Pub Date : 2024-11-18DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.07.013
Jia Yong Tan, Luke Andrew Ephraums, Joshua Mark Inglis, Huyen Thi Thanh Nguyen, Mahesh Michael Umapathysivam, Natalie Jane Simpson, Josephine Helen Harris, Christine Mary Burdeniuk, Carmine Gerardo De Pasquale, Tilenka Rosemary Jenni Thynne
Background: Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are standard-of-care treatment in heart failure (HF). The risk of ketosis in patients with HF is unclear, especially during hospitalisation.
Aim: We aimed to evaluate the normal ketone concentration range in HF patients.
Method: We performed a cross-sectional study of inpatients with acutely decompensated HF and outpatients with stable HF. Ketone concentrations were measured and analysed based on SGLT2i use. Baseline demographic data (age, gender, body mass index [BMI]), time since last meal, HF type, type 2 diabetes status, insulin use, and blood parameters (creatinine, glycosylated haemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide) were collected from patients or medical records. The primary outcome was capillary blood ketone concentration in patients with acute decompensated HF and stable chronic HF stratified by SGLT2i use. Multivariate regression was also performed using ketones as the outcome variable, with age, gender, BMI, glucose levels, HbA1c, time since last meal and presence of insulin therapy as predictor variables.
Results: A total of 20 individuals with decompensated HF (n=5 SGLT2i treated) and 47 with stable chronic HF (n=22 SGLT2i treated) were recruited. Median ketone concentrations were similar in all groups irrespective of SGLT2i use and the presence of acute decompensation (0.1 mmol/L, biggest interquartile range 0.2 mmol/L, p=0.49). Apart from time from last meal, multivariate regression analysis showed no association of ketone concentration with SGLT2i use, age, gender, BMI, type 2 diabetes status, insulin use and blood glucose level.
Conclusions: Ketone concentrations were low in individuals with HF regardless of SGLT2i use or the presence of acute decompensation.
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Pub Date : 2024-11-15DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.08.002
Emma E Thomas, Michael Le Grande, Samara Phillips, Susie Cartledge, Rohan Poulter, Barbara M Murphy
Aim: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) under-attendance presents a global challenge. The Queensland Cardiac Outcomes Registry is a comprehensive clinical registry that routinely collects point-of-care CR data. We aimed to determine whether demographic, clinical, psychosocial, and behavioural characteristics of the population vary between those who (i) declined, (ii) commenced but did not complete, and (iii) completed CR.
Methods: The cohort comprised 33,055 patients referred to one of 56 Queensland CR services extracted from the Queensland Cardiac Outcomes Registry (2020-2022). Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with CR non-attendance and non-completion.
Results: Over the study period, 12,152 patients (37%) declined CR, 11,621 (35%) initiated but did not complete CR, and 9,282 (28%) completed CR. Significant predictors of CR non-attendance were aged ≥75 years (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.51; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.42-1.61), Indigenous status (aOR 1.65; 95% CI 1.50-1.81), living regionally (aOR 1.76; 95% CI 1.65-1.87) or remotely (aOR 2.33; 95% CI 1.92-2.82), and having arrhythmia (aOR 2.38; 95% CI 2.07-2.73), heart failure (aOR 1.54; 95% CI 1.37-1.74), non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (aOR 1.30; 95% CI 1.21-1.40) or unstable angina (aOR 1.24; 95% CI 1.1.13-1.37). Significant predictors of CR non-completion were age <55 years (aOR 1.55; 95% CI 1.37-1.75), Indigenous status (aOR 1.60; 95% CI 1.29-1.98), living regionally (aOR 1.29; 95% CI 1.12-1.48), obesity (aOR 1.14; 95% CI 1.01-1.28), being a current (aOR 1.97; 95% CI 1.70-2.27) or former smoker (aOR:1.22, 95% CI 1.11-1.33) and having low social support (aOR 1.58; 95% CI 1.24-2.02).
Conclusion: As one of the largest studies of CR participation to date, these findings can now be applied to develop targeted, co-designed initiatives to enhance CR participation, especially among First Nations populations, smokers, those with limited social support, people living regionally/remotely, patients with arrhythmia and heart failure, and those in varying age groups.
目的:心脏康复(CR)服务不足是一项全球性挑战。昆士兰心脏结果登记处是一个全面的临床登记处,定期收集护理点的心脏康复数据。我们旨在确定(i)拒绝接受 CR、(ii)开始接受 CR 但未完成 CR 和(iii)完成 CR 的人群在人口统计学、临床、社会心理和行为特征方面是否存在差异:该队列包括从昆士兰心脏结果登记(2020-2022 年)中提取的转诊至昆士兰 56 家 CR 服务机构之一的 33055 名患者。采用双变量和多变量逻辑回归分析来确定与未参加 CR 和未完成 CR 相关的因素:在研究期间,12,152 名患者(37%)拒绝参加 CR,11,621 名患者(35%)开始参加但未完成 CR,9,282 名患者(28%)完成了 CR。未参加 CR 的重要预测因素包括:年龄≥75 岁(调整后的几率比 [aOR] 1.51;95% 置信区间 [CI] 1.42-1.61)、土著身份(aOR 1.65;95% CI 1.50-1.81)、居住地区(aOR 1.76;95% CI 1.65-1.87)或偏远地区(aOR 2.33;95% CI 1.92-2.82)、心律失常(aOR 2.38;95% CI 2.07-2.73)、心力衰竭(aOR 1.54;95% CI 1.37-1.74)、非 ST 段抬高型心肌梗死(aOR 1.30;95% CI 1.21-1.40)或不稳定型心绞痛(aOR 1.24;95% CI 1.1.13-1.37)。未完成 CR 的重要预测因素是年龄:作为迄今为止关于 CR 参与情况的最大规模研究之一,这些研究结果现在可用于制定有针对性的、共同设计的计划,以提高 CR 的参与率,尤其是在原住民、吸烟者、社会支持有限者、居住在地区/偏远地区的人、心律失常和心力衰竭患者以及不同年龄段的人群中。
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Pub Date : 2024-11-15DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.10.012
Celine F Santiago, Lauren C Blekkenhorst, Meng-Ping Hsu, Katrina M Mirabito Colafella, Anna C Calkin, Stephen J Nicholls, Kerry C Doyle, Jamie I Vandenberg, Emma E Thomas, Niamh Chapman
In 2023, a joint National Cardiovascular Workforce Sustainability Summit was convened by the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA), the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and the National Heart Foundation of Australia, to facilitate a national conversation towards developing a workforce sustainability strategy within the cardiovascular research sector. This initiative stemmed from a previous study conducted by the ACvA which revealed that almost 70% of early and mid-career cardiovascular researchers surveyed had contemplated leaving the sector. Summit attendees reported sector-wide challenges to career progression and retention across three key themes: 1) well-being and career satisfaction, 2) learning and development, and 3) resource allocation. The summit also identified a need for greater collaboration and multidisciplinary approaches to research to foster growth towards a more sustainable sector. Key recommendations from the Summit included: 1) establish metrics to monitor progress towards a more sustainable sector and signpost improvement in workforce sustainability; 2) establish a collective partnership between central bodies for unified advocacy and monitoring of metrics; and 3) develop a collaborative, strategic and targeted approach to guide and facilitate training programs that have been developed by shared sector-wide philosophy.
2023 年,澳大利亚心血管联盟(ACvA)、澳大利亚和新西兰心脏病学会(Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand)以及澳大利亚国家心脏基金会(National Heart Foundation of Australia)联合召开了全国心血管研究人员可持续性峰会,旨在促进全国性对话,以制定心血管研究领域的人员可持续性战略。这项倡议源于 ACvA 之前开展的一项研究,该研究显示,在接受调查的中早期心血管研究人员中,有近 70% 的人曾考虑离开这一行业。峰会与会者报告了整个行业在职业发展和留住人才方面面临的挑战,涉及三个关键主题:1)福利和职业满意度;2)学习和发展;3)资源分配。峰会还指出,需要加强合作,采用多学科方法开展研究,以促进该部门的发展,使其更具可持续性。峰会提出的主要建议包括1) 建立衡量标准,以监测在实现更可持续的部门方面取得的进展,并为提高劳动力的可持续 性指明方向;2) 在中央机构之间建立集体合作伙伴关系,以统一宣传和监测衡量标准;3) 制定 协作性、战略性和有针对性的方法,以指导和促进根据整个部门的共同理念制定的培训计 划。
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Pub Date : 2024-11-14DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.09.009
Michael Tierney, Jayesh Gohil
{"title":"A Rare Case of Phrenic Nerve Palsy Secondary to Radiation Therapy, Identified During Pulmonary Vein Isolation.","authors":"Michael Tierney, Jayesh Gohil","doi":"10.1016/j.hlc.2024.09.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.09.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13000,"journal":{"name":"Heart, Lung and Circulation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142638774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-13DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.08.009
Ashwin Bhaskaran, Kasun De Silva, Samual Turnbull, Wilfred Wong, Timothy Campbell, Richard G Bennett, Andrew Ong, Sarah Zaman, Saurabh Kumar
Background: Coronary assessment is frequently conducted in patients with sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (SMVT); however, its yield and subsequent treatment implications remain unclear. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients presenting with SMVT, factors influencing clinician referral for coronary assessment, and clinical outcomes based on revascularisation or medical management of CAD.
Method: Consecutive patients presenting with acute SMVT requiring inpatient admission between 2017 and 2022 were identified.
Results: A total of 249 individual patients with SMVT were identified, with 140 undergoing coronary assessment. Referral for coronary assessment was driven by chest pain (p<0.001) and increased troponin kinetics (p<0.001). No patient with SMVT had an acute coronary occlusion. Significant CAD was found in 48 (34%) patients, and traditional ischaemic features did not predict significant CAD. Nineteen (40%) patients with significant CAD underwent revascularisation (n=15 percutaneous coronary intervention, n=4 coronary artery bypass grafting). There was no significant difference in time to ventricular tachycardia (VT) recurrence between revascularised and medically managed CAD (hazard ratio 1.670; 95% confidence interval 0.756-3.687; p=0.199). A total of five of six patients who underwent a revascularisation-only strategy (no upfront antiarrhythmic therapy or ablation) had VT recurrence (median time to recurrence 8.9 months).
Conclusions: Despite being frequently performed, coronary assessment in SMVT has only modest yield, with no patients having an acute coronary occlusion. Traditional clinical factors of ischaemia did not improve this yield. Revascularisation alone did not improve freedom from VT.
{"title":"Yield of Coronary Assessment in Sustained Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia.","authors":"Ashwin Bhaskaran, Kasun De Silva, Samual Turnbull, Wilfred Wong, Timothy Campbell, Richard G Bennett, Andrew Ong, Sarah Zaman, Saurabh Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.hlc.2024.08.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlc.2024.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Coronary assessment is frequently conducted in patients with sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (SMVT); however, its yield and subsequent treatment implications remain unclear. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients presenting with SMVT, factors influencing clinician referral for coronary assessment, and clinical outcomes based on revascularisation or medical management of CAD.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Consecutive patients presenting with acute SMVT requiring inpatient admission between 2017 and 2022 were identified.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 249 individual patients with SMVT were identified, with 140 undergoing coronary assessment. Referral for coronary assessment was driven by chest pain (p<0.001) and increased troponin kinetics (p<0.001). No patient with SMVT had an acute coronary occlusion. Significant CAD was found in 48 (34%) patients, and traditional ischaemic features did not predict significant CAD. Nineteen (40%) patients with significant CAD underwent revascularisation (n=15 percutaneous coronary intervention, n=4 coronary artery bypass grafting). There was no significant difference in time to ventricular tachycardia (VT) recurrence between revascularised and medically managed CAD (hazard ratio 1.670; 95% confidence interval 0.756-3.687; p=0.199). A total of five of six patients who underwent a revascularisation-only strategy (no upfront antiarrhythmic therapy or ablation) had VT recurrence (median time to recurrence 8.9 months).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite being frequently performed, coronary assessment in SMVT has only modest yield, with no patients having an acute coronary occlusion. Traditional clinical factors of ischaemia did not improve this yield. Revascularisation alone did not improve freedom from VT.</p>","PeriodicalId":13000,"journal":{"name":"Heart, Lung and Circulation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142619083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.08.010
Arun P Satheesan, Bharath A Paraswanath, Anand P Subramanian, Maninder Singh Setia, Jayranganath Mahimarangaiah
Aim: There are few studies that have looked at the long-term outcomes of juvenile mitral stenosis (JMS) following percutaneous transmitral commissurotomy (PTMC). This study sought to analyse the modified history of JMS in children following PTMC.
Method: We describe a longitudinal, observational follow-up study of all children and young adults aged <20 years who underwent PTMC at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India from 2012 to 2021. Children were followed up for progression of mitral stenosis (MS), development of mitral regurgitation (MR), need for repeat interventions (percutaneous or surgical), and mortality.
Results: A total of 114 children and adolescents underwent the procedure. The mean age of children in the study was 15.1±2.5 years. After immediate procedural success, there was a tendency towards restenosis with respect to valve areas and transmitral gradients at follow-up. Severe MR after the procedure was noted in 2.6%. Compliance with penicillin prophylaxis was noted in 42.5%. The Kaplan-Meier survival estimate over 10 years showed a mortality rate of 1.98/100 patient-years and a re-intervention rate (re-do PTMC or surgery) of 5.50/100 patient-years. Additional valvular lesions were noted in 13.1% of children during follow-up. Severe symptomatic status at presentation (New York Heart Association class 4) was predictive of mortality, and children aged <15 years often needed re-intervention.
Conclusions: With a mortality rate of 6.1% and re-do intervention rate of 15.8% during extended follow-up, JMS has considerable healthcare implications in terms of morbidity and mortality in children and young adults.
{"title":"The Modified History of Juvenile Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis Following Percutaneous Transmitral Commissurotomy: Intermediate-Term Outcomes From a Decadal Follow-Up Study.","authors":"Arun P Satheesan, Bharath A Paraswanath, Anand P Subramanian, Maninder Singh Setia, Jayranganath Mahimarangaiah","doi":"10.1016/j.hlc.2024.08.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.08.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>There are few studies that have looked at the long-term outcomes of juvenile mitral stenosis (JMS) following percutaneous transmitral commissurotomy (PTMC). This study sought to analyse the modified history of JMS in children following PTMC.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We describe a longitudinal, observational follow-up study of all children and young adults aged <20 years who underwent PTMC at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India from 2012 to 2021. Children were followed up for progression of mitral stenosis (MS), development of mitral regurgitation (MR), need for repeat interventions (percutaneous or surgical), and mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 114 children and adolescents underwent the procedure. The mean age of children in the study was 15.1±2.5 years. After immediate procedural success, there was a tendency towards restenosis with respect to valve areas and transmitral gradients at follow-up. Severe MR after the procedure was noted in 2.6%. Compliance with penicillin prophylaxis was noted in 42.5%. The Kaplan-Meier survival estimate over 10 years showed a mortality rate of 1.98/100 patient-years and a re-intervention rate (re-do PTMC or surgery) of 5.50/100 patient-years. Additional valvular lesions were noted in 13.1% of children during follow-up. Severe symptomatic status at presentation (New York Heart Association class 4) was predictive of mortality, and children aged <15 years often needed re-intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>With a mortality rate of 6.1% and re-do intervention rate of 15.8% during extended follow-up, JMS has considerable healthcare implications in terms of morbidity and mortality in children and young adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":13000,"journal":{"name":"Heart, Lung and Circulation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142619130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of intracoronary (IC) low-dose tirofiban versus intravenous (IV) administration on clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Methods
All published randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the effects of IC low-dose tirofiban (a bolus of ≤10 ug/kg) versus IV administration in patients with STEMI were identified by searching PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and ISI Web of Science from inception to June 2023, with no language restriction. The risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and the weighted mean difference (WMD) with 95% CI were calculated.
Results
Eleven RCTs involving 1,802 patients were included. Compared with the IV group, IC low-dose tirofiban was associated with improved major adverse cardiac events rate (RR 0.595, 95% CI 0.442–0.802; p=0.001), left ventricular ejection fraction (WMD 1.982, 95% CI 0.565–3.398; p=0.006), thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grade (RR 1.065, 95% CI 1.004–1.131; p=0.037), and TIMI myocardial perfusion grade (RR 1.194, 95% CI 1.001–1.425; p=0.049). The two groups had no significant difference in bleeding events (RR 0.952, 95% CI 0.709–1.279; p=0.745).
Conclusions
Intracoronary low-dose tirofiban administration may be a safe and effective alternative to IV administration in STEMI patients.
研究背景这项荟萃分析旨在评估冠状动脉内(IC)小剂量替罗非班与静脉(IV)给药对ST段抬高型心肌梗死(STEMI)患者临床预后的影响:方法:通过检索PubMed、EMBASE、Cochrane Library和ISI Web of Science,确定了所有已发表的随机对照试验(RCT),这些试验比较了IC低剂量替罗非班(栓剂量≤10微克/千克)与静脉给药对STEMI患者的影响,从开始到2023年6月,没有语言限制。计算了风险比(RR)及95%置信区间(CI)和加权平均差(WMD)及95%置信区间:结果:共纳入 11 项 RCT,涉及 1802 名患者。与静脉注射组相比,IC低剂量替罗非班与主要不良心脏事件发生率(RR 0.595,95% CI 0.442-0.802;P=0.001)、左室射血分数(WMD 1.982,95% CI 0.565-3.398;P=0.006)、心肌梗死溶栓(TIMI)血流分级(RR 1.065,95% CI 1.004-1.131;P=0.037)和 TIMI 心肌灌注分级(RR 1.194,95% CI 1.001-1.425;P=0.049)。两组在出血事件方面无明显差异(RR 0.952,95% CI 0.709-1.279;P=0.745):结论:在 STEMI 患者中,冠状动脉内小剂量替罗非班给药可能是静脉给药的一种安全有效的替代方案。
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.1031
Iryna Dykun MD , Julie Carlo MS , Steven E. Nissen MD , Samir R. Kapadia MD , Stephen J. Nicholls MBBS, PhD , Rishi Puri MBBS, PhD
Background & Aim
The extent and composition of coronary plaque, and its progression differ with patients’ age. The interplay of patient’s age with respect to risk factor control, upon atheroma progression has not been evaluated. We tested the hypothesis that risk factor control modulates the association between age and coronary atheroma progression.
Method
We performed a posthoc pooled analysis of data from 10 prospective, randomised trials involving serial coronary intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) (n=5,823). The percent atheroma volume (PAV) was calculated as the proportion of the entire vessel wall occupied by atherosclerotic plaque.
Results
Mean overall age was 58±9 years (28% women). In a fully adjusted multivariable analysis (following adjustment of sex, body mass index, systolic blood pressure [SBP], smoking, high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein [LDL]-cholesterol, triglyceride levels, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, trial, region, and baseline PAV), an increase in age by one standard deviation was linked with PAV progression (β-estimate 0.097; 95% confidence interval 0.048–0.15; p<0.001). In patients with good risk factor control (LDL-cholesterol <1.8 mmol/L and SBP <130 mmHg), increasing age remained associated with PAV progression (0.123; 0.014–0.23; p=0.027). Lower effect sizes for the association of age with PAV progression were observed for patients with partial control of LDL-cholesterol and SBP and were not significantly associated with PAV progression when both LDL-cholesterol and SBP were not controlled (0.099; 0.032–0.167; p=0.004 and 0.042; −0.056 to 0.14; p=0.40, respectively).
Conclusions
Patient age is directly associated with coronary atheroma progression independently of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. In the setting of poor risk factor control, the influence of age on coronary artery disease progression is attenuated.
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.10.005
S. Radavelli Bagatini ∗ , C. Bondonno , J. Dalla Via , M. Sim , A. Gebre , L. Blekkenhorst , E. Connolly , N. Bondonno , J. Schousboe , R. Woodman , K. Zhu , S. Mullin , P. Szulc , B. Jackson , J. Dimmock , M. Schlaich , K. Cox , D. Kiel , W. Lim , M. Stanley , J. Lewis
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.04.310
Oscar Zhang MD , Gavin Wright PhD , Yin-Kai Chao PhD , Christopher Cao PhD
Intraoperative fluorescence imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) is an innovative and safe tool in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. It provides real-time imaging capabilities that can enhance surgical precision. We describe several clinical uses of ICG including intersegmental plane identification, thoracic duct injury localisation, anomalous systemic artery identification in pulmonary sequestration, phrenic nerve identification, and sentinel lymph node mapping. Successful visualisation of ICG was achieved to identify intra-thoracic anatomical structures and boundaries, allowing for safe and precise dissection.
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