JACC. Cardiovascular imaging
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · May 2009
Comparative StudyIntraoperative fluorescence imaging system for on-site assessment of off-pump coronary artery bypass graft.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the intraoperative fluorescence imaging (IFI) system in the real-time assessment of graft patency during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft. ⋯ The IFI system enables on-site assessment of graft patency, providing both morphologic and functional information. This technique may help reduce procedure-related, early graft failures in off-pump bypass patients.
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · May 2009
Echocardiographic phase imaging to predict reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy.
The aim of our study was to investigate whether echocardiographic phase imaging (EPI) can predict response in patients who are considered for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). ⋯ Echocardiographic phase imaging can predict functional recovery, reverse LV remodeling, and clinical outcomes in patients who undergo CRT. EPI is a method that objectively and accurately quantifies LV dyssynchrony and seems to be noninferior to TDI for the prediction of reverse LV remodeling and functional recovery.
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · May 2009
Abnormal glucose metabolism in acute myocardial infarction: influence on left ventricular function and prognosis.
We studied the influence of abnormal glucose metabolism on left ventricular (LV) function and prognosis in 203 patients with acute myocardial infarction. ⋯ Although perturbations in glucose metabolism were linearly associated with impairment of LV function in the early phase of acute myocardial infarction, this relationship alone did not explain the excess mortality in patients with newly detected or known diabetes.
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · Apr 2009
Impact of plaque composition on cardiac troponin elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention: an ultrasound analysis.
We used virtual histology-intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) to study the relationship between pre-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) coronary plaque characteristics and post-PCI cardiac troponin I (cTnI) elevation. ⋯ The VH-IVUS analysis shows that post-PCI cTnI elevation occurs in lesions with a large necrotic core area. The VH-IVUS may play an important role in detecting which lesions are high risks for myocardial necrosis after PCI.
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · Apr 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyLow-flow aortic stenosis in asymptomatic patients: valvular-arterial impedance and systolic function from the SEAS Substudy.
This study sought to assess the impact of valvuloarterial impedance on left ventricular (LV) myocardial systolic function in asymptomatic aortic valve stenosis (AS). ⋯ LV global load impacts LV myocardial function in asymptomatic AS independent of other main covariates of LV systolic function. LV myocardial systolic dysfunction is common in asymptomatic AS in particular in patients with low-flow AS and increased valvuloarterial afterload, whereas EF is generally preserved. (An Investigational Drug on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Aortic Stenosis [Narrowing of the Major Blood Vessel of the Heart]; NCT00092677).