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RESUMEN Objetivo: Distintas alteraciones del electrocardiograma (ECG) han sido asociadas a disfunción sistólica ventricular izquierda (DSVI), si bien la asociación con el infradesnivel del segmento ST (IST) del plano frontal del ECG estándar no se encuentra establecida. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar si el IST de la derivación DI (IST-1) permite predecir la presencia de DSVI. Material y métodos: Se incluyeron de forma prospectiva pacientes portadores factores de riesgo o cardiopatías crónicas estables, con ECG basal y ecocardiograma que aportara evaluación de la fracción de eyección (FEVI), motilidad ventricular izquierda y evaluación dicotómica sobre la presencia de hipertrofia ventricular izquierda (HVI). Evaluamos la morfología del segmento ST en derivaciones DI y V6, definiéndose como anormal (IST-1; IST-6) al ST infradesnivelado (≥1mm a 80mseg del punto J) o descendente. Resultados: Se analizaron en forma prospectiva 691 pacientes, edad media 69,8 ± 12 años, 61,6% hombres. Se identificó IST-1 e IST-6 en 250 (36,2%) y 199 (28,8%) casos, respectivamente. La presencia de IST-1 e IST-6 se asoció a una FEVI significativamente menor comparado con la ausencia de dicho hallazgo: 44,8 ± 13,9% vs. 55,6 ± 8,9%, (p <0,0001) y 45,8 ± 14,1% vs. 54,1 ± 10,4% (p <0,0001) respectivamente. Ambos se asociaron a la presencia de DSVI, definida como FEVI <50%, aunque el IST-1 mostró mejor rendimiento diagnóstico que el IST-6 [área bajo la curva 0,72 (IC 95% 0,69-0,76) vs. 0,64 (IC 95% 0,610,68), p = 0,0001]. Conclusiones: Este estudio mostró que la depresión del segmento ST de la derivación DI permite predecir la presencia de DSVI mejor que IST-6. La potencial relevancia de dichos hallazgos debería situarse en el contexto actual de la emergente utilización de dispositivos wearables que analizan la información electrocardiográfica mediante una única derivación.
ABSTRACT Background: Different electrocardiographic abnormalities have been associated with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD), although the association with standard electrocardiographic frontal plane ST-segment depression (STD) has not been established. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether lead I STD (STD-I) allows predicting the presence of LVSD. Methods: Patients with risk factors or stable chronic heart disease, and baseline electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram that provided evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular wall motility, and dichotomous evaluation of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), were prospectively included in the study. ST-segment morphology in leads I and V6 was evaluated, defining horizontal (≥1mm at 80 ms from the J point) or downsloping STD as abnormal STD-I and STD-6. Results: A total of 691 patients; with mean age of 69.8 ± 12 years and 61.6% men, were prospectively analyzed. STD-I and STD-6 were identified in 250 (36.2%) and 199 (28.8%) cases, respectively. Presence of STD-I and STD-6 was associated with a significantly lower LVEF compared with the absence of this finding: 44.8 ± 13.9% vs. 55.6 ± 8.9% (p <0.0001) and 45.8 ± 14.1% vs. 54.1±10.4% (p <0.0001), respectively. Both were associated with the presence of LVSD, defined as LVEF <50%, although STD-I showed better diagnostic performance than STD-6 [area under the ROC curve 0.72 (95% CI 0.69-0.76) vs. 0.64 (95% CI 0.61-0.68), p = 0.0001]. Conclusions: This study showed that STD-I predicts the presence of LVSD better than STD-6. The potential relevance of these findings should be placed in the current context of the emerging use of wearable devices that analyze electrocardiographic information through a single lead.
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BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to assess the incidence of in-hospital acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery by comparing preoperative baseline renal function with renal function during the postoperative period and at discharge, and to relate these indices with in-hospital postoperative outcomes. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed over a 4-year period from a series of 426 adult patients. Kidney function was based on serum creatinine (SCr), Cockroft-Gault estimated creatinine clearance (eCrCl), and glomerular filtration rate estimated with the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula (eGFR). Baseline values were compared with "peak" values of altered kidney function postoperatively, and "discharge" values. In-hospital mortality and complication rates were compared between patients with transient and persistent AKI, and those without postoperative AKI. RESULTS: After surgery, AKI (Risk-Injury-Failure-Loss-Endstage [RIFLE] classes Injury and Failure) was diagnosed in 14.6-17.5% of patients based on peak values. AKI diagnosis was reduced to 3.6-4.5% when SCr, eCrCl, and eGFR were measured at discharge. In-hospital mortality of patients with transient AKI was 4% versus 26% in patients with AKI at discharge (odds ratio = 0.11, 95% confidence interval 0.02-0.62, P = 0.011). CONCLUSIONS: A diagnosis of AKI based on measurements of eGFR during the postoperative period was nearly four times more frequent than the same diagnosis at discharge. Transient AKI was the predominate presentation of postoperative kidney dysfunction in this study. Transient AKI did not affect in-hospital outcomes compared with patients without AKI. Patients with persistent AKI at discharge had the highest mortality.
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Injúria Renal Aguda/mortalidade , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/mortalidade , Injúria Renal Aguda/diagnóstico , Injúria Renal Aguda/epidemiologia , Idoso , Feminino , Taxa de Filtração Glomerular , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Hospitais/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Incidência , Testes de Função Renal , Masculino , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/diagnóstico , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
The relationship between higher body mass index (BMI), decreased morbidity and mortality is known as the "obesity paradox", and has been described in cohorts of patients with hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, coronary and peripheral artery diseases, non-cardiac surgery, and end-stage renal disease. Here we investigated the relationship between BMI and short-term outcomes after adult cardiac surgery to explore the existence of an obesity paradoxical effect. A secondary objective was to perform an updated systematic review to further analyze the association between BMI and 30-day in-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery. A retrospective analysis was performed from a consecutive series of 1823 adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery, that were assigned to five BMI groups: normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2), class I obese (30-34.9 kg/m2), class II obese (35-39.9 kg/m2), and class III obese or morbidly obese (40-49.9 kg/m2). A systematic review search was performed including controlled trials and observational studies identified in MEDLINE, Embase, SCOPUS, and the Cochrane library (to the end of June 2017). In the present series, overweight and obese patients had similar or slightly lower in-hospital mortality rates after cardiac surgery compared with normal-weight individuals. Conversely, postoperative complication rates increased with higher BMI levels. Most studies included in the review showed that overweight and obese patients had at least the same mortality rate as normal-weight patients, or even a lower death risk. Pooled-data of the meta-analysis provided evidence on the association between higher BMI levels and a lower all-cause in-hospital mortality rate after cardiac surgery.
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/mortalidade , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Obesidade/complicações , Idoso , Índice de Massa Corporal , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Obesidade/mortalidade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
The relationship between higher body mass index (BMI), decreased morbidity and mortality is known as the "obesity paradox", and has been described in cohorts of patients with hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, coronary and peripheral artery diseases, non-cardiac surgery, and end-stage renal disease. Here we investigated the relationship between BMI and short-term outcomes after adult cardiac surgery to explore the existence of an obesity paradoxical effect. A secondary objective was to perform an updated systematic review to further analyze the association between BMI and 30-day in-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery. A retrospective analysis was performed from a consecutive series of 1823 adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery, that were assigned to five BMI groups: normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m²), overweight (25-29.9 kg/m²), class I obese (30-34.9 kg/m²), class II obese (35-39.9 kg/m²), and class III obese or morbidly obese (40-49.9 kg/m²). A systematic review search was performed including controlled trials and observational studies identified in MEDLINE, Embase, SCOPUS, and the Cochrane library (to the end of June 2017). In the present series, overweight and obese patients had similar or slightly lower in-hospital mortality rates after cardiac surgery compared with normal-weight individuals. Conversely, postoperative complication rates increased with higher BMI levels. Most studies included in the review showed that overweight and obese patients had at least the same mortality rate as normal-weight patients, or even a lower death risk. Pooled-data of the meta-analysis provided evidence on the association between higher BMI levels and a lower all-cause in-hospital mortality rate after cardiac surgery.
La relación entre mayor índice de masa corporal (IMC) y menor morbilidad y mortalidad se conoce como "paradoja de la obesidad". Se ha descrito en cohortes de pacientes con hipertensión, diabetes, insuficiencia cardíaca, enfermedad coronaria y arterial periférica, cirugías no cardíacas y enfermedad renal en etapa terminal. Aquí se investigó la relación entre IMC y resultados a corto plazo después de cirugía cardíaca en adultos, y la manifestación de la paradoja de la obesidad. También se realizó una revisión sistemática sobre asociación entre IMC y mortalidad a 30 días de la cirugía cardíaca. Se hizo un análisis retrospectivo de una serie consecutiva de 1823 adultos con cirugía cardíaca, asignados a cinco grupos de IMC: peso normal (18.5-24.9 kg/m²), sobrepeso (25- 29.9 kg/m²), obesidad clase I (30-34.9 kg/m²), clase II (35-39.9 kg/m²), y clase III (40-49.9 kg/m²), y una búsqueda sistemática de ensayos controlados y estudios observacionales en MEDLINE, Embase, SCOPUS y Cochrane (hasta 30/6/2017). En la serie, las tasas de mortalidad hospitalaria fueron similares o ligeramente menores en pacientes con sobrepeso y obesidad comparados con aquellos de peso normal. Pero también las tasas de complicaciones postoperatorias aumentaron con el IMC. La mayoría de los estudios observacionales revisados mostraron que los pacientes con sobrepeso y obesidad tenían al menos similar tasa de mortalidad que aquellos con peso normal, o menor riesgo de muerte. Los datos combinados del metaanálisis evidenciaron asociación entre los niveles de IMC mayores y tasa de mortalidad hospitalaria más baja después de cirugía cardíaca.
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/mortalidade , Obesidade/complicações , Índice de Massa Corporal , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do Tratamento , Obesidade/mortalidadeRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To date, no systematic work has been intended to describe spatio-temporal patterns of cardiac rhythms using only short series of RR intervals, to facilitate visual or computerized-aided identification of EKG motifs for use in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to detect and classify eye-catching geometric patterns of Poincaré time-delay plots from different types of cardiac rhythms and arrhythmias using short-term EKG signals. METHODS: Approximately 150-300 representative, consecutive beats were retrieved from 24-h Holter registers of 100 patients with different heart rhythms. Two-dimensional Poincaré charts were created, and the resulting geometric patterns were transformed into representative familiar eye-catching drawings to interpret different arrhythmias. RESULTS: Poincaré plot representation of RR interval data revealed a wide variety of visual patterns: (i) comet-shaped for sinus rhythm; (ii) torpedo-shaped for sinus bradycardia; (iii) cigarette-shaped for sinus tachycardia; (iv) butterfly-shaped for sinus tachycardia and isolated atrial premature complexes; (v) arrow-shaped for isolated premature complexes and inappropriate sinus tachycardia; (vi) inverted fan-shaped for sinus rhythm with frequent atrial premature complexes; (vii) tornado-shaped for atrial flutter and atrial tachycardia; and (viii) fan-shaped for atrial fibrillation. CONCLUSIONS: Modified Poincaré plots with smoothed lines connecting successive points could accurately classify different types of arrhythmias based on short RR interval sequence variability. Characteristic emergent patterns can be visually identified and eventually could be distinguished by an automatic classification system able to discern between arrhythmias. This work provides an alternative method to interpret time-delay plots obtained from short-term EKG signal recordings.
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Arritmias Cardíacas/diagnóstico por imagem , Eletrocardiografia Ambulatorial/métodos , Frequência Cardíaca , Processamento de Sinais Assistido por Computador , Potenciais de Ação , Arritmias Cardíacas/fisiopatologia , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/fisiopatologia , Bradicardia/diagnóstico por imagem , Bradicardia/fisiopatologia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Reconhecimento Automatizado de Padrão , Reconhecimento Fisiológico de Modelo , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Taquicardia Sinusal/diagnóstico por imagem , Taquicardia Sinusal/fisiopatologia , Fatores de Tempo , Percepção VisualRESUMO
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of age, creatinine and ejection fraction (ACEF) score and the modified ACEFCG model, incorporating creatinine clearance, to predict immediate operative mortality risk of patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. A retrospective analysis was performed of prospectively collected data between 2012 and 2015, from a series of 1190 adult patients who underwent elective cardiac surgery. Operative risk mortality was assessed with ACEF, ACEFCG and EuroSCORE II. Overall mortality rate was 4.0% (48 cases), while mean mortality rates predicted by ACEF, ACEFCG, and EuroSCORE II were 2.3% (p = 0.014), 6.4% (p = 0.010) and 2.5% (p = 0.038), respectively. Overall observed/predicted mortality ratio was 1.8 for ACEF score, 0.6 for ACEFCG score and 1.6 for EuroSCORE II. The ACEF score demonstrated an adequate overall performance for the low- and intermediate-risk groups, but underestimated mortality for the high risk group. The ACEFCG score discriminatory power systematically improved the area under the ROC curve (AUC) obtained with the ACEF score; however, EuroSCORE II showed the best AUC. Overall accuracy was 56.1% for the ACEF score, 51.2% for the ACEFCG score and 75.9% for EuroSCORE II. For clinical use, the ACEF score seems to be adequate to predict mortality in low- and intermediate-risk patients. Though the ACEFCG score had a better discriminatory power and calibration, it tended to overestimate the expected risk. Since ideally, a simpler risk stratification score should be desirable for bedside clinical use, the ACEF model reasonably met the expected performance in our population.
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/mortalidade , Creatinina/sangue , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Eletivos/mortalidade , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Volume Sistólico/fisiologia , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Argentina/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Curva ROC , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of age, creatinine and ejection fraction (ACEF) score and the modified ACEFCG model, incorporating creatinine clearance, to predict immediate operative mortality risk of patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. A retrospective analysis was performed of prospectively collected data between 2012 and 2015, from a series of 1190 adult patients who underwent elective cardiac surgery. Operative risk mortality was assessed with ACEF, ACEFCG and EuroSCORE II. Overall mortality rate was 4.0% (48 cases), while mean mortality rates predicted by ACEF, ACEFCG, and EuroSCORE II were 2.3% (p = 0.014), 6.4% (p = 0.010) and 2.5% (p = 0.038), respectively. Overall observed/predicted mortality ratio was 1.8 for ACEF score, 0.6 for ACEFCG score and 1.6 for EuroSCORE II. The ACEF score demonstrated an adequate overall performance for the low- and intermediate-risk groups, but underestimated mortality for the high risk group. The ACEFCG score discriminatory power systematically improved the area under the ROC curve (AUC) obtained with the ACEF score; however, EuroSCORE II showed the best AUC. Overall accuracy was 56.1% for the ACEF score, 51.2% for the ACEFCG score and 75.9% for EuroSCORE II. For clinical use, the ACEF score seems to be adequate to predict mortality in low- and intermediate-risk patients. Though the ACEFCG score had a better discriminatory power and calibration, it tended to overestimate the expected risk. Since ideally, a simpler risk stratification score should be desirable for bedside clinical use, the ACEF model reasonably met the expected performance in our population.
El objetivo fue evaluar la eficacia de la escala de riesgo de edad, creatinina y fracción de eyección (ACEF) y también ACEFCG, que incorpora la depuración de creatinina, para predecir el riesgo de mortalidad operatoria inmediata tras una cirugía cardiaca electiva. Se realizó un análisis retrospectivo de datos recolectados prospectivamente entre 2012 y 2015, de 1190 adultos sometidos a cirugía cardíaca electiva. El riesgo de mortalidad operatoria se evaluó con ACEF, ACEFCG y EuroSCORE II. La tasa de mortalidad global fue 4.0% (48 casos), mientras que las tasas de mortalidad predichas por ACEF, ACEFCG y EuroSCORE II fueron 2.3% (p = 0.014), 6.4% (p = 0.010) y 2.5% (p = 0.038), respectivamente. La razón mortalidad observada/esperada fue 1.8 para el ACEF, 0.6 para el ACEFCG y 1.6 para el EuroSCORE II. La puntuación de ACEF demostró un desempeño adecuado para los grupos de riesgo bajo y medio, pero subestimó la mortalidad del grupo de alto riesgo. La discriminación del ACEFCG mejoró sistemáticamente el área ROC del ACEF; sin embargo, el EuroSCORE II mostró la mejor área ROC. La precisión global fue 56.1% para el ACEF, 51.2% para el ACEFCG y 75.9% para el EuroSCORE II. Para uso clínico, el modelo ACEF parece ser adecuado para predecir la mortalidad en pacientes de riesgo bajo y medio. Aunque el puntaje de ACEFCG tuvo un mejor poder discriminatorio y calibración, tendió a sobrestimar el riesgo esperado. Considerando que sería ideal contar con un método de estratificación de riesgo más simple para uso clínico al lado de la cama, el modelo ACEF tuvo un desempeño razonable en nuestra población.
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Idoso , Volume Sistólico/fisiologia , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Eletivos/mortalidade , Creatinina/sangue , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/mortalidade , Argentina/epidemiologia , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Curva ROC , Fatores EtáriosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The aim was to assess the incidence of prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) after mitral valve replacement (MVR) in patients receiving Biocor® porcine or mechanical valves, and to evaluate the effect of PPM on long-term survival. METHODS: All patients undergoing MVR between 2009 and 2013 received either mechanical or bioprosthetic valves (Biocor® porcine). PPM was defined as severe when the indexed effective ori-fice area was < 0.9 cm2/m2, moderate between 0.9 cm2/m2 and 1.2 cm2/m2 or absent > 1.2 cm2/m2. The primary endpoint was all-cause long-term mortality. RESULTS: Among a total of 136 MVR, PPM was severe in 27%, moderate in 44% and absent in 29% of patients. Implanted valves were 57% mechanical and 43% bioprosthetic. Only 3% of patients with mechanical valves had severe PPM vs. 59% with bioprostheses (p < 0.0001). Sixty-month survival with severe mismatch was 0.559 (SE 0.149) and with no mismatch 0.895 (SE 0.058) (p = 0.043). Survival of patients suffering from severe mismatch, or moderate mismatch with pulmonary hypertension (PH) was 0.749 (SE 0.101); while for patients with no mismatch or with moderate mismatch without PH, survival was 0.951 (SE 0.028) (p = 0.016). CONCLUSIONS: About one-fourth of patients had severe PPM and almost all of them had received a bioprosthesis. Sixty-month survival was significantly lower in patients with severe mismatch, or moderate mismatch with PH. Specifically, when a bioprothesis is chosen and while further evidence on the impact of PPM on clinical outcomes appears, surgeons are recommended to follow a preoperative strategy to implant a mitral prosthesis of adequate size in order to prevent PPM.
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Bioprótese/efeitos adversos , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas/efeitos adversos , Hipertensão Pulmonar/etiologia , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/cirurgia , Valva Mitral/cirurgia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias , Idoso , Argentina/epidemiologia , Ecocardiografia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Hipertensão Pulmonar/epidemiologia , Incidência , Masculino , Valva Mitral/diagnóstico por imagem , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/diagnóstico , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/mortalidade , Desenho de Prótese , Falha de Prótese , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Taxa de Sobrevida/tendências , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: The aim was to analyse in-hospital outcomes of patients over 70 years of age undergoing routine immediate operation theatre (OT) extubation after on-pump or off-pump cardiac surgery. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed of prospectively collected data over a 4-year period (2011-14) from elderly patients undergoing early extubation after cardiac surgery at a single institution. All patients over 70 years were considered eligible for immediate OT or intensive care unit (ICU) early extubation after meeting specific criteria. All types of non-emergency cardiac surgery were included. Cardiac surgical risk stratification was assessed with EuroSCORE II and age, creatinine level and left ventricular ejection fraction (ACEF) score. RESULTS: Among the 415 patients operated on during the period, 275 (66.3%) were ≥70 years old. One hundred and forty patients (50.9%) of the elderly group were extubated successfully in the OT. Excluding off-pump coronary surgery, OT extubation was achieved in 51.5% of cases. The rate of risk of reintubation within 24 h of surgery after OT extubation was 2.1%. The in-hospital mortality rate was 4.7%, and the complication rate was 11.6%, independently of extubation timing. Elderly patients extubated in the OT had a significantly lower median EuroSCORE II risk level and ACEF score, more isolated valve surgeries, reduced cardiopulmonary bypass time, less complications and shorter length of stay than ICU-extubated patients. In the multivariate analysis, only the ACEF score remained as an independent variable associated with OT extubation in the elderly (odds ratio 25.0, 95% CI 2.74-228.8, P = 0.004), and had good discriminating power [receiver operating characteristics (ROC) area 0.713]. On the other hand, the EuroSCORE ROC area used to predict OT extubation was 0.694, and the cut-off analysis showed that a risk value under 2.11 was associated with 72.1% OT extubation versus 37.3% when the risk value was over 2.11 (P = 0.0002). CONCLUSIONS: OT extubation in the elderly can be safely performed in nearly 50% of patients, without apparently worsening their outcomes. A key point of this success was the use of a short-acting volatile agent to maintain anaesthesia throughout the procedure. Low- or moderate-risk cardiac surgery assessed with a preoperative EuroSCORE II <2.11 will help to better predict successful OT extubation in the elderly.