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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:888-894
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Arterial Impedance in Patients During Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation

Shin Y. Kim, PhD, David E. Euler, PhD, William R. Jacobs, MD, Alvaro Montoya, MD, Henry J. Sullivan, MD, Vassyl A. Lonchyna, MD, Roque Pifarré, MD

Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Accepted for publication November 9, 1995.

Background. Symptomatic improvement of a patient's hemodynamic condition during intraaortic balloon counterpulsation (IABC) is considered to result largely from a reduction in afterload. Afterload can be accurately quantified by arterial input impedance measurements. Here we report the effect of IABC on arterial impedance in humans.

Methods. To characterize the effects of IABC on arterial input impedance, impedance measurements were obtained using aortic annulus Doppler flow and pressure from the aortic balloon catheter. Impedance spectra were compared between the cardiac cycles preceding and following the cycle with IABC in 25 patients.

Results. Intraaortic balloon counterpulsation increased stroke volume (23%; p = 0.001), reduced myocardial oxygen demand (11%; p = 0.02), and decreased the aortic pressure at the onset of systole (16%; p = 0.001). There was also a decrease in systemic vascular resistance (24%; p = 0.001), characteristic arterial impedance (21%; p = 0.002), and pulse wave reflection (20%; p = 0.006). Linear regression analysis showed that an increase in stroke volume was predicted only by the decrease in systemic vascular resistance (r = -0.81; p = 0.001).

Conclusions. The reduction in systemic vascular resistance appeared to be the major mechanism by which IABC improved cardiac pumping efficiency. This effect may result from the passive distention of the peripheral vascular bed due to the propagation of the balloon-augmented diastolic pressure through the arterial system.


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