title: Evaluation of prostacyclin analogue OP-41483 as an adjunct to crystalloid cardioplegia in infants and children.
abstract: A chemically stable prostacyclin analogue (PGI2-A, carbacyclin, OP-41483) was evaluated as an adjunct to potassium cardioplegia in infants (n = 13) and children (n = 32), in whom the current potassium cardioplegia may be limited in its effects. PGI2-A was added in a dose of 300 micrograms/L to the potassium cardioplegic solution. Postoperatively, peak levels of the myocardial-specific isoenzyme of creatine kinase (MB-CK) were compared for the PGI2 group and a control group (n = 65). In patients 1 year of age or older (n = 32 and 49 for the PGI2 and control groups, respectively), the MB-CK level was significantly lower in the PGI2 group only when compared between the subgroups with an aortic cross-clamp time of 120 minutes or more (n = 9 and 10; MB-CK level, 35.2 +/- 15.6 vs 68.3 +/- 32.4 IU/L;p less than 0.05). In patients less than 1 year of age, in whom aortic cross-clamp times were generally less than 120 minutes, the MB-CK level was also lower in the PGI2-A group than in the control group (n = 13 and 16; MB-CK level, 33.6 +/- 14.3 vs 61.6 +/- 36.3 IU/L;p less than 0.05). Infants less than 6 months of age (n = 18) underwent ultrastructural assessment of left ventricular myocardial biopsy specimens, and the PGI2-A group showed better results in mitochondrial and intracellular edema scores. This clinical trial showed beneficial effects of PGI2-A used with crystalloid potassium cardioplegia in infants and children.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuki
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohtani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shirakura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawashima
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D004489:Edema, Cardiac / Q000473:pathology; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008929:Mitochondria, Heart / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009206:Myocardium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011188:Potassium
chemical_list: D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions; D011464:Epoprostenol; D003402:Creatine Kinase; C035847:ataprost; D011188:Potassium