JULIA TIZUE FUKUSHIMA
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Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Survival of Heart Transplant Patients with Chagas' Disease Under Different Antiproliferative Immunosuppressive Regimens(2023) FURQUIM, Silas Ramos; GALBIATI, Luana Campoli; AVILA, Monica S.; MARCONDES-BRAGA, Fabiana G.; FUKUSHIMA, Julia; MANGINI, Sandrigo; SEGURO, Luis Fernando Bernal da Costa; CAMPOS, Iascara Wozniak de; STRABELLI, Tania Mara Varejao; BARONE, Fernanda; PAULO, Audrey Rose da Silveira Amancio de; OHE, Luciana Akutsu; GALANTE, Mariana Cappelletti; GAIOTTO, Fabio Antonio; BACAL, FernandoBackground: Chagas' disease (CD) is an important cause of heart transplantation (HT). The main obstacle is Chagas' disease reactivation (CDR), usually associated to high doses of immunosuppressants. Previous studies have suggested an association of mycophenolate mofetil with increased CDR. However, mortality predictors are unknown.Objectives: To identify mortality risk factors in heart transplant patients with CD and the impact of antiproliferative regimen on survival.Methods: Retrospective study with CD patients who underwent HT between January 2004 and September 2020, under immunosuppression protocol that prioritized azathioprine and change to mycophenolate mofetil in case of rejection. We performed univariate regression to identify mortality predictors; and compared survival, rejection and evidence of CDR between who received azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil and those who changed from azathioprine to mycophenolate mofetil after discharge (""Change"" group). A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Eighty-five patients were included, 54.1% men, median age 49 (39-57) years, and 91.8% were given priority in waiting list. Nineteen (22.4%) used azathioprine, 37 (43.5%) mycophenolate mofetil and 29 (34.1%) switched therapy; survival was not different between groups, 2.9 (1.6-5.0) x 2.9 (1.8-4.8) x 4.2 (2.0-5.0) years, respectively; p=0.4. There was no difference in rejection (42%, 73% and 59% respectively; p=0.08) or in CDR (T. cruzi positive by endomyocardial biopsy 5% x 11% x 7%; p=0.7; benznidazole use 58% x 65% x 69%; p=0.8; positive PCR for T. cruzi 20% x 68% x 42% respectively; p=0.1) rates.Conclusions: This retrospective study did not show difference in survival in heart transplant patients with CD receiving different antiproliferative regimens. Mycophenolate mofetil was not associated with statistically higher rates of CDR or graft rejection in this cohort. New randomized clinical trials are necessary to address this issue.
- Dobutamine-sparing versus dobutamine-to-all strategy in cardiac surgery: a randomized noninferiority trial(2021) FRANCO, Rafael Alves; ALMEIDA, Juliano Pinheiro de; LANDONI, Giovanni; SCHEEREN, Thomas W. L.; GALAS, Filomena Regina Barbosa Gomes; FUKUSHIMA, Julia Tizue; ZEFFERINO, Suely; NARDELLI, Pasquale; PICCIONI, Marilde de Albuquerque; ARITA, Elisandra Cristina Trevisan Calvo; PARK, Clarice Hyesuk Lee; CUNHA, Ligia Cristina Camara; OLIVEIRA, Gisele Queiroz de; COSTA, Isabela Bispo Santos da Silva; KALIL FILHO, Roberto; JATENE, Fabio Biscegli; HAJJAR, Ludhmila AbrahaoBackgroundThe detrimental effects of inotropes are well-known, and in many fields they are only used within a goal-directed therapy approach. Nevertheless, standard management in many centers includes administering inotropes to all patients undergoing cardiac surgery to prevent low cardiac output syndrome and its implications. Randomized evidence in favor of a patient-tailored, inotrope-sparing approach is still lacking. We designed a randomized controlled noninferiority trial in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with normal ejection fraction to assess whether an dobutamine-sparing strategy (in which the use of dobutamine was guided by hemodynamic evidence of low cardiac output associated with signs of inadequate tissue perfusion) was noninferior to an inotrope-to-all strategy (in which all patients received dobutamine).ResultsA total of 160 patients were randomized to the dobutamine-sparing strategy (80 patients) or to the dobutamine-to-all approach (80 patients). The primary composite endpoint of 30-day mortality or occurrence of major cardiovascular complications (arrhythmias, acute myocardial infarction, low cardiac output syndrome and stroke or transient ischemic attack) occurred in 25/80 (31%) patients of the dobutamine-sparing group (p=0.74) and 27/80 (34%) of the dobutamine-to-all group. There were no significant differences between groups regarding the incidence of acute kidney injury, prolonged mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit or hospital length of stay.DiscussionAlthough it is common practice in many centers to administer inotropes to all patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a dobutamine-sparing strategy did not result in an increase of mortality or occurrence of major cardiovascular events when compared to a dobutamine-to-all strategy. Further research is needed to assess if reducing the administration of inotropes can improve outcomes in cardiac surgery.Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02361801. Registered Feb 2nd, 2015. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02361801
article Offline Assessment of the Quantitative Flow Ratio: Is it Useful in Clinical Practice?(2022) SANTOS, Luciano de Moura; CARVALHO JUNIOR, Wenderval Borges; RIBEIRO, Marcelo Harada; LOPES, Maria Antonieta A. A. Medeiros; SILVA, Eduardo Freitas da; FUKUSHIMA, Julia Tizue; ABIZAID, Alexandre Antonio Cunha; CAMPOS, Carlos M.Introduction. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has been established as the gold standard in the physiological assessment of coronary obstructions severity. However, the need to insert an intracoronary pressure guidewire is a factor that limits its use. Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) is a method that infers the value of FFR from 3-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography (3D-QCA), eliminating the use of a pressure wire and coronary hyperemia. The present study aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of QFR and 3D-QCA in comparison with FFR for the identification of significant obstructive coronary lesions (FFR <=.80) and the feasibility to assess QFR in a cohort of patients without dedicated angiographic acquisition. Methods. Consecutive patients with coronary angiography with moderate obstructive lesions that had previous FFR measurement were evaluated. Validation of QFR was assessed by the area under the curve (AUC) and other statistical tools, using FFR as the reference method. Results. Seventy-five arteries from 69 patients were evaluated. The accuracy of the QFR to detect FFR <=.80 was 84.0% (95% confidence interval, 75.6-92.4). The correlation and agreement between FFR and QFR were r=0.54 (P<.01) and mean difference was -0.02 +/- 0.09 (P=.09), respectively. The AUC of QFR and 3D-QCA identifying stenosis >50% was 0.854 and 0.755, respectively (P=.09). Conclusion. QFR demonstrated good accuracy compared with FFR for the assessment of moderate obstructive coronary lesions in an unselected clinical practice population. However, many patients were excluded from the analysis and there was no statistical difference between the receiver operator characteristic curves of the QFR and percent diameter stenosis.- Intra-aortic balloon pump does not influence cerebral hemodynamics and neurological outcomes in high-risk cardiac patients undergoing cardiac surgery: an analysis of the IABCS trial(2019) CALDAS, Juliana R.; PANERAI, Ronney B.; BOR-SENG-SHU, Edson; FERREIRA, Graziela S. R.; CAMARA, Ligia; PASSOS, Rogerio H.; SALINET, Angela M.; AZEVEDO, Daniel S.; DE-LIMA-OLIVEIRA, Marcelo; GALAS, Filomena R. B. G.; FUKUSHIMA, Julia T.; NOGUEIRA, Ricardo; TACCONE, Fabio S.; LANDONI, Giovanni; ALMEIDA, Juliano P.; ROBINSON, Thompson G.; HAJJAR, Ludhmila A.Background The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is often used in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery to improve coronary perfusion and decrease afterload. The effects of the IABP on cerebral hemodynamics are unknown. We therefore assessed the effect of the IABP on cerebral hemodynamics and on neurological complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery who were randomized to receive or not receive preoperative IABP in the 'Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery' (IABCS) trial. Methods This is a prospectively planned analysis of the previously published IABCS trial. Patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery with ventricular ejection fraction <= 40% or EuroSCORE >= 6 received preoperative IABP (n = 90) or no IABP (n = 91). Cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) of the middle cerebral artery through transcranial Doppler and blood pressure through Finometer or intra-arterial line were recorded preoperatively (T1) and 24 h (T2) and 7 days after surgery (T3) in patients with preoperative IABP (n = 34) and without IABP (n = 33). Cerebral autoregulation was assessed by the autoregulation index that was estimated from the CBFV response to a step change in blood pressure derived by transfer function analysis. Delirium, stroke and cognitive decline 6 months after surgery were recorded. Results There were no differences between the IABP and control patients in the autoregulation index (T1: 5.5 +/- 1.9 vs. 5.7 +/- 1.7; T2: 4.0 +/- 1.9 vs. 4.1 +/- 1.6; T3: 5.7 +/- 2.0 vs. 5.7 +/- 1.6, p = 0.97) or CBFV (T1: 57.3 +/- 19.4 vs. 59.3 +/- 11.8; T2: 74.0 +/- 21.6 vs. 74.7 +/- 17.5; T3: 71.1 +/- 21.3 vs. 68.1 +/- 15.1 cm/s; p = 0.952) at all time points. Groups were not different regarding postoperative rates of delirium (26.5% vs. 24.2%, p = 0.83), stroke (3.0% vs. 2.9%, p = 1.00) or cognitive decline through analysis of the Mini-Mental State Examination (16.7% vs. 40.7%; p = 0.07) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (79.16% vs. 81.5%; p = 1.00). Conclusions The preoperative use of the IABP in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery did not affect cerebral hemodynamics and was not associated with a higher incidence of neurological complications. Trial registration (NCT02143544).
- The effect of a rapid molecular blood test on the use of antibiotics for nosocomial sepsis: a randomized clinical trial(2019) RODRIGUES, Cristhieni; SICILIANO, Rinaldo Focaccia; CAIAFFA FILHO, Helio; CHARBEL, Cecilia Eugenia; SILVA, Luciane de Carvalho Sarahyba da; REDAELLI, Martina Baiardo; PASSETTI, Ana Paula de Paula Rosa; FRANCO, Maria Renata Gomes; ROSSI, Flavia; ZEIGLER, Rogerio; BACKER, Daniel De; FRANCO, Rafael Alves; ALMEIDA, Juliano Pinheiro de; RIZK, Stephanie Itala; FUKUSHIMA, Julia Tizue; LANDONI, Giovanni; UIP, David Everson; HAJJAR, Ludhmila Abrahao; STRABELLI, Tania Mara VarejaoBackground: Appropriate use of antimicrobials is essential to improve outcomes in sepsis. The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of a rapid molecular blood test-SeptiFast (SF) reduces the antibiotic consumption through early de-escalation in patients with nosocomial sepsis compared with conventional blood cultures (BCs). Methods: This was a prospective, randomized, superiority, controlled trial conducted at Sao Paulo Heart Institute in the period October 2012-May 2016. Adult patients admitted to the hospital for at least 48h with a diagnosis of nosocomial sepsis underwent microorganism identification by both SF test and BCs. Patients randomized into the intervention group received antibiotic therapy adjustment according to the results of SF. Patients randomized into the control group received standard antibiotic adjustment according to the results of BCs. The primary endpoint was antimicrobial consumption during the first 14days after randomization. Results: A total of 200 patients were included (100 in each group). The intention to treat analysis found no significant differences in median antibiotic consumption. In the subgroup of patients with positive SF and blood cultures (19 and 25 respectively), we found a statistically significant reduction in the median antimicrobial consumption which was 1429 (1071-2000) days of therapy (DOT)/1000 patients-day in the intervention group and 1889 (1357-2563) DOT/1000 patients-day in the control group (p=0.017), in the median time of antimicrobial de-escalation (8 versus 54h-p<0.001), in the duration of antimicrobial therapy (p=0.039) and in anti-gram-positive antimicrobial costs (p=0.002). Microorganism identification was possible in 24.5% of patients (45/184) by SF and 21.2% (39/184) by BC (p=0.45). Conclusion: This randomized clinical trial showed that the use of a rapid molecular-based pathogen identification test does not reduce the median antibiotic consumption in nosocomial sepsis. However, in patients with positive microbiological tests, the use of SeptiFast reduced antimicrobial consumption through early de-escalation compared to conventional blood cultures. These results were driven by a reduction in the consumption of antimicrobials used for Gram-positive bacteria.