INCREASED LEFT-VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC CHAMBER STIFFNESS IMMEDIATELY AFTER CORONARY-ARTERY BYPASS-SURGERY

[摘要] Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence and severity of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction immediately after coronary artery bypass surgery by utilizing simultaneous transesophageal echocardiographic and hemodynamic monitoring. Background. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction has been documented after coronary bypass surgery, but its measurement has been technically difficult to acquire and limited by dependence on loading conditions. Methods. End-diastolic pressure area curves, were constructed before and immediately after coronary bypass surgery in 20 patients. Transesophageal echocardiographic images at the mid papillary level of the left ventricle and hemodynamic data were recorded. Volume status was manipulated to alter loading conditions, and multiple measurements were taken at each loading condition. Results. Diastolic function worsened in all patients, as manifested by a postoperative leftward shift of the end-diastolic pressure area curve. At a comparable preload, mean end-diastolic area +/- SEM decreased by 15% from 17.6 +/- 0.8 to 14.9 +/- 0.8 cm(2) postoperatively (p = 0.0001). Conclusions. Left ventricular diastolic chamber stiffness fre- quently increases immediately after coronary artery bypass sur- gery. Simultaneous hemodynamic and transesophageal echocar- diographic monitoring, through the construction of end-diastolic pressure area curves, is a useful method to evaluate diastolic function and guide management after cardiac surgery.

[发布日期] 1994-11-01