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Myocardial Function during Low versus Intermediate Tidal Volume Ventilation in Patients without Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Anesthesiology 2020; 132:1102-1113. [PMID: 32053557 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000003175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mechanical ventilation with low tidal volumes has the potential to mitigate ventilation-induced lung injury, yet the clinical effect of tidal volume size on myocardial function has not been clarified. This cross-sectional study investigated whether low tidal volume ventilation has beneficial effects on myocardial systolic and diastolic function compared to intermediate tidal volume ventilation. METHODS Forty-two mechanically ventilated patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) underwent transthoracic echocardiography after more than 24 h of mechanical ventilation according to the Protective Ventilation in Patients without ARDS (PReVENT) trial comparing a low versus intermediate tidal volume strategy. The primary outcome was left ventricular and right ventricular myocardial performance index as measure for combined systolic and diastolic function, with lower values indicating better myocardial function and a right ventricular myocardial performance index greater than 0.54 regarded as the abnormality threshold. Secondary outcomes included specific systolic and diastolic parameters. RESULTS One patient was excluded due to insufficient acoustic windows, leaving 21 patients receiving low tidal volumes with a tidal volume size (mean ± SD) of 6.5 ± 1.8 ml/kg predicted body weight, while 20 patients were subjected to intermediate tidal volumes receiving a tidal volume size of 9.5 ± 1.6 ml/kg predicted body weight (mean difference, -3.0 ml/kg; 95% CI, -4.1 to -2.0; P < 0.001). Right ventricular dysfunction was reduced in the low tidal volume group compared to the intermediate tidal volume group (myocardial performance index, 0.41 ± 0.13 vs. 0.64 ± 0.15; mean difference, -0.23; 95% CI, -0.32 to -0.14; P < 0.001) as was left ventricular dysfunction (myocardial performance index, 0.50 ± 0.17 vs. 0.63 ± 0.19; mean difference, -0.13; 95% CI, -0.24 to -0.01; P = 0.030). Similarly, most systolic parameters were superior in the low tidal volume group compared to the intermediate tidal volume group, yet diastolic parameters did not differ between both groups. CONCLUSIONS In patients without ARDS, intermediate tidal volume ventilation decreased left ventricular and right ventricular systolic function compared to low tidal volume ventilation, although without an effect on diastolic function.
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Elewa U, Fernandez-Fernandez B, Alegre R, Sanchez-Niño MD, Mahillo-Fernández I, Perez-Gomez MV, El-Fishawy H, Belal D, Ortiz A. Modifiable risk factors for increased arterial stiffness in outpatient nephrology. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0123903. [PMID: 25880081 PMCID: PMC4400164 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Arterial stiffness, as measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV), is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality. Arterial stiffness increases with age. However, modifiable risk factors such as smoking, BP and salt intake also impact on PWV. The finding of modifiable risk factors may lead to the identification of treatable factors, and, thus, is of interest to practicing nephrologist. We have now studied the prevalence and correlates of arterial stiffness, assessed by PWV, in 191 patients from nephrology outpatient clinics in order to identify modifiable risk factors for arterial stiffness that may in the future guide therapeutic decision-making. PWV was above normal levels for age in 85/191 (44.5%) patients. Multivariate analysis showed that advanced age, systolic BP, diabetes mellitus, serum uric acid and calcium polystyrene sulfonate therapy or calcium-containing medication were independent predictors of PWV. A new parameter, Delta above upper limit of normal PWV (Delta PWV) was defined to decrease the weight of age on PWV values. Delta PWV was calculated as (measured PWV) - (upper limit of the age-adjusted PWV values for the general population). Mean±SD Delta PWV was 0.76±1.60 m/sec. In multivariate analysis, systolic blood pressure, active smoking and calcium polystyrene sulfonate therapy remained independent predictors of higher delta PWV, while age, urinary potassium and beta blocker therapy were independent predictors of lower delta PWV. In conclusion, arterial stiffness was frequent in nephrology outpatients. Systolic blood pressure, smoking, serum uric acid, calcium-containing medications, potassium metabolism and non-use of beta blockers are modifiable factors associated with increased arterial stiffness in Nephrology outpatients.
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- Usama Elewa
- IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Fundación Renal Iñigo Alvarez de Toledo-IRSIN, Madrid, Spain
- REDINREN, Madrid, Spain
- Kasr El-Aini University Hospitals, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Fundación Renal Iñigo Alvarez de Toledo-IRSIN, Madrid, Spain
- REDINREN, Madrid, Spain
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- IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Fundación Renal Iñigo Alvarez de Toledo-IRSIN, Madrid, Spain
- REDINREN, Madrid, Spain
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- IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Fundación Renal Iñigo Alvarez de Toledo-IRSIN, Madrid, Spain
- REDINREN, Madrid, Spain
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- Kasr El-Aini University Hospitals, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Fundación Renal Iñigo Alvarez de Toledo-IRSIN, Madrid, Spain
- REDINREN, Madrid, Spain
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Association of glomerular filtration rate with arterial stiffness in Chinese women with normal to mildly impaired renal function. J Geriatr Cardiol 2012; 9:158-65. [PMID: 22916063 PMCID: PMC3418906 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1263.2012.03051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Revised: 04/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective Both decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and arterial stiffness were considered as risk factors for atherosclerosis. Previous studies have suggested the association between central arterial stiffness and the degree of GFR loss. Whether decreased GFR contributes to peripheral artery stiffness remains controversial. Moreover, data analyzed from a cohort of Chinese women are rare. Our aim was to explore the relationship between GFR and regional arterial stiffness in Chinese women. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we randomly recruited 1131 adult women residents with GFR ≥ 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 estimated by the Chinese Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation from three large communities. Central and peripheral arterial stiffness were estimated simultaneously by measuring carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWVcf) and carotid-radial PWV (PWVcr) using a validated automatic device. Augmentation Index at heart rate 75 beats/minutes (AIx-75) was measured by pulse wave analysis as a composite parameter reflecting both large and distal arterial properties. Results The mean estimated GFR (eGFR) of the study group was 100.05 ± 23.26 mL/minute per 1.73 m2. Subjects were grouped by tertiles of eGFR level. PWVcf and AIx-75 increased ongoing from the top to the bottom eGFR tertile, while the values of PWVcr were comparable. Both univariate Pearson correlations and multiple stepwise regression analyses showed that eGFR significantly correlated to PWVcf, but not to PWVcr and AIx-75. Conclusions In Chinese women with normal to mildly impaired renal function, decreased eGFR affected carotid-to-femoral rather than carotid-to-radial stiffening. This provides rational to conduct future prospective studies to investigate predictors of atherosclerosis in this population.
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DeLoach SS, Townsend RR. Vascular Stiffness: Its Measurement and Significance for Epidemiologic and Outcome Studies. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008; 3:184-92. [PMID: 18178784 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03340807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Stephanie S DeLoach
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Reis Miranda D, Klompe L, Mekel J, Struijs A, van Bommel J, Lachmann B, Bogers AJJC, Gommers D. Open lung ventilation does not increase right ventricular outflow impedance: An echo-Doppler study. Crit Care Med 2006; 34:2555-60. [PMID: 16932227 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000239118.05093.ee] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Ventilation according to the open lung concept (OLC) consists of recruitment maneuvers, followed by low tidal volume and elevated positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). Elevated PEEP is associated with an increased right ventricular afterload. We investigated the effect of OLC ventilation on right ventricular outflow impedance during inspiration and expiration in patients after cardiac surgery using transesophageal echo-Doppler. DESIGN A prospective, single-center, crossover, randomized, controlled clinical study. SETTING Cardiothoracic intensive care unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS Twenty-eight patients scheduled for elective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. INTERVENTIONS In the intensive care unit, each patient was ventilated for approximately 30 mins according to both OLC and conventional ventilation. During OLC ventilation, recruitment maneuvers were applied until PaO2/FiO2 was >375 torr (50 kPa); during conventional ventilation no recruitment maneuvers were performed. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Transesophageal echo-Doppler measurements were performed at end-inspiration and end-expiration in a steady-state condition, 20 mins after initiation of a ventilation strategy. Mean acceleration of flow was determined in the long axis of the pulmonary artery in a transverse axis view. During OLC ventilation, a total PEEP of 14 +/- 4 cm H2O was applied vs. 5 cm H2O during conventional ventilation. Mean acceleration during expiration was comparable between groups. During inspiration, OLC ventilation did not cause a decrease of mean acceleration compared with expiration, whereas this did occur during conventional ventilation. CONCLUSIONS Despite the use of elevated PEEP levels, ventilation according to OLC does not change right ventricular outflow impedance during expiration and decreases right ventricular outflow impedance during inspiration.
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Poortmans G, Schüpfer G, Roosens C, Poelaert J. Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular function. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2000; 14:588-98. [PMID: 11052447 DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2000.9439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- G Poortmans
- Postoperative Cardiac Surgical ICU and Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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Diastolic left ventricular function is altered substantially with advancing age in healthy persons, and diastolic dysfunction impacts most cardiovascular disorders in the elderly. Older, healthy persons have a delayed relaxation Doppler filling pattern and their early deceleration time is similar to, or modestly lengthened, compared with younger, healthy persons. Two abnormal Doppler filling patterns, the pseudo-normal and the restricted, are discerned more easily, and are more specific in the elderly than the young, because they are the opposite (reverse) of the normal elderly pattern. Most heart failure in the elderly occurs in the presence of preserved systolic function (presumed diastolic heart failure). Elderly patients with diastolic heart failure tend to be women with hypertrophied, hyperdynamic left ventricles, and chronic hypertension. Prognosis may be somewhat better than in systolic heart failure, but the difference diminishes when adjusted for gender and in the very elderly. The pathophysiology of this disorder is not well characterized, diagnostic criteria have not been standardized, and there are no large, multicenter, randomized trials to guide therapy. Further research in this area should be a high priority.
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- D W Kitzman
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
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Sagiv M, Ben-Sira D, Goldhammer E, Soudry M. Left ventricular function during combined isometric and dynamic exercise-induced ST depression in coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol 2000; 85:1359-61. [PMID: 10831954 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)00769-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M Sagiv
- The Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Division, The Zinman College at Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel.
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Vieillard-Baron A, Loubieres Y, Schmitt JM, Page B, Dubourg O, Jardin F. Cyclic changes in right ventricular output impedance during mechanical ventilation. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1999; 87:1644-50. [PMID: 10562603 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.5.1644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In a context such as acute respiratory distress syndrome, where optimum tidal volume and airway pressure levels are debated, the present study was designed to differentiate the right ventricular (RV) consequences of increasing lung volume from those secondary to increasing airway pressure during tidal ventilation. The study was conducted by combined two-dimensional echocardiographic and Doppler studies in 10 patients requiring mechanical ventilation in the controlled mode because of acute respiratory failure. Continuous monitoring of airway pressure on echocardiographic and Doppler recordings provided accurate timing of each cardiac event during the respiratory cycle, with particular attention being paid to end-expiratory and end-inspiratory atrial diameters, RV dimensions, and pulmonary artery and tricuspid flow estimated by the velocity-time integral (PA(VTI) and T(VTI), respectively). At baseline, lung inflation during the inspiratory phase of mechanical ventilation produced a drop in PA(VTI) from 14.3 +/- 2.6 cm at end expiration to 11.3 +/- 2.1 cm at end inspiration. This drop occurred without reduction in right atrial diameter or in RV diastolic dimensions. It was not preceded but was followed by a decrease in T(VTI), thus confirming an increase in RV outflow impedance. Manipulation of tidal volume without changing airway pressure and manipulation of airway pressure without changing tidal volume demonstrated that tidal volume, but not airway pressure, was the main determinant factor of RV afterloading during mechanical ventilation.
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- A Vieillard-Baron
- Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Ambroise Paré, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 92104 Boulogne Cedex, France
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Silcocks PB, Munro JF, Steeds RP, Channer KS. Prognostic implications of qualitative assessment of left ventricular function compared to simple routine quantitative echocardiography. HEART (BRITISH CARDIAC SOCIETY) 1997; 78:237-42. [PMID: 9391284 PMCID: PMC484924 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.78.3.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the prognostic value of qualitative estimates of left ventricular function with that of routine simple quantitative indices used in echocardiography. DESIGN Retrospective follow up study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS The records of 2,964 patients who had undergone echocardiography and who could be traced on the family health services register were examined; 919 cases were included in the study, and a further 458 were used to validate the statistical models for prognostic assessment. There were 928 exclusions on the basis of referral for or diagnosis of alternative conditions, and 659 because of incomplete collection of the qualitative and quantitative data used in the study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Survival over the study period. RESULTS A qualitative "eyeball" estimate of left ventricular function was of prognostic significance (relative risk of poor v good, 2.248; P << 0.001; 95% confidence interval 1.620 to 3.119). None of the quantitative echocardiographic indices was of independent prognostic significance when all variables were tested simultaneously in the regression model. CONCLUSIONS A qualitative echocardiographic estimate of left ventricular dysfunction is of prognostic value, supporting the view of many cardiologists who use their overall impression of left ventricular function at echocardiography as the basis for treatment decisions.
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- P B Silcocks
- Department of Public Health Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK
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Dixon RM, Meire HB, Leigh C, Posner J, Rolan PE. Evaluation of non-invasive techniques to assess vasoconstriction in healthy volunteers using methoxamine as a probe drug. Cephalalgia 1996; 16:507-17. [PMID: 8933997 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1996.1607507.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Non-invasive methods for assessment of the vascular effects of antimigraine drugs were evaluated with respect to their utility, variability and sensitivity in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-period crossover study in six healthy volunteers using an intravenous vasoconstrictor, methoxamine, as a probe drug. Changes in the internal diameter of the brachial and radial arteries were measured using ultrasound which had low between-day and within-day coefficients of variation. Peak systolic velocity (PSV), time-averaged velocity (TAV), total flow, resistance (RI) and pulsatility indices (PI) were measured by Doppler from one arterial wave form. Whilst PSV and TAV increased with methoxamine, because of bradycardia, changes in PI and RI were difficult to interpret. An automatic oscillometric cuff, a mercury-in-silastic strain gauge method and the "Finapres", finger arterial blood pressure monitor were used to follow changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP). The strain gauge technique underestimated arm SBP compared to the oscillometric method but clearly showed drug-related increases whilst the Finapres did not reflect changes in blood pressure detected by the other methods.
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- R M Dixon
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, Kent, UK
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Pennell DJ, Firmin DN, Burger P, Yang GZ, Manzara CC, Ell PJ, Swanton RH, Walker JM, Underwood SR, Longmore DB. Assessment of magnetic resonance velocity mapping of global ventricular function during dobutamine infusion in coronary artery disease. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 1995; 74:163-70. [PMID: 7546996 PMCID: PMC483993 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.74.2.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a versatile technique for examination of the cardiovascular system but only recently has assessment of myocardial ischaemia in coronary artery disease (CAD) become possible, for example by demonstrating abnormalities of regional ventricular contraction during stress. Global ventricular function during stress was assessed by MRI of aortic flow, which has not been previously attempted. DESIGN Variables measured by MRI reflecting the effect of ischaemia on global ventricular function during dobutamine stress were correlated with thallium-201 myocardial perfusion tomography. PATIENTS 10 normal controls and 25 patients with CAD. SETTING Tertiary cardiac referral centre. METHODS Novel MRI sequences and analysis systems were used to measure the following variables during staged dobutamine infusion to 20 micrograms/kg/min: stroke volume, cardiac output, cardiac power output, peak flow, peak flow acceleration, aortic back flow, and flow wave velocity. Heart rate, blood pressure, double product, and maximum tolerated dobutamine dose were also measured. Multiple regression analysis was used to compare changes during stress with 201TI tomography. RESULTS All parameters except for stroke volume and diastolic blood pressure increased in the controls. In the patients with CAD a significant relation was shown between the extent of reversible ischaemia and the change in peak flow acceleration (P < 0.00001), peak flow (P = 0.002), cardiac power output (P = 0.036), maximum dobutamine dose (P = 0.039), and systolic blood pressure (P = 0.04). Peak flow acceleration accounted for 58.4% of the variation in reversible ischaemia, and after allowing for this, only cardiac power output remained independently predictive adding a further 4.2% to the model (adjusted r2 = 0.626). A decrease in peak flow acceleration with an increase in dobutamine infusion indicated moderate or severe ischaemia (chi 2 = 10.2, P = 0.017). CONCLUSION MRI may be used to assess variables of aortic flow during stress, which includes acceleration with high temporal resolution. Peak flow acceleration was the most sensitive indicator of the effect of ischaemia on global ventricular function.
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- D J Pennell
- Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London
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Rhodes J, Udelson JE, Marx GR, Schmid CH, Konstam MA, Hijazi ZM, Bova SA, Fulton DR. A new noninvasive method for the estimation of peak dP/dt. Circulation 1993; 88:2693-9. [PMID: 8252680 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.88.6.2693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Peak dP/dt is a good index of ventricular performance that is not influenced by afterload, wall motion abnormalities, or the variations in ventricular anatomy and morphology commonly encountered among patients with congenital heart disease. Unfortunately, the clinical utility of peak dP/dt has been limited by the fact that its measurement generally requires an intraventricular catheter. However, peak dP/dt occurs during isovolumetric contraction, and the pressure rise during isovolumetric contraction is almost linear. Therefore, the mean dP/dt during isovolumetric contraction (mean dP/dtic), ie, the ratio of the rise in pressure during isovolumetric contraction (aortic diastolic pressure minus the systemic ventricular end-diastolic pressure [VEDP]) over the isovolumetric contraction time, should provide a good estimate of peak dP/dt that could be generated noninvasively. METHODS AND RESULTS Echo/phonocardiography was used to measure the isovolumetric contraction time and a blood pressure cuff to estimate aortic diastolic pressure of 27 patients (age, 1 day to 77 years) with congenital or acquired heart disease. VEDP was determined by three methods: (1) intraventricular catheter, (2) assumed VEDP of 10 mm Hg, and (3) assignment of a normal or elevated value on the basis of clinical history. The three estimates of mean dP/dtic thus generated were compared with simultaneous measurements of peak dP/dt obtained during cardiac catheterization. Invasively measured peak dP/dt correlated well with the indirect determinations (r = .95, .89, and .92 for methods 1, 2, and 3, respectively; P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS Echo/phonocardiography can be used in conjunction with a blood pressure cuff and indirect estimates of VEDP to generate mean dP/dtic, an index of ventricular function that approximates and closely correlates with peak dP/dt. This noninvasive measurement can be obtained in almost any patient and may be useful in the assessment of ventricular performance in a variety of cardiovascular disorders.
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- J Rhodes
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Floating Hospital for Infants and Children, Boston, MA
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DuBourg O, Jondeau G, Beauchet A, Hardy A, Bourdarias JP. Doppler-derived aortic maximal acceleration. A reliable index of left ventricular systolic function. Chest 1993; 103:1064-7. [PMID: 8131439 DOI: 10.1378/chest.103.4.1064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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We compared maximal acceleration of aortic blood flow (aortic Amax), calculated from maximal aortic velocity obtained with a conventional echo-Doppler machine with the invasive inotropic index left ventricular end-systolic pressure/left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESP/LVESV) ratio and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Continuous wave (CW) and pulsed wave (PW) Doppler aortic blood flows were recorded from the apical view in 16 patients (age, 62.3 +/- 6.4 years) within 24 h of left-sided catheterization. The theoretical exponential relationship between LVEF and LVESP/LVESV was confirmed in our study population (r = 0.92; p < 0.0001). The relationship between aortic Amax determined either by CW or PW and LVESP/LVESV was linear (r = 0.92 and 0.93, respectively, p < 0.001), whereas the relationship between aortic Amax and angiographic LVEF was exponential (PW: r = 84; CW: r = 0.85; both p < 0.001). We conclude that (1) aortic Amax, derived from maximal velocity obtained with a conventional machine, can be used as an index of left ventricular systolic function, and (2) PW as well as CW Doppler signals can be used for this calculation.
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- Department of Cardiology, University Paris-Ouest Ambroise Pare Hospital, Boulogne, France
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Ben-Ari E, Fisman EZ, Stroh J, Pines A, Dory Y, Motro M, Kellermann JJ. Doppler-derived aortic flow measurements during and after heavy isometric exercise in healthy men versus men with myocardial infarction. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1992; 5:219-24. [PMID: 1622611 DOI: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80340-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Doppler echocardiography is a useful noninvasive determination of left ventricular function during dynamic exercise. Scarce data are available for the use of this technique during heavy isometric exercise. Therefore, Doppler-derived aortic flow indexes were assessed during and after 50% maximal upper-body isometric exercise in 25 healthy men (aged 47 +/- 6 years) and compared with those of 22 men (aged 48 +/- 9 years) who had suffered myocardial infarction. The heart rate increased (p = 0.01) in each of the groups from a mean of 68 +/- 12 at rest to 84 +/- 11 during isometric exercise. At rest, systolic blood pressure was higher (p = 0.05) in the patients with coronary artery disease. During exercise, the patients with cardiac disease, compared with the healthy volunteers, demonstrated a lesser reduction in flow velocity integral, stroke volume, and cardiac indexes (p = 0.001). Immediately on recovery, the patients with cardiac disease, compared with the healthy group, showed significantly greater (p = 0.001) increase in stroke volume and cardiac indexes. At 3 minute's recovery, the stroke volume index continued to increase in the patients with cardiac disease, while the healthy group showed a decrease to below its resting value. Although 50% of maximal upper-body isometric exercise caused similar heart rate and systolic blood pressure responses in healthy patients and patients with cardiac disease, there were significant group differences in Doppler-derived left ventricular systolic function indexes, which were greatest on immediate and 3 minute's recovery. The results suggest that this novel isometric test may be useful in clinical testing.
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- E Ben-Ari
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Brown RA, McCormick KA, Vaitkevicius PV, Fleg JL. Effect of postural stress on left ventricular performance using the continuous-wave Doppler technique. Chest 1991; 100:738-43. [PMID: 1889267 DOI: 10.1378/chest.100.3.738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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To evaluate the effect of postural shifts on continuous-wave Doppler indices of left ventricular performance in normal man, we recorded Doppler signals suprasternally in 69 healthy volunteers, ranging in age from 20 to 86 years, in the supine position and 2 min after assumption of sitting and standing postures. All indices decreased progressively with increasing orthostasis: peak acceleration (PKA): 15.6 +/- 4.5 m/s2 to 14.0 +/- 4.0 m/s2 to 13.6 +/- 4.6 m/s2; peak velocity (PKV): 0.64 +/- 0.18 m/s to 0.58 +/- 0.17 m/s to 0.56 +/- 0.17 m/s; stroke distance (SD): 11.4 +/- 3.7 cm to 9.8 +/- 3.4 cm to 8.0 +/- 2.8 cm; SD x heart rate (VIH): 717 +/- 272 cm to 655 +/- 268 cm to 572 +/- 217 cm, from supine to sitting to standing, respectively (p less than 0.001). In contrast heart rate increased modestly from 62.4 +/- 10.0 bpm supine, to 66.9 +/- 12.4 bpm sitting, to 71.3 +/- 9.9 bpm standing (p less than .001). Similar postural changes in Doppler variables were seen in all three age groups (20 to 44 years; 45 to 64 years; and 65 to 86 years). Thus, orthostasis in normal subjects is accompanied by a reduction in all continuous-wave Doppler indices of left ventricular performance, regardless of age.
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- R A Brown
- Laboratory of Behavioral Sciences, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224
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Harrison MR, Clifton GD, DeMaria AN. Hemodynamic effects of calcium channel and beta-receptor antagonists: evaluation by Doppler echocardiography. Am Heart J 1991; 121:126-33. [PMID: 1670741 DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(91)90965-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
To evaluate the ability of Doppler echocardiography to identify hemodynamic changes due to cardiac medications, 10 volunteers underwent Doppler examination at rest and immediately following vigorous treadmill exercise. Upon completion of the control test, each subject received moderate oral doses of propranolol, verapamil, pindolol, or nifedipine, and the same exercise protocol was repeated. During four control tests, values for peak acceleration and flow velocity integral were similar for each subject at rest and exercise. Following propranolol and pindolol, resting acceleration fell by 4.5 and 2 m/sec2, respectively p less than 0.05. Resting acceleration was unchanged by verapamil and increased following nifedipine by 1.7 m/sec2 (p less than 0.0001), but neither verapamil nor nifedipine altered either Doppler parameter. Flow velocity integral was increased by nifedipine at rest and by each of the beta-blockers during exercise (p less than 0.05). We conclude that (1) rest and exercise Doppler measurements are stable and reproducible, given stable cardiovascular status; (2) pindolol produced less hemodynamic depression as measured by Doppler echocardiography at rest relative to propranolol, but showed similar potency at maximal exertion; (3) nifedipine enhanced global cardiac performance at rest, but neither calcium antagonist affected Doppler measurements during exercise; and (4) Doppler echocardiography is a useful, noninvasive technique for evaluating hemodynamic effects of medication at rest and during vigorous exercise.
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Affiliation(s)
- M R Harrison
- Division of Cardiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington
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Gardin JM. Doppler measurements of aortic blood flow velocity and acceleration: load-independent indexes of left ventricular performance? Am J Cardiol 1989; 64:935-6. [PMID: 2679032 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90845-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- J M Gardin
- Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine
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