THAMARA CARVALHO MORAIS
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LIM/65, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Postoperative myocardial fibrosis assessment in aortic valvular heart diseases-a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study(2023) PIRES, Lucas T.; ROSA, Vitor E. E.; MORAIS, Thamara C.; BELLO, Juliana H. S. M.; FERNANDES, Joao R. C.; SANTIS, Antonio de; LOPES, Mariana P.; GUTIERREZ, Paulo S.; ROCHITTE, Carlos E.; NOMURA, Cesar H.; POMERANTZEFF, Pablo M. A.; SAMPAIO, Roney O.; TARASOUTCHI, FlavioAims Left ventricular remodelling occurs during the chronic course of aortic regurgitation (AR) and aortic stenosis (AS), leading to myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis. Several studies have shown that extracellular volume fraction (ECV) and indexed extracellular volume (iECV) are important surrogate markers of diffuse myocardial fibrosis (MF). Postoperative data on these cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) extracellular expansion parameters for either AS or AR are scarce. This study aimed to demonstrate the postoperative changes that occur in diffuse MF, and the influence of preoperative MF on the reversal of LV remodelling, in patients with AR or AS. Methods and results Patients with severe AR or AS and indications for surgery were prospectively enrolled. Patients underwent pre- and postoperative CMR, and ECV and iECV were quantified. Data from 99 patients were analysed (32 with AR and 67 with AS). After surgery, the left ventricle mass index decreased in both groups (AR: 110 vs. 91 g/m(2); AS: 86 vs. 68 g/m(2), both P < 0.001). The late gadolinium enhancement fraction (AR: preoperative 1.9% vs. postoperative 1.7%, P = 0.575; AS: preoperative 2.4% vs. postoperative 2.4%, P = 0.615) and late gadolinium enhancement mass (AR: preoperative 3.8 g vs. postoperative 2.5 g, P = 0.635; AS: preoperative 3.4 g vs. postoperative 3.5 g, P = 0.575) remained stable in both groups. Preoperative iECV and ECV were greater in the AR group (iECV: 30 mL/m(2) vs. 22 mL/m(2), P = 0.001; ECV: 28.4% vs. 27.2%, P = 0.048). Indexed extracellular volume decreased after surgery in both groups (AR: 30-26.5 mL/m(2), AS: 22-18.2 mL/m(2), both P < 0.001); it was still greater in the AR group (AR: 26.5 mL/m(2) vs. AS: 18.2 mL/m(2), P < 0.001). Postoperative ECV remained stable in the AR group (preoperative 28.4% vs. postoperative 29.9%; P = 0.617) and increased in the AS group (preoperative 27.2% vs. postoperative 28.6%; P = 0.033). Conclusion Patients with both AR or AS presented reduction in iECV after surgery, unfolding the reversible nature of diffuse MF. In contrast to patients with AS, those with AR developed postoperative iECV regression with stable ECV, suggesting a balanced reduction in both intracellular and extracellular myocardial components.
- Abnormal release of cardiac biomarkers in the presence of myocardial oedema evaluated by cardiac magnetic resonance after uncomplicated revascularization procedures(2023) RIBAS, Fernando Faglioni; HUEB, Whady; REZENDE, Paulo Cury; ROCHITTE, Carlos Eduardo; NOMURA, Cesar Higa; VILLA, Alexandre Volney; MORAIS, Thamara Carvalho; LIMA, Eduardo Gomes; BOROS, Gustavo Andre Boeing; RIBEIRO, Matheus de Oliveira Laterza; LINHARES-FILHO, Jaime Paula Pessoa; DALLAZEN, Anderson Roberto; SILVA, Rafael Rocha Mol; RAMIRES, Jose Antonio Franchini; KALIL-FILHO, RobertoAims To analyse the association of myocardial oedema (ME), observed as high T2 signal intensity (HT2) in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, with the release of cardiac biomarkers, ventricular ejection, and clinical outcomes after revascularization. Methods and results Patients with stable coronary artery disease with the indication for revascularization were included. Biomarker levels [troponin I (cTnI) and creatine kinase MB (CK-MB)] and T2-weighted and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) images were obtained before and after the percutaneous or surgical revascularization procedures. The association of HT2 with the levels of biomarkers, with and without LGE, evolution of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and 5-year clinical outcomes were assessed. A total of 196 patients were divided into 2 groups: Group 1 (HT2, 40) and Group 2 (no HT2, 156). Both peak cTnI (8.9 and 1.6 ng/mL) and peak CK-MB values (44.7 and 12.1 ng/mL) were significantly higher in Group 1. Based on the presence of new LGE, patients were stratified into Groups A (no HT2/LGE, 149), B (HT2, 9), C (LGE, 7), and D (both HT2/LGE, 31). The peak cTnI and CK-MB values were 1.5 and 12.0, 5.4 and 44.7, 5.0 and 18.3, and 9.8 and 42.8 ng/mL in Groups A, B, C, and D, respectively, and were significantly different. The average LVEF decreased by 4.4% in Group 1 and increased by 2.2% in Group 2 (P = 0.057). Conclusion ME after revascularization procedures was associated with increased release of cardiac necrosis biomarkers, and a trend towards a difference in LVEF, indicating a role of ME in cardiac injury after interventions.