KENJI YAMAZAKI
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Visiting Professor
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title The influence of pump rotation speed on hemodynamics and myocardial oxygen metabolism in left ventricular assist device support with aortic valve regurgitation.
Journal Formal name:Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs
Abbreviation:J Artif Organs
ISSN code:1434-7229/1619-0904
Domestic / ForeginDomestic
Publisher The Japanese Society for Artificial Organs
Volume, Issue, Page 20(2),pp.194-199
Author and coauthor IIZUKA Kei†, NISHINAKA Tomohiro, TAKEWA Yoshiaki, YAMAZAKI Kenji, TATSUMI Eisuke
Publication date 2017/04
Summary Aortic valve regurgitation (AR) is a serious complication under left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. AR causes LVAD-left ventricular (LV) recirculation, which makes it difficult to continue LVAD support. However, the hemodynamics and myocardial oxygen metabolism of LVAD support with AR have not been clarified, especially, how pump rotation speed influences them. An animal model of LVAD with AR was newly developed, and how pump rotation speed influences hemodynamics and myocardial oxygen metabolism was examined in acute animal experiments. Five goats (55 ± 9.3 kg) underwent centrifugal type LVAD, EVAHEART implantation. The AR model was established by placing a vena cava filter in the aortic valve. Hemodynamic values and the myocardial oxygen consumption, delivery, and oxygen extraction ratio (O2ER) were evaluated with changing pump rotation speeds with or without AR (AR?, AR-). AR? was defined as Sellers classification 3 or greater. AR was successfully induced in five goats. Diastolic aortic pressure was significantly lower in AR? than AR- (p = 0.026). Central venous pressure, mean left atrial pressure, and diastolic left ventricular pressure were significantly higher in AR? than AR- (p = 0.010, 0.047, and 0.0083, respectively). Although systemic flow did not improve with increasing pump rotation speed, LVAD pump flow increased over systemic flow in AR?, which meant
increasing pump rotation speed increased LVAD-LV recirculation and did not contribute to effective systemic circulation. O2ER in AR- decreased with increasing pump rotation speed, but O2ER in AR? was hard to decrease. The O2ER in AR? correlated positively with the flow rate of LVAD-LV recirculation (p = 0.012). AR caused LVAD-LV recirculation that interfered with the cardiac assistance of LVAD support and made it ineffective to manage with high pump rotation speed.
DOI 10.1007/s10047-017-0960-y
PMID 28429120