Publications by authors named "Marouso Douskou"
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate myocarditis as a precipitating factor for heart failure using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and endomyocardial biopsy.
Methods And Results: Eighty-five patients with suspected myocarditis and 20 controls were evaluated. Seventy-one patients with positive CMR were referred for endomyocardial biopsy and re-evaluation after 1 year.
Article Synopsis
- Myocardial inflammation, often present in autoimmune disease patients, was investigated in 40 individuals (20 with cardiac symptoms and 20 controls) using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) and endomyocardial biopsy techniques.
- CMR identified myocarditis in 18 out of 20 symptomatic patients, with notable differences in imaging results compared to controls, and 10 patients underwent biopsy for further analysis.
- Histological evaluation revealed inflammation in 50% of specimens and viral or microbial presence in 80%, indicating a strong association between autoimmune diseases and myocardial inflammation.
Objective: To evaluate the involvement of cardiac and sternocleidomastoid muscles by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurement of T2 relaxation time and the left ventricular systolic function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) on treatment with deflazacort and compare them with DMD patients without treatment.
Subjects: Seventeen patients with DMD (aged 17-22 years) on treatment with deflazacort for at least 7 years and 17 boys with DMD of younger age (12-15 years) without steroid treatment. All patients were free of cardiac or respiratory symptoms and had normal ECG and Holter monitor examination.
Objectives: We evaluated the ability of magnetic resonance imaging to perform a noninvasive assessment of coronary arteries, function and viability in one examination in a population with Kawasaki disease.
Background: Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) can identify coronary abnormalities in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD). Contrast enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CeCMR) is the current gold standard for scar detection.
Objectives: To apply magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the assessment of myocardial iron deposition in patients with beta-thalassemia and compare the results with cardiac biopsy data.
Background: Myocardial iron accumulation is the main cause for cardiac complications in beta-thalassemia.
Methods: Twenty-five consecutive thalassemic patients were studied using a 0.
Objective: To detect origin and course and to evaluate viability in patients with anomalous RCA.
Design: 3D coronary MR angiography and viability study using gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (Gd-MRI) was performed.
Setting: A tertiary hospital center.
Purpose: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is defined as a dilatation of an arterial segment to a diameter at least 1.5 times that of the adjacent artery. It is characterized by slow flow, predisposing to thrombosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To examine the extent of cardiac muscle and sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) involvement detected by MRI measurement of T2 relaxation time in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and no cardiorespiratory symptoms.
Design: Prospective controlled study.
Setting: Teaching referral hospital and university hospital.
Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is defined as a dilatation of an arterial segment to a diameter at least 1.5 times that of the adjacent normal artery. The correct follow-up of ectatic vessels is hampered by the need for repeat angiograms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the results of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) with X-ray coronary angiography (XCA) in a pediatric population.
Background: Coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease (KD) develop in about 15% to 25% of young patients, mostly in the form of aneurysms.
Methods: Thirteen patients (12 male), age three to eight years, were studied.