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Plasma endothelin-1 level at the onset of ischemic ventricular fibrillation predicts resuscitation outcome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19362407     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Endogenous vasopressors, including endothelin-1 (ET-1), have been shown to be elevated in patients following resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and are likely a physiologic response to global ischaemia. The importance of ET-1 in the setting of arrest and resuscitation has not been established. Prior work has demonstrated that ET-1 increases significantly after coronary occlusion. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in ET-1 following induction of ischaemia and VF. METHODS: VF was induced in 30 anesthetized and instrumented swine by balloon occlusion of the LAD. Blood was collected from the right atrium at baseline and at 5 min intervals following LAD occlusion until VF occurred. After 7 min of VF, resuscitation was attempted in accordance with guidelines. ET-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), a measure of infarct size, were measured using ELISA. RESULTS: ET-1 and MMP-9 levels increased significantly from baseline within 20 min of occlusion of the LAD. Animals that could not be resuscitated had a higher ET-1 (p=0.031) at VF onset but similar ischaemia time (time to VF) and MMP-9, reflecting infarct size. An ET-1 level >4 pg/ml had a likelihood ratio of 4 for predicting resuscitation failure. CONCLUSIONS: Elevated levels of ET-1 during acute ischaemia predict resuscitation failure independent of the time to VF. This finding may be due to the known effect of ET-1 on coronary vascular resistance or ventricular compliance, resulting in early ischemic contracture.
Authors:
Atman P Shah; James T Niemann; Scott Youngquist; Ted Heyming; John P Rosborough
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2009-04-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Resuscitation     Volume:  80     ISSN:  0300-9572     ISO Abbreviation:  Resuscitation     Publication Date:  2009 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-04     Completed Date:  2009-06-25     Revised Date:  2010-09-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0332173     Medline TA:  Resuscitation     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  580-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, United States. ashah@labiomed.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Disease Models, Animal
Endothelin-1 / blood*
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / blood
Myocardial Ischemia / blood*,  etiology*
Predictive Value of Tests
Swine
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Fibrillation / blood*,  complications,  therapy*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HL076671/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL076671-01A1/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL076671-02/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL076671-03/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL076671-04/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Endothelin-1; EC 3.4.24.35/Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
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