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Ribichini F, Pesarini G, Fabris T, Lunardi M, Barbierato M, D'Amico G, Zanchettin C, Gregori D, Piva T, Nicolini E, Gandolfo C, Fineschi M, Petronio AS, Berti S, Caprioglio F, Saia F, Sclafani R, Esposito G, D'Ascenzo F, Tarantini G. A randomised multicentre study of angiography- versus physiologyguided percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing TAVI: design and rationale of the FAITAVI trial. EUROINTERVENTION 2024; 20:e504-e510. [PMID: 38629420 PMCID: PMC11017223 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-23-00679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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The treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis (AVS) eligible for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is not supported by clinical evidence, and the role of physiology over anatomy as well as the timing of coronary intervention are not defined. FAITAVI (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03360591) is a nationwide prospective, open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled study comparing the angiography-guided versus the physiology-guided coronary revascularisation strategy in patients with combined significant CAD and severe AVS undergoing TAVI. Significant CAD will be defined as coronary stenosis ≥50%, as assessed by visual estimation in vessels ≥2.5 mm. Physiology will be tested by fractional flow reserve (FFR) and instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR). The study will be conducted at 15 sites in Italy. In the angiography arm, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) will be performed either before TAVI, during the TAVI procedure - before or after the valve implantation - or within 1 month±5 days of the valve implantation, left to the operator's decision. In the physiology arm, FFR and iFR will be performed before TAVI, and PCI will be indicated for FFR ≤0.80, otherwise the intervention will be deferred. In case of borderline values (0.81-0.85), FFR and iFR will be repeated after TAVI, with PCI performed when needed. With a sample size of 320 patients, the study is powered to evaluate the primary endpoint (a composite of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, major bleeding, or ischaemia-driven target vessel revascularisation). TAVI indication, strategy and medical treatment will be the same in both groups. After discharge, patients will be contacted at 1, 6, 12 and 24 months after the procedure to assess their general clinical status, and at 12 months for the occurrence of events included in the primary and secondary endpoints. FAITAVI is the first randomised clinical trial to investigate "optimal" percutaneous coronary intervention associated with TAVI in patients with severe AVS and CAD.
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- Flavio Ribichini
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Ospedale dell'Angelo di Mestre, Chirignago-Zelarino, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Ospedale dell'Angelo di Mestre, Chirignago-Zelarino, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Division of Cardiology, Ospedale dell'Angelo di Mestre, Chirignago-Zelarino, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Ospedale del Cuore - Fondazione Monasterio, Massa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia - Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Perugia, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Policlinico Universitario Federico II di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Hospital University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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De Felice F, Paolucci L, Cesario V, Musto C, Nazzaro MS, Chin D, Stio R, Pennacchi M, Gabrielli D, Fiorina C, Massussi M, Angelillis M, Costa G, Bruschi G, Fineschi M, Maffeo D, Barletta M, Regazzoli D, Montorfano M. Impact of Pacemaker Implantation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Long-Term Survival in Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve. Am J Cardiol 2024; 210:146-152. [PMID: 37838072 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.10.018] [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: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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Limited data are available about the impact of permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation on long-term survival in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and severe aortic stenosis (AS) treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We aimed to evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of patients with BAV with AS who underwent periprocedural PPM implantation after TAVR with a self-expandable prosthesis. Data from patients with BAV and severe AS who underwent TAVR between April 2009 and January 2022 and followed in the framework of the One Hospital ClinicalService-CoreValve Project were collected. Patients were categorized in 2 groups according to PPM implantation after TAVR ("PPM" group) or not ("no PPM" group). The coprimary end points were all-cause death and a composite of cardiac mortality, rehospitalization because of cardiac causes, stroke, and myocardial infarction. Overall, 106 patients were considered (74 in the "no PPM" group and 32 in the "PPM" group). No statistically significant difference was found between the groups in terms of follow-up and baseline characteristics. Patients in the PPM group were more likely to show baseline conduction abnormalities (p = 0.023). Patients in the PPM group were more often treated with older generation prosthesis than those in the no PPM group (28.1% vs 5.4%, respectively, p = 0.013). At 2 years of follow-up, all-cause death in the no PPM and PPM groups occurred in 20.0% and 10.0% of patients, respectively (hazard ratio 0.37, 95% confidence interval 0.08 to 1.67). Similarly, no difference was evident for the composite end point between the 2 groups (no PPM vs PPM: 8 [14.6%] vs 6 [19.3%], hazard ratio 1.67, 95% CI 0.58 to 4.81). In conclusion, patients with severe AS and BAV treated with TAVR complicated by PPM implantation are not exposed to an increased risk of major adverse events at 2 years of follow-up.
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- Francesco De Felice
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy.
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Catheterization Laboratory, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Catheterization Laboratory, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology UOSA, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Clinical and Interventional Cardiology Department, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Humanitas Research Hospital Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rozzano, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Vita-salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Interventional Cardiology Unit IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Angelillis M, Costa G, Primerano C, Giannini C, Adamo M, Chizzola G, Iadanza A, Fineschi M, Barletta M, Bedogni F, Ferrara E, Poli A, De Felice F, Bruschi G, De Carlo M, Petronio AS. Outcomes of Patients With Very Severe Aortic Stenosis Treated With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol 2023; 205:241-248. [PMID: 37611417 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.148] [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: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Symptoms of aortic stenosis (AS) are not proportional to its severity and patients with very severe AS (VSAS) remain asymptomatic for a long time. The appropriate time for intervention in patients with VSAS and the effects of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) remain debated. Our aim was to compare the procedural and 30-day outcomes of TAVI between patients with VSAS and patients with severe AS (SAS) and the changes in LVH. We selected patients with an aortic peak velocity ≥5 m/s (VSAS) and those with aortic peak velocity 4 to 5 m/s (SAS) treated with TAVI. Patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (<45%) were excluded. The primary end point was the incidence of all-cause death at 30 days. The secondary end points included the 30-day incidence of cardiac death, cardiac rehospitalization, and stroke/transient ischemic attack and the changes in LVH from baseline to 30 days. A total of 102 patients in the VSAS group and 535 in the SAS group were included. Patients in the VSAS group had a thicker septal wall (p <0.001) and a higher Agaston score (p <0.001) and calcium volume (p = 0.007). No differences were observed regarding the primary and secondary clinical end points. However, patients with VSAS showed a significantly greater improvement in concentric LVH, although the prevalence of concentric LVH remained higher than in patients with SAS. TAVI in patients with VSAS showed similar procedural and clinical outcomes to patients with SAS and experienced a more pronounced improvement in the prevalence of concentric LVH.
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- Marco Angelillis
- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
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- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Internal, Cardiovascular and Geriatric Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Internal, Cardiovascular and Geriatric Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano Hospital, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano Hospital, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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El Farissi M, Zimmermann FM, De Maria GL, van Royen N, van Leeuwen MAH, Carrick D, Carberry J, Wijnbergen IF, Konijnenberg LSF, Hoole SP, Marin F, Fineschi M, Pijls NHJ, Oldroyd KG, Banning AP, Berry C, Fearon WF. The Index of Microcirculatory Resistance After Primary PCI: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:2383-2392. [PMID: 37821183 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite treatment with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the risk of heart failure and late death remains high. Microvascular dysfunction, as assessed by the index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR), after primary PCI for STEMI has been associated with worse outcomes. It is unclear whether IMR after primary PCI predicts cardiac death. OBJECTIVES The aims of this analysis were: 1) to determine if IMR is an independent predictor of cardiac death; 2) to assess the optimal cutoff value of IMR after STEMI; and 3) to compare IMR with several cardiac magnetic resonance parameters, including infarct size. METHODS In a collaborative, pooled analysis of individual patient data from 6 cohorts that measured IMR directly after primary PCI, cardiac mortality up to 5 years was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analyses. The primary endpoint was cardiac death using the predefined IMR cutoff value of 40. RESULTS In total, 1,265 patients were included in this study with a median follow-up of 2.8 years (IQR: 1.2-5.0 years). Cardiac death at 5 years occurred in 2.2% and 4.9% of patients (HR: 2.81; 95% CI: 1.34-5.88; P = 0.006) in the IMR ≤40 and IMR >40 groups, respectively. The composite of cardiac death or hospitalization for heart failure occurred in 4.9% and 8.9% (HR: 1.98; 95% CI: 1.20-3.29; P = 0.008) in the IMR ≤40 and IMR >40 groups, respectively. IMR was an independent predictor of cardiac death, whereas coronary flow reserve was not. The optimal cutoff value of IMR for the prediction of cardiac death in this cohort was 70 (HR: 4.73; 95% CI: 2.27-9.83; P < 0.001). Infarct size was 17.6% ± 13.3% and 23.9% ± 14.6% of the left ventricular mass in the IMR ≤40 and IMR >40 groups, respectively (P < 0.001). Microvascular obstruction and intramyocardial hemorrhage occurred more frequently in the IMR >40 group than in the IMR ≤40 group. CONCLUSIONS In this large, pooled analysis of individual patient data, IMR measured directly after primary PCI in STEMI was an independent predictor of cardiac death. IMR may be used as a tool to identify patients at the time of primary PCI who are at highest risk for late cardiac mortality and who might benefit most from additional cardioprotective therapies and monitoring.
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- Mohamed El Farissi
- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, National Health Service Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Hairmyres, East Kilbride, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, National Health Service Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Senese Cardiologia-Emodinamica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, National Health Service Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom; British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, California, USA.
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Demola P, Beneduce A, Masiero G, Serino F, Baldi E, Polimeni A, Attisano T, Contarini M, Castiglioni B, De Marco F, Fineschi M, Menozzi A, Musto C, Tarantini G, Saia F, Esposito G. [Management of patients with myocardial ischemia/infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease in Italian catheterization laboratories: results of the SICI-GISE national survey promoted by the GISE Young Committee]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2023; 24:42S-52S. [PMID: 37767847 DOI: 10.1714/4101.40994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Myocardial ischemia (INOCA) and acute myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) represent emerging entities in the landscape of interventional cardiology. These conditions have heterogeneous pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical presentations, complex diagnostics, and high prognostic significance. METHODS This survey was carried out jointly by the GISE Young Committee with the support of the SICI-GISE Society and the ICOT group with the aim of evaluating the implementation of diagnostic-therapeutic pathways in cases of suspected/confirmed INOCA and MINOCA diseases. A web-based questionnaire based on 22 questions was distributed to SICI-GISE and ICOT members. RESULTS The survey was distributed to 1550 physicians with 104 (7%) responses. The majority of participants included interventional cardiologists (70%), in two-thirds of cases working in centers with high volume of procedures (>1000 coronary angiographies/year), who estimated a <10% annual rate of INOCA and MINOCA cases in their case load. Approximately 25% of the participants stated that they do not have the option of performing any investigation for the evaluation of patients with suspected INOCA, and less than 50% make use of advanced invasive testing for the diagnosis of MINOCA, including physiology and intravascular imaging tests. It also turns out that about 50% of respondents reported the present and future absence of dedicated diagnostic-therapeutic pathways. Even with a high perception of the clinical relevance of these diseases, about 40% of the respondents rely on clinical experience or do not deal with their management, also reporting a low prevalence of dedicated follow-up care (20% of cases followed at dedicated outpatient clinics). Factors predominantly limiting the prevalence of appropriate diagnostic and treatment pathways included the cost of materials, lack of training and expertise of practitioners, and of solid data on the long-term clinical efficacy of treatments. CONCLUSIONS Currently, the proper management of INOCA and MINOCA disease is widely advocated but poorly implemented in clinical practice. To reverse the trend and solve the remaining controversies, it is necessary to enhance awareness, produce robust scientific data, and implement dedicated pathways for patients.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Padova
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, A.O.R.N. Antonio Cardarelli, Napoli
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Scienze della Salute e della Nutrizione, Università della Calabria, Rende (CS)
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- Divisione di Cardiologia Interventistica, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare, A.O.U. San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno
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- U.O. Cardiologia con UTIC ed Emodinamica, Presidio Ospedaliero Umberto I, Siracusa
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- U.O. Cardiologia Interventistica Valvolare e Strutturale, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milano
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- U.O.S.A. Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena
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- S.C. Cardiologia, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, ASL5 Liguria, La Spezia
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo, Roma
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Padova
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- Alma Mater Studiorum, Università degli Studi di Bologna e IRCCS Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli
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Scarsini R, Campo G, DI Serafino L, Zanon S, Rubino F, Monizzi G, Biscaglia S, Ancona M, Polimeni A, Niccoli G, Fineschi M, Porto I, Leone AM. #FullPhysiology: a systematic step-by-step guide to implement intracoronary physiology in daily practice. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2023; 71:504-514. [PMID: 37712217 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.23.06414-1] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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#FullPhysiology is a comprehensive and systematic approach to evaluate patients with suspected coronary disease using PressureWire technology (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA, USA). This advancement in technology enables the investigation of each component of the coronary circulation, including epicardial, microvascular, and vasomotor function, without significantly increasing procedural time or technical complexity. By identifying the predominant physiopathology responsible for myocardial ischemia, #FullPhysiology enhances precision medicine by providing accurate diagnosis and facilitating tailored interventional or medical treatments. This overview aims to provide insights into modern coronary physiology and describe a systematic approach to assess epicardial flow-limiting disease, longitudinal physiological vessel analysis, microvascular and vasomotor dysfunction, as well as post- percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) physiological results.
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- Roberto Scarsini
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy -
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- Cardiology Unit, Ferrara University Hospital, Cona, Ferrara, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Ferrara University Hospital, Cona, Ferrara, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Senese University Hospital, Le Scotte Polyclinic Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (DICATOV), San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Unit, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli Gemelli Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy
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Giordano A, Schaefer A, Bhadra OD, Barbanti M, Costa G, Sammartino S, Sondergaard L, De Backer O, Dalsgaard M, D'Ascenzo F, Musto C, Fineschi M, Maisano F, Testa L, Vercellino M, Berni A, Galasso G, Cammardella AG, Morello A, Pepe M, Albanese M, Cimmino M, Giordano S, Biondi-Zoccai G, Corcione N. Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severely Reduced Left Ventricular Systolic Function in the Low Systolic Function and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (LOSTAVI) International Registry. Am J Cardiol 2023; 201:349-358. [PMID: 37423004 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.025] [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] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an established therapy for severe, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis even in patients with impaired left ventricular systolic function. However, there is uncertainty on the clinical effectiveness of the currently available TAVR devices in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The LOSTAVI (Low Systolic function and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) registry is a retrospective observational study using baseline, procedural, discharge, and long-term follow-up details. A total of 3 groups of interest were distinguished: extremely reduced LVEF (<25%), severely reduced LVEF (25% to 30%), and reduced LVEF (31% to 35%). Unadjusted and adjusted analyses were carried out for in-hospital and follow-up outcomes. A total of 923 patients were included from 12 centers, with 146 patients (16%) with LVEF <25%, 425 (46%) with LVEF 25% to 30%, and 352 (38%) with LVEF 31% to 35%. Several baseline and procedural features were different across groups, including age, risk, functional class, and prevalence of bicuspid disease (all p <0.05). In-hospital mortality was similar in the 3 groups (7 [4.8%], 18 [4.2%], and 7 [2.0%], respectively, p = 0.661), but major adverse events were more common in those with extremely reduced and severely reduced LVEF (19 [13%], 53 [13%], and 25 [7.1%], respectively, p = 0.024). The 12-month follow-up confirmed the significant detrimental impact of reduced LVEF on both death (21 [14%], 49 [12%], and 25 [7.1%], respectively, p = 0.024) and major adverse events (37 [25%], 89 [21%], and 53 [15%], respectively, p = 0.016). The adjusted analysis confirmed the significant prognostic role of LVEF on both outcomes, whereas TAVR device type was not associated with death or major adverse events (all p >0.05). In conclusion, TAVR yields favorable early and 1-year results in patients with reduced LVEF, including those with extremely depressed systolic dysfunction. However, reduced LVEF still represents a major adverse prognostic factor for both short- and mid-term outcomes.
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- Arturo Giordano
- Cardiovascular Interventions Unit, Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno, Italy; Hemodynamics Unit, Santa Lucia Hospital, San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Enna Kore University, Enna, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, A.G. Rodolico-San Marco Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, A.G. Rodolico-San Marco Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiosciences, A.O. San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Siena University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, San Donato Hospital, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, University of Genoa, and Cardiology Unit, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Interventions Unit, Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno, Italy; Hemodynamics Unit, Santa Lucia Hospital, San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine (D.I.M.), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Interventions Unit, Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno, Italy; Hemodynamics Unit, Santa Lucia Hospital, San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Interventions Unit, Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno, Italy; Hemodynamics Unit, Santa Lucia Hospital, San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy; Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy.
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- Cardiovascular Interventions Unit, Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno, Italy; Hemodynamics Unit, Santa Lucia Hospital, San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy
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Romagnoli E, Paoletti G, Marco V, Gatto L, Calligaris G, Fabbiocchi F, Fineschi M, Boi A, Albertucci M, Nicholls SJ, Prati F. Comparison between different approaches to evaluate fibrous cap thickness in sequential optical coherence tomography studies. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2023; 71:275-283. [PMID: 32657556 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.20.05237-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND In this in-vivo human study we tested the reproducibility for optical coherence tomography (OCT) assessment of lumen area (LA) and plaque components measurements, such as lipid arc extension and fibrous cap thickness (FCt). METHODS We tested the variability of LA, lipid arc and FCt assessments in two repeated OCT pullbacks from the same diseased coronary segment matched using fiduciary anatomical landmarks. In particular, for the reliability of minimal FCt measurement we compared four different approaches based on continuous (longitudinal) or segmental (spot) individuation of smaller thickness: 1) comparison of single minimal FCt individuated alongside all plaque extension in the two pullbacks (Longitudinal (L)-spot minimal FCt value); 2) comparison of the mean FCt values of the plaque in the two pullbacks (L-plot mean FCt value); 3) comparison between the single minimal FCt value obtained in the first pullback and the single FCt obtained in the matched CS of second pullback (L-spot CS matched FCt value); 4) comparison of measurements obtained by visual selection of CS with minimal FCt s in the two pullbacks (single-spot minimal FCt value). RESULTS From the paired analyses of 20 non culprit lesions (accounting for a total of 387 matched CS), we found a suboptimal in-segment correlation for LA (Intra-Class Coefficient [ICC] 0.731), but a good in-segment correlation for lipid arc (ICC 0.963). Regarding FCt measurement, a high reproducibility was obtained applying continuous assessment; in particular, the best correlation was observed with L-spot minimal FCt value and the L-plot mean FCt (ICC 0.893 and 0.952, respectively) with small inter-pullback differences (confidence intervals less than 0.04 mm). CONCLUSIONS In this methodological study we observed a good reproducibility for quantitative plaque measurements with OCT confirming its reliability for serial assessment. In particular, longitudinal measurement in multiple adjacent frames seems to be the more accurate and reproducible approach for sequential FCt assessment.
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- Enrico Romagnoli
- C.L.I. Foundation, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- C.L.I. Foundation, Rome, Italy
- UniCamillus, Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy
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- C.L.I. Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Unit of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- C.L.I. Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Unit of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- C.L.I. Foundation, Rome, Italy -
- UniCamillus, Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy
- Unit of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Sardella G, Stefanini G, Leone PP, Boccuzzi G, Fovero NT, Van Mieghem N, Giacchi G, Escaned J, Fineschi M, Testa L, Valenti R, Di Mario C, Briguori C, Cortese B, Ribichini F, Oreglia JA, Colombo A, Sangiorgi G, Barbato E, Sonck J, Ugo F, Trani C, Castriota F, Paggi A, Porto I, Tomai F, Mancone M. Coronary Lithotripsy as Elective or Bail-Out Strategy After Rotational Atherectomy in the Rota-Shock Registry. Am J Cardiol 2023; 198:1-8. [PMID: 37182254 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Debulking lesions with severe coronary artery calcification (CAC) is highly recommended to obtain good procedural and long-term success. Utilization and performance of coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) after rotational atherectomy (RA) has not been thoroughly studied. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IVL with the Shockwave Coronary Rx Lithotripsy System in lesions with severe CAC as elective or bail-out strategy after RA. This observational, prospective, single-arm, multicenter, international, open-label Rota-Shock registry included patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease and lesions with severe CAC treated by percutaneous coronary intervention, including lesion preparation with RA and IVL, at 23 high-volume centers. Primary efficacy end point was procedural success, defined as final diameter stenosis <30% by quantitative coronary angiography. Primary safety end point was freedom from serious angiographic complications, which included >National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute type B dissection, perforation, abrupt closure, slow or no flow, final thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow <3, and acute thrombosis. A total of 160 patients were enrolled between June 2020 and June 2022. The primary efficacy end point was observed in 155 patients (96.9%). The primary safety end point occurred in 145 cases (90.6%). Dissections >National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute type B occurred in 3 patients (1.9%), whereas slow or no flow occurred in 8 (5.0%), final thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow <3 in 3 (1.9%), and perforation in 4 patients (2.5%). Free from inhospital major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, including cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization, cerebrovascular accident, definite/probable stent thrombosis, and major bleeding, occurred in 158 patients (98.7%). In conclusion, IVL after RA in lesions with severe CAC was effective and safe, with a very low incidence of complications as either elective or bail-out strategy.
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- Gennaro Sardella
- Department of Clinical, Anesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; Cardio Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; Cardio Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano-Milan, Italy; Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, ASL Città di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical University Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical University Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Hospital Clinico San Carlos IdISSC, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/ Profesor Martín Lagos, Madrid, Spain
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- Interventional Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracovascular Department, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Structural Interventional Cardiology Division, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology, Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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- Foundation for Cardiovascular Research and Innovation, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology and de Gasperis Cardio Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; Cardio Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano-Milan, Italy; Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM, Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Cardiovascular Center Aalst, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Center Aalst, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Maria Cecilia Hospital GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Italy
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- Laboratory of Interventional Cardiology; Department of Cardiology, S. Anna Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department (DICATOV) IRCCS, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Anesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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Guarini P, Saia F, Sidiropulos M, Silverio A, Dellegrottaglie S, Scatteia A, Tedeschi C, Cappelletti AM, Regazzoli D, Benassi A, Donatelli F, America R, Nosso G, Capranzano P, Oliva A, Piccolo R, Testa L, Attisano T, Castiglioni B, Contarini M, De Marco F, Fineschi M, Menozzi A, Musto C, Stefanini G, Tarantini G, Caiazza F, Esposito G. [SICI-GISE/SICOA Consensus document: Clinical follow-up of patients after acute coronary syndrome or percutaneous coronary intervention]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2023; 24:5-15. [PMID: 37158025 DOI: 10.1714/4035.40099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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In the last decades, advances in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) strategies have significantly reduced the risk of procedural complications and in-hospital mortality of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), thus increasing the population of stable post-ACS patients. This novel epidemiological scenario emphasizes the importance of implementing secondary preventive and follow-up strategies. The follow-up of patients after ACS or elective PCI should be based on common pathways and on the close collaboration between hospital cardiologists and primary care physicians. However, the follow-up strategies of these patients are still poorly standardized. This SICI-GISE/SICOA consensus document was conceived as a proposal for the long-term management of post-ACS or post-PCI patients based on their individual residual risk of cardiovascular adverse events. We defined five patient risk classes and five follow-up strategies including medical visits and examinations according to a specific time schedule. We also provided a short guidance for the selection of the appropriate imaging technique for the assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction and of non-invasive anatomical or functional tests for the detection of obstructive coronary artery disease. Physical and pharmacological stress echocardiography was identified as the first-line imaging technique in most of cases, while cardiovascular magnetic resonance should be preferred when an accurate evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction is needed. The standardization of the follow-up pathways of patients with a history of ACS or elective PCI, shared between hospital doctors and primary care physicians, could result in a more cost-effective use of resources and potentially improve patient's long-term outcome.
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- U.O. Cardiologia, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna
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- Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia ed Odontoiatria, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Baronissi (SA)
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- Unità di Imaging Cardiovascolare Avanzato, Clinica Villa dei Fiori, Acerra (NA)
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- U.O. Cardiologia, ASL Napoli 1 Centro, Presidio Intermedio Napoli Est, Napoli
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- IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano-Milano
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Cardiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (MI)
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- Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno
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- U.O. Cardiologia Interventistica Valvolare e Strutturale, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milano
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, A.O. Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena
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- S.C. Cardiologia, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, ASL5 Liguria, La Spezia
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- U.O.S. Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Roma
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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- Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno (CE)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli
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Compagnone M, Demola P, Serino F, Masiero G, Giuliani L, Rossi S, Polimeni A, Attisano T, Contarini M, Castiglioni B, De Marco F, Fineschi M, Menozzi A, Musto C, Saia F, Tarantini G, Esposito G. [Right heart catheterization in Italian catheterization laboratories: results of the SICI-GISE national survey promoted by the GISE Young Committee]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2023; 24:30-38. [PMID: 37158031 DOI: 10.1714/4035.40105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Over the past decades, the improvements in the diagnostic power and availability of non-invasive cardiac imaging techniques have led to a decline of right heart catheterization (RHC) performance. However, RHC remains the gold standard for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension and an essential tool for the evaluation of patient candidacy to heart transplantation. METHODS This survey was carried out jointly by the Young Committee of GISE, with the support of the SICI-GISE Society, and the ICOT group, with the aim of evaluating how the interventional cardiology community perform RHC. A web-based questionnaire based on 20 questions was distributed to SICI-GISE members. RESULTS The survey was distributed to 1550 physicians with 174 (11%) responses. Most centers perform few procedures per year (<10 RHC/year) and a dedicated cardiologist is usually lacking. Patients were frequently admitted as ordinary hospitalization regimen and the most frequent indication for RHC was the hemodynamic assessment of pulmonary hypertension, followed by diagnostics of valvular diseases and advanced heart failure/heart transplantation. Indeed, the majority of participants (86%) are involved in transcatheter procedures for structural heart disease. The average time taken to perform the RHC was approximately 30-60 min. The femoral access (60%) was the most frequently used, usually by an echo-guided approach. Two-thirds of participants discontinued oral anticoagulant therapy before RHC. Only 27% of centers assess wedge position from an integrated analysis. Furthermore, the edge pressure is detected in the end-diastolic cardiac phase in half cases and in the end-expiratory phase in only 31%. The most commonly used method for cardiac output calculation was the indirect Fick method (58%). CONCLUSIONS Guidance on the best practice for performing RHC is currently lacking. A more precise standardization of this demanding procedure is warranted.
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, A.O.R.N. Antonio Cardarelli, Napoli
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- Dipartimnto di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Padova
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- U.O. Cardiologia Interventistica, Ospedale "SS. Annunziata", Chieti
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- U.O. Cardiologia Interventistica, Ospedale "SS. Annunziata", Chieti
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro
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- Divisione di Cardiologia Interventistica, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare, A.O.U. San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno
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- Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Presidio Ospedaliero Umberto I, Siracusa
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- Dipartimento di Cardiologia Clinica e Interventistica, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (MI)
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- U.O.S.A. Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena
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- S.C. Cardiologia, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, ASL5 Liguria, La Spezia
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo, Roma
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- Alma Mater Studiorum, Università degli Studi di Bologna e IRCCS Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna
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- Dipartimnto di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Padova
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli
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Palmerini T, Saia F, Kim WK, Renker M, Iadanza A, Fineschi M, Bruno AG, Ghetti G, Vanhaverbeke M, Søndergaard L, De Backer O, Romagnoli E, Burzotta F, Trani C, Adrichem R, Van Mieghem NM, Nardi E, Chietera F, Orzalkiewicz M, Tomii D, Pilgrim T, Aranzulla TC, Musumeci G, Adam M, Meertens MM, Taglieri N, Marrozzini C, Alvarez Covarrubias HA, Joner M, Nardi G, Di Muro FM, Di Mario C, Loretz L, Toggweiler S, Gallitto E, Gargiulo M, Testa L, Bedogni F, Berti S, Ancona MB, Montorfano M, Leone A, Savini C, Pacini D, Gmeiner J, Braun D, Nerla R, Castriota F, De Carlo M, Petronio AS, Barbanti M, Costa G, Tamburino C, Leone PP, Reimers B, Stefanini G, Sudo M, Nickenig G, Piva T, Scotti A, Latib A, Vercellino M, Porto I, Codner P, Kornowski R, Bartorelli AL, Tarantini G, Fraccaro C, Abdel-Wahab M, Grube E, Galié N, Stone GW. Vascular Access in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease Undergoing TAVR: The Hostile Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:396-411. [PMID: 36858659 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The optimal access route in patients with severe peripheral artery disease (PAD) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remains undetermined. OBJECTIVES This study sought to compare clinical outcomes with transfemoral access (TFA), transthoracic access (TTA), and nonthoracic transalternative access (TAA) in TAVR patients with severe PAD. METHODS Patients with PAD and hostile femoral access (TFA impossible, or possible only after percutaneous treatment) undergoing TAVR at 28 international centers were included in this registry. The primary endpoint was the propensity-adjusted risk of 30-day major adverse events (MAE) defined as the composite of all-cause mortality, stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA), or main access site-related Valve Academic Research Consortium 3 major vascular complications. Outcomes were also stratified according to the severity of PAD using a novel risk score (Hostile score). RESULTS Among the 1,707 patients included in the registry, 518 (30.3%) underwent TAVR with TFA after percutaneous treatment, 642 (37.6%) with TTA, and 547 (32.0%) with TAA (mostly transaxillary). Compared with TTA, both TFA (adjusted HR: 0.58; 95% CI: 0.45-0.75) and TAA (adjusted HR: 0.60; 95% CI: 0.47-0.78) were associated with lower 30-day rates of MAE, driven by fewer access site-related complications. Composite risks at 1 year were also lower with TFA and TAA compared with TTA. TFA compared with TAA was associated with lower 1-year risk of stroke/TIA (adjusted HR: 0.49; 95% CI: 0.24-0.98), a finding confined to patients with low Hostile scores (Pinteraction = 0.049). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with PAD undergoing TAVR, both TFA and TAA were associated with lower 30-day and 1-year rates of MAE compared with TTA, but 1-year stroke/TIA rates were higher with TAA compared with TFA.
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- Tullio Palmerini
- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- UOSA Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- UOSA Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- U.O.C. di Interventistica Cardiologica e Diagnostica Invasiva, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- U.O.C. di Interventistica Cardiologica e Diagnostica Invasiva, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- U.O.C. di Interventistica Cardiologica e Diagnostica Invasiva, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Klinik III für Innere Medizin - Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, University Hospital Cologne - Heart Center, Cologne, Germany
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- Klinik III für Innere Medizin - Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, University Hospital Cologne - Heart Center, Cologne, Germany
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- German Heart Centre Munich, Munich, Germany; Hospital de Cardiología, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Institutio Mexicano de Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Cardiology, Heart Center Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Vascular Surgery, Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Coronary Revascularisation Unit, IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato, S. Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Coronary Revascularisation Unit, IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato, S. Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Unit of Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology, C.N.R. Reg. Toscana G. Monasterio Foundation, Ospedale del Cuore, Massa, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Munich, Medical Faculty, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Munich, Medical Faculty, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Cardio Center, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
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- Cardio Center, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Herzzentrum Bonn, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Herzzentrum Bonn, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I - GM Lancisi, Torette, Italy
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- Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco Vascular Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco Vascular Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Herzzentrum Bonn, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Department, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Contorni F, Cameli M, Iadanza A, Carrera A, Guerrieri G, Barbati R, Sinicropi G, Bacci E, Baccani B, Fineschi M. Four-year outcomes of a single-center experience with coronary everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffolds. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2023; 71:70-76. [PMID: 34338484 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.21.05703-3] [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: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) have been introduced to overcome the limitations of drug-eluting stents and the ABSORB (Everolimus-Eluting BRS, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA, USA) was the most extensively tested. Nevertheless, major RCTs reported higher rates of target lesion failures and BRS thrombosis at 3 years follow-up, bringing to the withdrawing of the device from the market. It has been suggested that a better lesions selection and an optimized implantation technique could mitigate the displayed adverse results. METHODS Consecutive patients undergoing BRS implantation were included in this observational, single center study. Clinical follow-up was conducted up to 4 years. Endpoint of interest was the target lesion failure (TLF), a composite outcome including cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction and target lesion revascularization. RESULTS A total of 62 patients with a mean age of 55±8.5 years were analyzed of which 70.9% presented with an acute coronary syndrome and 59.6% with myocardial infarction. A total of 100 lesions were treated and 51.6% were complex (B2/C). Predilatation was performed in all the case, post-dilatation in 74.1%. All the target vessel reference diameter (RVD) were >2.5 mm (average RVD 3.2±0.24 mm). At 4 years, the rate for TLF was 6.9%. Subgroup's analysis did not show significative differences among groups although consistently higher event rates were found for RVD <2.5 mm (12.6% vs. 6.4%, P=0.5), BRS overlapping (11.8% vs. 5%, P=0.2) and ticagrelor instead of clopidogrel on top of cardioaspirin (9.1% vs. 3%, P=0.2). CONCLUSIONS This small-sized real-world registry displays lower rates of clinical events during long-term follow-up in respect to previous studies. The avoidance of implantation in small vessels, inclusion of acute myocardial infarction and extensive performance of BRS post-dilatation could explain the observed better results. Long-term outcomes of the ongoing ABSORB IV Trial are needed to confirm this data.
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- Francesco Contorni
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy -
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Sammartini E, Biccirè FG, Debelak C, La Porta Y, Budassi S, Varricchione G, Romagnoli E, Marco V, Boi A, Fineschi M, Fabbiocchi F, Taglieri N, Calligaris G, Ozaki Y, Arbustini E, Alfonso F, Prati F. 42 SEASON VARIABILITY IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS COMPOSITION: INSIGHTS FROM 1848 NON-CULPRIT CORONARY PLQUES. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suac121.542] [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: 12/23/2022]
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Background
Several environmental and seasonal factors are thought to be crucial in the risk of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including temperature, latitude, longitude, atmospheric air pressure, wind velocity and circadian period. However differences in coronary plaque composition according to season variation is still poorly understood.
Purpose
Our study aims to analyse the characteristics of non-culprit coronary plaques in patients undergoing optical coherence tomography evaluation (OCT) evaluation of the left anterior descending artery.
Methods
We included 1848 non-culprit coronary plaques from 1003 patients of the CLIMA registry. The season of OCT pullback acquisition was collected for each patient.
Results
Overall, median age was 66 years (56-74), with 24.6% of women and 53.4% of ACS. At patient-level analysis, patients admitted in summer were less frequently affected by hypertension (59.8% vs 69.4% in autumn, 68.5% in winter and 72% in spring; p=0.027) and chronic kidney disease (14.8% vs 15.9% in autumn, 10.3% in winter and 19.4% in spring; p=0.037) in. At lesion-level analysis, similar values of fibrous cap thickness, maximum lipid arc, length of plaques and presence of macrophages were observed (Table 1). Summer plaques had a smaller minimum lumen area than spring plaques (5.7±3.1 vs 5.1±239; p=0.044) and also a less frequent superficial macrophage infiltration (23% vs 36.1% in autumn, 30.5% in winter and 30.6% in spring; p=0.030) and presence of cholesterol crystals (16.7% vs 23.8% in autumn, 28.4% in winter and 22.1% in spring; p=0.037 than three other season).
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Conclusions
Coronary plaques during summer had less local sign of inflammation such superficial macrophage infiltration and cholesterol crystals. Further studies are needed to confirm these results and investigate clinical implications.
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- Centro Per La Lotta Contro L’infarto - Cli Foundation , Roma Italia
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- Centro Per La Lotta Contro L’infarto - Cli Foundation , Roma Italia
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- Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli , Irccs, Roma Italia
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- Centro Per La Lotta Contro L’infarto - Cli Foundation , Roma Italia
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu , Cagliari Italia
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- Fujita Health University Hospital , Toyoake Japan
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Biancofiore A, Fineschi M, Cameli M, Gori T. 6 EVALUATION OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suac121.298] [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: 12/23/2022]
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Background
The prevalence of microvascular angina is underestimated in the general population because it is often difficult to detect. Microvascular dysfunction is defined by parameters of reduced coronary flow reserve (CFR <2) without epicardial stenosis and/or increased index of microvascular resistance (IMR> 25).
Purpose
The aim of this study was to evaluate the echocardiographic parameters in patients with symptoms of myocardial ischemia without evident coronary epicardial obstruction. Primary endpoint was to analyze the global longitudinal strain of the left ventricle and the left atria strain in patients with microvascular angina. Secondary endpoint was to analyze echocardiographic parameters to evaluate the diastolic function of the left ventricle, the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and the blood tests values.
Methods
Between 1st February 2019 and 1st May 2022, subjects with angina and not functionally significant epicardial stenosis (Resting Full-cycle Ratio > 0.91, Fractional flow reserve >0.80), underwent assessment of microvascular function and were divided into 2 cohorts. All patients had sinus rhythm, preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF> 55%), no severe left ventricular hypertrophy (interventricular septum <13 mm) or structural heart disease. For each patient we analyzed the left ventricular global longitudinal strain in the three apical views (4 chamber, 2 chamber and 3 chamber) and the left atria strain, PALS (peak atrial longitudinal strain) and PACS (peak atrial contraction strain), in two apical views (4 chamber and 2 chamber). We also measured the diastolic function indices (E/e’, isovolumic relaxation time, deceleration time), the left atrial area and pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) evaluated on echocardiography.
Results
A total of 132 patients were enrolled. Of those, 47 had evidence of microvascular dysfunction and 85 had normal CFR/IMR. Primary Endpoint: patients with microvascular dysfunction had reduced values of left ventricular global longitudinal strain and reduced values of left atrial strain compared to controls (p<0,001). Secondary Endpoint: a higher prevalence of diabetic and obese women was associated with microvascular dysfunction. However, there were no significant differences in age, prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking and dysthyroidism. Numerically higher values of NTproB-type Natriuretic Peptide (NTproBNP) and C-reactive protein were seen in patients with microvascular dysfunction, while there were no significant differences in hemoglobin, white bold cells, platelets, cholesterol, creatinine and troponin values. Left ventricular isovolumic relaxation time, left atrium area, and pulmonary artery systolic pressure as well as E/e' values were significantly increased in patients with microvascular dysfunction. Furthermore, there was a significant reduction in deceleration time values.
Conclusion
Patient with microvascular dysfunction are frequently diabetic and obese women. Echocardiographic parameters show left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and possibly subsequent left atrial remodeling. Furthermore, the analysis of the global longitudinal strain of the left ventricle could reveal alterations in cardiac contractile mechanics that are difficult to identify with conventional echocardiography. NTproBNP values were not significantly higher, demonstrating that patients with microvascular dysfunction have an early diastolic dysfunction that is not clinically evident.
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Fineschi M, Verna E, Barioli A, Mezzapelle G, Bartolini D, Turiano G, Guiducci V, Manari A, Lucarelli K, Uguccioni L, Repetto A, Tarantini G. One-year results from the Assessing MICRO-vascular resistances via IMR to predict outcome in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients with multivessel disease undergoing primary PCI (AMICRO) trial. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:1051174. [PMID: 36531736 PMCID: PMC9755670 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1051174] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PPCI) the index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) correlates to the extent of myocardial damage and left ventricular (LV) function recovery. Data on the IMR time-course and impact on clinical outcome in STEMI patients with multi-vessel disease (MVD) are scarce. AIMS We designed a prospective, multicenter clinical trial to assess the infarct-related artery (IRA)-IMR in STEMI patients with MVD undergoing PPCI and to explore its potential in relationship with outcome and LV remodeling. METHODS The study enrolled 242 STEMI patients with MVD. Both fractional flow reserve (FFR) and IMR of the IRA were assessed after successful PPCI. Then, FFR/IMR measurements were repeated in the IRA at a staged angiography, and FFR-guided angioplasty was performed in non-IRA lesions. The primary endpoint was the composite of cardiovascular death, re-infarction, re-hospitalization for heart failure, resuscitation or appropriate ICD shock at 1-year follow-up. RESULTS A significant improvement of IRA-IMR values (from 47.9 to 34.2, p < 0.0001) was observed early after PPCI. Staged FFR-guided angioplasty was performed in 102 non-IRA lesions. We failed to find a correlation between IRA-IMR, clinical events and LV remodeling. Notwithstanding, in patients with anterior STEMI an inverse correlation between initial IMR values and LV function at follow-up was observed. CONCLUSION After successful PPCI, a significant proportion of patients with STEMI and MVD had coronary microvascular dysfunction as assessed by IMR that recovered early after reperfusion. Higher IMR values predicted lack of improvement of LV function only in anterior STEMI. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION https://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier [NCT02325973].
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- Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Università dell’Insubria, Varese, VA, Italy
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- Ospedale Ca’ Foncello, Treviso, TV, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Padova, PD, Italy
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- Ospedale Generale Regionale F. Miulli, Acquaviva delle Fonti, BA, Italy
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Budassi S, Biccirè FG, Paoletti G, Marco V, Boi A, Romagnoli E, Fabbiocchi F, Fineschi M, Di Pietro R, Versaci F, Calligaris G, Gatto L, Albertucci M, Ramazzotti V, Burzotta F, Ozaki Y, Arbustini E, Alfonso F, Prati F. The Role of the Association Between Serum C-Reactive Protein Levels and Coronary Plaque Macrophage Accumulation in Predicting Clinical Events - Results from the CLIMA Registry. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2022; 15:1377-1384. [PMID: 35437619 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-022-10250-z] [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: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The present investigation aims to study the interaction between systemic and intra-plaque inflammation in predicting cardiac events. We investigated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels as well as plaque inflammation with optical coherence tomography (OCT)-detected macrophages in the CLIMA study. 689 patients had admission CRP serum values reported, and high CRP values were defined as ≥ 2 mg/dl. The main study endpoint was a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and/or target vessel revascularization at 1-year follow-up. At multivariate Cox regression analysis, a large (hazard ratio [HR] 2.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2-4.3; p = 0.013) and superficial (HR 2.78, 95%CI 1.5-5.1; p = 0.001) macrophage arc was predicted of the main composite endpoint in patients with high CRP levels. Patients with large/superficial macrophage accumulation and low CRP levels were not at higher risk of adverse events. The presence of high CRP levels and large/superficial macrophage accumulation at OCT analysis identified patients at higher risk of clinical events.
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- Simone Budassi
- Cardiology Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
- Centro Lotta All'Infarto (CLI) Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
- Centro Lotta All'Infarto (CLI) Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Department of General and Specialized Surgery "Paride Stefanini", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Centro Lotta All'Infarto (CLI) Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of General and Specialized Surgery "Paride Stefanini", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Ospedale Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Departement of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
- Centro Lotta All'Infarto (CLI) Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
- Centro Lotta All'Infarto (CLI) Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Departement of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Japan
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- Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Lotta All'Infarto (CLI) Foundation, Rome, Italy.
- Saint Camillus International Medical University, Rome, Italy.
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Costa G, Barbanti M, Rosato S, Seccareccia F, Tarantini G, Fineschi M, Salizzoni S, Valvo R, Tamburino C, Biancari F, Baglio G, Santoro G, Baiocchi M, D'Errigo P. Real-World Multiple Comparison of Transcatheter Aortic Valves: Insights From the Multicenter OBSERVANT II Study. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:e012294. [PMID: 36484239 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.122.012294] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Head-to-head comparisons of devices for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are mostly limited to 2-arm studies so far. The aim of this study was to compare simultaneously outcomes of the most used, second- and third-generation transcatheter aortic valves in a real-world population. METHODS A total of 2728 patients undergoing TAVI with different second- and third-generation devices, and enrolled in the multicenter, prospective OBSERVANT II study (Observational Study of Effectiveness of TAVI With New Generation Devices for Severe Aortic Stenosis Treatment) from December 2016 to September 2018 were compared according to the transcatheter aortic valve received. Outcomes were adjudicated through a linkage with administrative databases, and adjusted using inverse propensity of treatment weighting. The primary end point was the composite of all-cause death, stroke and rehospitalization for heart failure at 1-year. Rates were reported consecutively for Evolut R, Evolut PRO, SAPIEN 3, ACURATE neo, and Portico groups. RESULTS The primary end point did not differ among groups (23.9% versus 24.7% versus 21.5% versus 23.7% versus 27.4%, respectively, P=0.56). Permanent pacemaker implantation was significantly lower for patients receiving SAPIEN 3 (19.9% versus 19.3% versus 12.5% versus 14.7% versus 22.1%, respectively, P<0.01) at 1 year. The SAPIEN 3 had lower rates of paravalvular regurgitation (moderate-to-severe grade 10.1% versus 5.0% versus 2.1% versus 13.1% versus 10.8%, respectively, P<0.01) but higher transprosthetic gradients (median mean gradients 7.0 versus 6.0 versus 10.0 versus 7.0 versus 8.0 mm Hg, respectively, P<0.01) after TAVI. CONCLUSIONS Data from real-world practice showed low and comparable rates of complications after TAVI considering all the available devices. Patients receiving SAPIEN 3 valve had lower rates of paravalvular regurgitation and permanent pacemaker implantation, but higher transprosthetic gradients.
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- Giuliano Costa
- Division of Cardiology, A.O.U. Policlinico "G. Rodolico - San Marco", University of Catania, Italy (G.C., M.B., R.V., C.T.)
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- Division of Cardiology, A.O.U. Policlinico "G. Rodolico - San Marco", University of Catania, Italy (G.C., M.B., R.V., C.T.)
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- National Centre for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy (S.R., F.S., P.D.E.)
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- National Centre for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy (S.R., F.S., P.D.E.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Italy (G.T.)
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- Azienda Ospedaliere Senese - Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy (M.F.)
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- University of Turin - Città della Salute e della Scienza - Le Molinette, Torino, Italy (S.S.)
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- Division of Cardiology, A.O.U. Policlinico "G. Rodolico - San Marco", University of Catania, Italy (G.C., M.B., R.V., C.T.)
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- Division of Cardiology, A.O.U. Policlinico "G. Rodolico - San Marco", University of Catania, Italy (G.C., M.B., R.V., C.T.)
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- Clinica Montevergine, GVM Care & Research, Mercogliano, Italy (F.B.).,Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland (F.B.)
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- Italian National Agency for Regional Healthcare Services, Rome, Italy (G.B.)
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- Fondazione " G. Monasterio" CNR/Regione Toscana per la Ricerca Medica e la Sanità Pubblica, Massa, Italy (G.S.)
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- Anestesia e Rianimazione Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare, IRCSS Policlinico S.Orsola, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy (M.B.)
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- National Centre for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy (S.R., F.S., P.D.E.)
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Toscano E, Demola P, Serino F, Masiero G, Polimeni A, Attisano T, Contarini M, Castiglioni B, De Marco F, Fineschi M, Menozzi A, Musto C, Saia F, Tarantini G, Esposito G. [Percutaneous transcatheter treatment of hypertension and heart failure: results of the SICI-GISE national survey promoted by the GISE Young Committee]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2022; 23:27S-35S. [PMID: 36636873 DOI: 10.1714/3949.39290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND During the last decade, thanks to contemporary evidence and technological improvements, the role of interventional cardiology in the field of cardiac conditions that are mainly treated conservatively has grown a lot. In such scenario, drug-resistant arterial hypertension and heart failure (HF) have a significant role, considering the huge number of involved patients and their impact on mortality and quality of life. METHODS This survey was jointly performed by the GISE Young Committee with the support of the SICI-GISE Society and the ICOT group with the aim of evaluating the view of the cardiology community on interventional therapies for arterial hypertension and HF. A web-based questionnaire based on 22 questions was distributed online to SICI-GISE members. RESULTS The survey was distributed to 1550 physicians with 156 (10%) responses, 58% of whom was under 35 years of age. Renal denervation was available in 49% of Centers, its principal indication was the evidence of severe adverse reactions to anti-hypertensive drugs (80%). Most participants agreed that, compared to past years, there is more understanding of anatomical characteristics and improvement of devices, thus increasing procedural safety; however, main limitations were: appropriate patients' selection criteria (45%), lack of robust evidence (41%) and regulatory (36%) and economical (33%) factors. In the field of HF, this survey enlightened a wide availability of conventional therapies (i.e. mechanical circulatory support, defibrillators, resynchronization) in Italy; on the other side, there is limited availability of innovative devices (i.e. atrial decompression systems, transcatheter left ventricular reshaping). Many participants expressed enthusiastic attitude in this new field, with a look for the need of further evidence in terms of safety and efficacy. Finally, in the treatment of both acute and chronic HF, many participants expressed a problem of limited patient access to advanced therapies, mainly associated with suboptimal networking among institutions. CONCLUSIONS Device-based therapies for arterial hypertension and HF represent a promising option for selected patients; this survey highlights the importance of achieving good quality evidence in both fields, with the goal of proper identification of defined criteria for patients' selection and improvement of procedural and long-term safety and efficacy.
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, A.O.R.N. Antonio Cardarelli, Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Padova
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- Centro di Ricerche Cardiovascolari, Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro
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- Divisione di Cardiologia Interventistica, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare, A.O.U. San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno
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- U.O. Cardiologia con UTIC ed Emodinamica, Presidio Ospedaliero Umberto I, Siracusa
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- Dipartimento di Cardiologia Clinica e Interventistica, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (MI)
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- U.O.S.A. Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena
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- S.C. Cardiologia, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, ASL5 Liguria, La Spezia
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo, Roma
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- Alma Mater Studiorum, Università degli Studi di Bologna e IRCCS Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Padova
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli
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Landra F, Mandoli GE, Chiantini B, Barilli M, Merello G, De Carli G, Sciaccaluga C, Lisi M, Flamigni F, D'Ascenzi F, Focardi M, Fineschi M, Iadanza A, Bernazzali S, Maccherini M, Valente S, Cameli M. Correlation of left ventricular myocardial work indices with invasive measurement of stroke work in patients with advanced heart failure. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:946540. [PMID: 36324748 PMCID: PMC9618872 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.946540] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aimed to explore the correlation between left ventricular (LV) myocardial work (MW) indices and invasively-derived LV stroke work index (SWI) in a cohort of patients with advanced heart failure (AHF) considered for heart transplantation. Background Left ventricular MW has emerged as a promising tool for diagnostic and prognostic purposes in heart failure (HF) but its relationship with hemodynamic data derived from right heart catheterization (RHC) has not been assessed in patients with advanced heart failure yet. Materials and methods Consecutive patients with AHF considered for heart transplantation from 2016 to 2021 performing RHC and echocardiography as part of the workup were included. Conventional LV functional parameters and LV MW indices, including LV global work index (GWI), LV global constructive work (GCW), LV global wasted work (GWW), LV global work efficiency (GWE), and other were calculated and compared with invasively-measured LV SWI. Results The population included 44 patients. Median time between RHC and echocardiography was 0 days (IQR: 0–24). Median age was 60 years (IQR: 54–63). For the most part, etiology of HF was non-ischemic (61.4%) and all patients were either on class NYHA II (61.4%) or III (27.3%). Median left ventricular ejection fraction was 25% (IQR: 22.3–32.3), median NT-proBNP 1,377 pg/ml (IQR: 646–2570). LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) significantly correlated with LV SWI (r = –0.337; p = 0.031), whereas, LV ejection fraction (EF) did not (r = 0.308; p = 0.050). With regard to LV MW indices, some of them demonstrated correlation with LV SWI, particularly LV GWI (r = 0.425; p = 0.006), LV GCW (r = 0.506; p = 0.001), LV global positive work (LV GPW; r = 0.464; p = 0.003) and LV global systolic constructive work (GSCW; r = 0.471; p = 0.002). Conclusion Among LV MW indices, LV GCW correlated better with invasively-derived SWI, potentially representing a powerful tool for a more comprehensive evaluation of myocardial function.
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- Federico Landra
- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases-Azienda Unitá Sanitaria Locale (AUSL) Romagna, Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases-Azienda Unitá Sanitaria Locale (AUSL) Romagna, Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy
- Cardiology Unit and Laboratorio per le Tecnologie delle Terapie Avanzate (LTTA) Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Adamo M, Maccagni G, Fiorina C, Giannini C, Angelillis M, Costa G, Trani C, Burzotta F, Bruschi G, Merlanti B, Poli A, Ferrara E, Fineschi M, Iadanza A, Chizzola G, Metra M. Prognostic value of right ventricle to pulmonary artery coupling in transcatheter aortic valve implantation recipients. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022; 23:615-622. [PMID: 35994710 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the impact of the right ventricle to pulmonary artery (RV-PA) coupling on the outcome of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve intervention (TAVI), and to describe changes in right ventricular function, pulmonary hypertension, and their ratio after TAVI. METHODS Three hundred and seventy-seven patients from the Italian ClinicalService Project, who underwent TAVI between February 2011 and August 2020, were included. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion/pulmonary artery systolic pressure (TAPSE/PASP) ratio was retrospectively calculated as a surrogate of RV-PA coupling. The population was stratified according to TAPSE/PASP using a cut-off of 0.36 mm/mmHg derived from a receiving operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The primary end point was 6-month all-cause death. RESULTS Compared with patients with a TAPSE/PASP ratio ≥0.36 mm/mmHg (81%), those with TAPSE/PASP ratio <0.36 mm/mmHg (19%) had more comorbidities and were more symptomatic.Moreover, they were more likely to receive general anesthesia and an old generation device. Device success was similar between the two groups. A TAPSE/PASP ratio <0.36 mm/mmHg was associated with a higher risk of all-cause death at 6-months (17.3% versus 5.3%; adjusted HR 2.66; P = 0.041). The prognostic impact of the TAPSE/PASP ratio was stronger than the impact of TAPSE and PASP as separate parameters and was independent of the surgical risk score. Both TAPSE, PASP, and their ratio improved from baseline to 1 month and 6 months after TAVI. CONCLUSIONS A TAPSE/PASP ratio <0.36 mm/mmHg is strongly associated with an increased risk of mortality after TAVI. Providing a left ventricle unloading, TAVI is associated with improvement of both TAPSE, PASP, and their ratio.
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- Marianna Adamo
- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Cividi di Brescia, Brescia
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Cividi di Brescia, Brescia
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Cividi di Brescia, Brescia
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- Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa
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- Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa
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- Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa
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- U.O.C. di Interventistica Cardiologica e Diagnostica Invasiva, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome
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- U.O.C. di Interventistica Cardiologica e Diagnostica Invasiva, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome
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- 'A. De Gasperis' Cardiothoracovascular Department, ASST Niguarda General Hospital, Milan
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- 'A. De Gasperis' Cardiothoracovascular Department, ASST Niguarda General Hospital, Milan
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Asst Ovest Milanese Legnano Hospital, Legnano
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Asst Ovest Milanese Legnano Hospital, Legnano
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- UOSA Cardiologia - Emodinamica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- UOSA Cardiologia - Emodinamica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Cividi di Brescia, Brescia
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Cividi di Brescia, Brescia
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Fineschi M, Contorni F, Carrera A, Neri E. Degenerated BioBentall graft with failing stentless bioprosthesis and dissection of the aortic conduit treated with a bail-out valve in valve procedure: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2022; 6:ytac232. [PMID: 35799678 PMCID: PMC9257790 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytac232] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Background The Bentall procedure is commonly performed to treat combined aortic valve and ascending aorta disease requiring surgical correction. Although the technique has been shown to provide favourable long-term outcomes, both the valvular prosthesis and the aortic conduit can go through structural degeneration. Increasing use of the biological prosthesis opened to percutaneous treatment of valvular deterioration according to a valve-in-valve (ViV) technique. On the contrary, damages of the tube graft are normally referred to repeated surgical operation. Case summary In the present case, a patient with a biological Bentall graft was diagnosed with severely deteriorated stentless aortic prosthesis and dissection of the conduit arising from a tube wall tear closely located to the valvular plane. The attempted redo surgery was technically unfeasible because of severe mediastinal adhesions; therefore, a ViV procedure with a balloon expandable transcatheter heart valve was performed in order to contemporarily treat the valve prothesis dysfunction and the aortic tube dissection. No procedure-related complications occurred and subsequent aortic computed tomography angiography showed the sealing of the graft wall false lumen. Discussion Surgical reintervention remains the treatment of choice for degeneration of a previous Bentall surgery, especially when damages of the aortic conduit exist. Nevertheless, when surgery has to be discarded, ViV can be a reliable option as a bail-out strategy to deal with combined aortic valve dysfunction and tube dissection.
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- Massimo Fineschi
- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese , Siena , Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese , Siena , Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese , Siena , Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese , Siena , Italy
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Beneduce A, Demola P, Masiero G, Serino F, Polimeni A, Saia F, Menozzi A, Contarini M, Fineschi M, Musto C, De Marco F, Castiglioni B, Attisano T, Tarantini G, Esposito G. [Percutaneous transcatheter treatment of pulmonary embolism: results of the SICI-GISE national survey promoted by the GISE-Young Committee]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2022; 23:5S-12S. [PMID: 35848912 DOI: 10.1714/3838.38222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents the third leading acute cardiovascular syndrome in the world and it is burdened with high mortality and morbidity rates. Percutaneous or catheter-based treatments of high- and intermediate-risk patients have garnered interest because of the limitations of both systemic thrombolysis and anticoagulation strategies. However, data on these techniques are heterogeneous and limited to small non-randomized evidences. METHODS This survey was jointly performed by the GISE Young Committee with the support of the SICI-GISE Society and ICOT group with the aim of evaluating the view of the cardiology community on interventional therapies for PE. A web-based questionnaire based on 19 questions was distributed to SICI-GISE and ICOT members. RESULTS The survey was distributed to 1550 physicians with 220 (14%) responses, 65% from North Italy. Multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic pathways for patients with PE were not available in most centers (56%), and transcatheter treatment was available in 55% of centers, most of them at low volume (<5 percutaneous treatments/year). Among the devices used, mechanical thrombectomy was the predominant one (62%) in the absence of significant differences in the availability of devices within the three Italian geographic macro-areas. Respondents recognize the theoretical benefits of percutaneous treatment of PE, including: improving a prompt hemodynamic stabilization and respiratory exchange (89%) in high-risk patients, avoiding hemodynamic deterioration (39%) and right ventricular dysfunction (51%) in intermediate-risk patients, and reducing hemorrhagic complications related to systemic thrombolysis (36%). According to participants' judgement, the main factors limiting the use of percutaneous transcatheter treatment of PE in clinical practice are the lack of specific operator training (60%), lack of solid clinical data to support it (39%), difficult patient selection (34%), high costs (30%), and risk of procedural complications (26%). CONCLUSIONS Currently, transcatheter treatment of PE appears to be widely supported but poorly used in clinical practice. Solid evidences are needed regarding the safety and efficacy profile of the different available devices, the identification of patient selection criteria, alongside the enhancement of the availability of techniques and technologies.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Padova
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, A.O.R.N. Antonio Cardarelli, Napoli
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- Centro di Ricerche delle Malattie Cardiovascolari, Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro
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- Alma Mater Studiorum, Università degli Studi di Bologna and IRCCS Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna
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- S.C. Cardiologia, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, ASL5 Liguria, La Spezia
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- U.O. Cardiologia con UTIC ed Emodinamica, P.O. Umberto I, Siracusa
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- U.O.S.A. Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Roma
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (MI)
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- Dipartimento di Cardiologia Interventistica, A.O.U. San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Padova
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università degli Studi "Federico II", Napoli
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Prati F, Romagnoli E, Biccirè FG, Burzotta F, La Manna A, Budassi S, Ramazzotti V, Albertucci M, Fabbiocchi F, Sticchi A, Trani C, Calligaris G, Fineschi M, Versaci F, Tamburino C, Ozaki Y, Alfonso F, Mintz GS. Clinical outcomes of suboptimal stent deployment as assessed by optical coherence tomography: long-term results of the CLI-OPCI registry. EUROINTERVENTION 2022; 18:e150-e157. [PMID: 34825652 PMCID: PMC9904373 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-21-00627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intraprocedural optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a valuable tool for guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention, but long-term follow-up data are lacking. AIMS The aim of this study was to address the long-term (7.5 years) clinical impact of quantitative OCT metrics of suboptimal stent implantation. METHODS This retrospective study includes 391 patients with long-term follow-up (mean 2,737 days; interquartile range 1,301-3,143 days) from the multicentre Centro per la Lotta contro l'Infarto - Optimisation of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (CLI-OPCI) registry. OCT-assessed suboptimal stent deployment required the presence of at least one of the following pre-defined OCT findings: in-stent MLA <4.5 mm2, proximal or distal reference lumen narrowing with lumen area <4.5 mm2, significant proximal or distal edge dissection width ≥200 μm. RESULTS One hundred and two patients (26.1%) with 138 stented lesions (27.7%) experienced a device-oriented cardiovascular event (DOCE). In-stent MLA <4.5 mm2 (38.1% vs 19.8%, p<0.001), in-stent lumen expansion <70% (29.5% vs 20.3%, p=0.032), proximal reference lumen narrowing <4.5 mm2 (6.5% vs 1.4%, p=0.004), and distal reference lumen narrowing <4.5 mm2 (12.9% vs 3.6%, p=0.001) were significantly more common in the DOCE vs non-DOCE group. OCT-assessed suboptimal stent deployment was an independent predictor of long-term DOCE (HR 2.17, p<0.001), together with bare metal stent implantation (HR 1.73, p=0.003) and prior revascularisation (HR 1.53, p=0.017). CONCLUSIONS The presence of OCT-assessed suboptimal criteria for stent implantation was related to a worse clinical outcome at very long-term follow-up. This information further supports an OCT-guided strategy of stent deployment.
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- Francesco Prati
- Cardiovascular Department, Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Via dell’Amba Aradam, 8, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy,Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy,Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy,Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy,Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy,Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- UniCamillus - Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy,Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Universidad Autónoma Madrid, CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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Landra F, Chiantini B, Mandoli GE, Barilli M, Merello G, De Carli G, Sciaccaluga C, Lisi M, D" Ascenzi F, Fineschi M, Iadanza A, Bernazzali S, Valente S, Cameli M. Left ventricular myocardial work indices and invasive measurement of stroke work: a correlation study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.161] [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: None.
BACKGROUND
A novel echocardiographic method allows to non-invasively assess myocardial work using pressure-strain loops. Even though left ventricular myocardial work has already emerged as a promising prognostic tool for various pathological conditions, its relationship with invasively-derived corresponding indices has not been assessed in humans yet.
PURPOSE
This study aimed to explore the correlation between left ventricular myocardial work (LVMW) indices and invasively-derived left ventricular stroke work index (LVSWI) in a cohort of patients with advanced heart failure (HF) considered for heart transplantation.
METHODS
All consecutive patients with advanced heart failure considered for heart transplantation from 2016 to 2021 that had already performed right heart catheterization (RHC) as part of the workup and with an available echocardiographic exam were included (n = 91). Myocardial work analysis was performed in 44 patients, according to exclusion criteria. Conventional LV functional parameters and LVMW indices, including LV global work index (LVGWI), LV global constructive work (LVGCW), LV global wasted work (LVGWW), LV global work efficiency (LVGWE) and other were calculated and compared with invasively measured LV stroke work index (LVSWI).
RESULTS
Median time between RHC and echocardiography was 0 months [interquartile range (IQR): 0 – 1]. Median age was 60 years (IQR: 54 – 63). For the most part, etiology of HF was non-ischemic (61.4%) and all patients were either on class NYHA II (61.4%) or III (27.3%). Median left ventricular ejection fraction was 25% (IQR: 22.3 – 32.3), median NT-proBNP 1377 pg/mL (IQR: 646 – 2570). Among conventional parameters of LV function, LV global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) significantly correlated with LVSWI (r = - 0.337; p = 0.031), whereas LVEF did not (r = 0.308; p = 0.050). With regard to LVMW indices, some of them demonstrated correlation with LVSWI, particularly LVGWI (r = 0.425; p = 0.006), LVGCW (r = 0.506; p = 0.001), LV global positive work (LVGPW; r = 0.464; p = 0.003) and LV global systolic constructive work (LVGSCW; r = 0.471; p = 0.002).
CONCLUSIONS
Among left ventricular myocardial work indices, LVGCW correlated better with invasively-derived stroke work, thus representing a powerful and reliable tool for a more comprehensive evaluation of myocardial function. Abstract Figure. Study flow chart Abstract Figure. Correlation results
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- F Landra
- University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Mangieri A, Khokhar AA, Petronio AS, Giannini C, Angelillis M, Fiorina C, Adamo M, Curello S, Tamburino C, Barbanti M, Bedogni F, Testa L, Iadanza A, Fineschi M, Bruschi G, Poli A, Montorfano M, Maffeo D, Colombo A. Valve-in-Valve Implantation of Medtronic CoreValve Prosthesis in Patients With Failing Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves: Mid-term Outcomes From the Italian CoreValve Clinical Service Project. J Invasive Cardiol 2022; 34:E73-E79. [PMID: 35100553] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated the acute and two-year safety and efficacy of using the Corevalve, Evolut R, and Evolut PRO valves for treating failed surgical bioprosthesis from the Italian CoreValve Clinical Service Project. BACKGROUND Valve-in-valve (ViV) TAVR is an emerging treatment option for failed surgical bioprosthesis. Choice of transcatheter valve is an important determinant of procedural and clinical outcomes, however, longer-term data are lacking. METHODS The Clinical Service Project is a national clinical data repository evaluating the use of implantable devices across Italy. The present multi-center analysis includes consecutive patients who underwent ViV-TAVR with the Medtronic CoreValve series between October 2008 to June 2019. Evaluated endpoints included rates of overall mortality, cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, and cerebrovascular accidents at 2-year follow-up. Procedural success, complications, and echocardiographic outcomes were reported according to VARC-2 criteria. RESULTS A total of 139 patients (mean age, 80 ± 7 years; 47.5% male; mean STS score, 10.0 ± 9.7%) underwent ViV-TAVR with CoreValve (28.5%), Evolut R (68.6%), and Evolut Pro (2.9%) valves. Device success was achieved in 68% and acute coronary obstruction requiring PCI was observed in 4 patients (2.9%). Moderate PVL was observed in 3.7% and 2.8% of patients at 30-day and 2-year follow-up and moderate structural valve degeneration seen only 5 patients (3.6%). All-cause and cardiovascular mortality were 3.6% and 2.9% at 30 days, respectively, and 20.6% and 10.2% at 2-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS This real-world nationwide analysis demonstrates the acute and longer-term safety and efficacy of using the self-expanding Medtronic THV for ViV-TAVR.
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- Antonio Mangieri
- Maria Cecilia Hospital, Via della Corriera 1, 48033, Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy.
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Gatto L, Alfonso F, Paoletti G, Burzotta F, La Manna A, Budassi S, Biccirè FG, Fineschi M, Marco V, Fabbiocchi F, Vergallo R, Boi A, Ruscica G, Versaci F, Taglieri N, Calligaris G, Albertucci M, Romagnoli E, Ramazzotti V, Tamburino C, Crea F, Ozaki Y, Arbustini E, Prati F. Relationship betweeen the amount and location of macrophages and clinical outcome: subanalysis of the CLIMA-study. Int J Cardiol 2022; 346:8-12. [PMID: 34798205 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND The ability of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to recognize intraplaque macrophage infiltration is now well acknowledged. This post-hoc analysis of the CLIMA study aimed to address the clinical impact of the circumferential extension of OCT-defined macrophages and their location at one year follow-up. METHODS The multicentre CLIMA study enrolled 1003 patients undergoing OCT evaluation of the untreated proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. Measurements of circumferential extension of macrophages and measurements of the distance from intima-lumen contour to macrophages string were performed at the plaque cross-section judged as containing the greatest amount of macrophages. The main study endpoint was a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction (MI) and/or target vessel revascularization (TVR). RESULTS Patients with large macrophage arc (p = 0.001) and superficial macrophage arc (p < 0.001) showed a higher one-year incidence of the main one-year composite endpoint. Consistently hypertension (p = 0.018), family history of CAD (p = 0.046), diabetes mellitus (p = 0.036), lower ejection fraction (p = 0.009) and chronic kidney disease (p = 0.019) were more frequently found in patients experiencing the main composite endpoint. At multivariate Cox regression analysis, fibrous cap thickness < 75 μm (HR 2.51, 95% 1.46-4.32), presence of large (HR 1.97, 95%CI 1.16-3.35, p = 0.012) and superficial (HR 1.72, 95%CI 1.02-2.90; p = 0.040) macrophage arc remained independent predictors of the main composite endpoint. Large macrophage arc was associated with target LAD related MI. CONCLUSION The present post-hoc analysis of the CLIMA showed that the circumferential extension of macrophages and their location are related to a composite endpoint of cardiac death, MI and/or TVR.
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- Laura Gatto
- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy; Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy; Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain; UniCamillus - Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Department, Azienda ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico Vittorio-Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy; Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy; Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy; Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Ospedale Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Department, University Hospital of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Department, Azienda ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico Vittorio-Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Japan
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- Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy; Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy; Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain; UniCamillus - Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy.
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Landra F, Mandoli GE, Chiantini B, Barilli M, Merello G, De Carli G, Sciaccaluga C, Lisi M, Focardi M, D’Ascenzi F, Fineschi M, Iadanza A, Bernazzali S, Valente S, Cameli M. 48 Correlation of left ventricular myocardial work indices and invasive measurement of stroke work. Eur Heart J Suppl 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suab132.028] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Aims
A novel echocardiographic method allows to non-invasively assess myocardial work using pressure–strain loops. Even though left ventricular myocardial work has already emerged as a promising prognostic tool for various pathological conditions, its relationship with invasively-derived corresponding indices has not been assessed in humans yet. This study aimed to explore the correlation between left ventricular myocardial work (LVMW) indices and invasively derived left ventricular stroke work index (LVSWI) in a cohort of patients with advanced heart failure (HF) considered for heart transplantation.
Methods and results
All consecutive patients with advanced heart failure considered for heart transplantation from 2016 to 2021 that had already performed right heart catheterization (RHC) as part of the workup and with an available echocardiographic exam were included (n = 91). Myocardial work analysis was performed in 44 patients, according to exclusion criteria. Conventional LV functional parameters and LVMW indices, including LV global work index (LVGWI), LV global constructive work (LVGCW), LV global wasted work (LVGWW), LV global work efficiency (LVGWE), and other were calculated and compared with invasively measured LV stroke work index (LVSWI). Median age was 60 years [interquartile range (IQR): 54–63]. Median time between RHC and echocardiography was 0 months (IQR: 0–1). For the most part, etiology of HF was non-ischaemic (61.4%) and all patients were either on class NYHA II (61.4%) or III (27.3%). Median left ventricular ejection fraction was 25% (IQR: 22.3–32.3), median NT-proBNP 1377 pg/ml (IQR: 646–2570). Among conventional parameters of LV function, LVEF did not significantly correlate with LVSWI (r = 0.308; P = 0.050) whereas LV global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) did (r = −0.337; P = 0.031). With regard to LVMW indices, some of them demonstrated correlation with LVSWI, particularly LVGWI (r = 0.425; P = 0.006), LVGCW (r = 0.506; P = 0.001), LV global positive work (LVGPW; r = 0.464; P = 0.003), and LV global systolic constructive work (LVGSCW; r = 0.471; P = 0.002).
Conclusions
Among left ventricular myocardial work indices, LVGCW correlated better with invasively derived stroke work, thus representing a powerful and reliable tool for a more comprehensive evaluation of myocardial function.
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- Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy
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Landra F, Mandoli GE, Chiantini B, Barilli M, Merello G, De Carli G, Sciaccaluga C, Lisi M, Focardi M, D’Ascenzi F, Fineschi M, Iadanza A, Bernazzali S, Valente S, Cameli M. 70 Estimation of pulmonary arterial pressures by tricuspid regurgitation: a comparison with invasive data. Eur Heart J Suppl 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suab132.029] [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: 11/12/2022]
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The evaluation of the haemodynamic of pulmonary circulation is essential in various pathological conditions. Right heart catheterization (RHC) is the gold standard for the measurement of pressures and resistances in this context. However, since indications for RHC are limited, a more accessible estimation method would be helpful. This study aimed to explore the reliability of an echocardiographic method based on tricuspid regurgitation (TR) to estimate mean, systolic and diastolic pulmonary arterial (PA) pressures in a cohort of patients with advanced heart failure considered for heart transplantation.
Methods and results
All consecutive patients with advanced heart failure considered for heart transplantation from 2016 to 2021 that had already performed right heart catheterization (RHC) as part of the workup and with an available echocardiographic exam were included (n = 91). Mean PA pressure was obtained adding mean right ventricular-right atrial (RV-RA) gradient to mean RA pressure. Systolic PA pressure was obtained adding maximum RV-RA gradient to mean RA pressure. Diastolic PA pressure was derived from mean and systolic PA pressures. Results were compared with PA pressures by RHC. Median time between RHC and echocardiography was 0 months [interquartile range (IQR): 0–3.5]. Median age was 58 years (IQR: 52–61.5), most of the patients were men (83.5%). The absolute mean difference between mean, systolic and diastolic PA pressures by RHC and echocardiography was 0.46 ±9.78 mmHg, 2.18 ±12.92 mmHg and −2.30 ±8.61 mmHg, respectively. PA pressures by echocardiography significantly correlated with PA pressures by RHC (mean PA pressure: r = 0.460, P < 0.001; systolic PA pressure: r = 0.520, P < 0.001; diastolic PA pressure: r = 0.372, P < 0.001). AUC for prediction of pulmonary hypertension, defined as mean PA > 25 mmHg, by mean PA pressure by echocardiography was 0.828 and a cut-off of 25.5 mmHg demonstrated a high specificity (sensibility 66.7%, specificity 93.2%).
Conclusions
Estimation of pulmonary arterial pressures through an echocardiographic method mainly based on tricuspid regurgitation gradients is reliable and an estimated mean pulmonary arterial pressure >25.5 mmHg has a high specificity for predicting pulmonary hypertension.
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- Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy
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Fineschi M, Sinicropi G, Iadanza A, Carrera A, Garosi M, Davoli G. [Simultaneous transcatheter transapical native mitral and aortic valve implantation]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2021; 22:27-30. [PMID: 35343488 DOI: 10.1714/3723.37137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Concomitant severe aortic and mitral stenosis in patients who are not candidates for traditional surgery is a complex scenario that becomes increasingly more common with population aging. While transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as a new lifeline for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at intermediate or high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement, transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) is still in the early clinical phase. TMVR can be an alternative to surgical valve replacement for high surgical risk patients with bioprosthetic mitral valves, annuloplasty rings, or severe mitral annular calcification (MAC). Despite the growing use of TMVR, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction remains a major challenge and a life-threatening complication of this procedure mostly among patients undergoing valve-in-MAC procedures. Preprocedural planning with imaging is essential in understanding and reducing the risk for these complications.We describe a case of simultaneous transcatheter double valve replacement into native valves from transapical access in a 77-year-old female patient with severe symptomatic aortic and mitral stenosis associated with MAC.
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- U.O.C. Cardiochirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena
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Budassi S, Biccirè F, Gatto L, Alfonso F, Paoletti G, Burzotta F, La Manna A, Fineschi M, Marco V, Fabbiocchi F, Vergallo R, Boi A, Ruscica G, Versaci F, Taglieri N, Calligaris G, Albertucci M, Romagnoli E, Ramazzptto V, Tamburino C, Crea F, Ozaki Y, Arbustini E, Prati F. TCT-88 Relationship Between the Amount and Location of Macrophages and Clinical Outcome: Subanalysis of the CLIMA Study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.938] [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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Cortese B, de la Torre Hernandez JM, Lanocha M, Ielasi A, Giannini F, Campo G, D'Ascenzo F, Latini RA, Krestianinov O, Alfonso F, Trani C, Prati F, Linares JA, Sardella G, Wlodarczak A, Viganò E, Camarero TG, Stella P, Sozykin A, Fineschi M, Burzotta F. Optical coherence tomography, intravascular ultrasound or angiography guidance for distal left main coronary stenting. The ROCK cohort II study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 99:664-673. [PMID: 34582631 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES to test the safety and efficacy of intravascular imaging and specifically optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a diagnostic tool for left main angioplasty and analyze the mid-term outcome accordingly. BACKGROUND Clinical data and international guidelines recommend the use of intravascular imaging ultrasound (IVUS) to guide left main (LM) angioplasty. Despite early experience using OCT in this setting is encouraging, the evidence supporting its use is still limited. METHODS ROCK II is a multicenter, investigator-driven, retrospective European study to compare the performance of IVUS and OCT versus angiography in patients undergoing distal-LM stenting. The primary study endpoint was target-lesion failure (TLF) including cardiac death, target-vessel myocardial infarction and target-lesion revascularization. We designed this study hypothesizing the superiority of intravascular imaging over angiographic guidance alone, and the non-inferiority of OCT versus IVUS. RESULTS A total of 730 patients, 377 with intravascular-imaging guidance (162 OCT, 215 IVUS) and 353 with angiographic guidance, were analyzed. The one-year rate of TLF was 21.2% with angiography and 12.7% with intravascular-imaging (p = 0.039), with no difference between OCT and IVUS (p = 0.26). Intravascular-imaging was predictor of freedom from TLF (HR 0.46; 95% CI 0.23-0.93: p = 0.03). Propensity-score matching identified three groups of 100 patients each with no significant differences in baseline characteristics. The one-year rate of TLF was 16% in the angiographic, 7% in the OCT and 6% in the IVUS group, respectively (p = 0.03 for IVUS or OCT vs. angiography). No between-group significant differences in the rate of individual components of TLF were found. CONCLUSIONS Intravascular imaging was superior to angiography for distal LM stenting, with no difference between OCT and IVUS.
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- Bernardo Cortese
- Cardiovascular Department, Clinica Polispecialistica San Carlo, Paderno Dugnano, Milano, Italy.,Cardiovascular Department, Fondazione Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare, Milano, Italy.,Cardiovascular Department, San Carlo Clinic, Fondazione Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Cardiovascular Department, Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Interventional Cardiology, GVM, Cotignola, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Interventional Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Division of Cardiology, University of Turin, Città della Salute e Della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Interventional Cardiology, NRTCP Novosibirisk, Russia
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- Cardiovascular Department, Hospital Universitario del la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Department, Institute of Cardiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Cardiology Unit, Ospedale San Giovanni, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Department, Interventional Cardiology, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Cardiovascular Department, San Carlo Clinic, Fondazione Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Department, Interventional Cardiology, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Department, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- Cardiovascular Department, Interventional Cardiology, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Institute of Cardiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Contorni F, Fineschi M, Iadanza A, Santoro A, Mandoli GE, Cameli M. How to deal with low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis and reduced left ventricle ejection fraction: from literature review to tips for clinical practice. Heart Fail Rev 2021; 27:697-709. [PMID: 33683509 PMCID: PMC8898219 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-021-10090-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis (LFLG AS) with reduced left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) is still a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The aim of this paper is to review the latest evidences about the assessment of the valvular disease, usually difficult because of the low-flow status, and the therapeutic options. Special emphasis is given to the available diagnostic tools for the characterization of LFLG AS without functional reserve at stress echocardiography and to the factors that clinicians should evaluate to choose between surgical aortic valve repair, transcatheter aortic valve implantation, or medical therapy.
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- F Contorni
- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Prati F, Romagnoli E, Gatto L, La Manna A, Burzotta F, Ozaki Y, Marco V, Boi A, Fineschi M, Fabbiocchi F, Taglieri N, Niccoli G, Trani C, Versaci F, Calligaris G, Ruscica G, Di Giorgio A, Vergallo R, Albertucci M, Biondi-Zoccai G, Tamburino C, Crea F, Alfonso F, Arbustini E. Relationship between coronary plaque morphology of the left anterior descending artery and 12 months clinical outcome: the CLIMA study. Eur Heart J 2021; 41:383-391. [PMID: 31504405 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.3] [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: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIMS The CLIMA study, on the relationship between coronary plaque morphology of the left anterior descending artery and twelve months clinical outcome, was designed to explore the predictive value of multiple high-risk plaque features in the same coronary lesion [minimum lumen area (MLA), fibrous cap thickness (FCT), lipid arc circumferential extension, and presence of optical coherence tomography (OCT)-defined macrophages] as detected by OCT. Composite of cardiac death and target segment myocardial infarction was the primary clinical endpoint. METHODS AND RESULTS From January 2013 to December 2016, 1003 patients undergoing OCT evaluation of the untreated proximal left anterior descending coronary artery in the context of clinically indicated coronary angiogram were prospectively enrolled at 11 independent centres (clinicaltrial.gov identifier NCT02883088). At 1-year, the primary clinical endpoint was observed in 37 patients (3.7%). In a total of 1776 lipid plaques, presence of MLA <3.5 mm2 [hazard ratio (HR) 2.1, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1-4.0], FCT <75 µm (HR 4.7, 95% CI 2.4-9.0), lipid arc circumferential extension >180° (HR 2.4, 95% CI 1.2-4.8), and OCT-defined macrophages (HR 2.7, 95% CI 1.2-6.1) were all associated with increased risk of the primary endpoint. The pre-specified combination of plaque features (simultaneous presence of the four OCT criteria in the same plaque) was observed in 18.9% of patients experiencing the primary endpoint and was an independent predictor of events (HR 7.54, 95% CI 3.1-18.6). CONCLUSION The simultaneous presence of four high-risk OCT plaque features was found to be associated with a higher risk of major coronary events.
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- Francesco Prati
- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy.,Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy.,Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Japan
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Ospedale Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, University Hospital of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy.,Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Picchi A, Fineschi M, Iadanza A, Misuraca L, Calabria P, Massoni A, Cresti A, Limbruno U. [Balloon aortic valvuloplasty and transcatheter valve implantation in a patient with unicuspid aortic valve and cardiogenic shock due to severe aortic stenosis]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2020; 21:681-684. [PMID: 33094743 DOI: 10.1714/3413.33965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We report a case of cardiogenic shock due to severe aortic stenosis in a 55-year-old patient with a congenital unicuspid aortic valve (UAV). An emergent aortic valvuloplasty was performed in the spoke catheterization laboratory which allowed to achieve transient stabilization of the hemodynamic parameters and to move the patient to the nearest hub hospital with on-site cardiac surgery. Since the surgical risk of an aortic valve replacement was deemed too high, a transcatheter procedure was performed with implantation of a self-expandable prosthesis. The final result was suboptimal due to a moderate residual paravalvular leak, but the patient experienced rapid recovery and was discharged 10 days after the procedure. Just a few cases of transcatheter aortic valve replacement due to severe aortic stenosis in UAV have been described but, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first one in a clinical setting of cardiogenic shock. Although the gold standard treatment for UAV is surgical intervention, this case demonstrates that the transcatheter procedure is feasible and may play a role as a bridge to definitive surgical replacement.
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- Andrea Picchi
- Dipartimento Cardio Neuro Vascolare, USL Toscana Sud Est, Ospedale di Grosseto
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- Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena
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- Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena
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- Dipartimento Cardio Neuro Vascolare, USL Toscana Sud Est, Ospedale di Grosseto
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- Dipartimento Cardio Neuro Vascolare, USL Toscana Sud Est, Ospedale di Grosseto
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- Dipartimento Cardio Neuro Vascolare, USL Toscana Sud Est, Ospedale di Grosseto
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- Dipartimento Cardio Neuro Vascolare, USL Toscana Sud Est, Ospedale di Grosseto
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- Dipartimento Cardio Neuro Vascolare, USL Toscana Sud Est, Ospedale di Grosseto
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Gatto L, Paoletti G, Marco V, La Manna A, Fabbiocchi F, Cortese B, Vergallo R, Boi A, Fineschi M, Di Giorgio A, Taglieri N, Calligaris G, Budassi S, Burzotta F, Isidori F, Lella E, Ruscica G, Albertucci M, Tamburino C, Ozaki Y, Alfonso F, Arbustini E, Prati F. Prevalence and quantitative assessment of macrophages in coronary plaques. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020; 37:37-45. [PMID: 32779079 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-020-01957-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Although optical coherence tomography (OCT) proved to be able to identify macrophage clusters, there are no available data on the possibility to obtain reproducible measurements of their circumferential extension and location. The purpose of the present post-hoc analysis of the CLIMA study was to revise the clinical and demographic variables of patients having coronary plaques with macrophages and to investigate the reproducibility of their quantitative assessment. A total of 577 patients out of 1003 undergoing OCT showed macrophage accumulation. Three groups were identified; group 1 (426 patients) without macrophages, group 2 (296) patients with low macrophage content (less than median value [67°] of circumferential arc) and group 3 (281) with high macrophage content arc [> 67°]. Patients with macrophages (groups 2 and 3) showed a higher prevalence of family history for coronary artery disease and hypercholesterolemia and had a significantly larger body mass index. Furthermore, group 3 had more commonly triple vessel disease and higher value of LDL cholesterol levels compared to the two other groups. The inter-observer agreement for macrophage interpretation was good: R values were 0.97 for the circumferential arc extension, 0.95 for the minimum distance and 0.98 for the mean distance. A non-significant correlation between circumferential extension of macrophages and hsCRP values was found (R = 0.013). Quantitative assessment of macrophage accumulations can be obtained with high reproducibility by OCT. The presence and amount of macrophages are poorly correlated with hsCRP and identify patients with more advanced atherosclerosis and higher LDL cholesterol levels.
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- Laura Gatto
- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy.,UniCamillus - Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico Vittorio-Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Ospedale Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Department, University Hospital of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico Vittorio-Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto - CLI Foundation, Rome, Italy. .,Cardiovascular Sciences Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy. .,UniCamillus - Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy. .,Cardiology Unit, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Via Amba Aradam 9, 00184, Rome, Italy.
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Prati F, Gatto L, Fabbiocchi F, Vergallo R, Paoletti G, Ruscica G, Marco V, Romagnoli E, Boi A, Fineschi M, Calligaris G, Tamburino C, Crea F, Ozaki Y, Alfonso F, Arbustini E. Clinical outcomes of calcified nodules detected by optical coherence tomography: a sub-analysis of the CLIMA study. EUROINTERVENTION 2020; 16:380-386. [DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-19-01120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Romagnoli E, Paoletti G, Marco V, Gatto L, Calligaris G, Fabbiocchi F, Fineschi M, Boi A, Albertucci M, Nicholls SJ, Prati F. Comparison between different approaches to evaluate fibrous cap thickness in sequential OCT studies. Minerva Cardioangiol 2020:S0026-4725.20.05237-8. [PMID: 32657556 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4725.20.05237-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this in vivo human study we tested the reproducibility for optical coherence tomography (OCT) assessment of lumen area (LA) and plaque components measurements, such as lipid arc extension and fibrous cap thickness (FCt). METHODS We tested the variability of LA, lipid arc and FCt assessments in two repeated OCT pullbacks from the same diseased coronary segment matched using fiduciary anatomical landmarks. In particular, for the reliability of minimal FCt measurement we compared four different approaches based on continuous (longitudinal) or segmental (spot) individuation of smaller thickness: 1) comparison of single minimal FCt individuated alongside all plaque extension in the two pullbacks (Longitudinal (L)-spot minimal FCt value); 2) comparison of the mean FCt values of the plaque in the two pullbacks (L-plot mean FCt value); 3) comparison between the single minimal FCt value obtained in the first pullback and the single FCt obtained in the matched CS of second pullback (L- spot CS matched FCt value); 4) comparison of measurements obtained by visual selection of CS with minimal FCt s in the two pullbacks (Single-spot minimal FCt value). RESULTS From the paired analyses of 20 non culprit lesions (accounting for a total of 387 matched CS), we found a suboptimal in-segment correlation for LA (Intra-Class Coefficient [ICC] 0.731), but a good in-segment correlation for lipid arc (ICC 0.963). Regarding FCt measurement, a high reproducibility was obtained applying continuous assessment; in particular, the best correlation was observed with L-spot minimal FCt value and the L-plot mean FCt (ICC 0.893 and 0.952, respectively) with small inter-pullback differences (confidence intervals less than 0.04 mm). CONCLUSIONS In this methodological study we observed a good reproducibility for quantitative plaque measurements with OCT confirming its reliability for serial assessment. In particular, longitudinal measurement in multiple adjacent frames seems to be the more accurate and reproducible approach for sequential FCt assessment.
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- Enrico Romagnoli
- C.L.I. Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- C.L.I. Foundation, Rome, Italy.,UniCamillus, Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy
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- C.L.I. Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Cardiovascular Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- C.L.I. Foundation, Rome, Italy.,Cardiovascular Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- C.L.I. Foundation, Rome, Italy - .,UniCamillus, Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy.,Cardiovascular Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Ielasi A, Campo G, Cortese B, Leoncini M, Varricchio A, Brugaletta S, Favaretto E, Fineschi M, Piraino D, Calabria P, Granata F, Pisano F, Mussardo M, Latib A, Tespili M. One-Year Results Following a Pre-Specified ABSORB Implantation Strategy in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (BVS STEMI STRATEGY-IT Study). Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2019; 20:700-704. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ruscica G, Gatto L, Romagnoli E, Di Vito L, Fabbiocchi F, Marco V, Versaci F, Di Giorgio A, Taglieri N, La Manna A, Fineschi M, Boi A, Niccoli G, Albertucci M, Crea F, Arbustini E, Alfonso F, Prati F. Assessment of Mechanisms of Acute Coronary Syndromes and Composition of Culprit Plaques in Patients With and Without Diabetes. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2019; 12:1111-1112. [PMID: 30772213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Prati F, Gatto L, Romagnoli E, Limbruno U, Fineschi M, Marco V, Albertucci M, Tamburino C, Crea F, Alfonso F, Arbustini E. In vivo vulnerability grading system of plaques causing acute coronary syndromes: An intravascular imaging study. Int J Cardiol 2018; 269:350-355. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.06.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Romagnoli E, Gatto L, La Manna A, Burzotta F, Marco V, Boi A, Fineschi M, Fabbiocchi F, Taglieri N, Niccoli G, Ruscica G, Versaci F, Albertucci M, Crea F, Alfonso F, Arbustini E, Prati F. TCT-53 Role of Single OCT Morphological Variable in the CLIMA Trial (Relationship between Coronary pLaque morphology of the left anterIor descending artery and long terM clinicAl outcome). J Am Coll Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.1140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tebaldi M, Biscaglia S, Fineschi M, Musumeci G, Marchese A, Leone AM, Rossi ML, Stefanini G, Maione A, Menozzi A, Tarantino F, Lodolini V, Gallo F, Barbato E, Tarantini G, Campo G. Evolving Routine Standards in Invasive Hemodynamic Assessment of Coronary Stenosis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2018; 11:1482-1491. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gatto L, Romagnoli E, Limbruno U, Fineschi M, Marco V, Albertucci M, Demartini C, Ruscica G, Tamburino C, Crea F, Alfonso F, Arbustini E, Prati F. P751In vivo vulnerability grading system of plaques causing acute coronary syndromes: an intravascular imaging study. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.p751] [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
Affiliation(s)
- L Gatto
- C.L.I. Onlus Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Hospital San Giovanni Addolorata, Cardiology, Rome, Italy
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- Misericordia Hospital, Cardiology, Grosseto, Italy
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- Polyclinic Santa Maria alle Scotte, Cardiology, Siena, Italy
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- C.L.I. Onlus Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Hospital San Giovanni Addolorata, Cardiology, Rome, Italy
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- C.L.I. Onlus Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Ferrarotto Hospital, Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular, Catania, Italy
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Cardiology, Rome, Italy
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- University Hospital De La Princesa, Cardiology, Madrid, Spain
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- Policlinic Foundation San Matteo IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Hospital San Giovanni Addolorata, Cardiology, Rome, Italy
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Prati F, Romagnoli E, La Manna A, Burzotta F, Gatto L, Marco V, Fineschi M, Fabbiocchi F, Versaci F, Trani C, Tamburino C, Alfonso F, Mintz GS. Long-term consequences of optical coherence tomography findings during percutaneous coronary intervention: the Centro Per La Lotta Contro L’infarto – Optimization Of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (CLI-OPCI) LATE study. EUROINTERVENTION 2018; 14:e443-e451. [DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-17-01111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Cortese B, D’Ascenzo F, Fetiveau R, Balian V, Blengino S, Fineschi M, Rogacka R, Lettieri C, Pavei A, D’Amico M, Poli A, Di Palma G, Latini RA, Orrego PS, Seregni R. Treatment of coronary artery disease with a new-generation drug-coated balloon. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2018; 19:247-252. [DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Campo G, Gallo F, Bugani G, Pavasini R, Fineschi M. How the functional assessment of culprit and non-culprit lesions may improve stratification and treatment of STEMI patients. Minerva Cardioangiol 2018; 66:442-451. [PMID: 29393604 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4725.18.04614-5] [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: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Reperfusion therapy of the infarct-related artery (IRA) with primary percutaneous coronary intervention is the cornerstone for the treatment of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, up to 30% of STEMI patients present a multi-vessel coronary artery disease. Several methods are now available for the assessment of functional severity of a coronary stenosis both for IRA and non-culprit coronary lesions. The functional assessment of the IRA has mainly a prognostic implication in terms of major adverse cardiovascular events, recovery of left ventricular function and evaluation myocardial viability. Conversely, the functional assessment of the non-culprit coronary lesions has a fundamental role to guide staged revascularization. The aim of this review is to revise the most validated methods to perform the functional assessment of both culprit and non-culprit lesion in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
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- Gianluca Campo
- Cardiovascular Institute, Ferrara University Hospital, Cona, Ferrara, Italy - .,Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Ettore Sansavini Health Science Foundation, Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy - .,Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Santa Maria alle Scotte, University Hospital, Siena, Italy -
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Ferrara University Hospital, Cona, Ferrara, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Ferrara University Hospital, Cona, Ferrara, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Ferrara University Hospital, Cona, Ferrara, Italy
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Fineschi M, D'Ascenzi F, Sirbu V, Mondillo S, Pierli C. Diagnosis and management of a patient with recurrent variant angina and history of percutaneous coronary intervention: vasospasm and percutaneous coronary intervention. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2017; 19:31-33. [PMID: 29206694 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Massimo Fineschi
- aDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Santa Maria alle ScottebDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy*Massimo Fineschi and Flavio D'Ascenzi contributed equally to the article
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