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Eur Radiol ; 30(11): 6204-6212, 2020 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32548647

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate how pulmonary artery (PA) distensibility performs in detecting pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (PH-LHD) in comparison with parameters from ungated computed tomography (CT) and echocardiography. METHODS: One hundred patients (79 men, mean age = 63 ± 17 years) with either severe heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), aortic stenosis, or primary mitral regurgitation prospectively underwent right heart catheterization, ungated CT, ECG-gated CT, and echocardiography. During the ECG-gated CT, the right PA distensibility was calculated. In ungated CT, dPA, dPA/AA, the ratio of dPA to the diameter of the vertebra, segmental PA diameter, segmental PA-to-bronchus ratio, and the main PA volume were measured; the egg-and-banana sign was recorded. During echocardiography, the tricuspid regurgitation (TR) gradient was measured. The areas under the ROC curves (AUC) of these signs were computed and compared with DeLong test. Correlation between PA distensibility and PA pressure (PAP) was investigated through Pearson's coefficient. RESULTS: PA distensibility was lower in patients with PH than in those without PH (11.4 vs. 21.2%, p < 0.001) and correlated negatively with mean PAP (r = - 0.72, p < 0.001). Age, PA size, and mean PAP were independent predictors of PA distensibility. PA distensibility < 18% detected PH-LHD with 96% sensitivity and 73% specificity; its AUC was 0.92, larger than that of any other sign at ungated CT and TR gradient (AUC ranging from 0.54 to 0.83, DeLong: p ranging from 0.020 to < 0.001). CONCLUSION: PA distensibility on an ECG-gated CT can detect PH-LHD better than the parameters reflecting PA dilatation in ungated CT or TR gradient in the echocardiography of patients with severe HFrEF, aortic stenosis, or mitral regurgitation. KEY POINTS: • In left heart disease, pulmonary artery distensibility is lower in patients with PH than in those without pulmonary hypertension (11.4 vs. 21.2%, p < 0.001). • In left heart disease, pulmonary artery distensibility detects pulmonary hypertension with an area under the receiver operating curve of 0.92. • In left heart disease, the area under the receiver operating curve of pulmonary artery distensibility for detecting pulmonary hypertension is larger than that of all other signs at ungated CT (p from 0.019 to < 0.001) and tricuspid regurgitation gradient at echocardiography (p = 0.020).


Assuntos
Hipertensão Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Artéria Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/complicações , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Cateterismo Cardíaco/métodos , Técnicas de Imagem de Sincronização Cardíaca , Ecocardiografia/métodos , Feminino , Coração/fisiopatologia , Insuficiência Cardíaca/complicações , Insuficiência Cardíaca/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Hipertensão Pulmonar/etiologia , Hipertensão Pulmonar/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/complicações , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/diagnóstico por imagem , Tamanho do Órgão , Artéria Pulmonar/patologia , Artéria Pulmonar/fisiopatologia , Volume Sistólico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos
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Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging ; 21(11): 1291-1298, 2020 10 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31808507

RESUMO

AIMS: To evaluate the relationships between pulmonary transit time (PTT), cardiac function, and pulmonary haemodynamics in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and to explore how PTT performs in detecting pulmonary hypertension (PH). METHODS AND RESULTS: In this prospective study, 57 patients with advanced HFrEF [49 men, 51 years ± 8, mean left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction 26% ± 8] underwent echocardiography, right heart catheterization, and cardiac computed tomography (CT). PTT was measured as the time interval between peaks of attenuation in right ventricle (RV) and LV and was compared between patients with or without PH and 15 controls. PTT was significantly longer in HFrEF patients with PH (21 s) than in those without PH (11 s) and controls (8 s) (P < 0.001) but not between patients without PH and controls (P = 0.109). PTT was positively correlated with pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) (r = 0.74), mean pulmonary artery pressure (r = 0.68), N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (r = 0.60), mitral (r = 0.54), and tricuspid (r = 0.37) regurgitation grades, as well as with LV, RV, and left atrial volumes (r from 0.39 to 0.64) (P < 0.01). PTT was negatively correlated with cardiac index (r = -0.63) as well as with LV (r = -0.66) and RV (r = -0.74) ejection fractions. PAWP, cardiac index, mitral regurgitation grade, and RV end-diastolic volume were all independent predictors of PTT. PTT value ≥14 s best-detected PH with 91% sensitivity and 88% specificity (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve: 0.95). CONCLUSION: In patients with HFrEF, PTT correlates with cardiac function and pulmonary haemodynamics, is determined by four independent parameters, and performs well in detecting PH.


Assuntos
Insuficiência Cardíaca , Hipertensão Pulmonar , Insuficiência Cardíaca/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Hipertensão Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Volume Sistólico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Int J Cardiovasc Imaging ; 34(11): 1789-1808, 2018 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29974293

RESUMO

Cardiac myxoma (CM) is by far the most common primary benign cardiac tumor, typically arising in the left atrium with an attachment point in the fossa ovalis region. Although the etiology of CM remains unclear, we know that this endocardial-based mass originates from undifferentiated mesenchymal cells. Continuous technical improvements in the field of echocardiography since the 1960s has profoundly changed the diagnostic approach by allowing a good tumor detection as well as the preoperative planning by providing crucial information concerning the attachment point location. However, echocardiography has its limitations among which lack of tissue characterization and restricted field of view can arise diagnosis difficulties in atypical presentations. With the widespread and routine use of echocardiography and chest computed tomography (CT), incidental detection of CM is not infrequent. As a consequence, it has become mandatory for cardiologists and radiologists evolving in a multimodality imaging world to be familiar with the wide range of presentations of this tumor. The authors present here a review of the common and less common aspects of CM using the main imaging modalities available: echocardiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, CT, positron emission tomography and coronary angiography.


Assuntos
Neoplasias Cardíacas/diagnóstico por imagem , Imagem Multimodal/métodos , Mixoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biópsia , Angiografia Coronária , Ecocardiografia , Feminino , Neoplasias Cardíacas/patologia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Miocárdio/patologia , Mixoma/patologia , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Prognóstico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Eur Radiol ; 28(11): 4643-4653, 2018 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29761362

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the ability of chest computed tomography (CT) to predict pulmonary hypertension (PH) and outcome in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). METHODS: We reviewed 119 consecutive patients with HFrEF by CT, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and right heart catheterization (RHC). CT-derived pulmonary artery (PA) diameter and PA to ascending aorta diameter ratio (PA:A ratio), left atrial, right atrial, right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular volumes were correlated with RHC mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) . Diagnostic accuracy to predict PH and ability to predict primary composite endpoint of all-cause mortality and HF events were evaluated. RESULTS: RV volume was significantly higher in 81 patients with PH compared to 38 patients without PH (133 ml/m2 vs. 79 ml/m2, p < 0.001) and was moderately correlated with mPAP (r=0.55, p < 0.001). Also, RV volume had higher ability to predict PH (area under the curve: 0.88) than PA diameter (0.79), PA:A ratio (0.76) by CT and tricuspid regurgitation gradient (0.83) and RV basal diameter by TTE (0.84, all p < 0.001). During the follow-up period (median: 3.4 years), 51 patients (43%) had HF events or died. After correction for important clinical, TTE and RHC parameters, RV volume (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]: 1.71, 95% CI 1.31-2.23, p < 0.001) and PA diameter (HR: 1.61, 95% CI 1.18-2.22, p = 0.003) were independent predictors of the primary endpoint. CONCLUSION: In patients with HFrEF, measurement of RV volume and PA diameter on ungated CT are non-invasive markers of PH and may help to predict the patient outcome. KEY POINTS: • Right ventricular (RV) volume measured by chest CT has good ability to identify pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with chronic heart failure (HF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). • The accuracy of pulmonary artery (PA) diameter and PA to ascending aorta diameter ratio (PA:A ratio) to predict PH was similar to previous studies, however, with lower cut-offs (28.1 mm and 0.92, respectively). • Chest CT-derived PA diameter and RV volume independently predict all-cause mortality and HF events and improve outcome prediction in patients with advanced HFrEF.


Assuntos
Ecocardiografia/métodos , Insuficiência Cardíaca Sistólica/diagnóstico por imagem , Hipertensão Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Idoso , Biomarcadores , Cateterismo Cardíaco/métodos , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Átrios do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Insuficiência Cardíaca Sistólica/mortalidade , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Prognóstico , Artéria Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem
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Case Rep Cardiol ; 2014: 145917, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25478238

RESUMO

This report illustrates an unusual case of asymptomatic late cardiac perforation by an atrial pacemaker lead into the right lung. In the present case, the lead was explanted by simple manual traction through the device pocket without any complications.

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Acta Cardiol ; 68(4): 421-4, 2013 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24187770

RESUMO

We report the case of a 61-year-old male patient who suffered a spontaneous (atraumatic) splenic rupture (SSR) following splenic infarction treated by heparin anticoagulation. Splenic rupture precipitated by thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy has been reported and putatively attributed to unrecognized micro-traumatisms i.e. after resuscitation manoeuvres, leading to massive bleeding upon anticoagulation and secondary splenic rupture. Nevertheless, SSR resulting from splenic infarction and anticoagulation has not been described.


Assuntos
Hemostasia Cirúrgica/métodos , Heparina de Baixo Peso Molecular/efeitos adversos , Baço , Infarto do Baço/tratamento farmacológico , Ruptura Esplênica , Anticoagulantes/administração & dosagem , Anticoagulantes/efeitos adversos , Heparina de Baixo Peso Molecular/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ruptura Espontânea/induzido quimicamente , Ruptura Espontânea/diagnóstico , Ruptura Espontânea/terapia , Baço/diagnóstico por imagem , Baço/cirurgia , Infarto do Baço/diagnóstico , Ruptura Esplênica/induzido quimicamente , Ruptura Esplênica/diagnóstico , Ruptura Esplênica/terapia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Resultado do Tratamento
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