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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 20280, 2021 10 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34645886

ABSTRACT

Reduced ventricular longitudinal shortening measured by atrioventricular plane displacement (AVPD) and global longitudinal strain (GLS) are prognostic markers in heart disease. This study aims to determine if AVPD and GLS with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) are independent predictors of cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause death also in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Patients (n = 287) were examined with CMR and AVPD, GLS, ventricular volumes, myocardial fibrosis/scar were measured. Follow-up was 5 years with cause of death retrieved from a national registry. Forty CV and 60 all-cause deaths occurred and CV non-survivors had a lower AVPD (6.4 ± 2.0 vs 8.0 ± 2.4 mm, p < 0.001) and worse GLS (- 6.1 ± 2.2 vs - 7.7 ± 3.1%, p = 0.001). Kaplan-Meier analyses displayed increased survival for patients in the highest AVPD- and GLS-tertiles vs. the lowest tertiles (AVPD: p = 0.001, GLS: p = 0.013). AVPD and GLS showed in univariate analysis a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.30 (per-mm-decrease) and 1.19 (per-%-decrease) for CV death. Mean AVPD and GLS were independent predictors of all-cause death (HR = 1.24 per-mm-decrease and 1.15 per-%-decrease), but only AVPD showed incremental value over age, sex, body-mass-index, EF, etiology and fibrosis/scar for CV death (HR = 1.33 per-mm-decrease, p < 0.001). Ventricular longitudinal shortening remains independently prognostic for death in HFrEF even after adjusting for well-known clinical risk factors.


Subject(s)
Heart Failure/mortality , Heart Failure/physiopathology , Heart Ventricles , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/mortality , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/physiopathology , Aged , Aspirin/therapeutic use , Body Mass Index , Cicatrix/physiopathology , Diuretics/therapeutic use , Female , Fibrosis , Follow-Up Studies , Heart Failure/diagnostic imaging , Heart Failure/epidemiology , Humans , Kaplan-Meier Estimate , Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine , Male , Middle Aged , Prognosis , Proportional Hazards Models , Risk Assessment , Risk Factors , Spironolactone/therapeutic use , Stroke Volume , Treatment Outcome , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/diagnostic imaging , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/epidemiology
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Clin Physiol Funct Imaging ; 39(2): 168-176, 2019 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30375714

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) systolic function is an important determinant of outcome in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Conventional echocardiographic measures of RV are mainly based on longitudinal contractility. Recently, measurement of RV global longitudinal strain derived from multiple windows (RVGLS) has emerged as an option but has not been well evaluated. The aim of the present study was to evaluate which echocardiographic RV function parameter correlates best with RV ejection fraction derived from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (RVEFCMR ). METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifty-five patients evaluated for PH underwent RV assessment with echocardiography and CMR. Conventional echocardiographic parameters of RV function including tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), tricuspid annular systolic velocity (S'), RV fractional area change (RVFAC) and RV index of myocardial performance (RIMP). RVGLS was measured from three separate apical views using a 17-segment model and strain from the lateral free wall was calculated separately (RVfree). The study included 55 patients, whereas assessment of RVGLS could be obtained in 29 patients. The Pearson correlation coefficient with RVEFCMR was strong for RVGLS (r = 0·814, P<0·001) and RVfree (r = 0·778, P<0·001), modest for RVFAC (r = 0·681, P<0·001), TAPSE (r = 0·592, P<0·001) and RIMP (r=-0·521, P<0·01), and weak for S' (r = 0·385, P<0·01). CONCLUSION: The echocardiographic RV measures, RVGLS and RVfree correlated well with RVEFCMR , whereas correlation with TAPSE, RIMP and S' was unsatisfactory. Our findings suggest that RVGLS and RVfree are the preferred echocardiographic methods for clinical practice. RVfree is easiest to perform but RVGLS could provide incremental value in selected patients.


Subject(s)
Echocardiography/methods , Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging , Hypertension, Pulmonary/diagnostic imaging , Stroke Volume , Ventricular Function, Right , Aged , Female , Heart Ventricles/physiopathology , Humans , Hypertension, Pulmonary/physiopathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Reproducibility of Results , Systole
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Int J Cardiovasc Imaging ; 32(8): 1243-53, 2016 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27142431

ABSTRACT

To develop more sensitive measures of impaired cardiac function in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), since detection of impaired right ventricular (RV) function is important in these patients. With the hypothesis that a change in septal function in patients with PH is associated with altered longitudinal and lateral function of both ventricles, as a compensatory mechanism, we quantified the contributions of these parameters to stroke volume (SV) in both ventricles using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Seventeen patients (10 females) evaluated for PH underwent right heart catheterization (RHC) and CMR. CMR from 33 healthy adults (13 females) were used as controls. Left ventricular (LV) atrioventricular plane displacement (AVPD) and corresponding longitudinal contribution to LVSV was lower in patients (10.8 ± 3.2 mm and 51 ± 12 %) compared to controls (16.6 ± 1.9 mm and 59 ± 9 %, p < 0.0001 and p < 0.01, respectively). This decrease did not differ in patient with ejection fraction (EF) >50 % and <50 % (p = 0.5) and was compensated for by increased LV lateral contribution to LVSV in patients (49 ± 13 % vs. 37 ± 7 %, p = 0.001). Septal motion contributed less to LVSV in patients (5 ± 8 %) compared to controls (8 ± 4 %, p = 0.05). RV AVPD was lower in patients (12.0 ± 3.6 mm vs. 21.8 ± 2.2 mm, p < 0.0001) but longitudinal and lateral contribution to RVSV did not differ between patients (78 ± 17 % and 29 ± 16 %) and controls (79 ± 9 % and 31 ± 6 % p = 0.7 for both) explained by increased RV cross sectional area in patients. LV function is affected in patients with PH despite preserved global LV function. The decreased longitudinal contribution and increased lateral contribution to LVSV was not seen in the RV, contrary to previous findings in patients with volume loaded RVs.


Subject(s)
Hypertension, Pulmonary/complications , Stroke Volume , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/etiology , Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/etiology , Ventricular Function, Left , Ventricular Function, Right , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Case-Control Studies , Catheterization, Swan-Ganz , Female , Humans , Hypertension, Pulmonary/diagnostic imaging , Hypertension, Pulmonary/physiopathology , Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/diagnostic imaging , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/physiopathology , Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/diagnostic imaging , Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/physiopathology , Ventricular Septum/physiopathology , Young Adult
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Aliment Pharmacol Ther ; 39(8): 843-53, 2014 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24611938

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Previous studies indicate that pre-admission glucocorticoids increase the risk of perioperative complications. AIM: To examine whether pre-admission use of glucocorticoids affects 30-day mortality after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. METHODS: We conducted a nationwide population-based cohort study by linking Danish medical registries. All residents in Denmark who underwent CRC surgery from 2001 to 2011 were included. We characterised subjects who filled their most recent glucocorticoid prescription ≤90, 91-365 and >365 days before their surgery date as prevalent, recent and former users, respectively. Prevalent users were subgrouped into new (first-ever prescription ≤90 days before surgery date) and continuing users. We estimated 30-day cumulative mortality by the Kaplan-Meier method and corresponding mortality rate ratios (MRRs) using Cox proportional hazard regression, adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS: Of the 34 641 CRC patients included, 3966 (11.5%) had filled one or more prescriptions of glucocorticoids within the year before the surgery date. Thirty-day mortality among prevalent users of oral glucocorticoids was 15.0% vs. 7.3% among non-users [MRR = 1.28; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03, 1.58]. Among new users, the 30-day mortality was 17.8% (MRR = 1.92; 95% CI: 1.30, 2.83) while it was 14.2% among continuing users (MRR = 1.13; 95% CI: 0.88, 1.44). No associations were found for recent or former use of oral glucocorticoids nor for use of inhaled, intestinal-acting, and mixed glucocorticoids. CONCLUSIONS: Prevalent use, particulary new use, of oral glucocorticoids was associated with markedly increased 30-day mortality after colorectal cancer surgery compared to patients not exposed to any glucocorticoids.


Subject(s)
Colorectal Neoplasms/surgery , Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use , Administration, Oral , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cohort Studies , Colorectal Neoplasms/mortality , Confidence Intervals , Denmark , Female , Glucocorticoids/administration & dosage , Humans , Kaplan-Meier Estimate , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Proportional Hazards Models , Registries , Time Factors
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Aliment Pharmacol Ther ; 37(1): 146-52, 2013 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23116185

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Systemic glucocorticoids are potent immunosuppressants, potentially facilitating carcinogenesis. Studies examining glucocorticoids and colorectal cancer risk are few. AIM: To investigate the association between use of systemic glucocorticoids and colorectal cancer risk, both overall and by cancer stage (localised versus metastatic). METHODS: We conducted a nested population-based case-control study in Northern Denmark (1.8 million people) using medical registries. The study included 14,158 patients with a first-time diagnosis of colorectal cancer from 1991 through 2010. Using risk set sampling, we identified 141,580 population controls, matched on age and gender. Logistic regression models were used to compute odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), adjusting for covariates. RESULTS: Frequent use of systemic glucocorticoids (defined as >2 prescriptions) was not associated with overall colorectal cancer risk [adjusted OR (aOR) = 0.93 (95% CI: 0.85-1.00)], compared with never/rare use (≤2 prescriptions). Associations according to duration of use and doses (quartiles of cumulative prednisolone equivalents) were also near the null. Examining colorectal cancer by stage, no substantial associations were found between long-term use (>5 years) of high-dose (>5500 mg) systemic glucocorticoids and localised [aOR = 1.12 (95% CI: 0.81-1.55)] or metastatic [aOR = 0.82 (95% CI: 0.59-1.14)] cancer. CONCLUSION: Despite immunological and metabolic effects of frequent use of systemic glucocorticoids, which would be expected to increase colorectal cancer risk, we found no substantial association between the two.


Subject(s)
Colorectal Neoplasms/chemically induced , Glucocorticoids/adverse effects , Immunosuppressive Agents/adverse effects , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Case-Control Studies , Colorectal Neoplasms/epidemiology , Denmark/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Logistic Models , Male , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Sex Factors , Young Adult
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