Publications by authors named "E Bollano"
The hemodynamic definitions of pulmonary hypertension consider resistive loading (pulmonary vascular resistance [PVR]), but there are increasing evidence that pulsatile loading (pulmonary artery compliance [PAC]) has functional and prognostic importance. The aims of the present study on patients with left heart disease, were to evaluate a novel echocardiographic right ventricular (RV) afterload score and to investigate its relation to risk of mortality or implantation of a left ventricular assist device. Patients ( = 220) with left ventricular ejection fraction < 50% consecutively referred for heart transplant or heart failure workup underwent echocardiography and right heart catheterization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Acute myocarditis/perimyocarditis presents with a variable prognosis ranging from complete recovery to end-stage heart failure (HF), sudden cardiac arrest, and death. The relationship between a prior history of myocarditis/perimyocarditis and outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains unclear.
Methods And Results: Using the SCRR (Swedish Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Registry), we analyzed 54 568 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from 2010 to 2020 where cardiopulmonary resuscitation was attempted.
Background/objectives: Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium and remains to this day a challenging diagnosis. A promising novel imaging method uses the expression of somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) on inflammatory cells to visualize myocardial inflammation. However, little is known about the histopathological correlate of SSTR imaging in different forms of myocarditis.
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- Early substitution of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) with everolimus in heart transplant patients showed improved long-term kidney function compared to standard CNI therapy.
- In a study involving 115 heart transplant recipients, those on everolimus maintained significantly better kidney health over 10-12 years, with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 82.7 ml/min/1.73 m² versus 61.0 ml/min/1.73 m² for the standard CNI group.
- Despite the differences in kidney function, survival rates and overall graft performance were similar between both treatment groups, indicating that both approaches are viable long-term.
Aims: Risk stratification of patients with new-onset acute heart failure (AHF) is important but remains challenging. In the present study, we evaluated the prognostic value of a new multiparameter right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) score.
Methods And Results: Patients (n = 210) hospitalized due to new-onset AHF between 2015 and 2018 were retrospectively included.