Comparison of milrinone versus nitroglycerin, alone and in combination, on grafted internal mammary artery flow after cardiopulmonary bypass: effects of alpha-adrenergic stimulation.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
; 15(6): 723-7, 2001 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-11748520
OBJECTIVES: To compare changes in blood flow in a grafted internal mammary artery (IMA) after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in response to the administration of milrinone or nitroglycerin and to establish the effects of alpha-adrenergic stimulation. DESIGN: Randomized study. SETTING: A university medical center hospital and a Veterans Affairs Medical Center hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty consenting adults scheduled for elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were randomized to receive a 2 microg/kg/min infusion of nitroglycerin (n = 10), a loading dose of 50 microg/kg of milrinone (n = 10), or both drugs combined (n = 10) shortly after CPB. Intravenous phenylephrine was administered to increase mean arterial pressure by 20%. IMA flow was measured with a calibrated laser Doppler flow probe. Hemodynamic and flow measurements were obtained before and after every intervention. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Nitroglycerin and milrinone increased mean IMA flow, but the increase was greater with milrinone. Both drugs combined were superior to nitroglycerin alone but not to milrinone. The addition of phenylephrine to nitroglycerin increased IMA flow in 6 of 10 patients. IMA flow decreased in 4 of 10 patients, however. Phenylephrine significantly increased IMA blood flow in patients receiving milrinone or in those given both drugs combined. CONCLUSION: After CPB, milrinone and nitroglycerin vasodilate the IMA; however, the combination of both drugs was not superior to milrinone alone. When using alpha-adrenergic stimulation, milrinone proved superior to nitroglycerin in preserving IMA flow.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Inhibidores de Fosfodiesterasa
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Vasodilatadores
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Velocidad del Flujo Sanguíneo
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Puente Cardiopulmonar
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Nitroglicerina
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Milrinona
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Anastomosis Interna Mamario-Coronaria
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Arterias Mamarias
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
Asunto de la revista:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos