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Cardiovascular Pathology : the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology

https://read.qxmd.com/read/36781068/the-role-of-transmembrane-protein-16a-tmem16a-in-pulmonary-hypertension
#21
REVIEW
Ludong Yuan, Yuting Tang, Leijing Yin, Xiaofang Lin, Zhengyang Luo, Shuxin Wang, Jing Li, Pengfei Liang, Bimei Jiang
TMEM16A, a member of the TMEM16 family, is the molecular basis of Ca2+-activated chloride channels (CaCCs) and is involved in a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Previous studies have focused more on respiratory-related diseases and tumors. However, recent studies have identified an important role for TMEM16A in cardiovascular diseases, especially in pulmonary hypertension. TMEM16A is expressed in both pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAECs) and is involved in the development of pulmonary hypertension...
February 11, 2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36781067/pulmonary-tumor-thrombotic-microangiopathy-caused-by-metastatic-ovarian-high-grade-serous-carcinoma-a-case-report-and-literature-review
#22
Jun Fujita, Kelsey Hummel, Ya Xu
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a rare entity with poor prognosis, and often diagnosed postmortem. PTTM is resulting from tumor emboli induced activation of coagulation cascade, fibrin clot formation and fibrocellular intimal proliferation in pulmonary microvasculature. CASE: The patient was a 65-year-old female, with past medical history of ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma, presented with chest pain and shortness of breath. The chest computed tomography (CT) revealed innumerable new lung nodules as well as small hazy and patchy opacities compared to the chest CT two months before current presentation...
February 11, 2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36649811/atrial-inflammation-and-microvascular-thrombogenicity-are-increased-in-deceased-covid-19-patients
#23
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Linghe Wu, Zhu Jiang, Eva R Meulendijks, Umit Baylan, Ingeborg S E Waas, Marianna Bugiani, Pieter R Tuinman, Judith Fronczek, Leo M A Heunks, Joris R de Groot, Albert C van Rossum, Hans W M Niessen, Paul A J Krijnen
BACKGROUND: . Histopathological studies have shown inflammation, cardiomyocyte injury and microvascular thrombosis in the ventricular myocardium of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, although atrial dysfunction is common in COVID-19, little is known about histopathological changes in the atria of the heart. We therefore analyzed inflammation, cardiomyocyte injury and microvascular thrombogenicity in the atria of deceased patients with COVID-19. METHODS: ...
January 14, 2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36634790/the-role-of-adiponectin-in-cardiovascular-disease
#24
REVIEW
B M Jin Peng, B P Qian Chen, M M Chuncao Wu
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common disease that seriously threatens the health of human beings, especially middle-aged and elderly people over 50 years old. It has the characteristics of high prevalence, high disability rate and high mortality rate. Previous studies have shown that adiponectin has therapeutic effects on a variety of CVDs. As a key adipokine, adiponectin, is an abundant peptide-regulated hormone that is mainly released by adipocytes and cardiomyocytes, as well as endothelial and skeletal cells...
January 9, 2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37169210/postmortem-diagnosis-of-takotsubo-syndrome-on-autoptic-findings-is-it-reliable-a-systematic-review
#25
REVIEW
Simone Grassi, Oscar Campuzano, Francesca Cazzato, Mònica Coll, Alessandra Puggioni, Massimo Zedda, Vincenzo Arena, Anna Iglesias, Georgia Sarquella-Brugada, Vilma Pinchi, Ramon Brugada, Antonio Oliva
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a cardiac syndrome characterized by transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the absence of significant obstructive coronary artery disease. At the autopsy, its diagnosis is often challenging, since it is generally thought that it relates to no characteristic macroscopic or microscopic findings. In order to verify this last statement, we performed a systematic review of the literature following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement (PRISMA) criteria...
2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37116669/molecular-genetic-characterization-of-sudden-deaths-due-to-thoracic-aortic-dissection-or-rupture
#26
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sarah Saxton, Gregory Dickinson, Dawei Wang, Bo Zhou, Sung Yon Um, Ying Lin, Lisa Rojas, Barbara A Sampson, Jason K Graham, Yingying Tang
BACKGROUND: Sudden deaths due to thoracic aortic dissection or rupture (TADR) are often investigated by forensic pathologists in the United States. Up to a quarter of reported TADR result from a highly penetrant autosomal dominant single gene variant. Testing genes associated with familial TADR provides an underlying etiology for the cause of death and informs effective sudden death prevention for at-risk family members. At the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (NYC-OCME), TADR cases are routinely tested by the in-house, CAP-accredited Molecular Genetics Laboratory...
2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36621556/comparison-of-modes-of-failure-and-clinical-outcomes-between-explanted-porcine-and-bovine-pericardial-bioprosthetic-valves
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Melanie Keshishi, Rubab Fatima, Michael A Seidman, Jagdish Butany, Maral Ouzounian, Jennifer Chung
OBJECTIVE: To compare pathological and hemodynamic modes of failure and operative outcomes between explanted porcine and bovine pericardial bioprosthetic valves. METHODS: Patients who underwent explantation of their bioprosthetic valves at Toronto General Hospital from 2007 to 2019 were identified. Retrospective chart review was conducted to attain demographic information, operative outcomes, and echocardiography and pathology reports. RESULTS: A total of 278 patients underwent explantation of their porcine (n=183) or bovine pericardial (n=95) valves...
2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36462616/cardiac-myxoma-with-atypical-cell-population-mimicking-malignancy-a-diagnostic-pitfall
#28
Vaclav Stejskal, Ivo Steiner, Martin Vobornik
Herein, a case of a 45-year-old woman is reported with left atrial myxoma showing unique histological findings mimicking malignancy. For 3 months before surgery, the patient suffered from a long-standing fever of unknown etiology, malaise and weight loss; she had no history of malignancy. The CT scan revealed a tumorous mass in the left atrium. Grossly, the tumor had a smooth rounded surface with areas of haemorrhage on the cut surface. Microscopic examination revealed two distinct regions. One showed classical myxoma histology, the other atypical and highly cellular population with sarcoma-like or melanoma-like features mixed with inflammatory cells and posthemorrhagic changes...
2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36404460/myocarditis-and-endomyocardial-biopsy-achieving-consensus-diagnosis-on-100-cases
#29
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zhen A Lu, Mary Christine Aubry, John T Fallon, Michael C Fishbein, Carla Giordano, Karin Klingel, Ornella Leone, Stefania Rizzo, John P Veinot, Marc K Halushka
The two histopathology benchmarks used to diagnose myocarditis are the Dallas Criteria, developed in 1984 and the European Society of Cardiology criteria, developed in 2013, which added immunohistochemistry for the detection of CD3+ T cells (lymphocytes) and CD68+ macrophages. Despite their near universal acceptance, the extent to which pathologists use these criteria or their own criteria to consistently render the diagnosis of myocarditis on endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is unknown. We digitally scanned slides from 100 heart biopsies, including a trichrome stain and immunostaining, that were chosen as representative of myocarditis, non-myocarditis, and borderline myocarditis, as diagnosed per one institution's use of the Dallas Criteria...
2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36306970/recurrent-arrhythmic-storms-and-unsuccessful-catheter-ablation-in-chronic-ischemic-heart-disease
#30
Monica De Gaspari, Nicoletta Finato, Ricarda Marinigh, Ugolino Livi, Cristina Basso, Roberto Mantovan
The prototypical substrate for reentrant ventricular tachycardia (VT) is post-myocardial infarction (MI) scar. Catheter ablation is an important therapeutic option for recurrent VT but sometimes it is not effective despite the technical advances. Here we describe the case of a 60-year-old man who suffered a MI in 1998 and presented with recurrent arrhythmic storms during his long-term follow-up. Twenty years later, he underwent two catheter ablations with bipolar electroanatomic voltage mapping (EVM) demonstrating only an area of low voltages in the lateral left ventricular free wall...
2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36592720/commentary-on-why-implementing-and-standardizing-histologic-diagnosis-of-myocarditis-is-crucial-for-the-clinical-setting-and-patient-care
#31
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gregory A Fishbein, Ornella Leone, Cristina Basso, John T Fallon, Karin Klingel, Carmela Tan
Histological examination of endomyocardial biopsy or myocardium at autopsy is key to the diagnosis of myocarditis. Among pathologists there is currently extensive variability in routine practice and criteria used to define, diagnose and report myocarditis as well as to achieve consensus on cases. Two manuscripts emphasizing the need to standardize and implement histopathological diagnostic criteria for myocarditis are reviewed.
December 30, 2022: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36567046/isolated-cardiac-valve-involvement-in-smoldering-adult-t-cell-leukemia-lymphoma
#32
Cristian Aguilar, Brady E Beltran, Domingo Morales, Marco Gutiérrez-Garibay, Luis Villela, Mario L Marques-Piubelli, Francisco Vega, Roberto N Miranda, Luis Malpica
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is an aggressive mature T-cell neoplasm caused by infection with the Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1). Cardiac involvement in patients with ATLL is infrequent, and when it happens it is usually seen in aggressive ATLL subtypes. However, ATLL presenting as isolated cardiac valve involvement is extremely rare. To date, only three histologically proven cases of ATLL with isolated cardiac valve involvement have been reported. Herein, we describe a 61-year-old Peruvian man who presented heart failure symptoms secondary to progressive cardiac valve infiltration...
December 22, 2022: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36529416/structural-dysregulation-of-the-pulmonary-autograft-was-associated-with-a-greater-density-of-p16-ink4a-vascular-smooth-muscle-cells
#33
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alexandre Bergeron, Vanessa Hertig, Louis Villeneuve, Martin G Sirois, Philippe Demers, Ismail El-Hamamsy, Angelino Calderone
The present study tested the hypothesis that a senescent phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) may represent the seminal event linked to maladaptive pulmonary autograft remodeling of a small number of patients that underwent the Ross procedure. The diameter of the pulmonary autograft (47±4 mm) of three male patients was significantly greater compared to the pulmonary artery (26±1 mm) excised from bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) patients. The pulmonary autograft was associated with a neointimal region and the adjacent medial region was significantly thinner compared to the pulmonary artery of BAV patients...
December 15, 2022: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36460259/extracellular-vesicles-and-atherosclerotic-peripheral-arterial-disease
#34
REVIEW
Paul A Brown, Paul D Brown
Atherogenesis involves a complex multifactorial process including chronic inflammation that requires the participation of several cell types and molecules. In addition to their role in vascular homeostasis, extracellular vesicles also appear to play an important role in atherogenesis, including monocyte transmigration and foam cell formation, SMC proliferation and migration, leukocyte transmigration, and thrombosis. Peripheral arterial disease, a major form of peripheral vascular disease, is characterized by structural or functional impairment of peripheral arterial supply, often secondary to atherosclerosis...
November 29, 2022: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36442703/effect-of-sex-age-and-body-measurements-on-heart-weight-atrial-ventricular-valvular-and-subepicardial-fat-measurements-of-the-normal-heart
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
J D Westaby, E Zullo, L M Bicalho, R H Anderson, M N Sheppard
AIMS: Descriptive morphological studies of the normal heart are lacking. Previous autopsy studies have focussed mainly on heart weight. We characterise the normal heart by providing normal dimensions of the atria, ventricles, valves and subepicardial fat, comparing the findings in terms of sex, age and body measurements. METHODS: From 3602 referrals to our cardiovascular pathology unit, pathological criteria used for the classification of a morphologically normal heart were a weight of below 500 grams in males, and below 400 grams in females...
November 25, 2022: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36442702/increased-fibrosis-and-microvessel-disease-in-allograft-endomyocardial-biopsies-of-children-with-chronic-graft-failure-due-to-cardiac-allograft-vasculopathy
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kae Watanabe, Nazia Husain, Jennifer L Arzu, Joshua B Wechsler, Nicoleta C Arva
INTRODUCTION: Chronic graft failure (CGF) is the leading cause of mortality in pediatric heart transplant (PHT) patients and has multifactorial pathogenesis including cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV). CGF can present with microvessel disease (MVD) and myocardial fibrosis on endomyocardial biopsies (EMB). We investigated if CGF due to moderate- severe (M-S) CAV has histopathologic MVD and fibrosis prior to or at the time of CAV diagnosis. METHOD: This retrospective case-control study included PHT with CGF secondary to M-S CAV...
November 25, 2022: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36403918/can-transforming-growth-factor-beta-and-downstream-signalers-distinguish-bicuspid-aortic-valve-patients-susceptible-for-future-aortic-complications
#37
EDITORIAL
Nimrat Grewal, Robert Klautz, Robert E Poelmann
Patients with a bicuspid aortic valve have an extreme high risk to develop a thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD). TAADs form a leading cause of death worldwide, with the majority of deaths being preventable if individuals at risk are identified and properly managed. Risk stratification for TAADs in bicuspidy is so far solely based on the aortic diameter. Exclusive use of aortic wall dimension, as in the current guidelines, is however not sufficient in selecting patients vulnerable for future aortic wall complications...
November 17, 2022: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36375720/sudden-cardiac-death-in-the-young-a-consensus-statement-on-recommended-practices-for-cardiac-examination-by-the-pathologist-from-the-society-for-cardiovascular-pathology
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Karen L Kelly, Peter T Lin, Cristina Basso, Melanie Bois, L Maximilian Buja, Stephen D Cohle, Giulia d'Amati, Emily Duncanson, John T Fallon, Dennis Firchau, Gregory Fishbein, Carla Giordano, Charles Leduc, Silvio H Litovsky, Shannon Mackey-Bojack, Joseph J Maleszewski, Katarzyna Michaud, Robert F Padera, Stavroula A Papadodima, Sarah Parsons, Stanley J Radio, Stefania Rizzo, Susan J Roe, Maria Romero, Mary N Sheppard, James R Stone, Carmela D Tan, Gaetano Thiene, Allard C van der Wal, John P Veinot
Sudden cardiac death is, by definition, an unexpected, untimely death caused by a cardiac condition in a person with known or unknown heart disease. This major international public health problem accounts for approximately 15-20% of all deaths. Typically more common in older adults with acquired heart disease, SCD also can occur in the young where the cause is more likely to be a genetically transmitted process. As these inherited disease processes can affect multiple family members, it is critical that these deaths are appropriately and thoroughly investigated...
November 11, 2022: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36336311/fatal-visceral-larva-migrans-from-toxocara-catis-infection-of-the-heart-and-liver-in-a-child
#39
Cassandra Maria Wygant, Stephen D Cohle
We discuss the pathophysiology and epidemiology of Toxocara catis infection complicated by visceral larval migrans (VLM). We describe a previously healthy 19-month-old white male child found dead in bed by his mother. He had what was thought to be an upper respiratory infection for several days.The child had eosinophilic hepatitis and myocarditis complicating VLM due to Toxocara catis infection from the family cat. We discuss the pathologic and clinical aspects of visceral larval migrans due to of Toxocara catis infection...
November 3, 2022: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36334690/systematic-dissection-preservation-and-multiomics-in-whole-human-and-bovine-hearts
#40
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jesse D Moreira, Adam C Gower, Liying Xue, Yuriy Alekseyev, Karan K Smith, Seung H Choi, Nir Ayalon, Melissa G Farb, Kenneth Tenan, Ashley LeClerc, Daniel Levy, Emelia J Benjamin, Marc E Lenburg, Richard N Mitchell, Robert F Padera, Jessica L Fetterman, Deepa M Gopal
OBJECTIVES: We sought to develop a rigorous, systematic protocol for the dissection and preservation of human hearts for biobanking that expands previous success in postmortem transcriptomics to multiomics from paired tissue. BACKGROUND: Existing cardiac biobanks consist largely of biopsy tissue or explanted hearts in select diseases and are insufficient for correlating whole organ phenotype with clinical data. METHODS: We demonstrate optimal conditions for multiomics interrogation (ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing, untargeted metabolomics) in hearts by evaluating the effect of technical variables (storage solution, temperature) and simulated postmortem interval (PMI) on RNA and metabolite stability...
November 2, 2022: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
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