Disminución de la fracción de expulsión del ventrículo izquierdo por estrés con adenosina como predictor de isquemia.

INTRODUCCIÓN: En estudios de medicina nuclear se ha observado que la disminución de la fracción de expulsión del ventrículo izquierdo (FEVI) se asocia con enfermedad coronaria trivascular; en resonancia magnética cardiaca (RMC) no se ha estudiado el papel que desempeña la disminución de la FEVI. OBJETIVO: Evaluar la asociación entre la disminución de la FEVI y la isquemia cardiaca en pacientes con estudios de RMC con adenosina. MÉTODO: Estudio transversal comparativo. Los criterios de inclusión fueron pacientes evaluados con RMC con adenosina entre enero de 2009 y junio de 2015. Se comparó el cambio en la FEVI en pacientes con estudio positivo versus pacientes con estudio negativo para isquemia por este método. RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 59 pacientes: 41 del sexo masculino (70 %), edad de 59.7 ± 10.9 años; 38 % de los estudios fueron positivos para isquemia. La delta de la FEVI (FEVI postestrés - FEVI reposo) fue de -0.16 ± 5.9 versus 5.3 ± 4.7 (p<0.001) en pacientes con y sin isquemia, respectivamente. CONCLUSIÓN: Los pacientes con estudios positivos para isquemia tuvieron menor delta FEVI que los que tuvieron estudios negativos para isquemia. BACKGROUND: The decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) has been observed to be associated with three-vessel coronary disease in nuclear medicine studies; however, the role played by LVEF decrease has not been studied with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between LVEF decrease and cardiac ischemia in patients with CMR studies with adenosine. METHOD: Cross-sectional, comparative study. Inclusion criteria were: patients assessed with CMR with adenosine between January 2009 and June 2015. LVEF change was compared between patients testing positive for ischemia versus those who tested negative. RESULTS: Fifty nine patients were included: 41 were males (70%), mean age was 59.7 ± 10.9 years; 38% of the studies tested positive for ischemia. Delta LVEF (post-stress LVEF ­ resting LVEF) was ­0.16 ± 5.9 versus 5.3 ± 4.7 (p < 0.001) in patients with and without ischemia, respectively. CONCLUSION: Patients who tested positive for ischemia had lower delta LVEF than those with negative studies for ischemia.

Parachute mitral valve with severe mitral regurgitation in an adult patient.

Parachute mitral valve (PMV) is rarely seen in the adult population, in isolation or in association with other congenital heart defects, since most patients may have had milder lesions previously that were asymptomatic early in life, or were not detected due to lack of a comprehensive examination. We report a case of an 18-year-old woman with a history of exertional dyspnea, atypical chest pain, and cough for about 1 year. The echocardiographic examination identified a PMV with severe mitral regurgitation associated with bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation of the aorta. Most patients present with mitral stenosis of varying degree of severity, and rarely present with severe mitral regurgitation as seen in our patient.

[Multidetector computed tomography of coronary arteries: state of the art. Second part: clinical applications]. / Tomografía computada multidetector de arterias coronarias: estado del arte. Parte II: Aplicaciones clínicas.

At the beginning of the evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Coronary Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) was exclusively used to detect calcified plaques in coronary arteries through the Calcium Score, whose value by itself is limited. Nowadays, thanks to the technological advancements, potential clinical applications, with this method, include detection of coronary arterial stenosis, assessment of coronary bridges, and evaluation of anomalous coronaries. The intraluminal coronary stent evaluation is not possible yet, but this might become possible with the new-generation scanners. At the moment, the published results seem to be promising, nonetheless, the enthusiasm generated by this method should be accompanied by adequate training, as well as by its validation and certification.

Tomografía computada multidetector de arterias coronarias: estado del arte. Parte II: Aplicaciones clínicas / Multidetector computed tomography of coronary arteries: state of the art. Second part: clinical applications

At the beginning of the evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Coronary Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) was exclusively used to detect calcified plaques in coronary arteries through the Calcium Score, whose value by itself is limited. Nowadays, thanks to the technological advancements, potential clinical applications, with this method, include detection of coronary arterial stenosis, assessment of coronary bridges, and evaluation of anomalous coronaries. The intraluminal coronary stent evaluation is not possible yet, but this might become possible with the new-generation scanners. At the moment, the published results seem to be promising, nonetheless, the enthusiasm generated by this method should be accompanied by adequate training, as well as by its validation and certification.