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Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology 4/2016

18.02.2016 | Original Article

Elevated Low-Shear Blood Viscosity is Associated with Decreased Pulmonary Blood Flow in Children with Univentricular Heart Defects

verfasst von: Andrew L. Cheng, Cheryl M. Takao, Rosalinda B. Wenby, Herbert J. Meiselman, John C. Wood, Jon A. Detterich

Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology | Ausgabe 4/2016

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Abstract

After the Fontan procedure, patients with univentricular hearts can experience long-term complications due to chronic low-shear non-pulsatile pulmonary blood flow. We sought to evaluate hemorheology and its relationship to hemodynamics in children with univentricular hearts. We hypothesized that low-shear blood viscosity and red blood cell (RBC) aggregation would be associated with increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and decreased pulmonary blood flow (PBF). We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 62 children undergoing cardiac catheterization—20 with isolated atrial septal defect (ASD), 22 status post Glenn procedure (Glenn), and 20 status post Fontan procedure (Fontan). Shear-dependent blood viscosity, RBC aggregation and deformability, complete blood count, coagulation panel, metabolic panel, fibrinogen, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were measured. PVR and PBF were calculated using the Fick equation. Group differences were analyzed by ANOVA and correlations by linear regression. Blood viscosity at all shear rates was higher in Glenn and Fontan, partially due to normocytic anemia in ASD. RBC aggregation and deformability were similar between all groups. Low-shear viscosity negatively correlated with PBF in Glenn and Fontan only (R 2 = 0.27, p < 0.001); it also negatively correlated with pulmonary artery pressure in Glenn (R 2 = 0.15, p = 0.01), and positively correlated with PVR in Fontan (R 2 = 0.28, p = 0.02). Our data demonstrate that elevated low-shear blood viscosity is associated with negative hemodynamic perturbations in a passive univentricular pulmonary circulation, but not in a pulsatile biventricular pulmonary circulation.
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Metadaten
Titel
Elevated Low-Shear Blood Viscosity is Associated with Decreased Pulmonary Blood Flow in Children with Univentricular Heart Defects
verfasst von
Andrew L. Cheng
Cheryl M. Takao
Rosalinda B. Wenby
Herbert J. Meiselman
John C. Wood
Jon A. Detterich
Publikationsdatum
18.02.2016
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Pediatric Cardiology / Ausgabe 4/2016
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-016-1352-4

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