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Making waves: what drives coronary perfusion in the failing heart?

Sadman Chowdhury, Natalia Briceno, Matthew Ryan, Haseeb Rahman, Simone Rivolo, Jack Lee and Divaka Perera
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.19-3s-s24
Clin Med June 2019
Sadman Chowdhury
St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
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Natalia Briceno
St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
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Matthew Ryan
St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
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Haseeb Rahman
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Simone Rivolo
St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
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Jack Lee
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Introduction

Coronary flow reserve (CFR) is diminished in patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction (LVSD) but it is unclear whether this reflects primary microvascular dysfunction or altered autoregulation.

Methods

Patients with LVSD undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were included and those in cardiogenic shock or acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) were excluded. LV pressure-volume loops and coronary flow velocity and pressure measurements were taken following PCI, at rest and during hyperaemia, to calculate CFR and pressure-volume area (PVA = LV stroke work + potential energy (PE)), a measure of myocardial oxygen demand. Coronary wave intensity analysis and wave separation were performed to quantify accelerating and decelerating wave energies.

Results and discussion

Twelve patients (70 ± 12 years, LV ejection fraction (LVEF) 27.3 ± 7.8%, post-PCI fractional flow reserve 0.90 ± 0.12) were enrolled. CFR was 1.6 ± 0.5 (resting flow 24.5 ± 14.4 cm/s vs hyperaemic flow 31.4 ± 19.1 cm/s; p=0.005); with a positive correlation observed with LVEF (r2 = 0.56, p=0.020). Patients with lower LVEF had a higher PVA (r2 = 0.52, p=0.008), driven predominantly through PE (r2 = 0.68, p=0.001). The magnitude of PE correlated negatively with resting microvascular resistance (r2 = 0.44, p=0.018) but not with minimal (hyperaemic) microvascular resistance. Accelerating wave energies were greater in patients with higher PE (forward compression wave r2 = 0.56, p=0.005; backward expansion wave r2 = 0.54, p=0.007) (Fig 1). Consequently, patients with higher PE had a greater resting coronary blood flow velocity (r2 = 0.43, p=0.02) with reduced CFR (r2 = 0.54, p=0.025).

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Pressure-volume loops and coronary wave profiles are presented for two patients with better (patient 003) and worse (patient 009) LV ejection fraction.

Conclusions

Reduced CFR in LVSD reflects exhausted autoregulation due to raised PE rather than elevated minimal microvascular tone. Strategies to reduce PE, such as mechanical unloading, may improve CFR and protect against ischaemia during high-risk PCI.

Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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Making waves: what drives coronary perfusion in the failing heart?
Sadman Chowdhury, Natalia Briceno, Matthew Ryan, Haseeb Rahman, Simone Rivolo, Jack Lee, Divaka Perera
Clinical Medicine Jun 2019, 19 (Suppl 3) s24; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-3s-s24

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Making waves: what drives coronary perfusion in the failing heart?
Sadman Chowdhury, Natalia Briceno, Matthew Ryan, Haseeb Rahman, Simone Rivolo, Jack Lee, Divaka Perera
Clinical Medicine Jun 2019, 19 (Suppl 3) s24; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-3s-s24
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