Efecto de las células madre cardiacas sobre el sustrato arrítmico epicárdico en un modelo de posinfarto
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2023
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02/02/2023
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El sustrato arrítmico de las taquicardias ventriculares de muchas cardiopatías estructurales se encuentra en el epicardio, condicionando peores resultados con las terapias actualmente disponibles. Las células derivadas de cardioesferas (CDCs) pueden modificar la escara miocárdica, aunque para que ejerzan su efecto en el epicardio es clave la vía de administración. La hipótesis de este trabajo es que la administración intrapericárdica de CDCs (punción subxifoidea) puede modificar la anatomía y funcionalidad del sustrato arrítmico epicárdico. Método. Se incluyeron 19 cerdos (Large White) a los que se les provocó un infarto por oclusión de la arteria descendente anterior media durante 120 minutos (día 0). Se obtuvo una cardiorresonancia (RMC) basal con secuencias de realce tardío 4 semanas postinfarto y se aleatorizaron a los cerdos a un grupo tratamiento (300.000 CDCs alogénicas/kg intrapericárdicas), (n=10), y a un grupo control (administración del vehículo de las CDCs) (n=9). Se realizó una segunda RMC y un mapa electroanatómico endocárdico (CARTO-3) de alta densidad y resolución a las 16 semanas postinfarto. Se realizó post-procesado de las imágenes de RMC para proyectar la intensidad de señal promedio de la mitad interna y externa del miocardio en una reconstrucción tridimensional del endocardio y el epicardio. La escara total se segmentó en escara densa (ED) y el tejido heterogéneo (TH) atendiendo a la intensidad de señal con respecto al miocardio sano remoto (> 3 y entre 2 y 3 desviaciones estándar, respectivamente)...
The arrhythmic substrate of ventricular tachycardias in many structural heart diseases is located in the epicardium, often resulting in poor outcomes with currently available therapies. Cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) can modify myocardial scarring, although the route of administration is key to their effect on the epicardium. The hypothesis of this work is that the intrapericardial administration of CDCs (subxiphoid puncture) can modify the anatomy and functionality of the epicardial arrhythmic substrate.Method. A total of 19 Large White pigs were infarcted by occlusion of the mid-left anterior descending coronary artery for 120 min. (day 0). Baseline cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with late enhancement sequences was obtained 4 weeks post-infarction and pigs were randomised to a treatment group (intrapericardial administration of 300,000 allogeneic CDCs/kg), (n=10) and a control group (administration of CDC vehicle) (n=9). A second CMR and high-density, high-resolution endocardial electroanatomical mapping (CARTO-3) was performed at 16 weeks post-infarction. Post-processing of the CMR images was performed to project the average signal intensity of the inner and outer half of the myocardium onto a three-dimensional reconstruction of the endocardium and epicardium. Total scar mass (TSM) was separated into dense scar (DS) and heterogeneous tissue (HT) based on signal intensity relative to remote healthy myocardium (≥ 3 and ≥ 2 but < 3 standard deviations, respectively)...
The arrhythmic substrate of ventricular tachycardias in many structural heart diseases is located in the epicardium, often resulting in poor outcomes with currently available therapies. Cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) can modify myocardial scarring, although the route of administration is key to their effect on the epicardium. The hypothesis of this work is that the intrapericardial administration of CDCs (subxiphoid puncture) can modify the anatomy and functionality of the epicardial arrhythmic substrate.Method. A total of 19 Large White pigs were infarcted by occlusion of the mid-left anterior descending coronary artery for 120 min. (day 0). Baseline cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with late enhancement sequences was obtained 4 weeks post-infarction and pigs were randomised to a treatment group (intrapericardial administration of 300,000 allogeneic CDCs/kg), (n=10) and a control group (administration of CDC vehicle) (n=9). A second CMR and high-density, high-resolution endocardial electroanatomical mapping (CARTO-3) was performed at 16 weeks post-infarction. Post-processing of the CMR images was performed to project the average signal intensity of the inner and outer half of the myocardium onto a three-dimensional reconstruction of the endocardium and epicardium. Total scar mass (TSM) was separated into dense scar (DS) and heterogeneous tissue (HT) based on signal intensity relative to remote healthy myocardium (≥ 3 and ≥ 2 but < 3 standard deviations, respectively)...
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Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Medicina, leída el 02-02-2023