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Tidholm A, Menciotti G, Borgarelli M. Current use of real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in animals. J Vet Cardiol 2023; 51:97-104. [PMID: 38118235 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2023.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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This review includes 36 studies of transthoracic real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) in animals. Most of these studies concern cardiac chamber quantification of the left atrium and left ventricle, in dogs. Comparisons of RT3DE and different two-dimensional echocardiographic (2DE) methods have been reported in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD), dilated cardiomyopathy, and in healthy control dogs. Comparisons of RT3DE and standard reference methods have been reported in healthy control dogs. In dogs with MMVD, volumetric RT3DE measurements of left atrium do not appear to provide superior prognostic value compared with 2DE methods using Simpson's method of discs in dogs with MMVD. The major advantages of RT3DE compared to 2DE include improvements in visualization of the complex morphology of the mitral valve, the estimation of mitral valve regurgitation, and improved visualization of complex congenital cardiac abnormalities.
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- A Tidholm
- Anicura Albano Animal Hospital, Rinkebyvägen 21, Danderyd, Sweden; Department of Clinical Sciences Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Whitehouse WH, Thomason JD, Thompson-Butler DA, Kelley MD, Cernicchiaro N, Tanner MC. A clinically utilized intravenous continuous rate infusion of diltiazem does not significantly decrease systolic function in healthy dogs. Am J Vet Res 2023; 84:ajvr.22.09.0158. [PMID: 36607773 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.22.09.0158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine if left ventricular systolic function on echocardiography, systemic blood pressure, and electrocardiography change with a clinically accepted intravenous (IV) diltiazem constant rate infusion (CRI) compared to a control. ANIMALS 10 healthy client-owned adult dogs. PROCEDURES Prospective, masked, crossover study from May 27, 2021, to August 22, 2021. Dogs were randomized to receive diltiazem (loading dose of 240 μg/kg, IV followed by a CRI of 6 μg/kg/min for 300 minutes) or the same volume of 5% dextrose in water (D5W) administered IV followed by the opposite intervention after a 7-day washout. Blood pressure was monitored during each CRI, and echocardiographic and electrocardiographic studies were performed immediately before the CRI and during the last hour of the CRI. RESULTS Postdiltiazem systolic time interval (STI) (median, 0.30; range, 0.16 to 0.34) was significantly lower than post-D5W STI (median, 0.32; range, 0.22 to 0.40; P = .046). All other echocardiographic parameters did not differ significantly between each of the groups after receiving diltiazem or D5W. Systemic blood pressure did not change significantly with either diltiazem (P = .450) or D5W (P = .940), and none of the dogs became hypotensive at any point in the study. Expectedly, negative dromotropy was observed with diltiazem. CLINICAL RELEVANCE A significant decrease in left ventricular systolic function was not appreciated in healthy dogs receiving diltiazem at a clinically accepted intravenous infusion rate at this dosing regimen. Further studies are needed in dogs with cardiac disease.
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- William H Whitehouse
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Epidemiology and Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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Li H, Xia YY, Xia CL, Li Z, Shi Y, Li XB, Zhang JX. Mimicking Metabolic Disturbance in Establishing Animal Models of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Front Physiol 2022; 13:879214. [PMID: 35592030 PMCID: PMC9110887 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.879214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Heart failure (HF), the terminal state of different heart diseases, imposed a significant health care burden worldwide. It is the last battlefield in dealing with cardiovascular diseases. HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a type of HF in which the symptoms and signs of HF are mainly ascribed to diastolic dysfunction of left ventricle, whereas systolic function is normal or near-normal. Compared to HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the diagnosis and treatment of HFpEF have made limited progress, partly due to the lack of suitable animal models for translational studies in the past. Given metabolic disturbance and inflammatory burden contribute to HFpEF pathogenesis, recent years have witnessed emerging studies focusing on construction of animal models with HFpEF phenotype by mimicking metabolic disorders. These models prefer to recapitulate the metabolic disorders and endothelial dysfunction, leading to the more detailed understanding of the entity. In this review, we summarize the currently available animal models of HFpEF with metabolic disorders, as well as their advantages and disadvantages as tools for translational studies.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Intensive Medicine, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Xiao-Bo Li, ; Jun-Xia Zhang,
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Xiao-Bo Li, ; Jun-Xia Zhang,
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Loughran KA, Larouche-Lebel É, Huh TP, Kraus MS, Oyama MA. Reproducibility of geometric and flow-based echocardiographic measurements used for quantification of left ventricular total and forward stroke volume in healthy dogs. J Vet Cardiol 2020; 30:100-112. [PMID: 32745962 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2020.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac structure and function in dogs are commonly assessed using echocardiography. A variety of linear, area, and flow-based measurements can be used to calculate left ventricular (LV) total stroke volume (TSV) and forward stroke volume (FSV), but the reproducibility of many of these measurements has not been fully studied. We hypothesized that survey of echocardiographic variables would identify those with high reproducibility and inform future investigation of different methods to measure LV TSV and FSV. METHODS The reproducibility of 25 geometric and flow-based echocardiographic measurements was prospectively evaluated in 23 healthy dogs by two experienced observers. Reproducibility (i.e., interobserver agreement) was described using intraclass correlation coefficients. The reproducibility of various methods to calculate LV TSV and FSV was explored. RESULTS Reproducibility was generally good to excellent. Variables of LV width, length, and area and aortic and sinotubular junction diameter and velocity time integral were among measures with the highest reproducibility. Measurements of mitral annular diameter and mitral inflow velocity time integral possessed lower reproducibility. Calculation of LV TSV using measurements involved in the cube and bullet formulas demonstrated higher reproducibility than the Simpson's method of disks or mitral inflow methods. Calculation of LV FSV using LV outflow tract and aortic diameters from the right parasternal view generally demonstrated higher reproducibility compared with the left-sided view. CONCLUSIONS The reproducibility of many simple geometric and flow-based echocardiographic measurements is high. Comparison of the reliability of different measurement informs future investigation of echocardiographic methods to determine LV TSV and FSV in dogs.
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- K A Loughran
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey St, Philadelphia PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey St, Philadelphia PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey St, Philadelphia PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey St, Philadelphia PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey St, Philadelphia PA, 19104, USA; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia PA, 19104, USA.
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Owens EJ, LeBlanc NL, Scollan KF. Comparison of left and right atrial volumes determined by two- and three-dimensional echocardiography with those determined by multidetector computed tomography for healthy dogs. Am J Vet Res 2020; 81:33-40. [PMID: 31887091 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.81.1.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare left atrial volume (LAV) and right atrial volume (RAV) determined by 2-D and 3-D echocardiographic methods with the LAV and RAV determined by ECG-gated multidetector CT (MDCT) for healthy dogs. ANIMALS 11 healthy purpose-bred young adult hound-type dogs. PROCEDURES Each dog was anesthetized and underwent MDCT and a complete echocardiographic examination. Modality-specific software was used to measure the respective atrial volumes at ventricular end systole, and LAV and RAV measurements were subsequently indexed to body weight and compared among imaging modalities. RESULTS The LAV determined by echocardiographic methods did not differ significantly from the LAV determined by MDCT. However, the RAV determined by 3-D echocardiography and 2-D echocardiography via the left apical and left cranial windows differed significantly from the RAV determined by MDCT. Bland-Altman analyses indicated that the indexed LAV and RAV determined by echocardiographic methods were systematically underestimated, compared with MDCT measurements, but the bias was much smaller for LAV than for RAV. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggested that, for dogs, echocardiography might be an acceptable alternative to MDCT for measurement of LAV but not for measurement of RAV. However, the study population was small and homogenous in terms of breed, age, and weight. These findings need to be validated in a larger, more varied population of dogs with and without cardiac disease.
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Baron Toaldo M, Pollesel M, Diana A. Effect of pimobendan on left atrial function: an echocardiographic pilot study in 11 healthy cats. J Vet Cardiol 2020; 28:37-47. [PMID: 32244178 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2020.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES - To evaluate the effect of a single dose of pimobendan on left atrial (LA) function in healthy cats. ANIMALS - Eleven client owned healthy cats. MATERIAL AND METHODS - Standardized and repeated echocardiographic examinations were performed on healthy and conscious cats before and after a single dose of orally administered pimobendan (1.25 mg/cat). Left atrial systolic functional parameters were assessed. RESULTS - Some of the tested parameters of LA function showed significant improvement after pimobendan administration, whereas no significant effect on left ventricular function was observed. In particular, LA minimal diameters obtained from M-mode images in short (p=0.018) and long (p=0.009) axis reduced after pimobendan administration, whereas LA fractional shortening from short (p=0.027) and long (p=0.042) axis and LA appendage emptying velocity (p<0.001) significantly increased. A mild increase in heart rate (p=0.001), and a transient increase on the peak systolic wave pulmonary vein velocity (p=0.008) were also recorded as a possible effect. CONCLUSIONS - A single dose of pimobendan appears to impact LA function in healthy cats. However, because of the small number of cats included, and the absence of a placebo group, these results cannot be definitively separated from the effect of time. Additional studies are needed to understand if similar effects are observed in cats with cardiomyopathy and LA dilatation.
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- M Baron Toaldo
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
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Hampton CE, Riebold TW, LeBlanc NL, Scollan KF, Mandsager RE, Sisson DD. Effects of intravenous administration of tiletamine-zolazepam, alfaxalone, ketamine-diazepam, and propofol for induction of anesthesia on cardiorespiratory and metabolic variables in healthy dogs before and during anesthesia maintained with isoflurane. Am J Vet Res 2019; 80:33-44. [PMID: 30605029 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.80.1.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare effects of tiletamine-zolazepam, alfaxalone, ketamine-diazepam, and propofol for anesthetic induction on cardiorespiratory and acid-base variables before and during isoflurane-maintained anesthesia in healthy dogs. ANIMALS 6 dogs. PROCEDURES Dogs were anesthetized with sevoflurane and instrumented. After dogs recovered from anesthesia, baseline values for cardiorespiratory variables and cardiac output were determined, and arterial and mixed-venous blood samples were obtained. Tiletamine-zolazepam (5 mg/kg), alfaxalone (4 mg/kg), propofol (6 mg/kg), or ketamine-diazepam (7 and 0.3 mg/kg) was administered IV in 25% increments to enable intubation. After induction (M0) and at 10, 20, 40, and 60 minutes of a light anesthetic plane maintained with isoflurane, measurements and sample collections were repeated. Cardiorespiratory and acid-base variables were compared with a repeated-measures ANOVA and post hoc t test and between time points with a pairwise Tukey test. RESULTS Mean ± SD intubation doses were 3.8 ± 0.8 mg/kg for tiletamine-zolazepam, 2.8 ± 0.3 mg/kg for alfaxalone, 6.1 ± 0.9 mg/kg and 0.26 ± 0.04 mg/kg for ketamine-diazepam, and 5.4 ± 1.1 mg/kg for propofol. Anesthetic depth was similar among regimens. At M0, heart rate increased by 94.9%, 74.7%, and 54.3% for tiletamine-zolazepam, ketamine-diazepam, and alfaxalone, respectively. Tiletamine-zolazepam caused higher oxygen delivery than propofol. Postinduction apnea occurred in 3 dogs when receiving alfaxalone. Acid-base variables remained within reference limits. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE In healthy dogs in which a light plane of anesthesia was maintained with isoflurane, cardiovascular and metabolic effects after induction with tiletamine-zolazepam were comparable to those after induction with alfaxalone and ketamine-diazepam.
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Fries RC, Gordon SG, Saunders AB, Miller MW, Hariu CD, Schaeffer DJ. Quantitative assessment of two- and three-dimensional transthoracic and two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in normal canine hearts. J Vet Cardiol 2018; 21:79-92. [PMID: 30797448 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 09/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The objective of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of two- and three-dimensional (2D, 3D) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), 2D transesophageal echocardiography, and computed tomography angiography (CTA) compared with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in normal dogs and to assess repeatability of 2D and 3D TTE for the assessment of left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) dimensions. ANIMALS The study was performed on six healthy dogs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, CTA, and CMR were performed on each dog. Right ventricular (RV) and LV volumes (in systole and diastole), ejection fraction (EF), and LA and right atrial (RA) volumes were assessed. Repeatability and intrarater and interrater measurements of variability were quantified by average coefficient of variation (CV) for 2D and 3D TTE. RESULTS No clinically relevant differences in LV volume were detected between CMR and all modalities. Importantly, 3D TTE had the lowest CV (6.45%), correlated with (rs = 0.62, p = 0.01), and had the highest overlap in distribution with CMR (OVL >80%). Left ventricular EF and LA size via CTA compared best with CMR and RV and RA volumes were best estimated by 3D TTE. Assessment of LV and LA volumes via 3D TTE had moderate repeatability (15-21%) compared with LV M-mode measurements and 2D LA-to-aortic ratio (<10%), respectively. For LV size, interrater CV for 3D TTE (19.4%) was lower than 2D TTE (23.1%). CONCLUSIONS Measurements of LV, RV, and RA volumes via 3D TTE and LA volume and LV EF assessed by CTA compared best with CMR. Three-dimensional echocardiography had lower interrater and intrarater CV compared with 2D TTE.
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- R C Fries
- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 4474 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA.
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- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 4474 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA
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- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 4474 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA
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- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 4474 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA
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- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 4474 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA
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- University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, 1008 West Hazelwood Drive, Urbana, IL 61802, USA
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Zhu J, Zhang W, Shen G, Yu X, Guo J, Zhong T. Lund exhaust on hemodynamic parameters and inflammatory mediators in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass. Exp Ther Med 2018; 16:1747-1752. [PMID: 30186397 PMCID: PMC6122371 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.6354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The effect of Lund exhaust technique on hemodynamics and inflammatory mediators in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass was evaluated. A total of 60 patients with heart disease undergoing elective heart valve replacement under elective cardiopulmonary bypass were randomly divided into Lund exhaust group (group A) and control group (group B), with 30 patients in each group. Group A underwent Lund exhaust during cardiopulmonary bypass, while group B was identical to group A except for not using the Lund exhaust technique during cardiopulmonary bypass. The hemodynamic parameters at different time-points showed that the indexes of MAP, PASP, CO, CI, PCWP, CVP and SVR in T1, T2, T3 and T4 moments between group A and group B were statistically significant (p<0.05). There was no statistical significance in IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α and TIMP-1 between group A and group B patients at the T0 moment (p>0.05). The levels of IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α and TIMP-1 in group B patients at T1, T2, T3 and T4 moments were statistically significant compared with those in group A (p<0.05). The IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α indexes of group B patients were statistically significant at the T5 moment compared with those in group A (p<0.05). The IL-10 and TIMP-1 of two groups were not statistically significant at the T5 moment. The operating time, CPB time, aortic clamp time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative tube time, ICU stay time, hospital stay time and pulmonary infection of patients in group A were significantly less than those in group B. In conclusion, Lund exhaust technology can significantly reduce the fluctuation of hemodynamics, decrease the expression of inflammatory factors, improve lung function, and is conducive to the rehabilitation of patients.
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- Jihong Zhu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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- Heart Center, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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- Out-patient Department, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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- Heart Center, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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Noel-Morgan J, Muir WW. Anesthesia-Associated Relative Hypovolemia: Mechanisms, Monitoring, and Treatment Considerations. Front Vet Sci 2018; 5:53. [PMID: 29616230 PMCID: PMC5864866 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Although the utility and benefits of anesthesia and analgesia are irrefutable, their practice is not void of risks. Almost all drugs that produce anesthesia endanger cardiovascular stability by producing dose-dependent impairment of cardiac function, vascular reactivity, and compensatory autoregulatory responses. Whereas anesthesia-related depression of cardiac performance and arterial vasodilation are well recognized adverse effects contributing to anesthetic risk, far less emphasis has been placed on effects impacting venous physiology and venous return. The venous circulation, containing about 65–70% of the total blood volume, is a pivotal contributor to stroke volume and cardiac output. Vasodilation, particularly venodilation, is the primary cause of relative hypovolemia produced by anesthetic drugs and is often associated with increased venous compliance, decreased venous return, and reduced response to vasoactive substances. Depending on factors such as patient status and monitoring, a state of relative hypovolemia may remain clinically undetected, with impending consequences owing to impaired oxygen delivery and tissue perfusion. Concurrent processes related to comorbidities, hypothermia, inflammation, trauma, sepsis, or other causes of hemodynamic or metabolic compromise, may further exacerbate the condition. Despite scientific and technological advances, clinical monitoring and treatment of relative hypovolemia still pose relevant challenges to the anesthesiologist. This short perspective seeks to define relative hypovolemia, describe the venous system’s role in supporting normal cardiovascular function, characterize effects of anesthetic drugs on venous physiology, and address current considerations and challenges for monitoring and treatment of relative hypovolemia, with focus on insights for future therapies.
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- Jessica Noel-Morgan
- Center for Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- QTest Labs, Columbus, OH, United States.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN, United States
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