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Urbanowicz TK, Rodzki M, Michalak M, Olasińska-Wiśniewska A, Witkowska A, Krasińska B, Bociański M, Krasińska-Płachta A, Cieśla A, Stefaniak S, Jemielity M, Krasiński Z. Large unstained cell (LUC) count as a predictor of carotid artery occlusion. ADV CLIN EXP MED 2023; 32:987-996. [PMID: 36920263 DOI: 10.17219/acem/159756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Carotid artery stenosis is often considered a stable clinical condition, and the underlying atherosclerosis is thought to have an inflammatory background. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess the value of different parameters obtained from whole blood counts for the prediction of advanced carotid artery atherosclerosis, including vessel occlusion, irrespective of symptom occurrence. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group comprised 290 patients (84 (29%) females and 206 (71%) males) with a mean age of 68 ±8 years, who were admitted to the Vascular Surgery Department due to significant carotid artery disease. Patients were retrospectively divided into 2 subgroups regarding the presence or absence of artery occlusion. The demographic, clinical and laboratory preoperative data were compared between both groups. RESULTS We found significant differences in preoperative large unstained cell (LUC) counts between patients with and without carotid artery occlusion (p = 0.003), when analyzed with the Mann-Whitney test for independent samples. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve showed that LUC count has prognostic properties for carotid artery occlusion, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.637 (p = 0.033), yielding a 69.70% sensitivity and a 51.75% specificity. CONCLUSIONS Large unstained cells represent an acute inflammatory state related to artery occlusion. An LUC count below the cutoff value of 0.16×109/L may be a predictor of carotid artery occlusion. Therefore, carotid artery occlusion should not be regarded as a chronic state, but as a clinical challenge being promoted by active inflammatory processes.
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- Tomasz Kamil Urbanowicz
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Hypertension, Angiology and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Angiology and Phlebology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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Bociański M, Puślecki M, Olasińska-Wiśniewska A, Perek B, Stefaniak S, Buczkowski P, Jemielity M. A comparative study of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement with sutureless biological versus mechanical prostheses. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol 2023; 20:77-82. [PMID: 37564970 PMCID: PMC10410630 DOI: 10.5114/kitp.2023.129542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Introduction The ministernotomy approach with sutureless aortic bioprosthesis may provide an attractive and safe option for aortic valve disease patients. Aim To assess the early and mid-term outcomes of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (miniAVR) with sutureless vs. standard prostheses. Material and methods The study involved 76 consecutive patients (51 males and 25 females) with mean age of 63.2 years who were treated with miniAVR between 2015 and 2022. They were divided into 2 subgroups: group I (n = 40) subjects with sutureless bioprostheses and group II (n = 36) with standard prostheses implanted. Early and mid-term outcomes were evaluated. A probability of survival was estimated by means of the Kaplan-Meier method. Results No conversion to complete sternotomy was necessary. The median (minimum; maximum) aorta cross clamping and cardio-pulmonary bypass times were 49 (27; 84) and 70 (40; 188) minutes in group I whereas 69 (50; 103) and 95 (69; 170) minutes in group II, respectively (p < 0.001). In-hospital mortality was 5.0% (n = 2) and 2.8% (n = 1) in group I vs. II, respectively (ns). Permanent ICD implantation was performed in 8 (20.0%) in group I and in 3 (8.3%) subjects in group II. In the discharge echocardiography, the function of all prostheses was correct. Five-year probability of survival was much lower in group I (0.75 ±0.10) than in group II (0.94 ±0.04). No wound infection or sternum instability was noted. Conclusions Intraoperative advantages of miniAVR procedures for aortic valve patients with sutureless bioprostheses do not translate directly into improved early and middle-term outcomes.
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- Michał Bociański
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Chair of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Chair of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Medical Rescue, Chair of Rescue Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Chair of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Chair of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Chair of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Chair of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Chair of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Urbanowicz T, Olasińska-Wiśniewska A, Michalak M, Perek B, Al-Imam A, Rodzki M, Witkowska A, Straburzyńska-Migaj E, Bociański M, Misterski M, Lesiak M, Jemielity M. Pre-operative systemic inflammatory response index influences long-term survival rate in off-pump surgical revascularization. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0276138. [PMID: 36520919 PMCID: PMC9754600 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Coronary artery bypass revascularization is still the optimal treatment for complex coronary artery disease with good long-term results. The relation between inflammatory activation in the post-operative period and the long-term prognosis was already postulated. The possible predictive role of preoperative inflammatory indexes after the off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting technique on long term survival was the aim of the study. Study population included 171 patients with a median age of 64 years (59-64) operated on using off-pump technique between January and December 2014. Patients enrolled in the current study were followed-up for 8 years. We conducted a multivariable analysis of pre-operative and post-operative inflammatory markers based on analysis of the whole blood count. The overall survival rate was 80% for the total follow-up period, while 34 deaths were reported (30-days mortality rate of 1%). In the multivariable analysis, a pre-operative value of systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI) >1.27 (HR = 6.16, 95% CI 2.17-17.48, p = 0.012) revealed a prognostic value for long-term mortality assessment after off-pump surgery. Preoperative inflammatory activation evaluated by systemic inflammatory reaction index (SIRI) possess a prognostic value for patients with complex coronary artery disease. The SIRI value above 1.27 indicates a worse late prognosis after off-pump coronary artery bypass (AUC = 0.682, p<0.001).
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- Tomasz Urbanowicz
- Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- 1 Cardiology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Olasińska-Wiśniewska A, Buczkowski P, Perek B, Puślecki M, Bociański M, Stefaniak S, Urbanowicz T, Grygier M, Lesiak M, Jemielity M. Sutureless aortic bioprosthesis: Competitor or alternative for transcatheter aortic valve implantation? Single center experience with Perceval valves. Cardiol J 2021; 29:724-726. [PMID: 34897634 PMCID: PMC9273253 DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2021.0164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- I Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- I Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Urbanowicz T, Michalak M, Gąsecka A, Perek B, Rodzki M, Bociański M, Straburzyńska-Migaj E, Jemielity M. Postoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as an Overall Mortality Midterm Prognostic Factor following OPCAB Procedures. Clin Pract 2021; 11:587-597. [PMID: 34563003 PMCID: PMC8482266 DOI: 10.3390/clinpract11030074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) is believed to limit inflammatory reaction. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is one of the more common and easily accessible markers of inflammatory response. The aim of the study was to compare postoperative results of NLR with mid-term OPCAB results. METHODS In total, 224 patients (198 (88%) men and 26 (12%) women) with mean age 65 +/- 9 years who underwent OPCAB though median full sternotomy in our department in 2018 enrolled into the study. We scrupulously collected the postoperative mid-term results, including survival rate, clinical status and risk for major adverse events, and compared them with perioperative laboratory results. RESULTS A three-year follow-up was completed by 198 individuals (90% survival rate) with 12 (5%) showing major adverse cardiovascular (MACE) events risk. In the multivariable analysis, the laboratory parameters noticed on the 1st postoperative day were statistically significantly predictive of survival, including neutrophils (HR 1.59, 1.33-1.89 95%CI, p < 0.0001), platelets (HR 1.01, 1.01-1.01 95%CI, p = 0.0065), NLR (HR 1.47, 1.3-1.65 95%CI, p < 0.0001) and postoperative ejection fraction (HR 0.9, 0.87-0.95 95%CI, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Postoperative NLR above 4.6, as an inflammatory reaction marker, is related to mid-term mortality in OPCAB patients.
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- Tomasz Urbanowicz
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland; (B.P.); (M.R.); (M.B.); (M.J.)
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- Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-806 Poznan, Poland;
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- Department of Cardiology Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland; (B.P.); (M.R.); (M.B.); (M.J.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland; (B.P.); (M.R.); (M.B.); (M.J.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland; (B.P.); (M.R.); (M.B.); (M.J.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland; (B.P.); (M.R.); (M.B.); (M.J.)
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Urbanowicz T, Michalak M, Olasińska-Wiśniewska A, Haneya A, Straburzyńska-Migaj E, Bociański M, Jemielity M. Gender differences in coronary artery diameters and survival results after off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) procedures. J Thorac Dis 2021; 13:2867-2873. [PMID: 34164178 PMCID: PMC8182499 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-20-3356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death among men and women. The gender related survival differences following off-pump surgery was the subject of the study with relation to coronary arteries diameters according to sizes of intraluminal shunts applied during surgery. Methods We retrospectively collected data of 2,772 patients who were referred for surgical revascularization in our department between 2010 and 2018 with mean follow up period of 76 months. Patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting with off-pump technique (OPCAB) with intraluminal shunts application during each anastomosis. Results The multivariate Cox’s proportional hazards model revealed male sex as significant all-cause mortality risk factor [hazard ratio (HR) =4.62; 95% confidence interval (CI): (3.12–6.83)]. The survival proportion was significantly lower in male than female (73% vs. 94%; P<0.0001) within 130 months of follow up despite favorable results of coronary artery diameters. Mean ± standard deviation (SD) diameters of coronary arteries measured by shunts applied during off-pump revascularization were 1.81±0.28 vs. 1.7±0.26 mm (P<0.0001) for left anterior descending artery (LAD) anastomosis, 1.78±0.27 vs. 1.71±0.29 mm (P<0.0001) for circumflex artery (Cx) anastomosis and 1.77±0.28 vs. 1.72±0.31 mm (P>0.05) for right coronary artery (RCA) anastomosis in men and women subgroups, respectively. Conclusions Female sex is associated with better overall late survival following surgical revascularization despite smaller diameters of coronary arteries in direct measurement with the use of intraluminal shunt application.
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- Tomasz Urbanowicz
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitatklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Urbanowicz T, Olasińska-Wiśniewska A, Michalak M, Bociański M, Krawczyk D, Straburzyńska-Migaj E, Wachowiak-Baszyńska H, Jemielity M. Risk of Thrombus Formation in Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support with POLVAD-MEV. Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e926555. [PMID: 33589579 PMCID: PMC7896427 DOI: 10.12659/aot.926555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Congestive heart failure is a challenging problem due to increasing prevalence in developed countries. Patients admitted due to decompensated congestive heart failure symptoms who do not respond to medical treatment require mechanical circulatory support. Patients with biventricular failure are at particularly high mortality risk. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed the function of 49 pumps (POLVAD-MEV, FRK Intra-cordis, Poland) implanted to rescue INTERMACS 1 and 2 profile patients referred to our department due to severe congestive heart failure. All patients were waiting for heart transplantation and were readmitted due to acute decompensations of congestive biventricular heart failure with resistance to medical therapy. RESULTS During the observational period, there were no technical problems in pump function. The mean duration of pump therapy was 30.6±8.3 (5-49) days. The risk for right-sided pump complications included clots formation on the following parts of the pump: outflow tract (1, 2%), membrane (13, 27%), dome (6, 12.5%), and periphery (1, 2%). The overall risk for device thrombosis was 41%. The risk for thromboembolic complications was CRP-dependent regarding conglomerates of fibrin and platelets formation (p<0.05). The risk for left-sided pump complications included clots formation on the outflow tract (1, 2%), membrane (9, 19%) and dome (3, 6%). The overall risk for device thrombosis was 27%. The risk for clots formation on the membrane (P<0.05) and dome of the pump depended on time (P<0.07). CONCLUSIONS Mechanical circulatory support with a paracorporeal pump is a safe option for biventricular heart dysfunction as a bridge to heart transplantation. The risk for thrombi formation is relatively high but acceptable within 30 days after implantation.
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- Tomasz Urbanowicz
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Urbanowicz T, Straburzyńska-Migaj E, Casadei V, Bociański M, Jemielity M. Different Routes of Proton Pumps Inhibitors Co-Administration have Significant Impact on Mycophenolate Acid (MPA) Serum Levels in Heart Transplant Recipients. Ann Transplant 2020; 25:e920225. [PMID: 31974333 PMCID: PMC7003660 DOI: 10.12659/aot.920225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Antiproliferative drugs including mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) are widely accepted part of an immunosuppressive therapy following heart transplantation. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are routinely administered after cardiac surgery procedures including transplantation. They may also have impact on mycophenolate acid (MPA) serum levels. Material/Methods There were 30 consecutive patients (28 male and 2 female patients) with a mean age of 45±12 years who were enrolled into this study. MPA serum levels were studied; PPIs were intravenously and orally administered. Results The mean MPA plasma concentrations were statistically significantly different between parenteral group (2.3±1.4 umg/mL) and oral group (3.1±2.2 umg/mL) (P=0.036) before immunosuppressive drug administration (C-0 time). There was a statistically significant different drug concentration at the second sample time C-30 (30 minutes after drug intake) reaching 4.4±2.8 umg/mL versus 7.9±4.5 umg/mL (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in MPA plasma concentration at the 3rd measurement C-120 (10.7±4,9 umg/mL versus 9.8±5 umg/mL) (P=0.3). There is a statistically significant different MMF serum concentration after oral intake and intravenous infusion at C-30 (2.4±1.4 in group 1 versus 3.3±2.5 in group 2, P<0.036) but not at C-120 time interval (8.9±5.0 versus 9.8±5.3 in group 1 and 2, respectively) (P=0.3). Conclusions Our study was the first study that compared different routes of PPI co-administration on MPA serum levels in a transplant recipient group. Our study revealed that the parenteral route of administration only slowed not decreased MPA pharmacokinetics within 120 minutes following MMF administration.
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- Tomasz Urbanowicz
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Holy Saint Configuration Hospital University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Holy Saint Configuration Hospital University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Holy Saint Configuration Hospital University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Holy Saint Configuration Hospital University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Holy Saint Configuration Hospital University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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