JOSE RODRIGUES PARGA FILHO
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Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/65, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/65, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Quantitative analysis of pulmonary perfusion with dual-energy CT angiography: comparison of two quantification methods in patients with pulmonary embolism(2023) LEE, Hye Ju; WANDERLEY, Mark; RUBIN, Vivian Cardinal da Silva; ALCALA, Glasiele Cristina; COSTA, Eduardo Leite Vieira; PARGA, Jose Rodrigues; AMATO, Marcelo Britto PassosThe study aimed to evaluate a quantification method of pulmonary perfusion with Dual-Energy CT Angiography (DE-CTA) normalized by lung density in the prediction of outcome in acute pulmonary embolism (PE). In this prospective study with CTA scans acquired with different breathing protocols, two perfusion parameters were calculated: %PBV (relative value of PBV, expressed per unit volume) and PBVm (PBV normalized by lung density, expressed per unit mass). DE-CTA parameters were correlated with simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI) and with outcome groups, alone and in combinationwith tomographic right-to-left ventricular ratios (RV/LV). PBVm showed significant correlation with sPESI. PBVm presented higher accuracy than %PBV In the prediction of ICU admission or death in patients with PE, with the best performance when combined with RV/LV volumetric ratio.
- Chronic troponin elevation assessed by myocardial T1 mapping in patients with stable coronary artery disease(2023) SEGRE, Carlos Alexandre W.; LEMOS, James A. de; ASSUNCAO, Antonildes Nascimento; NOMURA, Cesar Higa; FAVARATO, Desiderio; STRUNZ, Celia Maria Cassaro; VILLA, Alexandre Volney; PARGA FILHO, Jose Rodrigues; REZENDE, Paulo Cury; HUEB, Whady; RAMIRES, Jose Antonio Franchini; KALIL FILHO, Roberto; SERRANO, Carlos VicenteBackground:Cardiac troponin detected with sensitive assays can be chronically elevated, in the absence of unstable coronary syndromes. In patients with chronic coronary artery disease, clinically silent ischemic episodes may cause chronic troponin release. T1 mapping is a cardiovascular magnetic resonance technique useful in quantitative cardiac tissue characterization. We selected patients with anatomically and functionally normal hearts to investigate associations between chronic troponin release and myocardial tissue characteristics assessed by T1 mapping. Methods:We investigated the relationship between cardiac troponin I concentrations and cardiovascular magnetic resonance T1 mapping parameters in patients with stable coronary artery disease enrolled in MASS V study before elective revascularization. Participants had no previous myocardial infarction, negative late gadolinium enhancement, normal left ventricular function, chamber dimensions and wall thickness. Results:A total of 56 patients were analyzed in troponin tertiles: nativeT1 and extracellular volume (ECV) values (expressed as means +/- standard deviations) increased across tertiles: nativeT1 (1006 +/- 27 ms vs 1016 +/- 27 ms vs 1034 +/- 37 ms, ptrend = 0.006) and ECV (22 +/- 3% vs 23 +/- 1.9% vs 25 +/- 3%, ptrend = 0.007). Cardiac troponin I concentrations correlated with native T1(R = 0.33, P = .012) and ECV (R = 0.3, P = .025), and were independently associated with nativeT1 (P = .049) and ventricular mass index (P = .041) in multivariable analysis. Conclusion:In patients with chronic coronary artery disease and structurally normal hearts, troponin I concentrations correlated with T1 mapping parameters, suggesting that diffuse edema or fibrosis scattered in normal myocardium might be associated with chronic troponin release.
- Maxillary sinus volumetric changes in jet aircraft pilots: A multislice computed tomography pilot study(2023) SILVA, Yeda da; MUNHOZ, Luciana; PARGA FILHO, Jose Rodrigues; DAMASCENO, Andreza Gomes; ROSA, Cesar Felipe Franca da; ZUKOVSKI, Eduardo Bilaqui; TENG, Erik Zhu; CASTRO, Claudio Campi dePurpose: This study evaluated maxillary sinus volume changes in military jet aircraft pilot candidates before and after the training program, in comparison with a control group, considering the effects of pressurization, altitude, and total flight hours, through multislice computed tomography.Materials and Methods: Fifteen fighter pilots were evaluated before initiating the training program and after the final approval. The control group consisted of 41 young adults who had not flown during their military career. The volumes of each maxillary sinus were measured individually before and at the end of the training program.Results: When comparing the initial and final volumes in the pilots, a statistically significant increase was observed both in the left and right maxillary sinuses. When evaluating the average total volume of the maxillary sinuses (i.e., the average volume of the right and left maxillary sinuses together), a significant increase in the volume of the maxillary sinuses was observed in the pilot group when compared to the control group.Conclusion: The maxillary sinus volumes in aircraft pilot candidates increased after the 8-month training program. This may be explained by changes in the gravitational force, the expansion of gas, and positive pressure from oxygen masks. This unprecedented investigation among pilots might lead to other investigations considering paranasal sinus alterations in this singular population. (Imaging Sci Dent 20220173)