Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ho-Chang Kuo
Summary: This report describes a Kawasaki disease patient with a regressed coronary artery aneurysm after hydrogen inhalation therapy. This finding suggests hydrogen gas inhalation as a potential treatment for Kawasaki disease, but further research is needed.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Glykeria Rouva, Eleni Vergadi, Eleftheria Hatzidaki, Ioannis Germanakis
Summary: This study investigated the occurrence and time course of coronary artery changes in children hospitalized with mild COVID-19. It found that coronary artery dilation was present in a small percentage of cases at the first evaluation, but completely regressed within 3 months.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tomoya Tsuchihashi, Nobuyuki Kakimoto, Takashi Takeuchi, Tomohiro Suenaga, Takayuki Suzuki, Shoichi Shibuta, Yasushi Ino, Takashi Kubo, Takashi Akasaka, Hiroyuki Suzuki
Summary: Coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease can lead to structural changes in the arterial walls, even in cases where the aneurysms regress in the convalescent phase. In this study, intimal thickening and media disruption were observed in coronary arteries with acute phase CAAs as well as in those with normal CAG findings.
BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Min Kyu Yang, Ho-Seok Sa, Namju Kim, Jeong Hun Kim, Hokyung Choung, Sang In Khwarg
Summary: The study found that a larger smallest minor axis diameter of the bony nasolacrimal duct is associated with surgical success after nasolacrimal silicone intubation, helping understand the pathophysiology of surgical failure.
Article
Pediatrics
Takamichi Ishikawa, Hiroki Uchiyama, Satoshi Mogi, Hayato Ohtani
Summary: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) can reveal structural changes in the coronary artery wall in patients with Kawasaki disease, even in cases of incomplete Kawasaki disease where patients have not received IVIG treatment.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Indre Matuleviciute, Agne Sidaraite, Vacis Tatarunas, Audrone Veikutiene, Olivija Dobiliene, Dalia Zaliuniene
Summary: This study used optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography to investigate the relationship between retinal and choroidal microvascular changes and coronary heart disease. The results showed that a decrease in retinal and choroidal thickness as well as decreased vascular density may predict coronary artery disease. This study suggests that OCT and OCTA could be a significant, safe, and noninvasive tool for the prediction of coronary artery disease.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jing Li, Wentao Gong, Dongdong Li, Wenpeng Song, Feng Fan, Yongjie Yuan, Youxiang Li, Sheng Guan
Summary: This study explored the feasibility of using optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging technique to evaluate stent apposition after the treatment of unruptured aneurysms with flow diverters (FDs). Results showed that OCT could accurately assess the degree of apposition, while Vaso CT had certain limitations.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Optics
Jianan Fang, Kun Huang, E. Wu, Ming Yan, Heping Zeng
Summary: This article introduces an infrared 3D imaging system capable of detecting three-dimensional structure and reflectivity information. The system operates at single-photon sensitivity and femtosecond timing resolution, enabling imaging under low-light conditions. By nonlinear frequency upconversion and recording with a silicon camera, the presented system achieves high lateral and depth resolutions for 3D reconstruction. Additionally, a numerical denoiser based on spatiotemporal correlation allows the retrieval of object profile and reflectivity even with a detected flux below 0.05 photons/pixel/second. This infrared 3D imager features high detection sensitivity, precise timing resolution, and wide-field operation, offering new possibilities in life and material sciences.
LIGHT-SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, Lamberto La Franca, Alessandro Berni, Leonardo Bottazzi, Alessandro Rabiolo, Rosangela Lattanzio, Patricia Udaondo, Francesco Bandello
Summary: The associations between visual acuity and structural optical coherence tomography features were investigated in eyes with retinal vein occlusion after cystoid macular oedema regression. It was found that inner retinal thinning is progressive. The study showed that worse visual acuity is associated with ellipsoid zone disruption and lower inner retinal thickness. RVO eyes undergo faster inner retinal thinning after CMO regression, especially in eyes with macular ischaemia.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Alexander G. Truesdell, Mirvat A. Alasnag, Prashant Kaul, Syed Tanveer Rab, Robert F. Riley, Michael N. Young, Wayne B. Batchelor, Akiko Maehara, Frederick G. Welt, Ajay J. Kirtane, ACC Interventional Counci
Summary: Coronary angiography has been the standard for diagnosing coronary artery disease and guiding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Intravascular imaging (IVI) technologies are used in conjunction with angiography to better assess plaque morphology and optimize PCI. IVI has utility in preintervention assessment, procedural guidance, and postintervention evaluation. IVI's role in reducing major adverse cardiac events in complex lesions is emerging, and further studies are underway. This paper provides an overview of available IVI technologies, reviews evidence supporting their use in PCI, and advocates for broader utilization.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Xiaofang Ban, Zhaoyue Li, Yuchen Duan, Ke Xu, Jie Xiong, Yingfeng Tu
Summary: This article reviews advanced techniques for coronary artery calcification imaging and their potential applications in both experimental and clinical settings, which provide the ability for early and accurate assessment of calcium content in atherosclerotic plaques.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Valentina Bilbao-Malave, Jorge Gonzalez-Zamora, Manuel Saenz de Viteri, Miriam de la Puente, Elsa Gandara, Anna Casablanca-Pinera, Claudia Boquera-Ventosa, Javier Zarranz-Ventura, Manuel F. Landecho, Alfredo Garcia-Layana
Summary: The study indicates that retinal changes persist in COVID-19 patients 6 months after hospital discharge, including thinning of the RNFL and GCL, decreased vascular density, and a larger foveal area. Cotton wool spots observed at baseline were mostly resolved by the 6-month follow-up.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kenji Kawai, Yu Sato, Jason Y. Hokama, Rika Kawakami, Takao Konishi, Saikat Kumar B. Ghosh, Renu Virmani, Aloke Finn
Summary: In this study, the histologic effects of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) on coronary calcified lesions were examined. IVL demonstrated a superior fracturing effect on coronary calcified lesions compared with plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) failed to identify the presence of some calcium fractures and underestimated the depth of fracture when compared with micro-computed tomography (CT).
JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2023)
Article
Optics
Zunyue Zhang, Yi Wang, Jiarui Wang, Dan Yi, David Weng U. Chan, Wu Yuan, Hon Ki Tsang
Summary: In this study, a compact integrated scanning spectrometer is proposed, which utilizes a tunable micro-ring resonator and a single arrayed waveguide grating to achieve wide optical bandwidths and high spectral resolutions. The integrated spectrometer with germanium photodetectors demonstrates excellent performance.
PHOTONICS RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Brent Gudenkauf, Allison G. Hays, Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, Jeffrey Trost, Daniel Ambinder, Katherine C. Wu, Armin Arbab-Zadeh, Roger S. Blumenthal, Garima Sharma
Summary: Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is a complex disease requiring multiple imaging techniques for diagnosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance can exclude nonischemic causes and invasive coronary imaging can evaluate plaque formation and the presence of disruption or dissection. The application of noninvasive imaging techniques is also being studied.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Elia von Felten, Dominik C. Benz, Georgios Benetos, Andreas A. Giannopoulos, Michael Messerli, Christoph Graeni, Tobias A. Fuchs, Catherine Gebhard, Ronny R. Buechel, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Aju P. Pazhenkottil
Summary: "This study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of TAG in predicting ischemia in SPECT-MPI and the correlation between TAG and TCG. However, the results showed that TAG and TCG in CCTA do not offer any value in predicting ischemia assessed by SPECT-MPI. Additionally, TAG is partly affected by differences in the coronary luminal area."
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Adam Bakula, Dimitri Patriki, Elia von Felten, Georgios Benetos, Aleksandra Sustar, Dominik C. Benz, Muriel Wiedemann-Buser, Valerie Treyer, Aju P. Pazhenkottil, Christoph Grani, Catherine Gebhard, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Ronny R. Buechel, Tobias A. Fuchs
Summary: This study assessed the feasibility of detecting splenic switch-off (SSO) in nitrogen-13 ammonia PET MPI and found that SSO can be detected in this setting, similar to cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). This finding may help differentiate adenosine non-responders from patients with truly reduced myocardial flow reserve (MFR).
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Stephan Skawran, Antonio G. Gennari, Manuel Dittli, Valerie Treyer, Urs J. Muehlematter, Alexander Maurer, Irene A. Burger, Cacilia Mader, Olivia Messerli, Hannes Grunig, Catherine Gebhard, Martin W. Huellner, Alessandra Curioni-Fontecedro, Christoph Berger, Michael Messerli
Summary: FDG-avid axillary lymph nodes are common after COVID-19 vaccination, with a higher frequency observed in patients who received the Moderna vaccine compared to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Clinical management was affected in some cases due to the presence of FDG-avid lymph nodes.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Ahmed Haider, Susan Bengs, Angela Portmann, Alexia Rossi, Hazem Ahmed, Dominik Etter, Geoffrey Warnock, Nidaa Mikail, Muriel Gramer, Alexander Meisel, Livio Gisler, Caitlin Jie, Claudia Keller, Sebastian Kozerke, Bruno Weber, Roger Schibli, Linjing Mu, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Simon M. Ametamey, Catherine Gebhard
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact of female and male sex hormones on myocardial perfusion and coronary flow reserve. The experimental data in mice indicate that testosterone plays a primary role in sex differences in myocardial perfusion.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Dominik C. Benz, Sara Ersoezlue, Francois L. A. Mojon, Michael Messerli, Anna K. Mitulla, Domenico Ciancone, David Kenkel, Jan A. Schaab, Catherine Gebhard, Aju P. Pazhenkottil, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Ronny R. Buechel
Summary: DLIR enables a 43% reduction in radiation dose from CCTA without significant impacts on image noise, stenosis severity, plaque composition, and quantitative plaque volume.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Antonio G. Gennari, Hannes Grunig, Dominik C. Benz, Stephan Skawran, Alexander Maurer, Ahmad M. A. Abukwaik, Alexia Rossi, Catherine Gebhard, Ronny R. Buechel, Michael Messerli
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of low-dose CT for attenuation correction of myocardial perfusion SPECT in identifying anemic patients and grading anemia severity. The results showed that quantitative analysis derived from low-dose CT images had similar diagnostic accuracy to hematocrit for detecting anemia and could discriminate different anemia severities.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Caroline E. Gebhard, Nuria Zellweger, Catherine Gebhard, Alexa Hollinger, Leon Chrobok, David Staehli, Christof M. Schoenenberger, Atanas Todorov, Markus Aschwanden, Martin Siegemund
Summary: This study retrospectively evaluated the duration of prone position as a risk factor for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in critically ill patients. The study found that longer prone ventilation and certain constitutional factors may contribute to an increased risk of DVT in COVID-19 patients. However, due to the limited number of patients, these observations should be regarded as hypothesis-generating. Further larger and prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Peter Francis Raguindin, Isabel Cardona, Taulant Muka, Irene Lambrinoudaki, Catherine Gebhard, Oscar H. Franco, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Marija Glisic
Summary: This study found that women have a worsening cardiovascular risk profile as they age, but the changes in cardiovascular risk factors over a 5-year period may not depend on the reproductive stage.
CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Alexia Rossi, Nidaa Mikail, Susan Bengs, Ahmed Haider, Valerie Treyer, Ronny Ralf Buechel, Susanne Wegener, Katrin Rauen, Ahmed Tawakol, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Catherine Gebhard
Summary: There is a close interaction between the heart and the brain, regulated by various physiological and neurohumoral circuits. Current evidence suggests that this interaction is more pronounced in women. Cardiovascular and brain diseases are common conditions, and gender differences can affect the pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, and treatment responses of these diseases.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2022)
Editorial Material
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Nicole Bechmann, Andreas Barthel, Andreas Schedl, Stephan Herzig, Zsuzsanna Varga, Catherine Gebhard, Manuel Mayr, Constanze Hantel, Felix Beuschlein, Christian Wolfrum, Nikolaos Perakakis, Lucilla Poston, Cynthia L. Andoniadou, Richard Siow, Raul R. Gainetdinov, Arad Dotan, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Geltrude Mingrone, Stefan R. Bornstein
Summary: Current evidence shows that COVID-19 severity and mortality are higher in men compared to women, while women may be at a higher risk of reinfection and long-term COVID-19 development. Differences between sexes have also been observed in other infectious diseases and vaccine responses. This could be explained by sex-specific expression patterns of proteins involved in virus binding and entry, as well as divergent reactions of the immune and endocrine systems to acute stress. Understanding the role of sex hormones, comorbidities, and sex chromosome complement in COVID-19 could have implications for disease treatment, public health measures, and follow-up of patients predisposed to long COVID. Considering sex differences in future pandemic surveillance and COVID-19 patient treatment may lead to better disease stratification and improved outcomes.
LANCET DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Nicola Lott, Caroline E. Gebhard, Susan Bengs, Ahmed Haider, Gabriela M. Kuster, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Catherine Gebhard
Summary: This review summarizes the roles of androgens, estrogens, and progesterone in the regulation of virus entry receptors and disease progression of COVID-19, as well as their therapeutic value. Currently, there is no clear evidence for a sex-specific expression of virus entry receptors, and the impact of sex hormones on COVID-19 varies widely. The conflicting evidence and lack of consensus may be due to a lack of mechanistic studies and clinical trials reporting sex-disaggregated data. Furthermore, the influence of sociocultural factors (gender) on COVID-19 manifestations has not been investigated.
NATURE REVIEWS ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Audrey-Ann Fauteux, Rocio Gutierrez Rojas, Kristian Agbogba, Mitchel Benovoy, Audrey-Rose Charlebois-Poirier, Eve Lalancette, Sarah Lippe, Nagib Dahdah
Summary: This pilot study aimed to explore the impacts of acute Kawasaki disease (KD) on neurodevelopment and found a possible association between KD and attention deficit concerns, especially in children with acute irritability. Despite overall preserved cognitive functions, further longitudinal studies are needed to better characterize patients' neurodevelopmental trajectory.
PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Catherine Gebhard, Noe Corpataux, Christoph Grani, Ahmed Haider
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Fabiola A. Bechtiger, Marvin Grossmann, Adam Bakula, Dimitri Patriki, Elia von Felten, Tobias A. Fuchs, Catherine Gebhard, Aju P. Pazhenkottil, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Ronny R. Buechel
Summary: Reducing tube voltage for calcium scoring allows for accurate risk stratification if adapted tube voltage thresholds are applied. Reclassification rates vary depending on body mass index.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Judy M. Luu, Catherine Gebhard, Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige, Dipika Desai, Karleen Schulze, Francois Marcotte, Philip Awadalla, Philippe Broet, Trevor Dummer, Jason Hicks, Eric Larose, Alan Moody, Eric E. Smith, Jean-Claude Tardif, Tiago Teixeira, Koon K. Teo, Jennifer Vena, Douglas S. Lee, Sonia S. Anand, Matthias G. Friedrich
Summary: This study provides sex and age-specific normal reference values for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) parameters using an anatomically correct contouring method. These values are derived from the largest, multi-ethnic population free of cardiovascular disease (CVD) to date.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
(2022)