Morphological and functional evaluation of intrapericardial cyst as a cause of severe right heart failure: dual source computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gorka Bastarrika ◽  
Carlo N De Cecco ◽  
Maria Arraiza ◽  
Jesus Pueyo ◽  
Gregorio Rabago ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Right Heart Failure ◽  
Functional Evaluation ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Right Heart ◽  
Dual Source ◽  
Dual Source Computed Tomography

scholarly journals A case report: multiple right ventricular diverticula with constrictive pericarditis and right heart failure

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohail Iqbal ◽  
Nik Abidin ◽  
Richard Bruce Irwin ◽  
Matthias Schmitt
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Constrictive Pericarditis ◽  
Right Heart Failure ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Right Heart

Abstract Background Right ventricular diverticula (RVD) are very rare congenital anomalies and their association with constrictive pericarditis is even rarer. So far, only one case has been published in literature. Case summary We report a case of multiple congenital RVD with constrictive pericarditis and right heart failure which was incidentally identified on surveillance computed tomography (CT) for abdominal lymphangioma. Interval CT, echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) studies were performed and reviewed. Computed tomography abdomen showed hepatic congestion with features of portal hypertension, increasing size of the RVD on review of serial CTs, and eccentric foci of pericardial calcification. Echocardiography performed for breathlessness demonstrated supranormal early diastolic tissue velocities with average of 19.8 cms−1 and a septal bounce phenomenon on m-mode imaging suggesting constrictive physiology, which triggered a CMR referral. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging HASTE and right ventricular (RV) outflow tract imaging showed four outpouchings along RV free wall, the largest measuring 4.5 × 2 cm with a sizeable neck. These outpouchings displayed a trabecular network and/or were contractile aiding the diagnosis of diverticula as opposed to aneurysms. Right ventricular function was moderately compromised, whereas left ventricular function was preserved. Discussion Right ventricular diverticula can be associated with, and potentially be causative of, pericardial thickening and calcification eventually leading to constrictive pericarditis and heart failure.

scholarly journals EXPRESS: Cardiac biomarkers as indicators of right ventricular dysfunction and recovery in CTEPH patients after BPA therapy – a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging cohort study

2021 ◽  
pp. 204589402110565
Author(s):  
Steffen Kriechbaum ◽  
Julia M Vietheer ◽  
CB Wiedenroth ◽  
Felix Rudolph ◽  
Marta A. Barde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Right Heart Failure ◽  
Cardiac Biomarkers ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Right Heart

BACKGROUND: In chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), right heart failure determines outcome. Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) therapy allows right heart recovery, which can be monitored by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). This study evaluates whether cardiac biomarkers (NT-proBNP, MR-proANP, sST2, PAPP-A) are associated with CMR findings prior to and after BPA therapy. METHODS: This observational cohort study enrolled 22 CTEPH patients who underwent BPA therapy and completed a 6-month follow-up including CMR. Biomarker levels were compared with findings for right heart morphology and function derived from CMR. RESULTS: Pulmonary hemodynamics improved after BPA therapy [PVR: 7.7 (6.0-9.0) vs. 4.7 (3.5-5.5) WU, p<0.001; meanPAP 41 (38-47) vs. 32 (28-37) mmHg, p<0.001]. CMR findings indicated right heart maladaptation at baseline and recovery after therapy [RVEDV 192 (141-229) ml vs. 143 (128-172) ml, p=0.002; RVESV 131 (73-157) ml vs. 77 (61-99) ml (p<0.001); RVEF 34 (28-41) % vs. 52 (41-54) %; p<0.001]. Biomarker level cut-offs [NT-proBNP 347 ng/L (AUC 0.91), MR-proANP 230 pg/L (AUC 0.78), PAPP-A 14.5 mU/L (AUC 0.81), sST2 48.0 ng/ml (AUC 0.88)] indicated a RVEF ≤35% at baseline. The dynamics of NT-proBNP (rs =-0.79; p<0.001), MR-proANP (rs =-0.80; p<0.001), and sST2 (rs =-0.49; p=0.02) correlated inversely with the improvement in RVEF after therapy. A relative decrease of NT-proBNP <53% (AUC 0.86) and MR-proANP <24% (AUC 0.82) indicated a limited RVEF response. CONCLUSIONS: In CTEPH patients, CMR findings illustrate right heart failure and recovery after BPA therapy. Cardiac biomarker levels correlate with right heart parameters at baseline and their dynamics after therapy.

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