Persistent hyperkinesis in normotensive patients after coarctation repair
Rest and exercise gated radionuclide ventriculography was used to evaluate 30 patients operated on between 1955 and 1982 for coarctation of the aorta. Twenty-one of these (COARC) patients have remained clinically normal for an average time of 15 years between surgery and the time of this study. A second group of 22 normal subjects (CTL) participating in an exercise physiology protocol were used as controls. Similar values were found comparing CTL vs. COARC for rate pressure products of 9.3 vs. 10.2 x 10/sup 3/ at rest and 26.8 vs 26.1 x 10/sup 3/ with exercise. Relative increase in cardiac output with exercise was 2.6 CTL vs. 2.1 COARC. Relative change in end-diastolic volume with exercises was +13% vs +5%. Early diastolic filling velocities at rest were 2.2 vs. 2.7 EDV/SEC and 5.2 vs. 5.2 EDV/SEC at exercise. Highly significant differences were found in resting ejection fraction of 59% CTL vs. 71% COARC, exercise EF of 70% vs. 82%, systolic ejection velocities at rest of 2.3 vs 2.9 EDV/SEC increasing with exercise to 3.6 vs. 4.8 EDV/SEC. Increased wall thickness was noted on scintiphotos and corroborated by thickness and muscle mass estimates from 2-D echo. The data indicate a persistent hyperdynamic state and LVH in these patients many years after elimination of the ventricular pressure overload. Further study is indicated to determine the cause of persistent hyperdynamic function, if this occurs with other after load stresses and the long term affect on cardiovascular function and longevity.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, VA
- OSTI ID:
- 6844805
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-840619-; TRN: 87-008783
- Journal Information:
- J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 25:5; Conference: 31. annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 5 Jun 1984
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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