Geometric reconstruction of the left ventricle in lateral wall thrombosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
M. D. Alshibaya ◽  
I. V. Slivneva ◽  
M. M. Amirbekov ◽  
Z. M. Cheishvili ◽  
O. S. Lagutina

<p>One variant of postinfarction ischaemic cardiomyopathy is a dyskinetic or akinetic left ventricular aneurysm. Lateral localisation of the postinfarction aneurysms in the interpapillary space is an extremely rare pathology. As a rule, in postinfarction aneurysms of this localization, intracavitary thrombosis develops with large aneurysm sizes or the formation of a false aneurysm. However, thrombus formation in the area of small aneurysms or postinfarction scar of the sidewall, as observed in our case, is extremely rare.<br />This report describes an extremely rare case of the surgical treatment of thrombosis of the posterior-lateral wall of the left ventricle involving the base of the posteromedial papillary muscle.<br />A 59-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with complaints of weakness and shortness of breath under minimal load. He had experienced a heart attack 5 y previously, as per his coronary angiography and had a multi-vessel lesion of the coronary arteries. According to the results of electrocardiography-scarring changes along the posterior wall of the left ventricle, transthoracic echocardiography-dilation of the left heart, a decrease in the ejection fraction of the left ventricle, akinesia of the posterior and posterolateral walls with floating thrombosis of this zone. Surgical intervention was performed under conditions of cardiopulmonary bypass and pharmaco-cryocardioplegia. The heart cavity was opened with left-sided ventriculotomy along the posterior wall, along the interventricular septum. A blood clot was removed with the excision of the lining area along the posterior-lateral wall. Plastic surgery was performed to isolate the scarred myocardium with a Dacron patch; thereafter, reconstruction of the posterior left ventricular wall was performed with a second patch. Plastic surgery of the posterior wall of the left ventricle was performed. The last stage was performed via coronary bypass surgery of the anterior interventricular artery. The duration of stay in the intensive care unit was 20 h, and the duration of hospitalisation was 9 d. He was discharged in the state corresponding to the Class I–II (New York Heart Association Functional Classification, NYHA).<br />Patients with thrombosed left ventricular aneurysms need surgical treatment, irrespective of the localization of the process for de-escalation of the thrombogenic zone and restoration of the ventricle geometry. However, the choice of surgery is clinically challenging and depends on a deep understanding of the anatomical relationships in the left ventricle as well as the prediction of a positive transformation after left ventricular reconstruction. Despite our extensive experience in the treatment of postinfarction aneurysms, this was the first time we treated a patient with an unusual location of a blood clot.</p><p>Received 17 April 2020. Revised 28 May 2020. Accepted 3 June 2020.</p><p><strong>Funding:</strong> The study did not have sponsorship.</p><p><strong>Conflict of interest:</strong> Authors declare no conflict of interest.</p><p><strong>Author contributions</strong><br />Participation in the operation: M.D. Alshibaya, M.M. Amirbekov, Z.M. Cheishvili, O.S. Lagutina, I.V. Slivneva<br />Conception and design: M.D. Alshibaya, I.V. Slivneva<br />Drafting the article: M.D. Alshibaya, I.V. Slivneva, M.M. Amirbekov, Z.M. Cheishvili, O.S. Lagutina<br />Critical revision of the article: M.D. Alshibaya, I.V. Slivneva, M.M. Amirbekov <br />Final approval of the version to be published: M.D. Alshibaya, I.V. Slivneva, M.M. Amirbekov, Z.M. Cheishvili, O.S. Lagutina</p>

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Aldujeli ◽  
J Laukaitiene ◽  
R Unikas

Abstract Background Regular physical exercise causes a continuous gradual increase of the cardiac left ventricular (LV) mass known as physiological adaptive hypertrophy. The extent of LV remodeling depends on the type, amount, and intensity of the exercise. Purpose The aim of this study was to compare structural changes of the heart among Lithuanian football, basketball players and unathletic controls. Methods A total of 50 Lithuanian males aged between 20-29 years volunteered to participate in the study. Football players (n = 15) playing for local II league football clubs,and Basketball players (n = 15) playing for local minor league basketball teams. All athletes had been regularly engaged in their sport for at least three years. Inactive healthy volunteers (n = 20) of similar age served as controls. Routine transthoracic echocardiographic examinations to measure end-diastolic LV dimensions were performed by cardiology fellow under the supervision of a fully licensed cardiologist. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS 20.0 software. The value of p &lt; 0,05 was considered as statistically significant. Results No structural or functional pathologies were evident during the echocardiographic examination in any of the subjects. Absolute interventricular septum (IVS) thickness and LV posterior wall thickness, but not LV diameter, were higher in athletes than in inactive controls (P &lt; 0,001). Indexed LV diameter was higher in football players as compared with non-athlete controls and basketball players (P &lt; 0,05). Left ventricular mass of all athletes were higher as compared with controls (p &lt; 0.001). Relative wall thickness was not increased in football players but was higher in basketball players as compared with controls (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusion Cardiac remodeling in Lithuanian football players resulted in left ventricle eccentric hypertrophy due to the LV dilation, increased LV mass and relatively normal relative wall thickness. However in Lithuanian basketball players we noticed an increase in both relative wall thickness and LV mass resulting in LV concentric hypertrophy. Echocardiographic characteristics Groups n End-diastolic LV diameter(mm) End-diastolic Interventricular septum (mm) End-diastolic LV posterior wall LV mass Football Players 15 56.9 10.8 10.8 242 Basketball players 15 53.6 11.5 11.3 254 Inactive individuals 20 53.2 9.1 9.5 182 P value 0.01 &lt;0.001 &lt;0.001 &lt;0.01 Abstract P955 Figure.


2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 42-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Scheer ◽  
V. Sverakova ◽  
J. Doubek ◽  
K. Janeckova ◽  
I. Uhrikova ◽  
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This paper describes the partial results of an echocardiographic study in sixty outbreed Wistar rats. Animals of parity sex ratio were chosen for the experiment. The animals were grown up during the observation period (the minimum weight was 220 g; the maximum weight was 909 g) and were then sequentially anaesthetised (2&ndash;2.5% of isoflurane, 3 l/min O<sub>2</sub>). The second, fourth and fifth examinations were performed under anaesthesia maintained by intramuscular injections with diazepam (2 mg/kg), xylazine (5 mg/kg) and ketamine (35 mg/kg). Transthoracal examination was done using the SonoSite Titan echo system (SonoSite Ltd.) with a microconvex transducer C11 (8&ndash;5 MHz). M-mode (according to the leading-edge method of American Society of Echocardiography) echocardiography data were acquired at the papillary muscle: systolic and diastolic interventricular septum (IVSs, d) and left vetricular posterior wall (LVPWs, d) thickness, systolic and diastolic left ventricular dimension (LVDs, d), aorta (Ao) and left atrium (LA) dimensions. According to standard formulas, the following parameters were obtained: ejection fraction (EF), cardiac output (CO), stroke volume (SV), left ventricle end systolic volume (LVESV), left ventricle end diastolic volume (LVEDV), interventricular septum fractional thickening (IVSFT), left ventricular dimension fraction shortening (LVDFS), and left ventricle posterior wall fraction thickening (LVPWFS). In our study we performed 300 examinations both in male and female Wistar rats of various body weights and calculated regression equations to predict expected normal echocardiographic parameters for rats with arbitrary weights. The rats were examined by an echo scan. The first and third examinations were performed during mono-anaesthesia induced by inhalation of isoflurane. Correlations, with one exception (LVDs), were very close, which means that the results of the calculations based on regression equations are very reliable. &nbsp; &nbsp;


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aigul Nugmanova ◽  
Nuriya Meriken ◽  
Saule Dikanbayeva ◽  
Zeinep Zhumagulova ◽  
Zhuldyz Baidauletova ◽  
...  

Abstract Background and Aims Pathology of the cardiovascular system is the leading cause of death in patients with CKD, while determining the causes of the formation of cardiac events is often difficult. Method We conducted an analysis of echocardiography data performed by 50 children with CKD. On the echoCG, the final systolic and diastolic sizes of the left ventricle (FSS and FDS), the final systolic and diastolic volumes of the left ventricle (FSV and FDV) were determined; measured the thickness of the interventricular septum (IVS) and the posterior wall of the left ventricle (PWLV). Left ventricular myocardial mass (LVMM) was determined by the formula proposed by R. Devereux and N. Reichek: LVMM = 1.04x (/ IVS+PWLV+FDS/3-FDS3) - 13.6where, IVS - thickness of IVS in diastole,PWLV-thickness of PWLV in diastole, FDS-final diastolic size of the left ventricle. Results We conducted an analysis of echocardiography data performed by 50 children with CKD. On the echoCG, the final systolic and diastolic sizes of the left ventricle (FSS and FDS), the final systolic and diastolic volumes of the left ventricle (FSV and FDV) were determined; measured the thickness of the interventricular septum (IVS) and the posterior wall of the left ventricle (PWLV). Left ventricular myocardial mass (LVMM) was determined by the formula proposed by R. Devereux and N. Reichek: LVMM = 1.04x (/ IVS+PWLV+FDS/3-FDS3) - 13.6where, IVS - thickness of IVS in diastole,PWLV-thickness of PWLV in diastole, FDS-final diastolic size of the left ventricle. Conclusion The mechanisms of damage to the heart and blood vessels in patients with CKD begin to function already in the initial stage of renal failure and increase as it progresses. The need to know the data of clinical, laboratory and instrumental examination methods at the terminal stage of CKD is dictated, first of all, by the possibility of exposure to them. An important stimulus for conducting an echocardiographic examination is the early detection and correction of cardiovascular disorders, in connection with the prospect of increasing the survival of patients after kidney transplantation.


2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-52
Author(s):  
Irina Arkad'evna Bondar' ◽  
Elena Anatol'evna Koroleva ◽  
Olga Grigor'evna Chudinova

Aim. To assess the influence of diabetic autonomous neuropathy (DAN) on left ventricular myocardial remodeling in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Materials and methods. The study included 78 patients (30 men and 48 women) with DM1 (mean age 28.9?8.3 years, DM1 duration9.7?7.5 years). DAN was diagnosed by standard ECG tests (Valsalva and breathing tests). The patients were examined using echocardiographywith the measurement of the thickness of interventricular septum (IVS) and left ventricle posterior wall (PW), end diastolic and systolic size (EDS and ESS) of the left ventricle, left ventricular myocardial mass (MM), MM index and relative wall thickness (RWT). LV hypertrophy(LVH) was diagnosed at MM index ?134 g/m2 in men and ?110 g/m2 in women; concentric and excentric types of LV hypertrophy wererecorded at RWT ?0.45 and


2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-135
Author(s):  
Charles Mve Mvondo ◽  
Marta Pugliese ◽  
Ellen M. Dailor

Aortoventricular fistula, a rare congenital or acquired defect of the aortic wall, is characterized by an abnormal connection between the aorta and one of the ventricles. Symptom severity correlates with the diameter of the fistula and with the acute or chronic timing of presentation. The diagnosis is usually made by using echocardiography, and surgical treatment is necessary to avoid progression to heart failure. We describe the case of a 27-year-old woman who underwent successful surgical repair of an aortoventricular fistula that originated from the right coronary sinus and extended into the left ventricle through the interventricular septum. In addition to the patient's case, we briefly discuss this unusual condition


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 8116-8119
Author(s):  
Kalpana Thounaojam ◽  
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Keisam Anupama Devi ◽  
Joyce Tunglut ◽  
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...  

Background: The left ventricle is longer and narrower than the right ventricle, extending from its base in the plane of the atrioventricular groove to the cardiac apex. The wall of the left ventricle is three times thicker (8-12 mm) than those of right ventricle. The wall of the right ventricle is relatively thin (3–5 mm), the ratio of the thickness of the two ventricular walls usually being 1:3. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is characterized by myocardial wall thickening, particularly a disproportionate thickening of the interventricular septum in comparison with the posterior wall. An athlete’s heart may physiologically hypertrophy but in a uniform fashion. The objective of the study is to determine the thickness of wall of right and left ventricle of adult human heart and ratio of thickness of right and left ventricle. Materials and Methods: Adult human hearts were procured from the specimens preserved in Anatomy Department of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences. A cross-sectional study was conducted on forty- four specimen of adult heart. The measurement of the right and left ventricular wall was done with digital vernier caliper. The measurements were done at three levels in both right and left ventricle: upper, middle and lower part. Result and Conclusion: The ratio of the thickness of the wall of right and left ventricle is well known as 1:3. However, in our study we found the ratio as 1:1.4. We found the thickness of the right ventricle thicker than the normal thickness reported in previous studies. We wish to continue the study with a larger sample size. KEY WORDS: Heart, Right ventricle, left ventricle, Thickness Ratio, Myocardium.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2554
Author(s):  
Jawwad Hamayun ◽  
Lilly-Ann Mohlkert ◽  
Elisabeth Stoltz Sjöström ◽  
Magnus Domellöf ◽  
Mikael Norman ◽  
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Survivors of extremely preterm birth (gestational age < 27 weeks) have been reported to exhibit an altered cardiovascular phenotype in childhood. The mechanisms are unknown. We investigated associations between postnatal nutritional intakes and hyperglycemia, and left heart and aortic dimensions in children born extremely preterm. Postnatal nutritional data and echocardiographic dimensions at 6.5 years of age were extracted from a sub-cohort of the Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden Study (EXPRESS; children born extremely preterm between 2004–2007, n = 171, mean (SD) birth weight = 784 (165) grams). Associations between macronutrient intakes or number of days with hyperglycemia (blood glucose > 8 mmol/L) in the neonatal period (exposure) and left heart and aortic dimensions at follow-up (outcome) were investigated. Neonatal protein intake was not associated with the outcomes, whereas higher lipid intake was significantly associated with larger aortic root diameter (B = 0.040, p = 0.009). Higher neonatal carbohydrate intake was associated with smaller aorta annulus diameter (B = −0.016, p = 0.008). Longer exposure to neonatal hyperglycemia was associated with increased thickness of the left ventricular posterior wall (B = 0.004, p = 0.008) and interventricular septum (B = 0.004, p = 0.010). The findings in this study indicate that postnatal nutrition and hyperglycemia may play a role in some but not all long-lasting developmental adaptations of the cardiovascular system in children born extremely preterm.


2005 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Teresa Manes ◽  
Manlio Gagliardi ◽  
Gianfranco Misuraca ◽  
Stefania Rossi ◽  
Mario Chiatto

The aim of this study was to estimate the impact and prevalence of left ventricular geometric alterations and systolic and diastolic dysfunction in hemodialysis patients, as well as the relationship with cardiac troponin as a marker of myocardial damage. Methods: 31 patients (pts), 19 males and 12 females, age 58.1±16.4 (26 on hemodialysis, 5 on peritoneal dialysis) and 31 healthy normal controls were enrolled. Echocardiography measurements were carried out according to the American Society of Echocardiography recommendations. Left ventricular mass was calculated, according to the Devereux formula and indexed to height and weight 2.7. Doppler echocardiography was performed to study diastolic function by measurements of isovolumetric relaxation period (IVRT), E wave deceleretion time (DTE) and E/A ratio. Cardiac troponin was measured by a third generation electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Statistical analysis was performed using the t-test for between-group comparisons and the Pearson and Spearman’s tests to investigate correlations; p values of &lt;0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Eccentric hypertrophy was the most frequent pattern (n=17; 55%), followed by normal cardiac geometry (n=7; 23%), and concentric hypertrophy (n=5; 16%). Only 6% of pts (n=2) showed concentric remodelling. Systolic dysfunction was present in terms of endocardial parameters in 3 pts (9%) (fractional shartening &lt;25%, EF&lt;50%), but in terms of midwall myocardial shortening in 51% (n=16). Diastolic dysfunction was present in 87% (n=27) with a pattern of impaired relaxation (in 5 without left ventricular hypertrophy). E/A was negatively correlated with age (r=-0.41, p=0.02); DTE was positively correlated with posterior wall thickness (r=0.36, p=0.05) and interventricular septum thickness (r=0.45, p=0.01); cardiac troponin was positively correlated with age (r=0.50, p=0.00), left ventricular mass (r=0.41, p=0.02), posterior wall thickness (r=0.41; p=0.02) and interventricular septum thickness (r=0.39, p=0.03) but not with diastolic dysfunction parameters. No significant difference was found in terms of duration of dialysis between patients with normal left ventricular geometry and those with left ventricular hypertrophy, but a significant difference in age was found (p=0.03). Pts with diastolic dysfunction had more frequent hypotensive episodes during dialysis (p &lt;0.01). Conclusion: Impaired geometry and cardiac function is frequently observed in pts undergoing hemodialysis. Diastolic dysfuction is associated to a geometric pattern of left ventricular hypetrophy, although it can be an isolated initial manifestation of myocardial damage. Depressed midwall myocardial shortening can discriminate left ventricular dysfunction better than traditional endocardial systolic indexes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 500-504
Author(s):  
D G Tarasov ◽  
I I Chernov ◽  
A V Molochkov ◽  
A V Pavlov

Aim. To evaluate the results of surgical treatment of post-infarction left ventricular aneurysms with on-pump beating heart technique. Methods. In our center from April, 2009 to January, 2014 169 patients had reconstruction of the left ventricle with on-pump beating heart technique. Among the patients 159 were males (94.1%) and 10 of them were females (5.9%), average age 53.8±8.9 years (39 to 72 years). Angina pectoris class I (according to the classification of Canadian Heart Association) was established in 7 (4.1%) patients, class II - in 49 (29.0%), class III - in 107 (63.3%), class IV - in 4 (2.4%), unstable angina in 2 (1.2%) patients. Chronic heart failure class I (according to New York Heart association functional classification) was diagnosed in 5 (3.0%) patients, class II in 37 (21.9%), class III in 124 (73.4%), class IV in 3 (1.8%) patients. Average ejection fraction of the left ventricle was 38.6±7.9% (25 to 67%). Mitral valve insufficiency stage 2-3 was revealed in 23 (13.6%) patients. Results. Endoventriculoplasty of the left ventricle by Dor's technique was performed in 49 (29.0%) patients, auto-septoplasty of the left ventricle - 59 (34.9%) patients, linear repair in 40 (23.7%) patients. Combined surgical interventions were performed in 21 (12.4%) patients. In-hospital lethality was 2.4% (n=4). Conclusion. Left ventricular reconstruction with on-pump beating heart technique without cardioplegic arest is effective and safe; the method allows performing remodelling of the left ventricle and reaching the target volume parameters.


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