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Comparative Study
Journal Article
Neurohormone levels remain elevated in continuous flow left ventricular assist device recipients.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery 2018 July
INTRODUCTION: The levels of neurohormones were assessed in continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) recipients and compared to patients with heart failure (HF) and to healthy controls (HCs), and CF-LVAD recipients with closed or open aortic valves (AVs).
METHODS: Aldosterone, norepinephrine, and renin levels were assessed in a total of 46 participants, including CF-LVAD recipients (n = 18), HF patients (n = 14), and HC individuals (n = 14). Echocardiographic assessments were performed to evaluate cardiac functions and aortic valve status and neurohormone levels were compared between CF-LVAD recipients with closed or open AVs.
RESULTS: Aldosterone, norepinephrine, and renin levels were elevated to a similar extent in CF-LVAD recipients and HF patients, compared to HC individuals. In the CF-LVAD group, no differences were found between the levels of norepinephrine and aldosterone between recipients with AV opened or closed. With an open AVs, CF-LVAD recipients had higher levels of renin compared to recipients with closed AVs. However, an open AV was only a weak predictor of higher levels of renin.
CONCLUSION: The findings that aldosterone, norepinephrine, and renin were elevated after restoration of hemodynamic functions during LVAD support suggest that the levels of neurohormones did not normalize. Future studies should investigate whether AV status in CF-LVAD recipients affects the levels of RAAS neurohormones and the mechanisms and clinical implications of elevated levels of neurohormones in CF-LVAD patients.
METHODS: Aldosterone, norepinephrine, and renin levels were assessed in a total of 46 participants, including CF-LVAD recipients (n = 18), HF patients (n = 14), and HC individuals (n = 14). Echocardiographic assessments were performed to evaluate cardiac functions and aortic valve status and neurohormone levels were compared between CF-LVAD recipients with closed or open AVs.
RESULTS: Aldosterone, norepinephrine, and renin levels were elevated to a similar extent in CF-LVAD recipients and HF patients, compared to HC individuals. In the CF-LVAD group, no differences were found between the levels of norepinephrine and aldosterone between recipients with AV opened or closed. With an open AVs, CF-LVAD recipients had higher levels of renin compared to recipients with closed AVs. However, an open AV was only a weak predictor of higher levels of renin.
CONCLUSION: The findings that aldosterone, norepinephrine, and renin were elevated after restoration of hemodynamic functions during LVAD support suggest that the levels of neurohormones did not normalize. Future studies should investigate whether AV status in CF-LVAD recipients affects the levels of RAAS neurohormones and the mechanisms and clinical implications of elevated levels of neurohormones in CF-LVAD patients.
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