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Cokic I, Chan SF, Guan X, Nair AR, Yang HJ, Liu T, Chen Y, Hernando D, Sykes J, Tang R, Butler J, Dohnalkova A, Kovarik L, Finney R, Kali A, Sharif B, Bouchard LS, Gupta R, Krishnam MS, Vora K, Tamarappoo B, Howarth AG, Kumar A, Francis J, Reeder SB, Wood JC, Prato FS, Dharmakumar R. Intramyocardial hemorrhage drives fatty degeneration of infarcted myocardium. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6394. [PMID: 36302906 PMCID: PMC9613644 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33776-x] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Sudden blockage of arteries supplying the heart muscle contributes to millions of heart attacks (myocardial infarction, MI) around the world. Although re-opening these arteries (reperfusion) saves MI patients from immediate death, approximately 50% of these patients go on to develop chronic heart failure (CHF) and die within a 5-year period; however, why some patients accelerate towards CHF while others do not remains unclear. Here we show, using large animal models of reperfused MI, that intramyocardial hemorrhage - the most damaging form of reperfusion injury (evident in nearly 40% of reperfused ST-elevation MI patients) - drives delayed infarct healing and is centrally responsible for continuous fatty degeneration of the infarcted myocardium contributing to adverse remodeling of the heart. Specifically, we show that the fatty degeneration of the hemorrhagic MI zone stems from iron-induced macrophage activation, lipid peroxidation, foam cell formation, ceroid production, foam cell apoptosis and iron recycling. We also demonstrate that timely reduction of iron within the hemorrhagic MI zone reduces fatty infiltration and directs the heart towards favorable remodeling. Collectively, our findings elucidate why some, but not all, MIs are destined to CHF and help define a potential therapeutic strategy to mitigate post-MI CHF independent of MI size.
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- Ivan Cokic
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine/IU Health Cardiovascular Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine/IU Health Cardiovascular Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine/IU Health Cardiovascular Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine/IU Health Cardiovascular Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine/IU Health Cardiovascular Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine/IU Health Cardiovascular Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine/IU Health Cardiovascular Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Tomasian A, Salamon N, Krishnam MS, Finn JP, Villablanca JP. 3D high-spatial-resolution cerebral MR venography at 3T: a contrast-dose-reduction study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009; 30:349-55. [PMID: 18945800 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The effect of various contrast-dose regimens for cerebral MR venography (MRV) has not been previously evaluated at 3T, to our knowledge. Our purpose was to evaluate and compare the diagnostic image quality resulting from half-versus-full-dose contrast regimens for high-spatial-resolution 3D cerebral MRV at 3T. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty consecutive patients with known or suggested cerebrovascular disease underwent 3D high-spatial-resolution (0.7 x 0.6 x 0.9 mm(3)) cerebral contrast-enhanced MRV (CE-MRV) at 3T, by using an identical acquisition protocol. Patients were assigned to 1 of 2 groups: 1) full-dose (approximately 0.1 mmol/kg), and 2) half-dose (approximately 0.05 mmol/kg). Two readers evaluated the resulting images for overall image quality, venous structure definition, and arterial contamination. Signal intensity-to-noise-ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise-ratio (CNR) were evaluated in 8 consistent sites. Statistical analysis was performed by using Mann-Whitney U, Wilcoxon signed rank, and t tests and a kappa coefficient. RESULTS Both readers scored venous-structure definition as excellent or sufficient for diagnosis in approximately 90% of segments for the full-dose group (kappa = 0.87) and in approximately 80% of segments for the half-dose group (kappa = 0.85). Delineation grades were significantly lower for small venous segments, including the middle cerebral, septal, superior cerebellar, inferior vermian, posterior tonsillar, and thalamostriate veins in the half-dose group (P < .01). No significant difference existed for arterial contamination grades between the 2 groups (P > .05). SNR and CNR values were lower in the half-dose group (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS At 3T, high-spatial-resolution cerebral MRV can be performed with contrast doses as low as 7.5 mL, without compromising image quality as compared with full-dose protocols, except in the smallest veins, and without compromise of acquisition speed or spatial resolution.
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- A Tomasian
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif., USA.
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Tomasian A, Lell M, Currier J, Rahman J, Krishnam MS. Coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistulae with multiple aneurysms: radiological features on dual-source 64-slice CT angiography. Br J Radiol 2008; 81:e218-20. [PMID: 18769007 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/64015972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Coronary artery fistula is a rare vascular anomaly in which there is abnormal communication between the coronary artery and the great vessels or cardiac chambers. We report the case of a 66-year-old man with two separate coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistulas (one of which demonstrated multiple aneurysms), which were diagnosed on dual-source 64-slice coronary CT and reconfirmed by coronary catheter angiography.
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- A Tomasian
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, 10945 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7206, USA.
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Krishnam MS, Tomasian A, Lohan DG, Tran L, Finn JP, Ruehm SG. Low-dose, time-resolved, contrast-enhanced 3D MR angiography in cardiac and vascular diseases: correlation to high spatial resolution 3D contrast-enhanced MRA. Clin Radiol 2008; 63:744-55. [PMID: 18555032 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2007] [Revised: 12/22/2007] [Accepted: 01/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of low-dose, contrast-enhanced, time-resolved, three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance (MR) angiography (TR-MRA) in the assessment of various cardiac and vascular diseases, and to compare the results with high-resolution contrast-enhanced MRA (CE-MRA). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty consecutive patients underwent contrast-enhanced 3D TR-MRA and high spatial resolution 3D CE-MRA for evaluation of cardiac and thoracic vascular diseases at 1.5 T, and neurovascular, abdominal and peripheral vascular diseases at 3T. Gadolinium-based contrast medium was administered at a constant dose of 5 ml for TR-MRA, and 20 ml (lower extremity 30 ml) for CE-MRA. Two readers evaluated image quality using a four-point scale (from 0=excellent to 3=non-diagnostic), artefacts and findings on both datasets. Interobserver variability was tested with kappa coefficient. RESULTS The overall image quality for TR-MRA was in the diagnostic range (median 0, range 0-1; k=0.74). Readers demonstrated important additional dynamic information on TR-MRA in 28 of 30 patients (k=0.84). Confident evaluation of organ perfusion (n=23), arteriovenous malformation/fistula flow patterns (n=7), exclusion of intra-cardiac shunts (n=6), and assessment of stent and conduit patency (n=5) were performed by both readers using TR-MRA. Readers demonstrated fine vascular details with higher confidence in 10 patients on CE-MRA. Using CE-MRA, Reader 1 and 2 depicted anatomical details in 6 and 5 patients, respectively, only on CE-MRA. CONCLUSION Low-dose TR-MRA yields rapid and important functional and anatomical information in patients with cardiac and vascular diseases. Due to limited spatial resolution, TR-MRA is inferior to CE-MRA in demonstrating fine vascular details.
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- M S Krishnam
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7206, USA.
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