Metaboreceptor activation in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Linking cardiac and peripheral vascular haemodynamics.
Metaboreceptor activation in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Linking cardiac and peripheral vascular haemodynamics.
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DOI:
10.1113/ep086948
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发表时间:
2018-06
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Wray DW
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作者:
Barrett-O'Keefe Z;Lee JF;Berbert A;Witman MAH;Nativi-Nicolau J;Stehlik J;Richardson RS;Wray DW
This study sought to evaluate the muscle metaboreflex in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), with an emphasis on the interaction between cardiac and peripheral vascular hemodynamics across multiple levels of metaboreceptor activation. In 23 HFrEF patients (63 ± 2 yrs) and 15 healthy controls (64 ± 3 yrs), we examined changes in mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac output (CO), systemic vascular conductance (SVC), effective arterial elastance (Ea), stroke work (SW), and forearm deoxyhemoglobin concentration during metaboreceptor activation elicited by post-exercise circulatory occlusion (PECO) following three levels of static-intermittent handgrip exercise (15, 30, and 45% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC)). Across workloads, the metaboreflex-induced increase in deoxyhemoglobin and MAP were similar between groups. However, in controls, the pressor response was driven by changes in CO (Δ495 ± 155, Δ564 ± 156, Δ666 ± 217 ml/min), while this change was accomplished by intensity-dependent reductions in SVC in patients with HFrEF (Δ−4.9 ± 1.5, Δ−9.1 ± 1.9, Δ−12.7 ± 1.8 ml/min/mmHg). This differential response contributed to the exaggerated increases in Ea in HFrEF compared to controls, coupled with a blunted response in SW in the HFrEF patients. Together, these findings indicate a preserved role of the metaboreflex-induced pressor response in HFrEF, but suggest that this response is governed by changes in the peripheral circulation. The net effect of this response appears to be maladaptive, as it places a substantial hemodynamic load on the left ventricle that may exacerbate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and contribute to exercise intolerance in this patient population.