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Aims
Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have a high prevalence of diastolic dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which in turn leads to an increased risk of hospitalization and death. However, the factors of risk and their relative importance in leading to higher left ventricular filling pressures are still dispu...
Background and objectives:
Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is critical when evaluating candidacy for advanced heart failure (HF) therapies, but risk factors for elevated PVR are not well studied. We hypothesized that HF duration would be associated with elevated PVR.
Methods:
Danish single-center registry of consecutive in- and outpatients u...
Background:
The presence of diabetes in patients with heart failure (HF) is associated with a worse prognosis. It is unclear if hemodynamics in HF patients with DM differ from those of non-diabetic patients and how this might influence outcome. This study aims to discover the impact of DM on hemodynamics in HF patients.
Methods:
Consecutive pati...
To investigate the effects of 13 weeks treatment with empagliflozin in patients with high-risk type-2 diabetes mellitus on echocardiographic measures of left ventricular (LV) structure and function compared to placebo. A total of 91 patients were randomized to treatment with empagliflozin (25 mg/day, n = 45) or matching placebo (n = 45) for 13 week...
Treatment with the sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i) empagliflozin significantly reduces cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), however the mechanisms behind the reduction in cardiovascular (CV) events are unknown.
We sought to investigate whether SGLT-2i treatment affected central hemodynamics during rest a...
Background:
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in patients with end-stage kidney disease on haemodialysis. The potential clinical consequence of systematic echocardiographic assessment is however not clear. In an unselected, contemporary population of patients on maintenance haemodialysis we aimed to assess: the prevalence of...
Introduction
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease on haemodialysis. Guidelines recommend echocardiography in all incident patients on dialysis and every three years, or when considered for kidney transplantation. The prognostic value of significant valve disease or reduced systolic function d...
The aim of this study was to investigate the grading of diastolic dysfunction (DD) in relation to hemodialysis in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis (HD) Cardiovascular disease is prevalent in patients with ESRD and accounts for significant morbidity and mortality. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is common in ESRD but l...
Objectives:
The aim was to investigate the incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) in right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduits implanted at a Danish tertiary centre.
Methods:
Cases of IE in patients with homografts, Contegra grafts and Melody transcatheter valves were evaluated retrospectively with regard to the likeliness of the diagnosis...
Background:
We aimed to determine the association of MR severity and type with all-cause death in a large, real-world, clinical setting.
Methods:
We reviewed full echocardiography studies at Duke Echocardiography Laboratory (01/01/1995-12/31/2010), classifying MR based on valve morphology, presence of coronary artery disease, and left ventricula...
Aims:
Left ventricular function is a well-established predictor of malignant ventricular arrhythmias, but little is known about the importance of right ventricular (RV) function. The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of RV function for prediction of sudden cardiac death (SCD) or malignant ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) after acute...
Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI) is common and a prognostic factor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The present study aimed at examining associations between mental stress-induced myocardial annular velocity (MAV) and cardiovascular outcome in CAD patients. MAV, specifically, diasto...
Aim:
Longitudinal ventricular contraction is a parameter of cardiac performance with predictive power. Right ventricular longitudinal function is impaired in patients with free pulmonary regurgitation (PR) following corrective surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). It remains unclear whether this is a consequence of the surgical repair, or whether...
Background:
Cardiac allografts are routinely evaluated by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) before and after transplantation. However, myocardial deformation analyses with LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) are more sensitive for detecting impaired LV myocardial systolic performance compared with LVEF.
Methods:
We analyzed echocardiogra...
Background:
While abnormal left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) has been described in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), its prevalence and clinical significance are poorly understood.
Methods and results:
Patients enrolled in the RELAX trial of sildenafil in HFpEF (LV ejection fraction ≥50%)...
Background:
Elevated levels of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcome after ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We hypothesized that decreasing acuteness-score (based on the electrocardiographic score by Anderson-Wilkins acuteness score of myocardial ischemia) is associated w...
Background:
Dilatation of left atrium (LA) reflects chronic LA pressure or volume overload that possesses considerable prognostic information. Little is known regarding the interaction between LA remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (MI) and left atrial pressure at rest and during exercise. The objective was to assess changes in LA volume...
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We aimed to determine the frequency of aortic valve surgery (AVR) with or without coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), among patients with moderate/severe aortic stenosis (AS) and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD), and its relationship with survival.
Methods and results:
The Duke Echocardiographic Database (N = 132 804) was q...
Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common underlying pathology in patients undergoing heart valve surgery, with an expected increasing prevalence among the aging population.
We identified the temporal trends in referral patterns, disease severity, and associated surgical risk among patients with AS between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 20...
The management and outcomes of patients with functional moderate/severe mitral regurgitation and severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction are not well defined. We sought to determine the characteristics, management strategies, and outcomes of patients with moderate or severe mitral regurgitation (MR) and LV systolic dysfunction.
For the pe...
Furosemide has historically been the primary loop diuretic in heart failure patients despite data suggesting potential advantages with torsemide. We used the Duke Echocardiography Lab Database to investigate patients admitted with heart failure to Duke Hospital from 2000 to 2010 who were discharged on either torsemide or furosemide. We described ba...
Electrical cardioversion (ECV) is recommended for rhythm control in patients with atrial arrhythmia; yet, ECV use and outcomes in contemporary practice are unknown. We reviewed all nonemergent ECVs for atrial arrhythmias at a tertiary care center (2010 to 2013), stratifying patients by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) use before ECV and compa...
Background
Although emotional stress is associated with ischemic heart disease (IHD) and related clinical events, sex-specific differences in the psychobiological response to mental stress have not been clearly identified.
Objectives
We aimed to study the differential psychological and cardiovascular responses to mental stress between male and fem...
We aimed to characterize the hemodynamic progression of aortic stenosis (AS) in a contemporary unselected cohort of patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Current guidelines recommend echocardiographic surveillance of hemodynamic progression. However, limited data exist on the expected rate of progression and whether clinical v...
Background:
Increased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) is an independent prognostic predictor after myocardial infarction (MI), but PCWP is difficult to assess noninvasively in subjects with preserved ejection fraction (EF). We hypothesized that biomarkers would provide information regarding PCWP at rest and during exercise in subjects wi...
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Recently, a U-shaped association between PR-interval and the risk of developing atrial fibrillation was described, with higher risk in patients with long and short PR-intervals. Little is known regarding the association of PR-interval duration and mortality. The objective of the current study was to explore the relationship between PR-interv...
Objectives
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between resting myocardial function as assessed by tissue Doppler myocardial velocities and the propensity to develop mental stress–induced ischemia (MSIMI).
Background
Tissue Doppler myocardial velocities detect preclinical cardiac dysfunction and clinical outcomes in a range of...
Renal dysfunction in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) is an important predictor of short- and long-term outcome. Cardiac abnormalities dominated by left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy are common in patients with chronic renal dysfunction. However, limited data exists on the association between LV systolic- and diastolic function assesse...
Patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) have a three-fold higher risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) than age-matched healthy controls. Despite numerous attempts to define the cardiac phenotype and natural history, existing literature suffers from low power, selection-bias and lack of controls. Thus, the optimal strategy for assessing cardiac...
To investigate the effect on fetal growth of treatment with oral beta-blockers during pregnancy in women with congenital or acquired heart disease.
Historical matched cohort study.
Centre for Pregnant Women with Heart Disease, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark.
A cohort of 175 women with heart disease, grouped according to beta-blocker treatm...
Systolic dysfunction, clinical heart failure and elevated levels of neurohormonal peptides are major predictors of adverse outcome after acute myocardial infarction (MI). In the present thesis we evaluated global longitudinal strain (GLS) in patients with acute MI in relation to neurohormonal activation, in-hospital heart failure and prognosis with...
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that strain echocardiography might improve arrhythmic risk stratification in patients after myocardial infarction (MI).
Prediction of ventricular arrhythmias after MI is challenging. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 35% is the main parameter for selecting patients for implantable cardiover...
This study sought to hypothesize that global longitudinal strain (GLS) as a measure of infarct size, and mechanical dispersion (MD) as a measure of myocardial deformation heterogeneity, would be of incremental importance for the prediction of sudden cardiac death (SCD) or malignant ventricular arrhythmias (VA) after acute myocardial infarction (MI)...
AimsDiastolic dysfunction in acute myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with adverse outcome. Recently, the ratio of early mitral inflow velocity (E) to global diastolic strain rate (e′sr) has been proposed as a marker of elevated LV filling pressure. However, the prognostic value of this measure has not been demonstrated in a large-scale setti...
Objectives:
This study sought to test the hypothesis that semiautomated calculation of left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) can identify high-risk subjects among patients with myocardial infarctions (MIs) with left ventricular ejection fractions (LVEFs) >40%.
Background:
LVEF is a key determinant in decision making after acute MI, y...
Endurance training lowers heart rate and blood pressure responses to exercise, but the mechanisms and consequences remain unclear. To determine the role of skeletal muscle for the cardioventilatory response to exercise, 8 healthy young men were studied before and after 5 weeks of 1-legged knee-extensor training and 2 weeks of deconditioning of the...
Background:
Diastolic dysfunction is frequently seen after myocardial infarction and is characterized by a disproportionate increase in filling pressure during exercise to maintain stroke volume. We hypothesized that sildenafil would reduce filling pressure during exercise in patients with diastolic dysfunction after myocardial infarction.
Method...
Background:
Peak atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) during the reservoir phase has been proposed as a measure of left atrium function in a range of cardiac conditions, with the potential for added pathophysiological insight and prognostic value. However, no studies have assessed the interrelation of PALS and left ventricular longitudinal strain (gl...
Background:
Heart failure (HF) complicating acute myocardial infarction (MI) is an ominous prognostic sign frequently caused by left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. However, many patients develop HF despite preserved LV ejection fractions. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that LV longitudinal function is a stronger marker of...
Background:
Free pulmonary regurgitation (PR) after surgical correction of Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) with transannular patching can lead to irreversible right ventricular (RV) failure. However, the optimal timing of valve replacement is still debated.
Methods and results:
Thirty six pigs were included in the study. Twenty one pigs had a bare met...
N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is released in response to increased myocardial wall stress and is associated with adverse outcome in acute myocardial infarction. However, little is known about the relationship between longitudinal deformation indices and NT-proBNP.
We prospectively included 611 patients with acute myocardial i...
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (DD) is common after myocardial infarction (MI) despite preservation of left ventricular ejection fraction, yet it remains unclear how or whether DD affects cardiac hemodynamics with stress.
Invasive hemodynamic exercise testing was performed in 46 patients with a recent MI and left ventricular ejection fracti...
Heart failure (HF) is increasingly prevalent among the growing number of elderly people, but not well studied. We sought to evaluate disease pattern and importance of prognostic factors among very elderly patients with HF.
Among 8507 patients screened for entry into two studies on HF, we analysed the clinical characteristics, major comorbidities an...
A number of congenital cardiac malformations involve the right ventricular outflow tract and are often treated with a biological valved conduit. The longevity of these valves is limited due to graft degeneration, which causes progressive valvular dysfunction and subsequently right ventricular failure. Due to the young age of these patients, repeat...
We investigated a Danish cohort of 31 unrelated patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC), to assess the role that mutations in sarcomere protein genes play in IDC. Patients were genetically screened by capillary electrophoresis single strand conformation polymorphism and subsequently by bidirectional DNA sequencing of conformers in the...
Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) of the heart provides both anatomical and functional information. The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of quantitative assessment of left ventricular contractile function in relation to two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).
Sixty-four patients with known or suspected coron...
Studies of the prognostic importance of QRS duration in patients with heart failure (HF) have shown conflicting results and few studies have estimated the importance after myocardial infarction (MI).
The Danish Investigations and Arrhythmia ON Dofetilide (DIAMOND) study randomised 3028 patients to dofetilide (class III antiarrhythmic) or placebo. T...