Microvascular alterations in patients with acute severe heart failure and cardiogenic shock
Microvascular alterations in patients with acute severe heart failure and cardiogenic shock
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ahj.2003.07.006
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发表时间:
2004-01-01
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Vincent, JL
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作者:
De Backer, D;Creteur, J;Vincent, JL
Background Microvascular blood flow alterations may impair tissue oxygenation and may participate in the development of multiple organ failure in patients with severe heart failure. We hypothesized that microvascular blood flow alterations are present in patients with severe heart failure and cardiogenic shock.Methods We used an orthogonal polarization spectral imaging technique to investigate the sublingual microcirculation in 40 patients with acute severe heart failure, including 3 1 patients with cardiogenic shock, and in a control group of 15 patients who were examined the day before cardiac surgery. The effects of topical application of acetylcholine (10-2M) were also tested in 5 patients with cardiogenic shock. Five sublingual areas were recorded, allocated a random number, and later analyzed semiquantitatively. Data were analyzed with non-parametric tests and presented as medians (percentiles 25-75).Results The density of all the vessels was similar in the 3 groups. The proportion of perfused small (