg S, Nagy VK, Szeplaki G, Tahin T, Merkely B, Geller L. Abutting left atrial appendage and left superior pulmonary vein predicts recurrence of atrial fibrillation after point-by-point pulmonary vein isolation. Europace 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euab116.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
Catheter ablation is the cornerstone for rhythm control in patients with drug-refractory atrial fibrillation (AF). Baseline predictors of AF recurrence after catheter ablation are well established, such as female gender and left atrial enlargement. The role of the spatial relationship between the left superior pulmonary vein (LSPV) and left atrial appendage (LAA) is unknown.
Purpose
We sought to evaluate whether juxtaposed LSPV and LAA plays a role in AF recurrence after catheter ablation for paroxysmal AF.
Methods
Consecutive patients, who underwent point-by-point radiofrequency catheter ablation for paroxysmal AF at our hospital between January of 2014 and December of 2017, were enrolled in the study. All patients underwent pre-procedural cardiac CT-angiography (CTA) for the assessment of left atrial (LA) and pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy. Abutting LAA-LSPV was defined as cases when LSPV touched the posterior aspect of LAA (distance less than 2 mm).
Results
We included 428 patients (60.7 ± 10.8 years, 35.5% female). AF recurrence rate was 33.4% with a median recurrence-free time of 21.2 (IQR = 8.8-43.0) months. In the univariate analysis, female sex (HR = 1.45; 95%CI = 1.04-2.01; p = 0.028), LA volume (HR = 1.01; 95%CI = 1.00-1.01; p = 0.042), and cases when LSPV touched the posterior wall of LAA (HR = 1.53; 95%CI = 1.09-2.14; p = 0.013) were associated with AF recurrence. In the multivariate analysis, female sex (adjusted HR = 1.55; 95%CI = 1.06-2.28; p = 0.024), LA volume (adjusted HR = 1.01; 95%CI = 1.00-1.02; p = 0.028), and abutting LAA-LSPV (adjusted HR = 1.60; 95%CI = 1.13-2.50; p = 0.008) remained significant predictors of AF recurrence.
Conclusion
Female gender, higher LA volume, and abutting LSPV and LAA predispose patients to have a higher chance for arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation for paroxysmal AF.
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- N Szegedi
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Vecsey-Nagy M, Szilveszter B, Kolossvary M, Gonda X, Rihmer Z, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Nemcsik J. The association between early vascular aging and cyclothymic affective temperament. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa356.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
onbehalf
Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group
Background
Affective temperaments (depressive, anxious, irritable, hyperthymic, cyclothymic) are regarded as the biologically stable core of personality, and accumulating data implies their relationship with cardiovascular diseases. There are currently limited data on the association of affective temperaments and early vascular aging.
Purpose
The aim of our study was to assess the potential relationship of affective temperaments and vascular age, as assessed by coronary CT.
Methods
In our current cross-sectional study, 209 patients referred to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) due to suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), were included. After the evaluation of medical history and demographic parameters, all patients completed the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Vascular age was estimated using coronary artery calcium (CAC) score and we calculated its difference from chronological age for each patient. Linear regression analysis was applied to identify predictors of early vascular aging in the entire cohort and in male and female sub-populations, separately.
Results
The independent predictors of early vascular aging were female sex (B = -10.82 [95%CI: -15.30 – -6.33]), diabetes mellitus (B = 7.16 [95%CI: 1.20 – 13.12]) and dyslipidemia (B = -8.28 [95%CI: 3.94 – 12.62]). Further assessing gender differences, cyclothymic temperament score proved to be an independent predictor of early vascular aging in women (B = 0.89 [95%CI: 0.04 – 1.75]), while this association was absent in men.
Conclusion
Our results suggest that cyclothymic affective temperament contribute to early vascular aging in women.
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- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Suhai F, Varga A, Nagy A, Apor A, Panajotu A, Szilveszter B, Bartykowszki A, Karady J, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P. Predictors of cerebral embolisation after percutaneous transfemoral aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in the RETORIC substudy. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Purpose
To evaluate the predictors, occurrence and distribution of TAVI-related silent ischemic brain lesions using diffusion MRI.
Methods and materials
We investigated 109 consecutive patients with severe aortic stenosis from the prospective arm of the RETORIC study who underwent brain MRI one week afterpercutaneous transfemoral aortic valve implantation TAVI. To determine the occurrence and distribution of periprocedural cerebral ischemic lesions averaged diffusion-weighted images (trace) and mean diffusivity (MD) maps from the DTI dataset were used. To evaluate the aortic valve calcium score (AVCS), we assessed the preoperative prospectively ECG-triggered cardiac CT (256-slice MDCT). We also assessed the periprocedural factors such as periprocedural time, pre- and postdilatation. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to identify the independent predictors of TAVI-related ischemic lesions.
Results
After TAVI, a total of 918 new cerebral ischemic lesions were detected in 100/109 patients (92%). The median ischemic lesion volume was 237 μl (interquartile range 89.5–650) with a median lesion number of 6 (2–10) per patient. 759/918 lesions (83%) were supratentorial (389 left vs 370 right). Most lesions (628/918, 68%) were subcortical; the left and right MCA territories were the most affected (190. The vast majority of ischemic lesions were clinically silent (96%); 4% of patients had stroke which was proven by MRI. The median AVCS was 2769 (interquartile range 1858–4537). Balloon predilatation during TAVI procedure showed significant correlation with increased total ischemic lesion volume (p<0.001, β = 0.370) on univariate analysis, AVCS, periprocedural time, or postdilatation were not associated with ischemic load on MRI (p<0.05).
Conclusions
Periprocedural ischemic lesions are frequent (92%), most of them are clinically silent, however. Only balloon dilatation during TAVI was a predictor of increased ischemic load.
Aortic valve Ca scoring and DWI MRI
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- F Suhai
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Boston, United States of America
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Cohoon T, Udoh E, Kolossváry M, Newlander S, Szilveszter B, Á. J, Maurovich-Horvat P, Bhavnani S, Gonzalez J, Wesbey G. Reconstructing Zero: The Impact Of Filtered Back Projection, Iterative Reconstruction, Deep Learning Reconstruction On Coronary Calcium Scoring Near Zero. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Simon J, Száraz L, Szilveszter B, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Kolossváry M. Coronary Artery Calcium Score May Select Patients In Whom Coronary Ct Angiography Is Discouraged Due To The Need For Downstream Testing. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Vattay B, Borzsák S, Kolossváry M, Ruzsa Z, Boussoussou M, Simon J, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Szilveszter B. The Impact Of Iterative Reconstrustion Algorhitms On Dynamic Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Parameters. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Boussoussou M, Borzsak S, Kolossváry M, Drobni Z, Á. J, Á. T, Jermendy G, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Szilveszter B. Heritability Of Left Ventricular Morphology: Results From A Classical Twin Study. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Udoh E, Cohoon T, Kolossváry M, Newlander S, Szilveszter B, Á. J, Maurovich-Horvat P, Bhavnani S, Gonzalez J, Wesbey G. The Effect Of Deep Learning Noise Reduction Image Reconstruction On CT Coronary Artery Calcium Agatston Score. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Szilveszter B, Vattay B, Boussoussou M, Simon J, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Kolossváry M. Characteristics, Predictors And Prognostic Value Of Coronary Artery Plaque Progression Using Serial Computer Tomography Imaging. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nagy AI, Bartykowszki AI, Varga AI, Suhai F, Apor AA, Szilveszter B, Kolozsvary M, Karady J, Panajotu AA, Jermendy A, Molnar L, Simon J, Papp R, Merkely B, Maurovich Horvat P. P1831 Predictors and clinical consequences of silent ischaemic brain lesions following transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.1174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the János Bolyai Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Background
A number of studies aimed to identify the predictors of periprocedural cerebral embolizations related to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Much less investigated is the prevalence and determinants of subacute ischaemic brain lesions that develop following TAVI.
Purpose
We sought to identify predictors of subacute clinically silent ischaemic brain lesions in patients following TAVI.
Methods
Patients were included from the Rule out Transcatheter Aortic Valve Thrombosis with Post Implantation Computed Tomography (RETORIC) prospective trial. Echocardiography and brain MRI were performed after TAVI procedure, before hospital discharge. Cardiac CT was performed 6 months later to identify subclinical leaflet thrombosis (HALT), as well as repeat brain MRI, to identify any silent ischaemic lesions that appeared since the intervention. The cognitive trajectory of patients was assessed using the Addenbrookes cognitive test (ACE), performed shortly after TAVI and at 6-month follow-up (FU). All-cause mortality data was retrieved from the National Mortality Database.
Results
79 consecutive patients were included in the present analysis. 28% had known history of atrial fibrillation (AF). 33% of the cohort was treated with oral anticoagulant, of these 56% with single and 25% with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). The mean CHA2DS2VASC score was 4. From discharge to the 6-month FU, 20 patients (25%) developed new silent ischaemic brain lesions on MRI. Clinically manifest stroke did not occur. On the 6-month CT, HALT was identified in 6 patients (8%). Clinical and imaging parameters, including age, body mass index, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes, smoking, statin-, OAC- and DAPT therapy, history of AF, history of stroke, echocardiographic metrics of left ventricular (ejection fraction, stroke volume index) and atrial (left atrial strain) function as well as HALT were analysed for association with ischaemic brain lesions. Of the above, only HALT showed significant association (OR:6,58; p = 0.04) with silent brain embolizations. The cognitive trajectory from discharge till 6-month FU did not differ between patients with or without ischaemic focuses (ΔACEscore: 1.0 vs. 0.1; p = NS). Over a median FU of 553 (IQR 453 – 665) days, 8 patients died; 2 with and 6 without ischaemic lesions. Kaplan-Meyer analysis showed no difference in outcome between the two groups (p = 0.68)
Conclusion
Subclinical leaflet thrombosis was identified as a significant predictor of subacute silent ischaemic brain lesions after TAVI. These lesions did not affect the overall cognitive performance or outcome of the patients.
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- A I Nagy
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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Bittner DO, Mayrhofer T, Budoff M, Szilveszter B, Foldyna B, Hallett TR, Ivanov A, Janjua S, Meyersohn NM, Staziaki PV, Achenbach S, Ferencik M, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Lu MT. Prognostic Value of Coronary CTA in Stable Chest Pain: CAD-RADS, CAC, and Cardiovascular Events in PROMISE. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2019; 13:1534-1545. [PMID: 31734213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) to traditional stenosis categories and the coronary artery calcium score (CACS) for predicting cardiovascular events in patients with stable chest pain and suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). BACKGROUND The 2016 CAD-RADS has been established to standardize the reporting of CAD on coronary CT angiography (CTA). METHODS PROMISE (Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain) trial participants' CTAs were assessed by a central CT core laboratory for CACS, traditional stenosis-based categories, and modified CAD-RADS grade including high-risk coronary plaque (HRP) features. Traditional stenosis categories and CAD-RADS grade were compared for the prediction of the composite endpoint of death, myocardial infarction, or hospitalization for unstable angina over a median follow-up of 25 months. Incremental prognostic value over traditional risk factors and CACS was assessed. RESULTS In 3,840 eligible patients (mean age: 60.4 ± 8.2 years; 49% men), 3.0% (115) experienced events. CAD-RADS (concordance statistic [C-statistic] 0.747) had significantly higher discriminatory value than traditional stenosis-based assessments (C-statistic 0.698 to 0.717; all p for comparison ≤0.001). With no plaque (CAD-RADS 0) as the baseline, the hazard ratio (HR) for an event increased from 2.43 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.16 to 5.08) for CAD-RADS 1 to 21.84 (95% CI: 8.63 to 55.26) for CAD-RADS 4b and 5. In stepwise nested models, CAD-RADS added incremental prognostic value beyond ASCVD risk score and CACS (C-statistic 0.776 vs. 0.682; p < 0.001), and added incremental value persisted in all CACS strata. CONCLUSIONS These data from a large representative contemporary cohort of patients undergoing coronary CTA for stable chest pain support the prognostic value of CAD-RADS as a standard reporting system for coronary CTA.
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- Daniel O Bittner
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Cardiology, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; School of Business Studies, Stralsund University of Applied Sciences, Stralsund, Germany
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- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Torrance, California
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; MTA-SE Lendület Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Cardiology, Erlangen, Germany
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Karady J, Apor A, Nagy AI, Kolossvary M, Szilveszter B, Simon J, Molnar L, Bartykowszki A, Jermendy AL, Panajotu AL, Suhai FI, Varga AL, Rajani R, Maurovich-Horvat P, Merkely B. P3381Quantification of hypo-attenuated leaflet thickening after transcatheter aortic valve implantation - clinical relevance of HALT volume. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Hypo-attenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) is a recently recognized phenomenon following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and there is no consensus over the standardized assessment of HALT and its clinical relevance is poorly understood. We sought to determine the predictors and clinical significance of HALT volume.
Methods
Patients, who previously underwent TAVI between 2011 and 2016 were prospectively enrolled in the RETORIC (Rule out Transcatheter Aortic Valve Thrombosis with Post Implantation Computed Tomography) study, a single-center observational study. At inclusion cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA), transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed. HALT was volumetrically quantified on cardiac CTA images by segmenting the inner volume of the TAVI frame at the level of the leaflets and applying a threshold of −200 to 200 Hounsfield units. We evaluated the clinical predictors of HALT volume, and its association with ischemic brain MRI lesions (recent and chronic large vessel ischemic focuses, microbleed/microembolization, white matter or small vessel disease) and all-cause mortality.
Results
In total, we analyzed 111 patients with CoreValve bioprosthesis (56.7% female, mean age 80.3±7.4 years). A median of 19 [IQR: 11–29] months passed between TAVI procedure and enrollment. The mean HALT volume was 111.0±163.4 mm3. Current malignant disease, prosthesis implantation depth measured on CTA images acquired at inclusion, and aortic mean gradient and aortic valve area evaluated on TTE images at inclusion predicted HALT volume by univariate analysis (all p<0.05). After multivariate adjustment, aortic mean gradient remained a significant predictor of HALT volume (beta-coefficient: 11.5, 95% CI: 5.0–18.0; p<0.001). HALT volume was not associated with ischemic brain MRI lesions (all p>0.05) and did not predict all-cause mortality (median follow-up: 20 months [IQR: 18–23]; HR: 1.0; 95% CI: 1.0–1.0; p=0.15).
Volumetric quantification of HALT.
Conclusion
Aortic mean gradient was the only predictor independently associated with HALT volume. Our results suggest that TAVI valve function is negatively affected by HALT volume, however, we found no association of HALT volume with cerebrovascular ischemic lesions or increased risk for all-cause mortality.
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- J Karady
- Semmelweis University, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- St Thomas' Hospital, Department of Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
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- Semmelweis University, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Nemeth BT, Edes IF, Hartyanszky I, Szilveszter B, Fazekas L, Polos M, Nemeth E, Becker D, Merkely B. P1713Predictors of mortality following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in a large unselected critically ill patient population. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) has been established as a means of augmenting circulation in critically ill patients due to a variety of underlying clinical reasons. Different methods of MCS may be applied with the venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) system being one of the most utilized in everyday care.
Objectives
Our aim was to determine independent predictors of mortality following VA-ECMO therapy in a large, unselected, adult, critically ill patient population requiring MCS.
Methods
Data on 181 consecutive, real-world VA-ECMO treatments have been assessed. Analysis was conducted for all subjects requiring MCS with the VA-ECMO as first instalment, regardless of underlying cause or eventual upgrade. All potential clinical factors influencing mortality were examined and evaluated.
Results
Overall mortality amounted to ≈65% at a median follow-up of 28 days and depended upon: glomerular filtration rate of <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 (HR: 1.53; p=0.03) and age ≥65 years (HR: 1.65; p=0.02) based on multivariate Cox regression analysis. However, prolonged ECMO time, conversion of the ECMO to longer duration MCS, diabetes, prior ACS or revascularization, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) had no effect on adverse mortality outcomes (all p>0.05). Surprisingly, neither the need for resuscitation during MCS nor any ECMO implantation indication influenced mortality by itself (p>0.05).
Conclusions
We have found that mortality in critically ill patients requiring VA-ECMO use remains very high. Decreased renal function and advanced age were found to influence mortality in our all-comers patient population, while traditional predictors of cardiovascular mortality did not have a significant effect on survival.
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- B T Nemeth
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Jablonkai B, Ahres A, Ruboczky G, Nagybaczoni B, Oze A, Balogh ZSD, Schrancz A, Astrid A, Szilveszter B, Kolossvary M, Simon J, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Andrassy P. P6183Diagnostic performance of coronary computed tomography angiography-derived fractional flow reserve in patients with acute myocardial infarction and moderate non-culprit coronary stenosis. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Revascularisation of significant non-culprit coronary lesions (NCL) may improve clinical outcome in patients with myocardial infarction and multi vessel disease, however management of moderate NCLs is still controversial. Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) and invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) are accepted methods to detect myocardial ischemia, nevertheless coronary CT angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) is a new modality, which has not been widely investigated to date in patients with NCLs.
Purpose
Our aim was to determine the diagnostic performance of CT-FFR compared to DSE and invasive FFR.
Methods
In this prospective trial, DSE, FFR and CT-FFR were performed in every patient with MI and at least one moderate NCL (30–70% diameter stenosis by visual assessment). New or worsening wall motion abnormality in at least two contiguous myocardial segments on DSE, and FFR value<0.8 in invasive FFR and CT-FFR as well were determined as abnormal. In comparison, DSE and FFR were regarded as reference standard methods.
Results
Between March of 2017 and December of 2018, 51 patients (58.2±10.4 years, 74.5% male) were enrolled and 71 NCLs (40 LAD, 13 LCx, 18 RCA) were investigated. Dobutamine stress echocardiography, FFR and CT-FFR were positive in 30.9%, 32.3% and 22.5% of all lesions, respectively. FFR values were higher with CT-FFR compared to invasive FFR (0.85±0.11 vs. 0.83±0.08, p<0.05). Compared to DSE, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and diagnostic accuracy of CT-FFR were 40.9%, 85.7%, 56.2%, 76.3% and 71.8%, respectively. The same values were 39.1%, 85.4%, 56.2%, 74.5% and 70.4% compared to invasive FFR, respectively. Correspondence of CT-FFR with DSE (k=0.29) and with FFR (k=0.27) was weak.
Conclusion
This is the first study that compares the three modalities in the evaluation of moderate NCLs. Our results demonstrated moderate diagnostic accuracy, excellent specificity, poor sensitivity and PPV and acceptable NPV of CT-FFR compared to DSE and FFR. At this stage, CT-FFR is probably not accurate enough to determine revascularisation strategy of moderate NCLs as a single non-invasive method.
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- B Jablonkai
- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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Szaraz L, Simon J, Kolossvary M, Szilveszter B, Drobni ZD, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P. 82Optimal Calcium Score Threshold for 256-slice Coronary CT Angiography. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez143.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- L Szaraz
- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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Simon J, Szilveszter B, Ahres A, Jablonkai B, Kolossvary M, Merkely B, Andrassy P, Maurovich-Horvat P. P116On-site coronary CT - derived FFR for the assessment of non-culprit lesions in patients who suffered myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez147.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- J Simon
- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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Vecsey-Nagy M, Szilveszter B, Jermendy Á, Kolossvary M, Simon J, Drobni ZS, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P. P375Heart rate dependent degree of motion artifacts in coronary CT angiography acquired by a dedicated cardiac CT scanner. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M Vecsey-Nagy
- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Képalkotó Diagnosztikai Részleg, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Képalkotó Diagnosztikai Részleg, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Képalkotó Diagnosztikai Részleg, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Képalkotó Diagnosztikai Részleg, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Képalkotó Diagnosztikai Részleg, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Képalkotó Diagnosztikai Részleg, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Képalkotó Diagnosztikai Részleg, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Képalkotó Diagnosztikai Részleg, Budapest, Hungary
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Borzsak S, Papp S, Simon J, Karady J, Kolossvary M, Szilveszter B, Drobni ZD, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P. P114The effect of myocardial bridge on the amount of atherosclerotic plaques and on the local hemodynamic changes. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez147.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- S Borzsak
- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Radiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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Janjua SA, Triant VA, Addison D, Szilveszter B, Regan S, Staziaki PV, Grinspoon SA, Hoffmann U, Zanni MV, Neilan TG. HIV Infection and Heart Failure Outcomes in Women. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018; 69:107-108. [PMID: 28057235 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Meyersohn NM, Mayrhofer T, Ivanov A, Bittner DO, Staziaki PV, Szilveszter B, Hallett T, Lu ML, Puchner SB, Simon TG, Corey KE, Ginsburg GS, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Ferencik M. P6209Association of hepatic steatosis with adverse cardiovascular events: insights from the PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of chest pain (PROMISE) trial. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- N M Meyersohn
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, United States of America
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, United States of America
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, United States of America
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Ahres A, Jablonkai B, Oze A, Ruboczky G, Nagybaczoni B, Szigeti ZS, Kenessey A, Balogh ZSD, Szilveszter B, Kolossvary M, Maurovich-Horvat P, Apor A, Andrassy P. P5619Correlation between dobutamine stress echocardiography and invasive fractional flow reserve in patients with known moderate coronary artery stenosis. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p5619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- A Ahres
- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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Bittner D, Mayrhofer T, Budoff M, Szilveszter B, Hallett T, Ivanov A, Janjua S, Meyersohn N, Staziaki P, Achenbach S, Ferencik M, Douglas P, Hoffmann U, Lu M. 1184Prognostic value of coronary CT angiography beyond coronary artery calcium in stable chest pain: comparison between conventional stenosis severity and CAD-RADS stenosis categories in the PROMISE trial. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.1184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- D Bittner
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Department of Cardiology, Erlangen, Germany
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
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- University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
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- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Department of Cardiology, Erlangen, Germany
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- Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, United States of America
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, United States of America
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
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Drobni ZD, Kolossvary M, Jermendy AL, Karady J, Szilveszter B, Tarnoki AD, Tarnoki DL, Jermendy G, Voros S, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P. P6210Heritability of coronary plaque composition and plaque burden: a classical twin study. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Z D Drobni
- Semmelweis University Heart Center, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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- Global Genomics Group, Richmond, United States of America
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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Nagy AI, Turani M, Apor A, Kolossvary M, Szilveszter B, Milanovich D, Panajotu A, Bartykowszki A, Varga A, Suhai F, Karady J, Jermendy A, Orosz P, Maurovich-Horvat P, Merkely B. P3421Improved cognitive performance following transcatheter aortic valve implantation despite the presence of lacunar cerebral lesions - a RETORIC sub-study. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p3421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- A I Nagy
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Neurology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Neurology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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Foldyna B, Fourman LT, Lu MT, Mueller ME, Szilveszter B, Neilan TG, Ho JE, Burdo TH, Lau ES, Stone LA, Toribio M, Srinivasa S, Looby SE, Lo J, Fitch KV, Zanni MV. Sex Differences in Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Among Individuals With HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2018; 78:421-428. [PMID: 29601406 PMCID: PMC6019171 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In high-resource settings, the HIV-attributable risk of myocardial infarction (MI) is higher among women than among men. The extent to which unique mechanisms contribute to MI risk among women vs. men with HIV remains unclear. METHODS Subclinical coronary atherosclerotic plaque characteristics-including high-risk morphology plaque features-were compared among 48 HIV-infected women [48 (41, 54) years] and 97 HIV-infected men [48 (42, 52) years] on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) without known cardiovascular disease. These individuals had previously completed coronary computed tomography angiography and metabolic/immune phenotyping as part of a prospective study. RESULTS Extending previous analyses, now focusing exclusively on ART-treated participants, we found that HIV-infected women had a lower prevalence of any subclinical coronary atherosclerotic plaque (35% vs. 62%, P = 0.003) and a lower number of segments with plaque (P = 0.01), compared with HIV-infected men. We also report for the first time that ART-treated HIV-infected women had a lower prevalence of high-risk positively remodeled plaque (25% vs. 51%, P = 0.003) and a lower number of positively remodeled plaque segments (P = 0.002). In models adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors, we further showed that male sex remained associated with any coronary plaque [odds ratio 3.8, 95% confidence interval: (1.4 to 11.4)] and with positively remodeled plaque [odds ratio 3.7, 95% confidence interval: (1.4, 10.9)]. CONCLUSIONS ART-treated HIV-infected women (vs. HIV-infected men) had a lower prevalence and burden of subclinical coronary plaque and high-risk morphology plaque. Thus, unique sex-specific mechanisms beyond subclinical plaque may drive the higher HIV-attributable risk of MI among women vs. men.
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- Borek Foldyna
- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Program in Nutritional Metabolism, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Program in Nutritional Metabolism, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Program in Nutritional Metabolism, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Program in Nutritional Metabolism, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Program in Nutritional Metabolism, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Program in Nutritional Metabolism, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Program in Nutritional Metabolism, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Program in Nutritional Metabolism, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Sallo Z, Szegedi N, Szilveszter B, Herczeg SZ, Szeplaki G, Tahin T, Osztheimer I, Nagy KV, Piros K, Maurovich-Horvat P, Merkely B, Geller L. P1929Pulmonary venous anatomical variations and their impact on the success rate of atrial fibrillation ablation. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Z Sallo
- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Szilveszter B, Oren D, Kolossvary M, Karady J, Vattay B, Jermendy Ά, Bartykowszki A, Panajotu A, Suhai F, Nagy A, Apor A, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P. P6050CT based assessment of left ventricular reverse remodeling after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- B Szilveszter
- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiac Imaging Dept. MTA-SE “Lendület” Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiac Imaging Dept. MTA-SE “Lendület” Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiac Imaging Dept. MTA-SE “Lendület” Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiac Imaging Dept. MTA-SE “Lendület” Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiac Imaging Dept. MTA-SE “Lendület” Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiac Imaging Dept. MTA-SE “Lendület” Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiac Imaging Dept. MTA-SE “Lendület” Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiac Imaging Dept. MTA-SE “Lendület” Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiac Imaging Dept. MTA-SE “Lendület” Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Cardiac Imaging Dept. MTA-SE “Lendület” Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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Szegedi N, Szilveszter B, Herczeg S, Szeplaki G, Tahin T, Maurovich-Horvat P, Merkely B, Geller L. P345Incidence of pulmonary venous anatomical variations and their impact on the success rate of atrial fibrillation ablation. Europace 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy015.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- N Szegedi
- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Janjua SA, Staziaki PV, Szilveszter B, Takx RAP, Mayrhofer T, Hennessy O, Emami HA, Park J, Ivanov A, Hallett TR, Lu MT, Romero JM, Grinspoon SK, Hoffmann U, Zanni MV, Neilan TG. Presence, Characteristics, and Prognostic Associations of Carotid Plaque Among People Living With HIV. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2017; 10:CIRCIMAGING.116.005777. [PMID: 29021257 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.116.005777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Data from broad populations have established associations between incidental carotid plaque and vascular events. Among people living with HIV (PLWHIV), the risk of vascular events is increased; however, whether incidental carotid plaque is increased and there is an association between incidental carotid plaque, plaque characteristics, and vascular events among PLWHIV is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS Data from the multi-institutional Research Patient Data Registry were used. Presence and characteristics (high-risk plaque, including spotty calcification and low attenuation) of carotid plaque by computerized tomography among PLWHIV without known vascular disease were described. Data were compared with uninfected controls similar in age, sex, and cardiovascular risk factors, including diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and cigarette smoking to cases. Primary outcome was an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease event, and secondary outcome was ischemic stroke. Cohort consisted of 209 PLWHIV (45±10 years, 72% male) and 168 controls. Using computerized tomography, PLWHIV without vascular disease had higher rates of any carotid plaque (34% versus 25%; P=0.04), noncalcified (18% versus 5%; P<0.001) and high-risk plaque (25% versus 16%; P=0.03). Over a follow-up of 3 years, 19 atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events (9 strokes) occurred. Carotid plaque was independently associated with a 3-fold increase in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events among PLWHIV (hazard ratio, 2.91; confidence interval, 1.10-7.7, P=0.03) and a 4-fold increased risk of stroke (hazard ratio, 4.43; confidence interval, 1.17-16.70; P=0.02); high-risk plaque was associated with a 3-fold increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events and a 4-fold increased risk of stroke. CONCLUSIONS There is an increase in incidental carotid plaque, noncalcified plaque, and high-risk plaque among PLWHIV, and the presence and characteristics of carotid plaque are associated with subsequent vascular events.
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- Sumbal A Janjua
- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- From the Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology (J.M.R.), Program in Nutritional Metabolism (S.K.G., M.V.Z.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.A.J., P.V.S., B.S., R.A.P.T., T.M., O.H., H.A.E., J.P., A.I., T.R.H., M.T.L., U.H., T.G.N.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.
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Kolossvary M, Karady J, Szilveszter B, Kitslaar P, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P. P534Radiomic features of high risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques in coronary CT angiography. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Maurovich-Horvat P, Donnelly P, Kolossvary M, Karady J, Ball P, Kelly S, Fitzsimons D, Spence M, Celleng C, Horvath T, Szilveszter B, Van Es H, Swaans M, Merkely B. P5820Real world experience of novel on-site coronary CT derived fractional flow reserve algorithm for the assessment of intermediate stenoses. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p5820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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