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Van den Eynde J, Westenberg JJM, Hazekamp MG, Lamb HJ, Jongbloed MRM, Wentzel JJ, Kenjeres S, Dekkers IA, Van De Bruaene A, Rijnberg FM, Roest AAW. Noninvasive Advanced Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance-Derived Fontan Hemodynamics Are Associated With Reduced Kidney Function But Not Albuminuria. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e033122. [PMID: 38293946 PMCID: PMC11056124 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Kidney disease is the most important predictor of death in patients with a Fontan circulation, yet its clinical and hemodynamic correlates have not been well established. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 53 ambulatory patients with a Fontan circulation (median age, 16.2 years, 52.8% male patients) underwent advanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance assessment, including 4-dimensional flow imaging and computational fluid dynamics. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <90 mL/min per 1.73 m2 was observed in 20.8% and albumin-to-creatinine ratio >3 mg/mmol in 39.6%. The average eGFR decline rate was -1.83 mL/min per 1.73 m2 per year (95% CI, -2.67 to -0.99; P<0.001). Lower eGFR was associated with older age, larger body surface area at examination, longer time since Fontan procedure, and lower systemic ventricular ejection fraction. Higher albumin-to-creatinine ratio was associated with absence of fenestration at the Fontan operation, and older age and lower systemic ventricular ejection fraction at the assessment. Lower cross-sectional area of the Fontan conduit indexed to flow (r=0.32, P=0.038), higher inferior vena cava-conduit velocity mismatch factor (r=-0.35, P=0.022), higher kinetic energy indexed to flow in the total cavopulmonary connection (r=-0.59, P=0.005), and higher total cavopulmonary connection resistance (r=-0.42, P=0.005 at rest; r=-0.43, P=0.004 during exercise) were all associated with lower eGFR but not with albuminuria. CONCLUSIONS Kidney dysfunction and albuminuria are common among clinically well adolescents and young adults with a Fontan circulation. Advanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance-derived metrics indicative of declining Fontan hemodynamics are associated with eGFR and might serve as targets to improve kidney health. Albuminuria might be driven by other factors that need further investigation.
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- Jef Van den Eynde
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric CardiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
- Congenital and Structural CardiologyUniversity Hospitals LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- Department of Cardiovascular SciencesCatholic University LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- CardioVascular Imaging Group, Department of RadiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- CardioVascular Imaging Group, Department of RadiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
- Department of Anatomy & EmbryologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyBiomechanical Engineering, Erasmus MCRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Applied SciencesDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands
- J.M. Burgers Centrum Research School for Fluid MechanicsDelftThe Netherlands
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- CardioVascular Imaging Group, Department of RadiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Congenital and Structural CardiologyUniversity Hospitals LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- Department of Cardiovascular SciencesCatholic University LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric CardiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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Ueno K, Shimozono T, Takahashi Y, Nakae K, Kawamura J, Okamoto Y. Association of albuminuria with kidney function and hemodynamic disturbance in pre-school children who undergo congenital heart disease surgery. Pediatr Nephrol 2024; 39:493-503. [PMID: 37646871 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-023-06130-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND We validated the prevalence of albuminuria and its association with kidney function and hemodynamics in pre-school children who underwent surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD). METHODS From 403 patients who had undergone surgery for CHD at least 6 months before pre-school and were admitted to our hospital between 2011 and 2015, 75 who underwent blood and urine tests and cardiac catheterization were included in this study. The urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) was quantified, and the relationship of ACR with physical and laboratory findings and hemodynamics assessed using cardiac catheterization was analyzed. RESULTS The study cohort was divided into three groups: Fontan group (n = 25), tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) group (n = 18), and control group (other biventricular CHDs; n = 32). The median age of patients was 5.9 years. ACR was higher in the Fontan group than in the TOF and control groups (median: 15.0 vs. 5.0 and 0.0 mg/g, p < 0.001). Moreover, albuminuria (ACR > 30 mg/g) was observed in 20.0% of Fontan patients, while ACR was associated with potential complicating factors of Fontan circulation: high central venous pressure, high mean pulmonary artery pressure, and worse than moderate atrioventricular regurgitation. ACR showed a moderate correlation with the cystatin C-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (r = - 0.725, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Measurement of albuminuria in Fontan patients before they join elementary school is useful because it reflects kidney function and hemodynamic factors that can worsen their condition. Identification and management of patients with albuminuria may facilitate early therapeutic intervention for worsening Fontan factors, eventually delaying the deterioration of kidney function. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.
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- Kentaro Ueno
- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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Muraoka M, Nagata H, Yamamura K, Sakamoto I, Ishikita A, Nishizaki A, Eguchi Y, Fukuoka S, Uike K, Nagatomo Y, Hirata Y, Nishiyama K, Tsutsui H, Ohga S. Long-Term Renal Involvement in Association with Fontan Circulation. Pediatr Cardiol 2024; 45:340-350. [PMID: 37966520 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03334-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Multiorgan dysfunction is a concern of Fontan patients. To clarify the pathophysiology of Fontan nephropathy, we characterize renal disease in the long-term observational study. Medical records of 128 consecutive Fontan patients [median age: 22 (range 15-37) years old] treated between 2009 and 2018 were reviewed to investigate the incidence of nephropathy and its association with other clinical variables. Thirty-seven patients (29%) showed proteinuria (n = 34) or < 90 mL/min/1.73 m2 of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (n = 7), including 4 overlapping cases. Ninety-six patients (75%) had liver dysfunction (Forns index > 4.21). Patients with proteinuria received the Fontan procedure at an older age [78 (26-194) vs. 56 (8-292) months old, p = 0.02] and had a higher cardiac index [3.11 (1.49-6.35) vs. 2.71 (1.40-4.95) L/min/m2, p = 0.02], central venous pressure [12 (7-19) vs. 9 (5-19) mmHg, p < 0.001], and proportion with > 4.21 of Forns index (88% vs. 70%, p = 0.04) than those without proteinuria. The mean renal perfusion pressure was lower in patients with a reduced eGFR than those without it [55 (44-65) vs. 65 (45-102) mmHg, p = 0.03], but no other variables differed significantly. A multivariable analysis revealed that proteinuria was associated with an increased cardiac index (unit odds ratio 2.02, 95% confidence interval 1.12-3.65, p = 0.02). Seven patients with severe proteinuria had a lower oxygen saturation than those with no or mild proteinuria (p = 0.01, 0.03). Proteinuria or a decreased eGFR differentially occurred in approximately 30% of Fontan patients. Suboptimal Fontan circulation may contribute to the development of proteinuria and reduced eGFR.
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- Mamoru Muraoka
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Téllez L, Payancé A, Tjwa E, Del Cerro MJ, Idorn L, Ovroutski S, De Bruyne R, Verkade HJ, De Rita F, de Lange C, Angelini A, Paradis V, Rautou PE, García-Pagán JC. EASL-ERN position paper on liver involvement in patients with Fontan-type circulation. J Hepatol 2023; 79:1270-1301. [PMID: 37863545 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
Abstract
Fontan-type surgery is the final step in the sequential palliative surgical treatment of infants born with a univentricular heart. The resulting long-term haemodynamic changes promote liver damage, leading to Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD), in virtually all patients with Fontan circulation. Owing to the lack of a uniform definition of FALD and the competitive risk of other complications developed by Fontan patients, the impact of FALD on the prognosis of these patients is currently debatable. However, based on the increasing number of adult Fontan patients and recent research interest, the European Association for The Study of the Liver and the European Reference Network on Rare Liver Diseases thought a position paper timely. The aims of the current paper are: (1) to provide a clear definition and description of FALD, including clinical, analytical, radiological, haemodynamic, and histological features; (2) to facilitate guidance for staging the liver disease; and (3) to provide evidence- and experience-based recommendations for the management of different clinical scenarios.
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- Luis Téllez
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), CIBEREHD (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas), University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- DHU Unity, Pôle des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Clichy, France; Université Denis Diderot-Paris 7, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease/Pediatric Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Adult Congenital and Paediatric Heart Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Queen Silvia Childrens' Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Behandlingsvagen 7, 41650 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Pathology of Cardiac Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Centre de recherche sur l'inflammation, INSERM1149, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Pathology Department, Beaujon Hospital, APHP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- AP-HP, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, DMU DIGEST, Centre de Référence des Maladies Vasculaires du Foie, FILFOIE, Clichy, France; Université Paris-Cité, Inserm, Centre de recherche sur l'inflammation, UMR 1149, Paris, France
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- Barcelona Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, Institut de Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Departament de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; CIBEREHD (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas), Health Care Provider of the European Reference Network on Rare Liver Disorders (ERN-Liver), Spain.
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Renaud D, Scholl-Bürgi S, Karall D, Michel M. Comparative Metabolomics in Single Ventricle Patients after Fontan Palliation: A Strong Case for a Targeted Metabolic Therapy. Metabolites 2023; 13:932. [PMID: 37623876 PMCID: PMC10456471 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13080932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Most studies on single ventricle (SV) circulation take a physiological or anatomical approach. Although there is a tight coupling between cardiac contractility and metabolism, the metabolic perspective on this patient population is very recent. Early findings point to major metabolic disturbances, with both impaired glucose and fatty acid oxidation in the cardiomyocytes. Additionally, Fontan patients have systemic metabolic derangements such as abnormal glucose metabolism and hypocholesterolemia. Our literature review compares the metabolism of patients with a SV circulation after Fontan palliation with that of patients with a healthy biventricular (BV) heart, or different subtypes of a failing BV heart, by Pubmed review of the literature on cardiac metabolism, Fontan failure, heart failure (HF), ketosis, metabolism published in English from 1939 to 2023. Early evidence demonstrates that SV circulation is not only a hemodynamic burden requiring staged palliation, but also a metabolic issue with alterations similar to what is known for HF in a BV circulation. Alterations of fatty acid and glucose oxidation were found, resulting in metabolic instability and impaired energy production. As reported for patients with BV HF, stimulating ketone oxidation may be an effective treatment strategy for HF in these patients. Few but promising clinical trials have been conducted thus far to evaluate therapeutic ketosis with HF using a variety of instruments, including ketogenic diet, ketone esters, and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. An initial trial on a small cohort demonstrated favorable outcomes for Fontan patients treated with SGLT2 inhibitors. Therapeutic ketosis is worth considering in the treatment of Fontan patients, as ketones positively affect not only the myocardial energy metabolism, but also the global Fontan physiopathology. Induced ketosis seems promising as a concerted therapeutic strategy.
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- David Renaud
- Fundamental and Biomedical Sciences, Paris-Cité University, 75006 Paris, France
- Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes, 47012 Valladolid, Spain
- Fundacja Recover, 05-124 Skrzeszew, Poland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Division of Pediatrics I—Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Division of Pediatrics I—Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Division of Pediatrics III—Cardiology, Pulmonology, Allergology and Cystic Fibrosis, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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D'Angelo EC, Ciuca C, Egidy Assenza G. Management of Fontan failure. Heart 2022; 108:1822-1831. [PMID: 35973785 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Emanuela Concetta D'Angelo
- Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Nakae K, Ueno K, Shiokawa N, Takahashi Y, Kawamura J, Hazeki D, Imoto Y, Kawano Y. Pediatric Patients Undergoing a Fontan Operation or with a High RACHS-1 Score Require Monitoring for Chronic Kidney Disease in Early Childhood. Pediatr Cardiol 2022; 43:1020-1028. [PMID: 35028678 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-02817-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Although the number of pediatric patients with long-term survival following cardiac surgery is increasing, concerns regarding chronic kidney disease (CKD) after surgery are growing. We examined the frequency of and risk factors for pediatric CKD development in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) at least 2 years after cardiac surgery. This was a cross-sectional study of 147 patients who underwent open-heart surgery for CHD at Kagoshima University Hospital from April 2010 to March 2017. Data on demographics, acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery, cyanotic heart disease, Fontan circulation, medications in the perioperative period, and Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery-1 (RACHS-1) category were recorded. CKD was defined using the current classification system described in the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative and assessed during early childhood within 2-3 years of cardiac surgery. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS Statistics for Windows version 25.0. We consecutively enrolled 147 patients, of whom 22 (15.0%) had CKD, all with stage-2 severity. Among patients with CKD, a higher proportion underwent Fontan surgery (P < 0.001), a higher proportion had cyanotic heart disease (P = 0.009), and the RACHS-1 category was high (P = 0.003). Patients with CKD appeared more frequently than patients without CKD in RACHS-1 categories 3, 5, and 6. It is essential to evaluate renal function longitudinally and monitor for CKD, given that patients who underwent Fontan surgery or complicated surgery in infancy have a high rate of developing postoperative CKD in early childhood.
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- Koji Nakae
- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan
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Blissett S, Kheiwa A, Mahadevan VS. Extracardiac manifestations of the Fontan circulation in adults: Beyond the liver. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2022.100358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Bai L, Jin Y, Zhang P, Li Y, Gao P, Wang W, Wang X, Feng Z, Zhao J, Liu J. Risk factors and outcomes associated with acute kidney injury following extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection: a retrospective observational study. Transl Pediatr 2022; 11:848-858. [PMID: 35800273 PMCID: PMC9253948 DOI: 10.21037/tp-21-474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) is an important operation for the treatment of complex congenital heart disease. Epidemiology and outcomes for pediatric patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) following extracardiac TCPC have not been well documented. This study investigates the prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of AKI in children after extracardiac TCPC surgery. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated patients (age at surgery <18 years) who underwent extracardiac TCPC surgery between January 2008 and January 2020 in the Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Center of Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China. AKI was defined according to the pediatric-modified risk, injury, failure, loss of function, and end-stage renal disease criteria. RESULTS A total of 377 pediatric patients were included in this study; 123 patients (32.6%) had some degree of AKI. Among the patients with AKI, 101 (82.1%) were diagnosed with AKI-risk (AKI-R), while 22 (17.9%) were diagnosed with acute kidney injury/failure (AKI/F) (16 with AKI, and 6 with AKF). Preoperative estimated creatinine clearance (OR: 1.039, 95% CI: 1.024-1.055, P<0.001), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (OR: 1.208, 95% CI: 1.128-1.294, P<0.001), and renal perfusion pressure (OR: 0.962, 95% CI: 0.938-0.986, P=0.002) on postoperative day (POD) 0 were significantly associated with AKI after TCPC. Having previously undergone a bidirectional Glenn was significantly associated with the severity of postoperative AKI (OR: 0.253, 95% CI: 0.088-0.731, P=0.011). Furthermore, AKI was associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation time, prolonged intensive care unit stay, and composite adverse outcome. Compared with non-AKI patients, the 10-year survival rate of patients with severe AKI was significantly lower (95.5% vs. 65.9%, P=0.009). CONCLUSIONS Although the incidence of AKI was high in patients undergoing TCPC surgery, most cases were AKI-R. Severe AKI was significantly associated with early adverse outcomes and poor long-term survival.
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- Liting Bai
- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Rathgeber SL, Lam C, Harris KC, GrewalMD J. Hepatic and Renal Consequences of Single Ventricle Physiology Palliated with the Fontan Operation. Can J Cardiol 2022; 38:1002-1011. [PMID: 35525398 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Over time the long-term survival has dramatically increased for patients with complex congenital heart disease who undergo the Fontan operation. With this increased survival, it has become apparent that such a circulation has important consequences for other organ systems, particularly the liver and kidney. The adverse milieu created by chronic venous hypertension, low cardiac output and an inflammatory state contribute to the pathologic changes observed in the liver and kidneys over the long-term in Fontan patients. The clinical importance of these hepatic and renal comorbidities have only recently begun to be recognized in the context of increasing life expectancy in this population. The objectives of this review are: i) to provide an overview of the pathophysiology of the Fontan circulation and how liver and kidney disease evolve in this setting; ii) to summarize the current evidence base as it relates to the diagnostic approach to liver and kidney disease in Fontan patients; and, iii) to discuss the therapeutic approaches to Fontan associated liver and kidney disease. Given that this is a very active area of research in congenital heart disease, we have identified knowledge gaps and priority research areas to improve the care of Fontan patients. These include: i) establishing the optimal diagnostic tests to detect and track liver and kidney disease change over time,; ii) determining what treatable risk factors contribute to the development of liver and kidney disease; and, iii) evaluating therapies to prevent or slow progression of liver and kidney disease.
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- Steven L Rathgeber
- Division of Cardiology, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Yasmin and Amir Virani Provincial Adult Congenital Heart Program, St.Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Yasmin and Amir Virani Provincial Adult Congenital Heart Program, St.Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Andrade L, Ortega-Legaspi JM, Awh K, Fuller S, Patel B, Tobin L, Wald J, Kim YY. Diuretic use in the adult Fontan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2022.100387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Hedlund E, Lundell B. Fontan circulation has improved life expectancy for infants born with complex heart disease over the last 50 years but has also resulted in significant morbidity. Acta Paediatr 2022; 111:11-16. [PMID: 34235784 DOI: 10.1111/apa.16023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The prognosis for infants born with complex heart disease improved dramatically with the introduction of the Fontan circulation 50 years ago. With today's carefully designed and staged operations to a Fontan circulation, life expectancy has increased and most children will survive into adult life. The Fontan circulation entails an unphysiological circulation with high risk for multiple organ system dysfunction. Neurodevelopmental disabilities with adverse psychosocial effects are prevalent. The Fontan circulation may eventually fail and necessitate heart transplantation. CONCLUSION: Fifty years development of the Fontan circulation to today's staged surgical procedures has improved survival but also revealed the burden of a high morbidity for a growing number of patients.
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- Eva Hedlund
- Department of Women's and Children's Health Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Martin SD, Lande MB, Kuebler JD, Cholette JM. Case report and review of the literature: Successful transition from acute continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration therapy to chronic peritoneal dialysis in a chronically ventilated child with hypoplastic left heart syndrome following fontan. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:1040869. [PMID: 36389394 PMCID: PMC9664216 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1040869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Fontan palliation depends on low pulmonary vascular resistance in order to maintain pulmonary blood flow and adequate oxygenation. This physiology results in higher central venous pressures with limited renal perfusion pressure and cardiac output. Positive pressure ventilation with mechanical ventilation increases intrathoracic pressure and raises central venous pressure and can further limit pulmonary and renal perfusion. Fluid removal with intermittent hemodialysis can be challenging in Fontan patients and can cause intolerable hypotension, however the increased abdominal filling pressures during peritoneal dialysis dwells can exacerbate systemic venous hypertension seen in Fontan patients and threaten adequate pulmonary blood flow and cardiac output. Successful transition to peritoneal dialysis in a chronically ventilated patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, end-stage renal disease and Fontan physiology has not been described. We present details outlining the successful transition across multiple modalities of renal replacement therapy to assist other teams faced with similar challenges in chronically ventilated Fontan patients with end-stage renal disease.
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- Susan D Martin
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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Martino D, Rizzardi C, Vigezzi S, Guariento C, Sturniolo G, Tesser F, Salvo GD. Long-term management of Fontan patients: The importance of a multidisciplinary approach. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:886208. [PMID: 36090574 PMCID: PMC9452819 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.886208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The Fontan operation is a palliative procedure that leads to increased survival of patients with a functional single ventricle (SV). Starting from 1967 when the first operation was performed by Francis Fontan, more and more patients have reached adulthood. Furthermore, it is expected that in the next 20 years, the population with Fontan circulation will reach 150,000 subjects. The absence of right ventricular propulsion and the inability to improve cardiac output because of the low cardiac reserve are the main issues with the Fontan circulation; however, potential complications may also involve multiple organ systems, such as the liver, lungs, brain, bones, and the lymphatic system. As these patients were initially managed mainly by pediatric cardiologists, it was important to assure the appropriate transition to adult care with the involvement of a multidisciplinary team, including adult congenital cardiologists and multiple subspecialists, many of whom are neither yet familiar with the pathophysiology nor the end-organ consequences of the Fontan circulation. Therefore, the aim of our work was to collect all the best available evidence on Fontan's complications management to provide "simple and immediate" information sources for practitioners looking for state of the art evidence to guide their decision-making and work practices. Moreover, we suggest a model of follow-up of patients with Fontan based on a patient-centered multidisciplinary approach.
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- Diletta Martino
- Pediatric Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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Cui Q, Sun S, Zhu H, Xiao Y, Jiang C, Zhang H, Liu J, Ye L, Shen J. Volume Overload Initiates an Immune Response in the Right Ventricle at the Neonatal Stage. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:772336. [PMID: 34869688 PMCID: PMC8635051 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.772336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Pulmonary regurgitation caused by the correction or palliation of pediatric tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) leads to chronic right ventricular (RV) volume overload (VO), which induces adolescent RV dysfunction. A better understanding of the molecular mechanism by which VO initiates neonatal RV remodeling may bring new insights into the post-surgical management of pediatric TOF. Methods and Results: We created a fistula between the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava on postnatal day 1 (P1) using a rat model to induce neonatal VO. Echocardiography revealed that the velocity and velocity- time-integral of the pulmonary artery (PA) were significantly elevated, and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining showed that the diameter of the RV significantly increased. RNA-seq analysis of the RV on P7 indicated that the top 10 enriched Gene Ontology (GO) terms and the top 20 enriched terms in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis were associated with immune responses. Flow-cytometric analysis demonstrated that the number of CD4+and CD8+ immune cells were significantly augmented in the VO group compared with the sham group. Conclusions: A neonatal cardiac VO rat model on P1 was successfully created, providing a platform for studying the molecular biology of neonatal RV under the influence of VO. VO - induces an immune response at the neonatal stage (from P1 to P7), suggesting that immune responses may be an initiating factor for neonatal RV remodeling under the influence of VO and that immunosuppressants may be used to prevent pediatric RV remodeling caused by VO.
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- Qing Cui
- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Institute of Pediatric Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Katz DA, Lubert AM, Gao Z, Powell AW, Szugye C, Woodly S, Goldstein SL, Alsaied T, Opotowsky AR. Comparison of creatinine and cystatin C estimation of glomerular filtration rate in the Fontan circulation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2021.100286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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A Fontan circulation requires a series of three-staged operations aimed to palliate patients with single-ventricle CHD. Currently, the most frequent technique is the extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection, an external conduit connecting the IVC and right pulmonary artery, bypassing the right side of the heart. Fontan candidates must meet strict criteria; they are assessed utilising both cardiac catheterisation and cardiac magnetic resonance. Postoperatively, treatment protocols prioritise antibiotic prophylaxis, diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, anticoagulation, and oxygen therapy with fluid restriction and a low-fat diet. These measures aim to reduce length of stay in the ICU and hospital by preventing acute complications such as infection, venous thromboembolism, low cardiac output, pleural effusion, and acute kidney injury. Late complications of a Fontan procedure include circulation failure, protein-losing enteropathy, plastic bronchitis, and Fontan-associated liver disease. The definitive management is cardiac transplantation, with promising innovations in selective embolisation of lymphatic vessels and Fontan-specific ventricular assist devices. Further research assessing current protocols in the perioperative management of Fontan patients would be beneficial for standardising current practice and improving outcomes.
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Patients with Single-Ventricle Physiology over the Age of 40 Years. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9124085. [PMID: 33352831 PMCID: PMC7765901 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9124085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background: Single-ventricle physiology (SVP) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality at a young age. However, survival prospects have improved and risk factors for a negative outcome are well described in younger cohorts. Data regarding older adults is scarce. Methods: In this study, SVP patients under active follow-up at our center who were ≥40 years of age at any point between January 2005 and December 2018 were included. Demographic data, as well as medical/surgical history were retrieved from hospital records. The primary end-point was all-cause mortality. Results: Altogether, 49 patients (19 female (38.8%), mean age 49.2 ± 6.4 years) were included. Median follow-up time was 4.9 years (interquartile range (IQR): 1.8–8.5). Of these patients, 40 (81.6%) had undergone at least one cardiac surgery. The most common extracardiac comorbidities were thyroid dysfunction (n = 27, 55.1%) and renal disease (n = 15, 30.6%). During follow-up, 10 patients (20.4%) died. On univariate analysis, renal disease and liver cirrhosis were predictors of all-cause mortality. On multivariate analysis, only renal disease (hazard ratio (HR): 12.5, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.5–106.3, p = 0.021) remained as an independent predictor. Conclusions: SVP patients ≥40 years of age are burdened with significant morbidity and mortality. Renal disease is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality.
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Nef HM, Elsässer A, Möllmann H, Abdel-Hadi M, Bauer T, Brück M, Eggebrecht H, Ehrlich JR, Ferrari MW, Fichtlscherer S, Hink U, Hölschermann H, Kacapor R, Koeth O, Korboukov S, Lamparter S, Laspoulas AJ, Lehmann R, Liebetrau C, Plücker T, Pons-Kühnemann J, Schächinger V, Schieffer B, Schott P, Schulze M, Teupe C, Vasa-Nicotera M, Weber M, Weinbrenner C, Werner G, Hamm CW, Dörr O. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular mortality and catherization activity during the lockdown in central Germany: an observational study. Clin Res Cardiol 2020; 110:292-301. [PMID: 33219854 PMCID: PMC7680078 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-020-01780-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Aims During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital admissions for cardiac care have declined. However, effects on mortality are unclear. Thus, we sought to evaluate the impact of the lockdown period in central Germany on overall and cardiovascular deaths. Simultaneously we looked at catheterization activities in the same region. Methods and results Data from 22 of 24 public health-authorities in central Germany were aggregated during the pandemic related lockdown period and compared to the same time period in 2019. Information on the total number of deaths and causes of death, including cardiovascular mortality, were collected. Additionally, we compared rates of hospitalization (n = 5178) for chronic coronary syndrome (CCS), acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in 26 hospitals in this area. Data on 5,984 deaths occurring between March 23, 2020 and April 26, 2020 were evaluated. In comparison to the reference non-pandemic period in 2019 (deaths: n = 5832), there was a non-significant increase in all-cause mortality of 2.6% [incidence rate ratio (IRR) 1.03, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.99–1.06; p = 0.16]. Cardiovascular and cardiac mortality increased significantly by 7.6% (IRR 1.08, 95%-CI 1.01–1.14; p = 0.02) and by 11.8% (IRR 1.12, 95%-CI 1.05–1.19; p < 0.001), respectively. During the same period, our data revealed a drop in cardiac catherization procedures. Conclusion During the COVID-19-related lockdown a significant increase in cardiovascular mortality was observed in central Germany, whereas catherization activities were reduced. The mechanisms underlying both of these observations should be investigated further in order to better understand the effects of a pandemic-related lockdown and social-distancing restrictions on cardiovascular care and mortality. Graphic abstract ![]()
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- Holger M Nef
- Department of Cardiology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, University Hospital Giessen, Medical Clinic I, Klinikstrasse 33, 35392, Giessen, Germany. .,Department of Cardiology, Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Rotenburg, Germany.
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- St.-Johannes-Hospital Klinik Für Innere Medizin I, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Lahn-Dill-Kliniken, Klinikum Wetzlar, Wetzlar, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Agaplesion Frankfurter Diakonie Kliniken, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Josefs-Hospital Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Rotenburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Klinikum Frankfurt Höchst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Kliniken Des Main-Taunus-Kreises, Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, GPR Gesundheits- Und Pflegezentrum Rüsselsheim, Rüsselsheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Diakonie-Krankenhaus Wehrda, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, University Hospital Giessen, Medical Clinic I, Klinikstrasse 33, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Kliniken Langen, Langen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Eichhof-Stiftung Lauterbach, Lauterbach, Germany
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- Justus Liebig University Giessen, Medical Statistics, Institute of Medical Informatics, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Klinikum Werra Meissner GmbH, Eschwege, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Schwalm-Eder-Kliniken, Schwalmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Kreisklinik Groß-Umstadt, Groß-Umstadt, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, University Hospital Giessen, Medical Clinic I, Klinikstrasse 33, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, University Hospital Giessen, Medical Clinic I, Klinikstrasse 33, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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Aims To assess the impact of the lockdown due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on key quality indicators for the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. Methods Data were obtained from 41 hospitals participating in the prospective Feedback Intervention and Treatment Times in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (FITT-STEMI) study, including 15,800 patients treated for acute STEMI from January 2017 to the end of March 2020. Results There was a 12.6% decrease in the total number of STEMI patients treated at the peak of the pandemic in March 2020 as compared to the mean number treated in the March months of the preceding years. This was accompanied by a significant difference among the modes of admission to hospitals (p = 0.017) with a particular decline in intra-hospital infarctions and transfer patients from other hospitals, while the proportion of patients transported by emergency medical service (EMS) remained stable. In EMS-transported patients, predefined quality indicators, such as percentages of pre-hospital ECGs (both 97%, 95% CI = − 2.2–2.7, p = 0.846), direct transports from the scene to the catheterization laboratory bypassing the emergency department (68% vs. 66%, 95% CI = − 4.9–7.9, p = 0.641), and contact-to-balloon-times of less than or equal to 90 min (58.3% vs. 57.8%, 95%CI = − 6.2–7.2, p = 0.879) were not significantly altered during the COVID-19 crisis, as was in-hospital mortality (9.2% vs. 8.5%, 95% CI = − 3.2–4.5, p = 0.739). Conclusions Clinically important indicators for STEMI management were unaffected at the peak of COVID-19, suggesting that the pre-existing logistic structure in the regional STEMI networks preserved high-quality standards even when challenged by a threatening pandemic. Clinical trial registration NCT00794001 Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00392-020-01703-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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