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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The current evaluation of acute heart failure (HF) does not allow an adequate prediction of its evolution. The electrical bioimpedance (BI) allows knowing the state of blood volume, until now only with fixed equipment. We have developed and validated a portable and wireless device to measure BI at the ankle (IVOL). The objective of the study is to know the long-term prognostic value of the point measurement of BI with IVOL in patients with acute HF. METHODS: A prospective cohort study of unselected patients admitted for acute HF in a tertiary hospital. The association between BI and different clinical, analytical and echocardiographic variables on admission and clinical evolution were analyzed. RESULTS: 76 patients were included (mean age 66.1 years, 71.1% men, 68.4% hypertensive, 34.2% diabetic, mean NT-ProBNP: 7,103 pg / ml). Of these, 52.6% with non-preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (<50%) and 56.6% with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. 26.3% died during a mean follow-up of 35.8 months. Survival in patients with BI≤21,8Ω was lower, globally and in the subgroups of patients without preserved LVEF and with RV dysfunction, P<.008). In the multivariate analysis, a BI≥21.8Ω was an independent survival factor (HR: 0.242; 95% CI: 0.86-0.681; P=.007). CONCLUSIONS: BI values measured with IVOL may be an independent predictor of long-term mortality in patients hospitalized for acute HF. This prognostic value is maintained in patients without preserved LVEF function and with RV dysfunction.
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INTRODUÇÃO: A cardiopatia chagásica (CC) é um importante problema de saúde pública na América do Sul e a patogênese desta doença ainda não é totalmente compreendida, mas a inflamação e a fibrose miocárdica participam de forma central no processo crônico e progressivo de dano miocárdico. Trabalho prévio de nosso grupo demonstrou a capacidade da Ressonância Magnética Cardiovascular (RMC) de identificar precisamente a fibrose miocárdica em pacientes com Doença de Chagas. A RMC demonstrou ser eficaz para avaliar edema miocárdico, como marcador de inflamação, e ser altamente sensível para a detecção de trombos intracavitários, especialmente no ventrículo esquerdo, e em outras patologias, como miocardites e infartos. A avaliação de edema miocárdio pela RMC em pacientes com CC não foi ainda avaliada na literatura. Nosso objetivo foi investigar a presença de edema e fibrose miocárdica nas três formas clínicas da CC, o que julgamos ser de potencial valor diagnóstico e prognóstico. MÉTODOS: Cinquenta e quatro pacientes com doença de chagas foram analisados: 16 pacientes com a forma indeterminada (FI), 17 pacientes com CC-SD e 21 pacientes com CC-CD. Todos os pacientes foram submetidos a exame de RMC em equipamento de 1,5 T, utilizando a sequência de realce tardio do miocárdio (RTM), a sequência de edema miocárdico (Spin-eco ponderado em T2) e a sequência de realce global precoce ponderado T1 pós-contraste, para identificar fibrose, edema e hiperemia miocárdicos, respectivamente. RESULTADOS: A fibrose miocárdica foi encontrada em 39 indivíduos, 72,2% de toda a amostra. A fibrose miocárdica foi detectada em 2 pacientes (12,5%) na forma indeterminada, com uma massa de fibrose média de 0,85 ± 2,47g. Os pacientes da forma CC-SD em sua quase totalidade - 16 pacientes (94,1%) - apresentaram fibrose, com uma massa média de 13,0 ± 10,8g. Todos os pacientes com a forma CC-CD apresentaram fibrose miocárdica (21 pacientes) e adicionalmente detinham a maior massa de fibrose média,...
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Chagas' heart disease (CHD) is a major public health problem in South America, and the pathogenesis of this disease is not yet fully understood, but inflammation and myocardial fibrosis seem to play a central role in the process of chronic and progressive myocardial damage. Previous descriptions from our group demonstrated the ability of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) accurately identify myocardial fibrosis in patients with CHD. CMR shown to be effective for assessing myocardial edema, a marker of inflammation, and is highly sensitive for the detection of thrombi, especially in the left ventricle in other pathologies such as myocarditis and myocardial infarct. The assessment of myocardial edema by CMR in patients with CHD has not been evaluated. We believe to be of potential diagnostic and prognostic value to investigate the presence of myocardial edema and fibrosis in patients in the three clinical forms of this disease. METHODS: Fifty-four patients with Chagas' disease were analyzed: 16 patients with the indeterminate phase (IF), 17 patients with the cardiac form without left ventricular systolic dysfunction (CFWO), and 21 patients with the cardiac form with left ventricular systolic dysfunctional form (CFSD). All patients underwent 1.5-T cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) using the myocardial delayed enhancement sequence (MDE), T2-weighted sequence and the T1 weighted global enhancement after contrast sequence, to identify fibrosis, edema and hyperemia, respectively. RESULTS: Myocardial fibrosis was found in 39 subjects, 72.2% of the entire sample. Myocardial fibrosis was detected in 2 patients (12.5%) with the indeterminate form, representing an average mass of fibrosis of 0.85 ± 2.47 g. Patients with the CFWO almost entirely, 16 patients (94.1%) showed fibrosis, representing an average mass of fibrosis of 13.0 ± 10.8 g. All patients with the CFSD had myocardial fibrosis (21 patients) additionally had greater average mass...
