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Circulation ; 112(9 Suppl): I26-31, 2005 Aug 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16159827

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BACKGROUND: Current methods of counterpulsation or ventricular assistance have significant vascular and limb complications. The aim of this study was to determine the safety and performance of a new method of non-blood-contacting counterpulsation using an inflatable cuff around the ascending aorta (extra-aortic balloon [EAB]). METHODS AND RESULTS: In 6 patients undergoing first time off-pump coronary bypass surgery via sternotomy, the EAB was secured around the ascending aorta and attached to a standard counterpulsation console. At baseline and with 1:2 and 1:1 augmentation, hemodynamic and echocardiographic parameters of ventricular function and coronary flow were measured. High-intensity transient signals were measured using transcutaneous Doppler over the right common carotid artery. No complications occurred. With EAB there was no significant change in heart rate or blood pressure and no increase in high-intensity transient signals. There was a 67% increase in diastolic coronary blood flow (mean left-main diastolic velocity time integral 15.3 cm unassisted versus 25.1 cm assisted, P<0.05). Measurements with transesophageal echocardiography at baseline and with 1:1 counterpulsation demonstrated a 6% reduction in end-diastolic area (P=NS), a 16% reduction in end-systolic area (P<0.01), a 31% reduction in left ventricular wall stress (P<0.05), and a 13% improvement in fractional area change (P<0.005). CONCLUSIONS: EAB counterpulsation augments coronary flow and reduces left ventricular afterload. Further testing is warranted to assess the use of the EAB for chronic non-blood-contacting support of the failing heart.


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Estenose Coronária/cirurgia , Contrapulsação/métodos , Insuficiência Cardíaca/cirurgia , Cuidados Intraoperatórios/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Aorta , Artéria Carótida Primitiva/diagnóstico por imagem , Ponte de Artéria Coronária sem Circulação Extracorpórea/métodos , Circulação Coronária , Estenose Coronária/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose Coronária/fisiopatologia , Contrapulsação/instrumentação , Ecocardiografia Doppler de Pulso , Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana , Desenho de Equipamento , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Hemodinâmica , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Volume Sistólico
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Circulation ; 107(14): 1884-90, 2003 Apr 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12668523

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BACKGROUND: The onset of symptoms is a critical point in the natural history of aortic stenosis and the cardinal indication for valve replacement. This study assessed the associations between natriuretic peptide levels, disease severity, and cardiac symptoms in aortic stenosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Seventy-four patients with isolated aortic stenosis underwent independent assessment of symptoms, transthoracic echocardiography, and measurement of plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and N-BNP. Natriuretic peptide levels were also measured in 100 clinically normal control subjects. The aortic valve area was smaller in symptomatic patients (n=45) than in asymptomatic patients (n=29; mean, 0.71+/-0.23 cm2 and 0.99+/-0.31 cm2, respectively; P<0.0001). Plasma natriuretic peptide levels were higher in symptomatic patients than in asymptomatic patients (for N-BNP: median, 112 versus 33 pmol/L; interquartile range, 70 to 193 versus 16 to 58 pmol/L, respectively; P=0.0002). After adjustment for age, sex, serum creatinine, aortic valve area, and left ventricular ejection fraction, N-BNP levels were 1.74 times higher (95% confidence interval, 1.12 to 2.69) for symptomatic than asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis (P=0.014). Natriuretic peptide levels increased with the New York Heart Association class (for N-BNP median values were 13, 34, 105, and 202 pmol/L for normal control subjects, class I, class II, and class III/IV patients, respectively; interquartile ranges for the same patients were 8 to 21, 16 to 58, 57 to 159, and 87 to 394 pmol/L; P<0.0001). Similar associations were observed for BNP and atrial natriuretic peptide. CONCLUSIONS: Plasma natriuretic peptide levels are elevated in symptomatic patients with aortic stenosis. Measurement of natriuretic peptides may complement clinical and echocardiographic evaluation of patients with aortic stenosis.


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Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico , Fator Natriurético Atrial/sangue , Peptídeo Natriurético Encefálico/sangue , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/sangue , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/sangue , Fatores Etários , Angina Pectoris/sangue , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Ecocardiografia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Curva ROC , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Fatores Sexuais , Síncope/sangue
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann ; 14(6): 522-4, 2006 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17130333

RESUMO

A 37-year-old man presented with severe dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to occult aortic coarctation. He was successfully managed with combined orthotopic heart transplantation and aortic coarctation repair.


Assuntos
Coartação Aórtica/cirurgia , Insuficiência Cardíaca/cirurgia , Transplante de Coração , Adulto , Coartação Aórtica/complicações , Insuficiência Cardíaca/etiologia , Humanos , Masculino
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