ALFREDO INACIO FIORELLI
Projetos de Pesquisa
Unidades Organizacionais
Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/11 - Laboratório de Cirurgia Cardiovascular e Fisiopatologia da Circulação, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/11 - Laboratório de Cirurgia Cardiovascular e Fisiopatologia da Circulação, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
11 resultados
Resultados de Busca
Agora exibindo 1 - 10 de 11
- Comparative Analysis of the Complications of 5347 Endomyocardial Biopsies Applied to Patients After Heart Transplantation and With Cardiomyopathies: A Single-center Study(2012) FIORELLI, A. I.; BENVENUTI, L.; AIELO, V.; COELHO, A. Q.; PALAZZO, J. F.; ROSSENER, R.; BARRETO, A. C. P.; MADY, C.; BACAL, F.; BOCCHI, E.; STOLF, N. A. G.Introduction. Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) plays an important role in allograft surveillance to screen an acute rejection episode after heart transplantation (HT), to diagnose an unknown cause of cardiomyopathies (CMP) or to reveal a cardiac tumor. However, the procedure is not risk free. Objective. The main objective of this research was to describe our experience with EMB during the last 33 years comparing surgical risk between FIT versus no-HT patients. Method. We analyzed retrospectively the data of 5347 EMBs performed from 1978 to 2011 (33 years). For surveillance of acute rejection episodes after HT we performed 3564 (66.7%), whereas 1777 (33.2%) for CMP diagnosis, and 6 (1.0%) for cardiac tumor identification. Results. The main complications due to EMB were divided into 2 groups to facilitate analysis: major complications associated with potential death risk, and minor complications. The variables that showed a significant difference in the HT group were as follows: tricuspid Injury (.0490) and coronary fistula (.0000). Among the no-HT cohort they were insufficient fragment (.0000), major complications (.0000) and total complications (.0000). Conclusions. EMB can be accomplished with a low risk of complications and high effectiveness to diagnose CMP and rejection after HT. However, the risk is great among patients with CMP due to their anatomic characteristics. Children also constitute a risk group for EMB due to their small size in addition to the heart disease. The risk of injury to the tricuspid valve was higher among the HT group.
conferenceObject Characteristics of patients in the wait list for heart transplantation at a hospital in Sao Paulo, during the past 19 years(2013) CRUZ, F. D. C.; NUSSBAUM, A. C. A.; FIORELLI, A. I.; BACAL, F.; BOCCHI, E. A.- Infectious agents and inflammation in donated hearts and dilated cardiomyopathies related to cardiovascular diseases, Chagas' heart disease, primary and secondary dilated cardiomyopathies(2015) MANGINI, Sandrigo; HIGUCHI, Maria de Lourdes; KAWAKAMI, Joyce Tiyeko; REIS, Marcia Martins; IKEGAMI, Renata Nishiyama; PALOMINO, Suely Aparecida Pinheiro; POMERANTZEFF, Pablo Maria Alberto; FIORELLI, Alfredo Inacio; MARCONDES-BRAGA, Fabiana Goulart; BACAL, Fernando; FERREIRA, Silvia Moreira Ayub; ISSA, Victor Sarli; SOUZA, Germano Emilio Conceicao; CHIZZOLA, Paulo Roberto; BOCCHI, Edimar AlcidesBackground: Clinical and experimental conflicting data have questioned the relationship between infectious agents, inflammation and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of infectious agents and inflammation in endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) specimens from patients with idiopathic DCM, explanted hearts from different etiologies, including Chagas' disease, compared to donated hearts. Methods: From 2008 to 2011, myocardial samples from 29 heart donors and 55 patients with DCMs from different etiologies were studied (32 idiopathic, 9 chagasic, 6 ischemic and 8 other specific etiologies). Inflammation was investigated by immunohistochemistry and infectious agents by immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, in situ hybridization and electron microscopy. Results: There were no differences regarding the presence of macrophages, expression of HLA class II and ICAM-I in donors and DCM. Inflammation in Chagas' disease was predominant. By immunohistochemistry, in donors, there was a higher expression of antigens of enterovirus and Borrelia, hepatitis B and C in DCMs. By molecular biology, in all groups, the positivity was elevated to microorganisms, including co-infections, with a higher positivity to adenovirus and HHV6 in donors towards DCMs. This study was the first to demonstrate the presence of virus in the heart tissue of chagasic DCM. Conclusions: The presence of inflammation and infectious agents is frequent in donated hearts, in the myocardium of patients with idiopathic DCM, myocardial dysfunction related to cardiovascular diseases, and primary and secondary cardiomyopathies, including Chagas' disease. The role of co-infection in Chagas' heart disease physiopathology deserves to be investigated in future studies.
- Long-Term Pulmonary Vascular Reactivity After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation by the Biatrial Versus the Bicaval Technique(2011) FIORELLI, A. I.; SANTOS, R. H. B.; OLIVEIRA JR., J. L.; SILVA, M. A. F. Da; SANTOS JR., V. P. dos; REGO, F. M. P.; SOUZA, G. E.; BACAL, F.; BOCCHI, E. A.; STOLF, N. A. G.Introduction. Advantages of the bicaval versus the biatrial technique have been reported, emphasizing atrial electrical stability and less tricuspid regurgitation. Objective. To analyze the impact of the surgical technique on long-term pulmonary pressures, contractility, and graft valvular behavior after heart transplantation. Methods. Among 400 orthotopic heart transplantation recipients from 1985 to 2010, we selected 30 consecutive patients who had survived beyond 3 years. The biatrial versus bicaval surgical technique groups included 15 patients each. Their preoperative clinical characteristics were similar. None of the patients displayed a pulmonary vascular resistance or pulmonary artery pressure over 6U Wood or 60 mm Hg, respectively. We evaluated invasive hemodynamic parameters during routine endomyocardial biopsies. Two-dimensional echocardiographic parameters were obtained from routine examinations. Results. There were no significant differences regarding right atrial pressure, systolic pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance, cardiac index, systolic blood pressure, left ventricular ejection fraction, and mitral regurgitation (P > .05). Tricuspid regurgitation increased significantly over the 3 years of observation only among the biatrial group (P = .0212). In both groups, the right atrial pressure, pulmonary wedge capillary pressure, transpulmonary gradient, and pulmonary vascular resistance decreased significantly (P < .05) from the pre- to the postoperative examination. In both groups cardiac index and systemic blood pressure increased significantly after transplantation (P < .05). Comparative analysis of the groups only showed significant differences regarding right atrial pressure and degree of tricuspid regurgitation; the bicaval group showing the best performance. Conclusions. Both surgical techniques ensure adequate left ventricular function in the long term; however, the bicaval technique provided better trends in hemodynamic performance, as well as a lower incidence and severity of tricuspid valve dysfunction.
- Successful Endomyocardial Biopsy Guided by Transthoracic Two-Dimensional Echocardiography(2011) FIORELLI, A. I.; COELHO, G. B.; SANTOS, R. H. B.; OLIVEIRA JR., J. L.; AIELO, V.; BENVENUTI, L.; OLIVEIRA, A. S.; SILVA, M. A. F. Da; CHIZZOLA, P. R.; COSTA, R.; MATHIAS JR., W.; BACAL, F.; BOCCHI, E. A.; STOLF, N. A. G.Introduction. Two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiography is an excellent alternative method to perform endomyocardial biopsies (EB) in special situations, mainly when the patient is in a critical state and cannot go to the catheterization laboratory or when there are contraindications to the use of fluoroscopy as in the pregnancy. Objective. This single-center experience analyzed the last 25 years use of an EB technique guided by echocardiography realized at the bedside on critical patients. Methods. From 1985 to 2010, we performed 76 EB guided by 2-D echocardiography on 59 patients, among whom 38 (64.4%) were critically ill with examinations at the bedside; among 10 (16.9%) subjects, the procedure was carried out simultaneously with fluoroscopy for safety's sake during the learning period. In addition, 8 (13.6%) were unavailable for fluoroscopy, and 3 (5.1%) required a hybrid method due to an intracardiac tumor. Results. The main adverse effects included local pain (n = 4, 5.6%); difficult out successful puncture due to previous biopsies (n = 4, 5.6%); local hematoma without major consequences (n = 3, 4.2%); failed but ultimately successful puncture on the first try due to previous biopsies or (n = 3, 4.2%); obesity and immediate postoperative period with impossibility to pass the bioptome into the right ventricle; however 2 days later the procedure was repeated successfully by echocardiography (n = 1, 1.4%). All myocardial specimens displayed suitable size. There were no undesirable extraction effects on the tricuspid valve tissue. In this series, there was no case of death, hemopericardium, or other major complication as a direct consequence of the biopsy. Conclusion. 2-D echocardiography is a special feature to guide EB is mainly in critically ill patients because it can be performed at the bedside without additional risk or disadvantages of fluoroscopy. The hybrid method associating 2-D echocardiography and fluoroscopy allows the procedure in different situations such as intracardiac tumor cases.
- Immunohistochemical Quantification of Inflammatory Cells in Endomyocardial Biopsy Fragments After Heart Transplantation: A New Potential Method to Improve the Diagnosis of Rejection After Heart Transplantation(2014) BOCCHI, E. A.; TANIGAWA, R. Y.; BRENDAO, S. M. G.; CRUZ, F.; ISSA, V.; AYUB-FERREIRA, S.; CHIZZOLA, P.; SOUZA, G.; FIORELLI, A. I.; BACAL, F.; POMERANTZEFF, P. M. A.; HONORATO, R.; LOURENCO-FILHO, D.; GUIMARAES, G.; BENVENUTI, L. A.Inconsistencies in cardiac rejection grading systems corroborate the concept that the evaluation of inflammatory intensity and myocyte damage seems to be subjective. We studied in 36 patients the potential role of the immunohistochemical (IHC) counting of inflammatory cells in endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) as an objective tool, testing the hypothesis of correlation between the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 2004 rejection and IHC counting of inflammatory cells. We observed a progressive increment in CD68+ cells/mm(2) (P = .000) and CD3+ cells/mm(2) (P = .000) with higher rejection grade. A strong correlation between the grade of cellular rejection and both CD68+ cells/mm(2) and CD3+ cells/mm(2) was obtained (P =.000). One patient with CD3+ and CD68+ cells/mm(2) above the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval for cells/mm(2) found in rejection grade 1R evolved to rejection grade 2R without treatment. In patients with 2R that did not respond to treatment the values of CD68+ or CD3+ cells were higher than the overall median values for rejection grade 2R. For diagnosis of rejection needing treatment, the CD68+ and CD3+ cells/mm(2) areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves were 0.956 and 0.934, respectively. IHC counting of mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate in EMB seems to have additive potential role in evaluation of EMB for the diagnosis and prognosis of rejection episodes.
conferenceObject Infectious agents in the myocardium of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: idiopathic, chagasic, ischemic and other etiologies(2013) MANGINI, S.; HIGUCHI, M. L.; REIS, M. M.; IKEGAMI, R.; KAWAKAMI, J.; PALOMINO, S.; POMERANTZEFF, P. M.; FIORELLI, A. I.; BACAL, F.; BOCCHI, E. A.- Heart Transplantation in 107 Cases of Chagas' Disease(2011) FIORELLI, A. I.; SANTOS, R. H. B.; OLIVEIRA JR., J. L.; LOURENCO-FILHO, D. D.; DIAS, R. R.; OLIVEIRA, A. S.; SILVA, M. F. A. da; AYOUB, F. L.; BACAL, F.; SOUZA, G. E. C.; BOCCHI, E. A.; STOLF, N. A. G.Introduction. Chagas' disease is endemic in South America. Objective. This research reviewed the experience with cardiac transplantation in Chagas' disease, emphasizing reactivation, immunosuppression, and mortality. Methods. Over 25 years from March 1985 to March 2010, 107/409 (26.2%) patients with Chagas' disease underwent heart transplantation, patients including 74 (71.1%) men and 72 (67.2%), in functional class IV with 33 (30.8%) on vasopressors and 17 (10.7%) on mechanical circulatory support. Results. The diagnosis of disease reactivation was performed by identifying the parasite in the myocardium (n = 23; 71.8%) in the subcutaneous tissue (n = 8; 25.0%), in blood (n = 11; 34.3%), or in central nervous tissue (n = 1; 3.1%). Hospital mortality was 17.7% (n = 19) due to infection (n = 6; 31.5%), graft dysfunction (n = 6; 31.5%), rejection (n 4; 21.1%), or sudden death (n = 2; 10.5%). Late mortality was 27 (25.2%) cases, which were distributed as: rejection (n = 6; 22.2%), infection (n = 6; 22.2%), (n = lymphoma 4; 14.8%), sarcoma (n = 2; 7.4%), for constrictive pericarditis (n = 2; 7.4%) reactivation of Chagas' disease in the central nervous system (n = 1; 7.1%). Conclusions. Transplantation in Chagas' disease has peculiar problems that differ from other etiologies due to the possibility of disease reactivation and the increased possibility of emergence of cancers. However, transplantation is the only treatment able to modify the natural progression of the disease in its terminal phase. Early diagnosis and rapid introduction of benzonidazole reverses the histological patterns. Immunosuppression, especially steroids, predisposes to the development of cancer and disease reactivation.
conferenceObject Effects of donor pretreatment with norepinephrine on heart transplant recipients survival.(2013) CRUZ, F. D. C. Fatima Das Dores; ISSA, V. S. I. Victor Sarli; FERREIRA, S. A. F. Silvia Ayub; CONCEICAO, G. E. C. Germano Emilio; BACAL, F. B. Fernando; HONORATO, R.; FIORELLI, A. I.; BOCCHI, E. A.conferenceObject Immunohistochemical Counting of Mononuclear Infiltrates in Endomyocardial Biopsy Fragments: A New Method To Improve the Diagnosis of Rejection after Heart Transplantation(2013) BOCCHI, E. A.; BENVENUTTI, L. A.; TANIGAWA, R.; BRANDAO, S.; ISSA, V. S.; AYUB-FERREIRA, S.; CRUZ, F.; POMERANTZEFF, P.; HONORATO, R.; LOURENCO-FILHO, D. D.; FIORELLI, A. I.; CHIZZOLA, P.; SOUZA, G.; BACAL, F.