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Baggiano A, Conte E, Spiritigliozzi L, Mushtaq S, Annoni A, Carerj ML, Cilia F, Fazzari F, Formenti A, Frappampina A, Fusini L, Gaudenzi Asinelli M, Junod D, Mancini ME, Mantegazza V, Maragna R, Marchetti F, Penso M, Tassetti L, Volpe A, Baessato F, Guglielmo M, Rossi A, Rovera C, Andreini D, Rabbat MG, Guaricci AI, Pepi M, Pontone G. Quantification of extracellular volume with cardiac computed tomography in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2023; 17:261-268. [PMID: 37147147 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2023.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cardiac computed tomography (CCT) was recently validated to measure extracellular volume (ECV) in the setting of cardiac amyloidosis, showing good agreement with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). However, no evidence is available with a whole-heart single source, single energy CT scanner in the clinical context of newly diagnosed left ventricular dysfunction. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test the diagnostic accuracy of ECVCCT in patients with a recent diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy, having ECVCMR as the reference technique. METHODS 39 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy (LVEF <50%) scheduled for clinically indicated CMR were prospectively enrolled. Myocardial segment evaluability assessment with each technique, agreement between ECVCMR and ECVCCT, regression analysis, Bland-Altman analysis and interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were performed. RESULTS Mean age of enrolled patients was 62 ± 11 years, and mean LVEF at CMR was 35.4 ± 10.7%. Overall radiation exposure for ECV estimation was 2.1 ± 1.1 mSv. Out of 624 myocardial segments available for analysis, 624 (100%) segments were assessable by CCT while 608 (97.4%) were evaluable at CMR. ECVCCT demonstrated slightly lower values compared to ECVCMR (all segments, 31.8 ± 6.5% vs 33.9 ± 8.0%, p < 0.001). At regression analysis, strong correlations were described (all segments, r = 0.819, 95% CI: 0.791 to 0.844). On Bland-Altman analysis, bias between ECVCMR and ECVCCT for global analysis was 2.1 (95% CI: -6.8 to 11.1). ICC analysis showed both high intra-observer and inter-observer agreement for ECVCCT calculation (0.986, 95%CI: 0.983 to 0.988 and 0.966, 95%CI: 0.960 to 0.971, respectively). CONCLUSIONS ECV estimation with a whole-heart single source, single energy CT scanner is feasible and accurate. Integration of ECV measurement in a comprehensive CCT evaluation of patients with newly diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy can be performed with a small increase in overall radiation exposure.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Baggiano
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Cardiovascular Section, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radiologia Interventistica, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, San Maurizio Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Heart and Lungs, Utrecht University, Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Cardiovascular Section, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL, USA
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University Hospital Policlinico of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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Campodonico J, Carulli E, Doni F, Russo GL, Junod D, Gaudenzi Asinelli M, Bonomi A, De Martino F, Vignati C, Pezzuto B, Agostoni P. Is red distribution width a valid tool to predict impaired iron transport in heart failure? Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1133233. [PMID: 37113703 PMCID: PMC10126241 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1133233] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Background Impaired iron transport (IIT) is a form of iron deficiency (ID) defined as transferrin saturation (TSAT) < 20% irrespective of serum ferritin levels. It is frequently observed in heart failure (HF) where it negatively affects prognosis irrespective of anaemia. Objectives In this retrospective study we searched for a surrogate biomarker of IIT. Methods We tested the predictive power of red distribution width (RDW), mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) to detect IIT in 797 non-anaemic HF patients. Results At ROC analysis, RDW provided the best AUC (0.6928). An RDW cut-off value of 14.2% identified patients with IIT, with positive and negative predictive values of 48 and 80%, respectively. Comparison between the true and false negative groups showed that estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was significantly higher (p = 0.0092) in the true negative vs. false negative group. Therefore, we divided the study population according to eGFR value: 109 patients with eGFR ≥ 90 ml/min/1.73 m2, 318 patients with eGFR 60-89 ml/min/1.73 m2, 308 patients with eGFR 30-59 ml/min/1.73 m2 and 62 patients with eGFR < 30 ml/min/1.73 m2. In the first group, positive and negative predictive values were 48 and 81% respectively, 51 and 85% in the second group, 48 and 73% in the third group and 43 and 67% in the fourth group. Conclusion RDW may be seen as a reliable marker to exclude IIT in non-anaemic HF patients with eGFR ≥60 ml/min/1.73 m2.
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- Jeness Campodonico
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milano, Italy
- Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milano, Italy
- Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: Piergiuseppe Agostoni
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Campodonico J, Junod D, Carulli E, Lo Russo G, Gaudenzi Asinelli M, Doni F, Bonomi A, Agostoni P. Role of impaired iron transport on exercise performance in heart failure patients. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2022; 29:1104-1111. [PMID: 35134891 DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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AIMS Impaired iron transport (IIT) occurs frequently in heart failure (HF) patients, even in the absence of anaemia and it is associated with a poor quality of life and prognosis. The impact of IIT on exercise capacity, as assessed by the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), in HF is at present unknown. The aim of this article is to evaluate in HF patients the impact on exercise performance of IIT, defined as transferrin saturation (TSAT) <20%. METHODS AND RESULTS We collected data of 676 patients hospitalized for HF. All underwent laboratory analysis, cardiac ultrasound, and CPET. Patients were grouped by the presence/absence of IIT and anaemia (haemoglobin <13 and <12 g/dL in male and female, respectively): Group 1 (G1) no anaemia, no IIT; Group 2 (G2) anaemia, no IIT; Group 3 (G3) no anaemia, IIT; Group 4 (G4) anaemia and IIT. Peak oxygen uptake (peakVO2) reduced from G1 to G3 and from G2 to G4 (G1: 1266 ± 497 mL/min, G2: 1011 ± 385 mL/min, G3: 1041 ± 395 mL/min, G4: 833 ± 241 mL/min), whereas the ventilation to carbon dioxide relationship slope (VE/VCO2 slope) increased (G1: 31.8 ± 7.5, G2: 34.5 ± 7.4, G3: 36.1 ± 10.2, G4: 37.5 ± 8.4). At multivariate regression analysis, peakVO2 independent predictors were anaemia, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and left ventricular ejection fraction, whereas VE/VCO2 slope independent predictors were IIT and BNP. CONCLUSION In HF IIT is associated with exercise performance impairment independently from anaemia, and it is a predictor of elevated VE/VCO2 slope, a pivotal index of HF prognosis.
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- Jeness Campodonico
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Via Parea 4, 20138 Milano, Italy.,Translational Medicine PhD Course, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Section, Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Section, Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Section, Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Section, Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Via Parea 4, 20138 Milano, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Via Parea 4, 20138 Milano, Italy.,Cardiovascular Section, Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Conte E, Mushtaq S, Mancini ME, Annoni A, Formenti A, Muscogiuri G, Gaudenzi Asinelli M, Gigante C, Collet C, Sonck J, Guglielmo M, Baggiano A, Cosentino N, Denora M, Belmonte M, Agalbato C, Esposito AA, Assanelli E, Bartorelli AL, Pepi M, Pontone G, Andreini D. Cardiac Care of Non-COVID-19 Patients During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: The Pivotal Role of CCTA. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:775115. [PMID: 34901235 PMCID: PMC8652066 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.775115] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) as the sole available non-invasive diagnostic technique for suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic causing limited access to the hospital facilities. Methods and Results: A consecutive cohort of patients with suspected stable CAD and clinical indication to non-invasive test was enrolled in a hub hospital in Milan, Italy, from March 9 to April 30, 2020. Outcome measures were obtained as follows: cardiac death, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and unstable angina. All the changes in medical therapy following the result of CCTA were annotated. A total of 58 patients with a mean age of 64 ± 11 years (36 men and 22 women) were enrolled. CCTA showed no CAD in 14 patients (24.1%), non-obstructive CAD in 30 (51.7%) patients, and obstructive CAD in 14 (24.1%) patients. Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) was considered deferrable in 48 (82.8%) patients. No clinical events were recorded after a mean follow-up of 376.4 ± 32.1 days. Changes in the medical therapy were significantly more prevalent in patients with vs. those without CAD at CCTA. Conclusion: The results of the study confirm the capability of CCTA to safely defer ICA in the majority of symptomatic patients and to correctly identify those with critical coronary stenoses necessitating coronary revascularization. This characteristic could be really helpful especially when the hospital resources are limited
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- Edoardo Conte
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.,Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Foundation Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy.,Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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