Publications by authors named "Gianluca P Gallone"
Corrigendum to "Cardiac magnetic resonance predictors of left ventricular remodelling following acute ST elevation myocardial infarction: The VavirimS study, Pica, Silvia et al." [International Journal of Cardiology, Volume 370, 8-17].
Silvia Pica Gabriele Crimi Serenella Castelvecchio Vittorio Pazzanese Anna Palmisano Gianluca Pio Gallone
Int J Cardiol
May 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the accuracy and precision of pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) as an indicator of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) during exercise, particularly for diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
- - A cohort of 46 participants underwent heart catheterization to compare PAWP and LVEDP values at rest and during exercise, with results showing a decent correlation but significant variability between the two measures.
- - Findings suggest that while PAWP can provide a reasonably accurate estimate of LVEDP during exercise, there are still instances where the two measurements can lead to different conclusions regarding heart failure assessment.
Background: Left ventricular (LV) remodelling (REM) ensuing after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), has typically been studied by echocardiography, which has limitations, or cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in early phase that may overestimate infarct size (IS) due to tissue edema and stunning. This prospective, multicenter study investigated LV-REM performing CMR in the subacute phase, and 6 months after STEMI.
Methods And Results: patients with first STEMI undergoing successful primary angioplasty were consecutively enrolled.