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ArticleCardiovascular ultrasound2018

Are aortic coarctation and rheumatoid arthritis different models of aortic stiffness? Data from an echocardiographic study.

Giorgio Faganello, Giovanni Cioffi, Maurizio Rossini, Federica Ognibeni, Alessandro Giollo, Maurizio Fisicaro, Giulia Russo, Concetta Di Nora, Sara Doimo, Luigi Tarantini and 7 more

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Article in Cardiovascular ultrasound, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07131111 (Impact of Aortic Geometry on Vascular Remodeling After Stent Implantation in Coarctation of the Aorta), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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NCT07131111 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Impact of Aortic Geometry on Vascular Remodeling After Stent Implantation in Coarctation of the Aorta

TypeobservationalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsAortic Geometry, Vascular Remodeling, Coarctation of Aorta, Blood PressureArmsCT aortography, CMR
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17 authors.

Giorgio FaganelloCardiovascular Centre, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, via Slataper n°9, 34134, Trieste, Italy. giorgio.faganello@asuits.sanita.fvg.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5343-7482
Giovanni CioffiDepartment of Cardiology, Villa Bianca Hospital, Trento, Italy.
Maurizio RossiniDepartment of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy.
Federica OgnibeniDepartment of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy.
Alessandro GiolloDepartment of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy.
Maurizio FisicaroCardiovascular Centre, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, via Slataper n°9, 34134, Trieste, Italy.
Giulia RussoCardiovascular Centre, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, via Slataper n°9, 34134, Trieste, Italy.
Concetta Di NoraCardiovascular Centre, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, via Slataper n°9, 34134, Trieste, Italy.
Sara DoimoCardiovascular Centre, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, via Slataper n°9, 34134, Trieste, Italy.
Luigi TarantiniDepartment of cardiology, Ospedale Civile S. Martino, Belluno, Italy.
Carmine MazzoneCardiovascular Centre, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, via Slataper n°9, 34134, Trieste, Italy.
Antonella CherubiniCardiovascular Centre, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, via Slataper n°9, 34134, Trieste, Italy.
Biancamaria D'Agata MottolesiDivision of Cardiology, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Claudio PandulloCardiovascular Centre, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, via Slataper n°9, 34134, Trieste, Italy.
Andrea Di LenardaCardiovascular Centre, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, via Slataper n°9, 34134, Trieste, Italy.
Gianfranco SinagraDepartment of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Ombretta ViapianaDepartment of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients who underwent a successful repair of the aortic coarctation (CoA) show high risk for cardiovascular (CV) events. Mechanical and structural abnormalities in the ascending aorta (Ao) might have a role in the prognosis of CoA patients. We analyzed the elastic properties of Ao measured as aortic stiffness index (AoSI) in CoA patients in the long-term period and we compared AoSI with a cohort of 38 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 38 non-RA matched controls.

methodsData from 19 CoA patients were analyzed 28 ± 13 years after surgery. Abnormally high AoSI was diagnosed if AoSI > 6.07% (95th percentile of the AoSI detected in our reference healthy population). AoSI was assessed at the level of the aortic root by two-dimensional guided M-mode evaluation.

resultsCoA patients showed more than two-fold higher AoSI compared to RA and controls (9.8 ± 12.6 vs 4.8 ± 2.5% and 3.1 ± 2.0%, respectively; all p < 0.05 and in 5 of 19 patients with CoA (26%) AoSI was exceptionally high. The 5 patients with abnormally high AoSI were older with higher BP, LV mass and prevalence of LV diastolic dysfunction. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that AoSI was independently related to the presence of LV hypertrophy and higher LV relative wall thickness.

conclusionsCoA patients have higher AoSI levels than RA patients and non-RA matched controls. AoSI levels are abnormally high in a small sub-group of CoA patients who show a very high-risk clinical profile for adverse CV events.

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AortaAortic CoarctationArthritis, RheumatoidHumansPrognosisVascular Stiffness

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PMID29940971
PMCPMC6019794

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