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Effect of a total artificial heart on adaptive hormonal responses in humans with end-stage heart failure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2532027     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The J-7 total artificial heart (TAH) can restore normal vascular hemodynamics in humans treated for end-stage heart failure, but less is known regarding its effect on hormones elevated under these conditions. A 49-year-old man with NYHA Class IV end-stage heart failure received a J-7-70 TAH as a bridge to transplantation. Pre-TAH cardiac index was less than 2 L/min/m2 with end organ dysfunction, increased venous and pulmonary pressures, and a low arterial pressure. The TAH provided an immediate cardiac index greater than 3 L/min/m2 with normal hemodynamics and organ function. Pre-TAH renin, aldosterone, and atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) levels were markedly elevated: 147 ng/dl, 29.4 ng/dl, and 380 pg/ml, respectively. All values declined dramatically by the fifth postoperative day, with the aldosterone and ANF values returning to normal at 11.5 ng/dl and 37 pg/ml, respectively. Renin levels reached normal values by the fourth postoperative week. Once normal values were obtained, they remained in this range for the 57 days of TAH function. The TAH, used in end-stage heart failure, restores normal hemodynamics and compensatory hormonal levels. These hormones can be used as indicators of proper TAH function in such patients.
Authors:
K D Murray; P D Myerowitz; K M Watson; P A Lowe; L K Kalanges; E P Howanitz; T A Galbraith
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  ASAIO transactions / American Society for Artificial Internal Organs     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0889-7190     ISO Abbreviation:  ASAIO Trans     Publication Date:    1989 Jul-Sep
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-02-06     Completed Date:  1990-02-06     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8611947     Medline TA:  ASAIO Trans     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  229-31     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Ohio State University, Columbus.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aldosterone / blood*
Atrial Natriuretic Factor / blood*
Heart Failure / blood,  surgery*
Heart, Artificial*
Hemodynamics / physiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / blood*
Prosthesis Design
Renin / blood*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
52-39-1/Aldosterone; 85637-73-6/Atrial Natriuretic Factor; EC 3.4.23.15/Renin

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