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Biochemical but not imaging parameters are predictive of outcome in septic shock: a pilot study.
Cardiovasc Ultrasound2022 Mar;20(1):6. doi: 6.
Belli Oriana E, Campolo Jonica, Vallerio Paola, Musca Francesco, Moreo Antonella, Maloberti Alessandro, Parolini Marina, Bonacchini Luca, Monti Gianpaola, De Gasperi Andrea, Fumagalli Roberto, Giannattasio Cristina
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BACKGROUND:
Septic shock is a severe form of sepsis marked by hypotension with an ominous outcome despite the introduction of modern intensive care. The aim of the present study is to obtain a panel with biomarkers, echocardiographic and vascular parameters to better risk stratify patients and identify those at higher risk of ominous outcome.
METHODS:
Between May 2013 and April 2016, 35 consecutive patients admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of ASST Great Metropolitan Hospital Niguarda with the diagnosis of severe sepsis or septic shock were enrolled. All patients underwent rest echocardiography and several circulating biomarkers of myocardial damage or oxidative stress.
RESULTS:
The multivariate Cox's proportional hazard model showed that the only independent prognostic predictor for 30-day mortality was the angiopoietin-2, (HR 1.017, 95% CI 1.000-1.034; P?=?0.049). An angiopoietin-2 concentrations ? of 33,418?pg/mL was identified as the optimal threshold for the discrimination between survivors and non survivors at the time of admission in ICU, with a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 68%.
CONCLUSIONS:
Septic shock has a poor in-hospital outcome even when the best of care is implemented. Among the biochemical parameters angiopoietin was able to identify patients at risk of death. The lowest the value at admission, the highest the risk of in-hospital death. No echocardiographic nor vascular parameter was able to predict outcome in this setting.
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Prevalence and Rate of Resolution of Left Atrial Thrombus in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Two-Center Retrospective Real-World Study.
J Clin Med2022 Mar;11(6):. doi: 1520.
Faggiano Pompilio, Dinatolo Elisabetta, Moreo Antonella, De Chiara Benedetta, Sbolli Marco, Musca Francesco, Curnis Antonio, Belli Oriana, Giannattasio Cristina, Tomasi Cesare, Metra Marco, Santangelo Gloria
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BACKGROUND AND AIM:
Thromboembolic events due to left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombosis are the main complication of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Although anticoagulants are effective in patients with NVAF, a minimal residual thromboembolic risk persists. Little is known about the prevalence of LAA thrombus and the rate of resolution after the recommended period of anticoagulation therapy, including vitamin K antagonists (VKA), heparin, and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
We aimed to study the prevalence of LAA thrombus in an unselected cohort of patients undergoing transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), and the determinants of LAA thrombus resolution. We retrospectively analyzed 8888 consecutive TEEs performed over five years in two high-volume centers and included all patients with LAA thrombus. A total of 265 patients (3%) had an LAA thrombus. Among these, 97% presented with AF. Fifty-eight percent of patients were on anticoagulants at least three weeks before the diagnosis. After the LAA thrombus diagnosis, VKAs were prescribed in 52%, heparin in 18.5%, and NOAC in 27% of patients. Among the 183 patients with repeat TEE, performed at (25-75th) 39 days (21-84), 67% showed resolution of the LAA thrombus. Although the rate of thrombus resolution was higher in patients treated with NOACs (NOACs 71%, VKA 66%, Heparin 60%) the difference between anticoagulants was statistically non-significant (VKA, OR 0.9, = 0.83; NOAC, OR 1.23, = 0.42; heparin, OR 0.69, = 0.35). Thus, NOACs were demonstrated to be at least as effective as other anticoagulants in the rate of LAA thrombus resolution. Upon multivariate-adjusted analysis, higher LAA emptying velocities were the only predictor of thrombus resolution. In conclusion, the majority of patients were already on anticoagulants. NOACs could be at least as effective as other anticoagulants, yielding an LAA thrombus resolution in two-thirds of patients. This may have clinical relevance, especially in patients undergoing cardioversion or catheter ablation.
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Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma and pregnancy: a challenging clinical scenario.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis2022 Feb;92(4):. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2198.
Intravaia Rita, De Chiara Benedetta, Musca Francesco, Casadei Francesca, Santambrogio Gloria, Spanò Francesca, Belli Oriana, Quattrocchi Giuseppina, Giannattasio Cristina, Moreo Antonella
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A 26-weeks pregnant woman presented with progressively worsening dyspnoea and poor general conditions. Using low-dose radiation multi-imaging techniques and thoracic biopsy a primary mediastinal large B cell was diagnosed. A multidisciplinary approach identified the correct hemodynamic management, the best therapeutic strategy and the timing for delivery.
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Prevalence of hypertension mediated organ damage in subjects with high-normal blood pressure without known hypertension as well as cardiovascular and kidney disease.
J Hum Hypertens2022 Jul;36(7):610-616. doi: 10.1038/s41371-021-00604-6.
Maloberti Alessandro, Rebora Paola, Occhino Giuseppe, Alloni Marta, Musca Francesco, Belli Oriana, Spano Francesca, Santambrogio Gloria Maria, Occhi Lucia, De Chiara Benedetta, Casadei Francesca, Moreo Antonella, Valsecchi Maria Grazia, Giannattasio Cristina
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Purpose of our study was to assess the prevalence of hypertension mediated organ damage (HMOD) in healthy subjects with high-normal Blood Pressure (BP) comparing them with subjects with BP values that are considered normal (
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Emergency cardiac imaging for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in practice: a case of takotsubo stress cardiomyopathy.
Cardiovasc Ultrasound2021 Aug;19(1):31. doi: 31.
Belli Oriana, Ardissino Maddalena, Bottiroli Maurizio, Soriano Francesco, Blanda Calogero, Oreglia Jacopo, Mondino Michele, Moreo Antonella
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BACKGROUND:
Cardiovascular complications of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) are known to be associated with poor outcome. A small number of case series and reports have described cases of myocarditis and ischaemic events, however, knowledge on the aetiology of acute cardiac failure in SARS-CoV2 remains limited. We describe the occurrence and risk stratification imaging correlates of 'takotsubo' stress cardiomyopathy presenting in a patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the intensive care unit. An intubated 53-year old patient with COVID19 suffered acute haemodynamic collapse in the intensive care unit, and was thus investigated with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) and serial troponins and blood tests, and eventually coronary angiography due to clinical suspicion of ischaemic aetiology. Echocardiography revealed a reduced ejection fraction, with evident extensive apical akinesia spanning multiple coronary territories. Troponins and NT-proBNP were elevated, and ECG revealed ST elevation: coronary angiography was thus performed. This revealed no significant coronary stenosis. Repeat echocardiography performed within the following week revealed a substantial recovery of ejection fraction and wall motion abnormalities. Despite requirement of a prolonged ICU stay, the patient now remains clinically stable, and is on spontaneous breathing.
CONCLUSION:
This case report presents a case of takotsubo stress cardiomyopathy occurring in a critically unwell patient with COVID19 in the intensive care setting. Stress cardiomyopathy may be an acute cardiovascular complication of COVID-19 infection. In the COVID19 critical care setting, urgent bedside echocardiography is an important tool for initial clinical assessment of patients suffering haemodynamic compromise.
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Takotsubo syndrome as a complication in a critically ill COVID-19 patient.
ESC Heart Fail2020 Dec;7(6):4297-4300. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12912.
Bottiroli Maurizio, De Caria Daniele, Belli Oriana, Calini Angelo, Andreoni Patrizia, Siragusa Antonio, Moreo Antonella, Ammirati Enrico, Mondino Michele, Fumagalli Roberto
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with cardiac injury have an increased risk of mortality. It remains to be determined the mechanism of cardiac injury and the identification of specific conditions that affect the heart during COVID-19. We present the case of a 76-year-old woman with COVID-19 pneumonia that developed a takotsubo syndrome (TTS). Although the patient presented normal left ventricular ejection fraction and normal levels of troponin on admission, after 16 days in intensive care unit due to respiratory distress, she suddenly developed cardiogenic shock. Shock occurred few hours after a spontaneous breathing trial through her tracheostomy. Bed-side echocardiographic revealed apical ballooning promptly supporting the diagnosis of TTS. She was successfully treated with deep sedation and low dosage of epinephrine. The relevance of this case is that TTS can occur in the late phase of COVID-19. Awareness of late TTS and bed-side echocardiographic evaluation can lead to prompt identification and treatment.
© 2020 The Authors. ESC Heart Failure published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
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Thoracic radiotherapy as a risk factor for heart ischemia in subjects treated with chest irradiation and chemotherapy and without classic cardiovascular RISK factors.
Radiother Oncol2020 Nov;152():146-150. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.07.004.
Vallerio Paola, Maloberti Alessandro, Palazzini Matteo, Occhi Lucia, Peretti Alessio, Nava Stefano, Soriano Francesco, Musca Francesco, De Chiara Benedetta, Belli Oriana, Moreo Antonella, Bisceglia Irma, Lestuzzi Chiara, Giannattasio Cristina
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:
Radiation Induced Heart Disease (RIHD) represents a late effect of chest irradiation, contributing in increasing mortality rate in oncological patients by affecting pericardium, myocardium, valvs and coronaries. Currently, regarding the risk of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), a cardiological screening involving exercise stress electrocardiography after 5-10 years from radiotherapy is advised. We sought to determine the rate of ischemia at exercise stress electrocardiography in a population of patients without cardiovascular risk factors who sustained radiotherapy, using a cohort of patients presenting with at least one cardiovascular risk factor as control group.
DESIGN AND METHODS:
A population of 115 patients who sustained chest irradiation (and associated chemotherapy), presenting without classic cardiovascular risk factors or typical symptoms suggesting CAD, was evaluated with exercise stress electrocardiography. 135 patients with at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease candidate to stress testing for primary prevention or for atypical symptoms served as control group.
RESULTS:
The cohort of irradiated patients without classical cardiovascular risk factors is younger (48.7 ± 10.1 vs 60.5 ± 10.8 years, p
CONCLUSIONS:
Chest irradiation represents a strong cardiovascular risk factor. In fact, prevalence of positive ECG-stress test is not different (nor higher and nor lower) in irradiated subjects without cardiovascular risk and not irradiated patients with classic cardiovascular risk.
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Could two-dimensional radial strain be considered as a novel tool to identify pre-clinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutation carriers?
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging2019 Dec;35(12):2167-2175. doi: 10.1007/s10554-019-01668-9.
Santambrogio Gloria Maria, Maloberti Alessandro, Vallerio Paola, Peritore Angelica, Spanò Francesca, Occhi Lucia, Musca Francesco, Belli Oriana, De Chiara Benedetta, Casadei Francesca, Facchetti Rita, Turazza Fabio, Manfredini Emanuela, Giannattasio Cristina, Moreo Antonella
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Treatment of overt form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is often unsuccessful. Efforts are focused on a possible early identification in order to prevent or delaying the development of hypertrophy. Our aim was to find an echocardiographic marker able to distinguish mutation carriers without left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) from healthy subjects. We evaluated 28 patients, members of eight families. Three types of mutation were recognized: MYBPC3 (five families), MYH7 (two families) and TNNT2 (one family). According to genetic (G) and phenotypic (Ph) features, patients were divided in three groups: Group A (10 patients), mutation carriers with LVH (G+/Ph+); Group B (9 patients), mutation carriers without LVH (G+/Ph-); Group C (9 patients), healthy subjects (G-/Ph-). Echocardiography examination was performed acquiring standard 2D, DTI and 2D-strain imaging. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) and global radial strain (GRS) at basal and mid-level were measured. GRS was significantly different between group B and C at basal level (32.18%?±?9.6 vs. 44.59%?±?12.67 respectively; p-value?0.0001). In basal posterior and basal inferior segments this difference was particularly evident. ROC curves showed for both the involved segments good AUCs (0.931 and 0.861 for basal posterior and inferior GRS respectively) with the best predictive cut-off for basal posterior GRS at 43.65%, while it was 38.4% for basal inferior GRS. Conversely, GLS values were similar in the three group. 2D longitudinal strain is a valid technique to study HCM. Radial strain and particularly basal posterior and inferior segmental reduction could be able to identify mutation carriers in a pre-clinical phase of disease.
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Portico Sheathless Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation via Distal Axillary Artery.
Ann Thorac Surg2017 Feb;103(2):e175-e177. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.07.065.
Bruschi Giuseppe, Colombo Paola, Botta Luca, Nava Stefano, Merlanti Bruno, Belli Oriana, Musca Francesco, Soriano Francesco, Russo Claudio F, Oliva Fabrizio
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been designed to treat older patients affected by severe aortic stenosis who are considered high-risk surgical candidates because of multiple comorbidities. The least invasive approach for transcatheter aortic valves implantation should be considered the transfemoral retrograde route, because it is minimally invasive and is feasible with local anesthesia and mild sedation. Despite significant technical improvements in recent years, the transfemoral approach is contraindicated in cases of severe peripheral artery disease. We describe the first case of a Portico transcatheter aortic valve implantation system (St. Jude Medical, Minneapolis, MN) made through the distal axillary artery in a 90-year-old patient affected by severe aortic stenosis.
Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Evolut R Implantation to Treat Severe Pure Aortic Regurgitation in a Patient With Mitral Bioprosthesis.
Ann Thorac Surg2016 Dec;102(6):e521-e524. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.054.
Bruschi Giuseppe, Colombo Paola, Nava Stefano, Musca Francesco, Merlanti Bruno, Belli Oriana, Soriano Francesco, Botta Luca, De Caria Danile, Giannattasio Cristina, Russo Claudio F
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Transcatheter aortic valves have been designed to treat high-risk surgical candidates affected by severe aortic stenosis, but little is known about the use of transcatheter valves in patients with severe pure aortic regurgitation. We describe the implantation of Medtronic CoreValve Evolut R (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) to treat an 82-year-old patient affected by severe pure aortic regurgitation who underwent prior mitral valve replacement with a biological valve protruding into the left ventricular outflow tract.
Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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A new access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Distal axillary artery.
Int J Cardiol2016 Nov;223():810-812. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.290.
Bruschi Giuseppe, Colombo Paola, Merlanti Bruno, Nava Stefano, Belli Oriana, Musca Francesco, Soriano Francesco, Botta Luca, Calini Angelo, De Caria Daniele F, Oliva Fabrizio, Russo Claudio F
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Allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and accelerated atherosclerosis: An intriguing association needing targeted surveillance. Lessons from a rare case of acute anterior myocardial infarction.
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care2020 Oct;9(7):NP3-NP7. doi: 10.1177/2048872616652311.
Scudiero Laura, Soriano Francesco, Morici Nuccia, Grillo Giovanni, Belli Oriana, Sacco Alice, Cipriani Manlio, Pedrotti Patrizia, Quattrocchi Giuseppina, Klugmann Silvio, Oliva Fabrizio
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We report the case of a 23-year-old man who developed an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction secondary to acute thrombotic occlusion of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery five years after undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and bulky mediastinal mass involving the pleura and pericardium. His medical history also included Graft versus Host Disease developed 13 months after transplantation and acute myocarditis three months before the actual hospital admission. To the best of our knowledge, coronary artery disease as a complication of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and low-dose mediastinal radiation therapy in young patients has been rarely reported in the medical literature. Clinicians should have a high degree of suspicion of coronary artery disease in patients treated with allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, especially in patients previously treated with target mediastinal radiotherapy, as a group at risk of premature and significantly accelerated atherosclerosis, in order to make a timely and correct diagnosis.
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CoreValve Evolut R implantation as valve-in-valve in an Edwards SAPIEN 3 to treat paravalvular regurgitation.
EuroIntervention2015 Sep;11(5):e1. doi: 10.4244/EIJV11I5A116.
Bruschi Giuseppe, Soriano Francesco, Musca Francesco, Nava Stefano, Einaudi Arturo, Garascia Andrea, Belli Oriana, Barosi Alberto, Fratto Pasquale, Colombo Paola, Russo Claudio Francesco, Gagliardone Maria Pia, Klugmann Silvio
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Giant cell myocarditis successfully treated with antithymocyte globuline and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for 21 days.
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)2016 Dec;17 Suppl 2():e151-e153. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000250.
Ammirati Enrico, Oliva Fabrizio, Belli Oriana, Bonacina Edgardo, Pedrotti Patrizia, Turazza Fabio Maria, Roghi Alberto, Paino Roberto, Martinelli Luigi, Frigerio Maria
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: A 31-year-old man presenting with cardiogenic shock and left ventricular ejection fraction of 10% received the diagnosis of giant cell myocarditis by endomyocardial biopsy. The patient was successfully treated with high-dose inotropes, intra-aortic balloon pump and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for 21 days associated with combined immunosuppression (thymoglobulin, steroids, cyclosporine). Immunosuppression including thymoglobulin is the regimen associated with the highest probability of recovery in case of giant cell myocarditis. Immunosuppression needs time to be effective; thus, hemodynamic support must be guaranteed. In the present case, we observed that full recovery can be obtained up to 21 days of support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and adequate immunosuppression.
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Left ventricular or Bi-ventricular assist device? How dobutamine stress echocardiography can untie the dilemma of right ventricular dysfunction.
Int J Cardiol2014 Nov;177(1):e6-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.194.
Ammirati Enrico, Cipriani Manlio, De Chiara Benedetta, D'Angelo Luciana, Belli Oriana, Moreo Antonella, Oliva Fabrizio, Martinelli Luigi, Frigerio Maria
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Tako-Tsubo like syndrome triggered by meperidine.
Med J Malaysia2011 Dec;66(5):520-1.
Sacco Alice, Morici Nuccia, Belli Oriana, Bossi Irene, Mafrici Antonio, Klugmann Silvio
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We present a case of "inverted Tako-Tsubo" syndrome in a woman sedated with meperidine before undergoing a colonscopy. We discuss possible etiology of this ventricular dysfunction.
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Influence of CoreValve ReValving System implantation on mitral valve function: an echocardiographic study in selected patients.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv2011 Oct;78(4):638-44. doi: 10.1002/ccd.23045.
De Chiara Benedetta, Moreo Antonella, De Marco Federico, Musca Francesco, Oreglia Jacopo, Lobiati Elisabetta, Bruschi Giuseppe, Belli Oriana, Mauri Francesco, Klugmann Silvio
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OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study is to verify whether transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) determined changes in mitral valve (MV) function, in terms of mitral regurgitation (MR) and stenosis.
BACKGROUND:
Little data is available regarding the effects of TAVI on global MV function, often derived from analysis primarily focused on clinical and aortic related outcomes.
METHODS:
From May 2008 to March 2010, 73 patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis underwent TAVI with the CoreValve ReValving System. The study population consisted of 58 patients (27 males, mean age 82 ± 7 years) who underwent transthoracic echocardiography at least ?1 month after implantation (mean follow-up 7.8 ± 5.4 months).
RESULTS:
In patients with a left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction, EF,
CONCLUSIONS:
In the majority of patients no significant changes occurred in the degree of MR in native valve, but we found that if the aortic valve was deeply implanted in the left ventricle outflow tract, a worsening in MR can be observed. A mitral stenosis development must be sought in patients with heavy calcifications of the anterior leaflet.
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