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Comput Math Methods Med 2022 20;2022:5896791. Epub 2022 Jun 20.

Department of Emergency Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, 222000 Jiangsu, China.

In order to investigate the therapeutic effect of norepinephrine on patients with sepsis and the effect of echocardiography on the diagnosis of cardiac function in patients with sepsis, 86 patients with sepsis were selected as research objects and randomly divided into two groups. Patients in the control group ( = 43 cases) received conventional treatment (1~15 g/kg∗min dopamine), and those in the experimental group ( = 43 cases) received conventional treatment+norepinephrine therapy (0.05~0. Read More

Comput Math Methods Med 2022 20;2022:3384713. Epub 2022 Jun 20.

Department of Obstetrics, Weinan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Weinan, 714000 Shaanxi, China.

This study was to investigate the cardiac function characteristics under two-dimensional ultrasound and triplane tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) of patients with severe preeclampsia (SPE). 28 SPE patients with singleton pregnancy from January 2018 to December 2020 were included in the SPE group. 25 healthy nonpregnant women of reproductive age were taken as the control group (Ctrl group), and 26 normal pregnant women with singleton pregnancy were selected as the normal group (Norm group); all the research objects underwent ultrasonography. Read More

PLoS One 2022 29;17(6):e0270689. Epub 2022 Jun 29.

Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (CHFC), Chair of Molecular and Cellular Imaging, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

Background: To investigate the effects of B1-shimming and radiofrequency (RF) parallel transmission (pTX) on the visualization and quantification of the degree of stenosis in a coronary artery phantom using 7 Tesla (7 T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods: Stenosis phantoms with different grades of stenosis (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%; 5 mm inner vessel diameter) were produced using 3D printing (clear resin). Phantoms were imaged with four different concentrations of diluted Gd-DOTA representing established arterial concentrations after intravenous injection in humans. Read More

Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2022 Jun 29. Epub 2022 Jun 29.

Unit of Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Department, Poliambulanza Foundation, Brescia, Italy -

SARS-CoV-2 mainly affects the respiratory system, from mild upper respiratory symptoms in acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, a significant amount of evidence has demonstrated that Coronavirus disease 2019 affects the cardiovascular system in many ways and has manifestations ranging from asymptomatic increases in cardiac biomarkers for cardiovascular and cardiac collapse arrest. The primary diagnostic method of COVID-19 is reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction of the nucleic acid of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs. Read More

Br J Neurosurg 2022 Jun 29:1-7. Epub 2022 Jun 29.

Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai, India.

Objective: Non-communicating extradural spinal arachnoid cysts (NEACs) are extremely rare aetiology of symptomatic spinal cord compression. The aim of this study was to address their pathogenesis, optimum management strategy and outcome through systematic review of existing published studies.

Materials And Method: We have found 13 eligible publications by searching through PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar databases, published from inception to December 2020. Read More

J Am Heart Assoc 2022 Jun 29:e025565. Epub 2022 Jun 29.

Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Japan.

Background In the population with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), approximately one third lacks extracardiac involvement and is considered to have isolated CS. Recently, the Japanese Circulation Society updated the diagnostic criteria for CS, providing a methodology for diagnosing isolated CS. We aimed to assess the characteristics of isolated CS diagnosed using a multimodal imaging approach according to the updated Japanese Circulation Society guidelines. Read More

J Am Heart Assoc 2022 Jun 29:e025026. Epub 2022 Jun 29.

Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA USA.

Background Acute aortic syndromes may be prone to misdiagnosis by nonreferral aortic centers with less diagnostic experience. We evaluated regional variability in these misdiagnosis trends among patients transferred to different regional quaternary care centers with presumed acute aortic syndromes. Methods and Results Two institutional aortic center databases were retrospectively reviewed for emergency transfers in patients diagnosed with acute aortic dissection, intramural hematoma, penetrating aortic ulcer, thoracic aortic aneurysm, or aortic pseudoaneurysm between 2008 and 2020. Read More

J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open 2022 Jun 17;3(3):e12758. Epub 2022 Jun 17.

Department of Emergency Medicine Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Michigan USA.

Echocardiography is an essential tool in emergency medicine, yielding valuable information for physicians that directly affects diagnostic and management strategies. Emergency department (ED) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an increasingly common procedure performed in a variety of institutions, allowing for ongoing cardiac imaging during cardiopulmonary resuscitation as well as providing high-resolution assessment of both cardiac and aortic anatomy. However, despite the numerous benefits of ED TEE, the process of implementing this modality within a department is difficult because of unique process and cost considerations. Read More

Acta Radiol 2022 Jun 28:2841851221108804. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Background: Dynamic myocardial computed tomography perfusion (CTP) is a novel technique able to depict cardiac ischemia.

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of a four-dimensional noise reduction filter (similarity filter [4D-SF]) on image quality in dynamic CTP imaging, allowing for substantial radiation dose reduction.

Material And Methods: Dynamic CTP datasets of 30 patients (16 women) with suspected coronary artery disease, acquired with a 320-slice CT system, were retrieved, reconstructed with the deep learning-based algorithm of the system (DLR), and filtered with the 4D-SF. Read More

BMC Oral Health 2022 Jun 28;22(1):261. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan.

Background: A brain abscess is a focal infection in which abscesses form in the brain. A brain abscess is a rare but fatal disease when rupture occurs into the ventricles. We report a case of multiple brain abscesses caused by a hematogenous infection from the apical periodontitis of deciduous teeth. Read More

BMC Vet Res 2022 Jun 28;18(1):251. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan.

Background: Cardiac tumors in cats are relatively rare, with lymphoma accounting for more than half of all cases. However, feline cardiac lymphoma is often diagnosed post-mortem, and it is difficult to diagnose while the cat is still alive. It is the first report of a direct, rather than estimative, diagnosis with cardiac needle biopsy of a living cat with cardiac lymphoma. Read More

Sci Rep 2022 Jun 28;12(1):10909. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Department of Radiation Sciences, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.

This study aims to identify key anatomic features that govern the individual variability of lung doses from breast-cancer radiotherapy. 3D conformal, intensity-modulated and hybrid techniques with 50.4 Gy whole-breast dose were planned for 128 patients. Read More

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022 Jul;23(7):487-492

Unit of Cardiovascular Sciences, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy.

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022 Jul 23;23(7):477-478. Epub 2022 Jun 23.

Department of Cardiology, Cardiology I, University Medical Center Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz), Mainz, Germany.

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022 Jul 23;23(7):474-476. Epub 2022 Jun 23.

Cardiovascular Department, GVM Care and Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy.

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022 Jul;23(7):463-465

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Postgraduate School of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Messina, and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico 'Gaetano Martino', Messina, Italy.

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022 Jul;23(7):454-462

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa.

Aims: The aim of this study was to minimize the procedure, and reduce the length of hospital stay (LoS) is the future objective for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI).Aims of the study are to identify procedural and electrocardiographical predictors of fast-track discharge in patients who underwent TAVI.

Methods: Patients treated with TAVI included in the One Hospital ClinicalService project were categorized according to the LoS. Read More

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022 Jul;23(7):427-429

Cardiology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Italy.

PLoS One 2022 28;17(6):e0270603. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Department of Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.

Aims: Patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension are at high risk of developing complications such as variceal hemorrhage, ascites, and cardiac dysfunction, the latter of which is known as cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. Since non-selective beta-blockers (NSBB) may aggravate hemodynamic complications we investigated the effect of real-time propranolol infusion on cardiac function in patients with varying degrees of cirrhosis.

Methods: Thirty-eight patients with Child-Pugh A (n = 17), B (n = 17) and C (n = 4) underwent liver vein catheterization and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Read More

Tex Heart Inst J 2022 May;49(3)

Department of Congenital Heart Surgery, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return is a congenital heart malformation characterized by anomalous pulmonary venous inflow to the right atrium. Surgical repair typically occurs during the first month of life, and survival beyond that age in untreated patients is unlikely. We report an extreme case of supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return in an infant who survived 7 months despite atypical anomalous inflow without atrial-level communication and with right-to-left shunting only through a patent ductus arteriosus. Read More

Tex Heart Inst J 2022 May;49(3)

Texas Vascular Associates, Dallas, Texas.

JAAPA 2022 Jul;35(7):35-39

At the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wis., Jesse H. Quinn practices in emergency medicine, Erik B. Sviggum is a radiologist, Abigail T. La Nou practices in emergency medicine and critical care medicine, and Kyle J. Burkhamer practices in emergency medicine. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Abstract: Cardiac amyloidosis is a rare disorder with a poor long-term prognosis. Presenting features often mirror those of more commonly encountered diseases, making diagnosis challenging. Clinicians should suspect amyloidosis in patients presenting with symptoms of heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. Read More

Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 2022 Jan-Dec;16:17539447221107737

Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2250 Alcazar Street, CSC Room 104, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.

Intracardiac thrombus in the left atrium and atrial appendage (LA/LAA) and left ventricle (LV) increases the risk of systemic thromboembolism and causes potentially devastating diseases such as ischemic stroke and acute ischemia in abdominal organs and lower extremities. Detecting the presence and monitoring the resolution of left heart intracardiac thrombus are of vital importance for stratifying patients and guiding treatment decisions. Currently, echocardiography is the most frequently used method for the above clinical needs, followed by computed tomography. Read More

J Hypertens 2022 Jul;40(7):1344-1351

NCD Epidemiology Research Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the effect of ambulatory blood pressure (BP) on aortic valve calcification (AVC) and coronary artery calcification (CAC), which are subclinical atherosclerotic diseases.

Methods: In this population-based, cross-sectional study, we assessed office BP, mean ambulatory BP (24-h, awake, and asleep), and variability of ambulatory BP, as determined by the coefficient of variation (awake and asleep). AVC and CAC were quantified using an Agatston score (>0) based on computed tomography scanning. Read More

Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging 2022 Jun 9;4(3):e220008. Epub 2022 Jun 9.

Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

By comparing phenotypic clinical characteristics and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) findings in 14 patients with COVID-19 mRNA vaccine-associated myocarditis to 14 patients with acute myocarditis from other causes, we found that patients with COVID-19 vaccination- associated acute myocarditis have higher left ventricular ejection fraction, higher left ventricular global circumferential and radial strain, and less involvement of late gadolinium enhancement in the septal segments with less involvement of midmyocardial pattern of late gadolinium enhancement, compared to patients with acute myocarditis from other causes. Read More

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2022 Jun 27. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Section of arrhythmia, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan.

Background: The skin overlying cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) sometimes becomes very thin after implantations, which could cause a device erosion. The factors related to the skin thickness of device pockets have not been elucidated.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the skin thickness of CIED pockets and search for the factors associated with the thickness. Read More

BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022 Jun 27;22(1):291. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Background: Device-associated thrombus are potential causes for thromboembolic events post left atrial appendage closure (LAAC), and correlated with the complete endothelialization of the device surface. Our aim was to evaluate the endothelialization of LAMax LAAC™ occluder surface and analyze the potential influence of the implantation technique on the healing response.

Methods: A total of 29 healthy dogs (28. Read More

Sci Rep 2022 Jun 27;12(1):10833. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 1, Shingil-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 07441, Republic of Korea.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate cartilage quality after internal fixation of osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) using second-look arthroscopies and MRIs. Thirty-four patients underwent internal fixation of OLTs involving large bone fragments. Twenty-one of these patients underwent second-look arthroscopies and 23 patients underwent MRIs postoperatively. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2022 Jun 27;15(6). Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol (Engl Ed) 2022 Jul-Aug;41(4):266-267. Epub 2021 May 11.

Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.