Screening of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant patients with coronary computed tomography angiography
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2024 Feb 12. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2024.2890. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough coronary angiography (CA) is the gold standard for coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV) screening, non-invasive modalities have arisen as potential alternatives, such as coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). CCTA also quantifies plaque burden, which may influence medical treatment. From January 2021 to April 2022, we prospectively included heart transplant recipients who performed CCTA as a first-line method for CAV detection in a single center. Clinical, CCTA, and CA data were collected. 38 patients were...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - February 14, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ana Filipa Amador Sandra Amorim T ânia Proença Mariana Vasconcelos Marta Tavares Da Silva Jo ão Rebelo Andr é Carvalho Jos é Pinheiro-Torres Paulo Pinho Rui Rodrigues Source Type: research
Assessing cardiac resynchronization therapy response in heart failure patients: a comparative analysis of efficacy and outcomes between transvenous and epicardial leads
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2024 Feb 7. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2024.2845. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment for selected heart failure (HF) patients. Although transvenous implantation is the standard method, it is not feasible in some patients, so the epicardial lead emerges as an alternative. We aim to compare CRT response, procedure-related complications, and the occurrence of clinical outcomes between patients with transvenous and epicardial leads. In a single-center retrospective study, we enrolled consecutive HF patients submitted to CRT implantation with a defib...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - February 9, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Maria Tamara Neves Pereira Mariana Tinoco Margarida Castro Lu ísa Pinheiro Filipa Cardoso Lucy Calvo S ílvia Ribeiro Vitor Monteiro Victor Sanfins Ant ónio Lourenço Source Type: research
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in muscular dystrophies: looking ahead
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2024 Feb 2. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2024.2851. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is an established tool for risk stratification in several cardiomyopathies, and its role in muscular dystrophies (MuD) looks promising. We sought to assess how CMR performs in predicting cardiac events in a real cohort of MuD patients. A prospective single-center study with the enrollment of consecutive adult MuD patients referred to cardiac screening from 2012 to 2018 with the collection of clinical and CMR data. During follow-up (FUP), major adverse cardiac events were considered a composite ...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - February 2, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ana Filipa Amador Teresa Pinho Catarina Martins da Costa Ant ónio José Madureira Elisabete Martins Source Type: research
Same-day discharge after elective percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale
This study was performed to determine the safety of same-day discharge (SDD) following such procedures. This is a prospective, observational study of patients undergoing elective percutaneous PFO closure in a single tertiary center in Portugal between January 2020 and July 2023. AmplatzerTM devices (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA) and NobblestichTM EL (HeartStitch, Inc., Fountain Valley, CA, USA) were used. After 6 months, the following events were looked at: post-procedural paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, stroke, unplanned cardiac re-hospitalization, urgent cardiac surgery, major vascular complications, pericardial e...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - February 2, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Catarina Martins da Costa Ana Filipa Amador Roberto Pinto Bruno Bragan ça In ês Oliveira Jo ão Carlos Silva Rui Andr é Rodrigues Source Type: research
Comments on "QT interval prolongation in Takotsubo syndrome: a frightening feature with no major prognostic impact"
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2024 Feb 1. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2024.2879. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDear Editor, Pinho et al. reported on the acquired corrected QT-interval (QTc) prolongation in a retrospective analysis of 113 patients (aged 67.6±11.7, 94.7% female)...PMID:38299613 | DOI:10.4081/monaldi.2024.2879 (Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease)
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - February 1, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: John E Madias Source Type: research
Feasibility of high-frequency percussions in people with severe acquired brain injury and tracheostomy: an observational study
In conclusion, our physiotherapy approach was feasible, and we observed respiratory parameters and radiological improvements. Using technology to assess abnormal tomographic patterns could be of interest to disentangle the short-term effects of respiratory physiotherapy on non-collaborating people.PMID:38247397 | DOI:10.4081/monaldi.2024.2734 (Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease)
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - January 22, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Salvatore Andrea Sciurello Francesca Graziano Maria Marcella Lagan à Elena Compalati Gabriele Pappacoda Simone Gambazza Jorge Navarro Pietro Cecconi Francesca Baglio Paolo Banfi Source Type: research
Comparative yield of transbronchial cryo-nodal biopsy, transbronchial intra-nodal forceps biopsy, and transbronchial needle aspiration for mediastinal lesions at a tertiary care center in India (COLD-FORCEPS study)
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2024 Jan 15. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2024.2813. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEndobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) guided mediastinal cryobiopsy, and intranodal forceps biopsy are newer modalities for sampling mediastinal lymph nodes. The data regarding the diagnostic yield of both modalities is scarce. Patients were recruited retrospectively from our existing database. Patients who had undergone both an EBUS guided mediastinal cryobiopsy and an intranodal forceps biopsy were enrolled in the study. The final diagnosis was made with a clinical-pathological-radiological assessment and clinico-radiological fol...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - January 16, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Manu Madan A J Mahendran Rohit Kumar Yash Kedia Rajnish Kaushik Pranav Ish Shibdas Chakrabarti Neeraj Kumar Gupta Nitesh Gupta Source Type: research
Transplantation of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia living donor liver resulting in early myocardial infarction: a possible dangerous link
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2024 Jan 16. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2024.2907. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLiving donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a lifesaving procedure that is often curative for several liver diseases. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a metabolic disease that results from an autosomal dominant mutation in the low-density lipoprotein receptor; yet, young patients with FH can live years without detection. Herein, we report a case of a patient who developed early myocardial infarction (MI) after having a transplant from a donor with undetected heterozygous FH. This was a 67-year-old female with non-alcoho...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - January 16, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Naji Kholaif Lin Batha Isra Elmahi Sulaiman Alnaser Sultan Alzaher Norah Almallohi Mosaad Alhussein Dana Alhalees Ahmed Alshehri Source Type: research
Economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Morocco: a cost of illness study
This study aimed to estimate the economic cost associated with COPD in Morocco and identify its determinants. A cost of illness, prevalence-based study using a bottom-up approach method, including COPD patients, was carried out in 2021-2022. The cost was estimated from a societal perspective, and the time horizon was 1 year. Data collection was performed using a questionnaire including socio-demographic, clinical data, and utilization of health care resources in 2019: hospitalization, medical tests, medications, and medical visits. Direct health cost (DHC) was estimated by multiplying the use of health services by the offi...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - January 16, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Soumaya Benmaamar Btissame Es-Sabbahi Mohammed Taghyioullah Haiba Mohamed Omari Ibtissam El Harch Mohammed Youbi Latifa Belakhhel Loubna Abousselham Hafid Hachri Imane El Menchawyi Samira El Fakir Mohammed Chakib Benjelloun Nabil Tachfouti Source Type: research
Evaluation of the effectiveness of Tadalafil on improving pulmonary function and asthma severity in severe asthmatic patients: a randomized controlled trial study
This study aims to assess the impact of Tadalafil, a selective phosphodiesterase inhibitor, on pulmonary function in patients with asthma. This study was a randomized, double-blind clinical trial conducted in 2021 at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran. The study enrolled 44 patients with severe asthma, who were divided equally into a Tadalafil group and a placebo group. The Tadalafil group received 20 mg/day of Tadalafil, while the placebo group received a placebo at the same dose. The patients' spirometry tests, asthma quality of life questionnaire, 6-minute walk distance, and quality of life were measured at the begin...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - January 12, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Seyed Hamid Borsi Seyed Ali Asghar Fakhr Mousavi Fakhr Mousavi Mehrdad Dargahi Mal-Amir Heshmatollah Tavakol Hanieh Raji Source Type: research
Tailored treatment for tuberculosis in transgender individuals: a call for a patient-centered approach from a large Italian cohort
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2024 Jan 11. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2024.2852. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and management in special populations remain challenging. Data about TB and transgender individuals is scarce, and strategies aimed at reducing the TB burden in this at-risk group are needed. We conducted an observational monocentric study from a national reference center for TB, including transgender individuals with active TB in a low-TB burden country (Italy), over 34 years (1990-2023). Sixty-six transgender males and two transgender females (median age 30 years, interquartile range 26-38 years,...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - January 12, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Niccol ò Riccardi Roberta Maria Antonello Maurizio Ferrarese Alice Repossi Laura Saderi Giovanni Fumagalli Giorgio Besozzi Giovanni Sotgiu Luigi Codecasa Source Type: research
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Iran: a multicenter study
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2024 Jan 12. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2024.2844. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe worldwide incidence of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is rapidly increasing, and it has emerged as a pressing public health issue in Iran. Nevertheless, there is a scarcity of up-to-date research on the prevalence of MDR-TB in individuals with pulmonary TB in the country. In this cross-sectional study, we gathered a total of 1216 respiratory samples, each corresponding to a unique patient, from five distinct regional TB laboratories in Iran. We identified clinical isolates as Mycobacterium tuberculosis using t...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - January 12, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Fatemeh Khelghati Fatemeh Nasirpour Seilakhori Mehdi Goudarzi Shima Malekloo Amir Hashem Shahidi Bonjar Hossein Goudarzi Mohammad Javad Nasiri Source Type: research
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: radiological and microbiological profile of patients presented in an outpatient pulmonary clinic in a developing country
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2023 Dec 7. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2023.2803. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere is limited data available about allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in Pakistan. The aim of the study was to describe the radiological and microbiological profile of ABPA patients presenting to the outpatient pulmonary clinic of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A retrospective study was conducted on ABPA patients who presented to the pulmonary outpatient clinic at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, from January 2017 to December 2019. Data was collected on microbiology and radiology ...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - December 19, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Nousheen Iqbal Muhammad Irfan Mustafa Bin Ali Zubairi Maaha Ayub Safia Awan Kausar Jabeen Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi Source Type: research
Comments on "Tako-Tsubo syndrome in patients with COVID-19: a single centre retrospective case series"
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2023 Dec 7. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2023.2787. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDear Editor, We read with interest the article by Alonzo et al. about a retrospective study of four patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), which was attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection (SC2I)...PMID:38112661 | DOI:10.4081/monaldi.2023.2787 (Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease)
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - December 19, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Josef Finsterer Claudia St öllberger Source Type: research
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: radiological and microbiological profile of patients presented in an outpatient pulmonary clinic in a developing country
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2023 Dec 7. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2023.2803. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere is limited data available about allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in Pakistan. The aim of the study was to describe the radiological and microbiological profile of ABPA patients presenting to the outpatient pulmonary clinic of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A retrospective study was conducted on ABPA patients who presented to the pulmonary outpatient clinic at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, from January 2017 to December 2019. Data was collected on microbiology and radiology ...
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - December 19, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Nousheen Iqbal Muhammad Irfan Mustafa Bin Ali Zubairi Maaha Ayub Safia Awan Kausar Jabeen Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi Source Type: research
