Risk of left ventricular apical thrombus formation in patients with acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction? Think about the CHA2DS2VASc score!

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Mathieu Lempereur ◽  
Patrizio Lancellotti
Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aloysius Shen-Ting Leow ◽  
Ching-Hui Sia ◽  
Leonard Leong-Litt Yeo ◽  
Benjamin Yong-Qiang Tan ◽  
Rajinderdeep Kaur ◽  
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Introduction: Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is a complication of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) that leads to a higher risk of stroke. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is another independent risk factor for stroke, however there is a dearth of studies examining the outcomes of patients with concomitant AF and LV thrombus. Hypothesis: This study aims to investigate the impact of the presence of concomitant AF in post-STEMI patients with an LV thrombus on stroke and mortality outcomes. Methods: We screened 6007 transthoracic echocardiogram reports containing the “thrombus” keyword from July 2006 to September 2017. Relevant clinical data was collected from 196 post-STEMI patients positive for an LV thrombus, stratified into non-AF and AF groups. Results: AF patients (69.6 ± 11.8 years) were significantly older (p < 0.01) than non-AF patients (55.5 ± 12.2 years) and more were found to have chronic kidney disease (p = 0.02), hypertension (p = 0.04) and dyslipidaemia (p = 0.03), with significantly higher baseline HAS-BLED score (p < 0.01) and CHA2DS2-VASc score (p < 0.01). Fewer AF patients were treated with triple therapy (p = 0.04). Despite this, there was no difference observed in resolution of the LV thrombus on repeat imaging (p = 0.30). However, Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a higher incidence of stroke (p = 0.02) and all-cause mortality (p < 0.01) in AF patients. Conclusion: Post-STEMI patients with LV thrombus formation and AF have significant differences from non-AF patients and are associated with poorer outcomes. These findings should be validated in larger cohorts.


2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 030006052110083
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Juledezi Hailati ◽  
Xiaoyun Ma ◽  
Jiangping Liu ◽  
Zhiqiang Liu ◽  
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Aims To investigate the different risk factors among different subtypes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods A total of 296 patients who had ACS were retrospectively enrolled. Blood and echocardiographic indices were assessed within 24 hours after admission. Differences in risk factors and Gensini scores of coronary lesions among three groups were analyzed. Results Univariate analysis of risk factors for ACS subtypes showed that age, and levels of fasting plasma glucose, amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, and creatine kinase isoenzyme were significantly higher in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) than in those with unstable angina pectoris (UAP). Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were related to ACS subtypes. The left ventricular end-diastolic diameter was an independent risk factor for UAP and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) subtypes. The severity of coronary stenosis was significantly higher in NSTEMI and STEMI than in UAP. Gensini scores in the STEMI group were positively correlated with D-dimer levels (r = 0.429) and negatively correlated with the LVEF (r = −0.602). Conclusion Different subtypes of ACS have different risk factors. Our findings may have important guiding significance for ACS subtype risk assessment and clinical treatment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Meng ◽  
Yong Zhu ◽  
Kesen Liu ◽  
Ruofei Jia ◽  
Jing Nan ◽  
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Abstract Background Left ventricular negative remodelling after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is considered as the major cause for the poor prognosis. But the predisposing factors and potential mechanisms of left ventricular negative remodelling after STEMI remain not fully understood. The present research mainly assessed the association between the stress hyperglycaemia ratio (SHR) and left ventricular negative remodelling. Methods We recruited 127 first-time, anterior, and acute STEMI patients in the present study. All enrolled patients were divided into 2 subgroups equally according to the median value of SHR level (1.191). Echocardiography was conducted within 24 h after admission and 6 months post-STEMI to measure left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), and left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESD). Changes in echocardiography parameters (δLVEF, δLVEDD, δLVESD) were calculated as LVEF, LVEDD, and LVESD at 6 months after infarction minus baseline LVEF, LVEDD and LVESD, respectively. Results In the present study, the mean SHR was 1.22 ± 0.25 and there was significant difference in SHR between the 2 subgroups (1.05 (0.95, 1.11) vs 1.39 (1.28, 1.50), p < 0.0001). The global LVEF at 6 months post-STEMI was significantly higher in the low SHR group than the high SHR group (59.37 ± 7.33 vs 54.03 ± 9.64, p  = 0.001). Additionally, the global LVEDD (49.84 ± 5.10 vs 51.81 ± 5.60, p  = 0.040) and LVESD (33.27 ± 5.03 vs 35.38 ± 6.05, p  = 0.035) at 6 months after STEMI were lower in the low SHR group. Most importantly, after adjusting through multivariable linear regression analysis, SHR remained associated with δLVEF (beta = −9.825, 95% CI −15.168 to −4.481, p  < 0.0001), δLVEDD (beta = 4.879, 95% CI 1.725 to 8.069, p  = 0.003), and δLVESD (beta = 5.079, 95% CI 1.421 to 8.738, p  = 0.007). Conclusions In the present research, we demonstrated for the first time that SHR is significantly correlated with left ventricular negative remodelling after STEMI.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Osokina ◽  
V.N Karetnikova ◽  
O.M Polikutina ◽  
Y.S Slepynina ◽  
T.P Artemova ◽  
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Abstract Objective To investigate the correlation between Procollagen I C-Terminal Propeptide (PICP), Procollagen III N-Terminal Propeptide (PIIINP), indices of echocardiography and anamnestic data in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and preserved myocardial contractility. Materials and methods 60 men and 23 women diagnosed with STEMI were examined. Echocardiographic studies were performed using SONOS 2500 Cardiac – Vascular Ultrasound (Hewlett Packard, USA). Myocardial contractility was considered to be preserved with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%. In addition to standard indices of echocardiography, mitral flow propagation velocity (FPV) was evaluated to diagnose diastolic dysfunction. Coronary angiography was performed using INNOVA 3100 Cardiovascular Imaging System (USA). All patients, during the first twelve hours of the disease, underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stenting of the occluded culprit infarct-related artery. On the 1st and 12th days of hospitalization, the concentrations of PICP and PIIINP were determined for all patients by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using laboratory BCM Diagnostics kits (USA). All patients at the hospital received standard therapy. Results The following marker values were obtained: 1st day: PICP 609 (583; 635) ng/ml, PIIINP 26 (18.9; 34.9) ng/ml; 12th day: PICP 588 (580; 561) ng/ml, PIIINP 24.2 (18.6; 30.3) ng/ml. The following significant correlations were revealed: PICP 1st day / isovolumic contraction time – IVCT (m/s) 12th day, r=−0.68, p=0.042; PICP 1st day / Tei Index 12th day, r=−0.72, p=0.028; PICP 1st day / diastolic rigidity 12th day, r=−0.74, p=0.021; PIIINP 1st day/age, r=0.55, p=0.016; PIIINP 1st day/ body mass index (BMI), r=−0.59, p=0.009; PIIINP 1st day / E (cm/s) 1st day, r=0.72, p=0.018; PIIINP 1st day / Em /FPV 1st day, r=0.78, p=0.007; PIIINP 12th day / Em / FPV 1st day, r=0.65, p=0.041; PIIINP 12th day / E (cm/s) 1st day, r=0.67, p=0.033; PIIINP 12th day / E / Em) 12th day, r=0.70, p=0.023; PIIINP 12th day / Em/FPV 12th day, r=0.73, p=0.014. Conclusions The data obtained indicates the correlation between serum markers of myocardial fibrosis and the indices of echocardiography, as well as age. We conclude that, all the markers listed above, are able to represent myocardial remodeling in patients with STEMI. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


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