title: Prevention of lung injury during open heart operations for congenital heart defects.
abstract: To elucidate free radical-induced lung injury associated with open heart operations for congenital heart defects, we studied 23 such patients. Maximum plasma chemiluminescence level (a marker of peroxylipids) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (n = 8) was higher than in patients with cyanotic disease (n = 8) (1,115.4 +/- 189.9 versus 728.8 +/- 48.3 counts; p < 0.05). There was a significant correlation between the maximum chemiluminescence level and preoperative pulmonary to systemic arterial pressure ratio (r = 0.929; p < 0.05). To investigate the effect of allogeneic leukocytes, we compared pulmonary hypertensive patients without allogeneic leukocyte transfusion during operation (n = 7) with the group with pulmonary hypertension. Both maximum chemiluminescence level during bypass (712.4 +/- 24.9 versus 1,115.4 +/- 189.9 counts; p < 0.05) and percent decrease in pulmonary arterial pressure after bypass (44.7% +/- 6.2% versus 28.2% +/- 4.5%; p < 0.05) were significantly improved, suggesting that depletion of leukocytes decreased the lung injury induced by free radical reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Komai
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagihara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawashima
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003250:Constriction; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000097:blood; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000097:blood; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017708:Leukocyte Transfusion; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals