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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1710-1716
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Original article: cardiovascular

Basal Metabolic State of Hearts of Patients With Congenital Heart Disease: The Effects of Cyanosis, Age, and Pathology

^a Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication May 3, 2004.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr Modi, Derriford Hospital, Derriford, Plymouth PL6 9DH, UK
paulmodi{at}doctors.org.uk

Presented at the Fortieth Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Antonio, TX, Jan 26–28, 2004.

BACKGROUND: Experimental models have established numerous myocardial metabolic changes with chronic hypoxia and maturation. We conducted this study to specifically look at the effects of cyanosis, age, and pathology upon the basal metabolic state of the immature human heart.

METHODS: One hundred and eighty-one pediatric patients (37 cyanotic, 144 acyanotic) undergoing open heart surgery were recruited. A myocardial biopsy was collected before ischemia and analyzed for adenine nucleotides, purines, and lactate. The effect of cyanosis was estimated by an analysis of age-matched pairs of children with either ventricular septal defects or tetralogy of Fallot, and by multiple regression modeling. The effects of age and pathology were estimated in acyanotic children also by multiple regression modeling (adjustments were made for baseline differences).

RESULTS: The only effect of cyanosis was for lactate where the paired t test, and unadjusted and adjusted regression analyses were all consistent (ranging from 1.33 to 1.48 times higher in cyanotic than acyanotic children). The concentrations of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and adenosine monophosphate (AMP) declined with age, whereas the ATP/ADP ratio increased; these associations remained significant even in the adjusted regression analysis. None of the effects of acyanotic pathology were highly significant (p < 0.01), implying that few important metabolic differences were attributable to pathology.

CONCLUSIONS: Cyanosis and age are important factors that determine the basal metabolic state of the pediatric heart. Cyanotic patients have higher myocardial lactate concentrations, whereas young age is associated with lower ATP/ADP ratios and higher adenine nucleotide levels.

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