Diminished vasoconstrictive function caused by long-term nonpulsatile left heart bypass.

We investigated the functional changes of the systemic vascular system due to prolonged nonpulsatile left heart bypass (NPLHB). Three adult goats underwent pulsatile left heart bypass (PLHB). Two weeks later the PLHB was changed to the NPLHB, which was conducted for 4 weeks. The aortic pulse pressure was 39 and 16 mm Hg during the PLHB and NPLHB, respectively. Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) and the plasma norepinephrine level were measured at the end of PLHB (PUL), and in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th weeks of NPLHB (NP1w, NP2w, NP3w, and NP4w). At each point, 1 microg/kg norepinephrine was injected, and the elevation of the SVR (deltaSVR) was calculated. The SVR and the plasma norepinephrine level did not change significantly during the entire course. However, deltaSVR decreased during NPLHB and became significantly lower at NP3w and NP4w than that at PUL (NP3w: 839 +/- 164, NP4w: 746 +/- 268, and PUL: 1,239 +/- 324 dyne x s x cm(-5)). These results strongly indicated that prolonged NPLHB significantly diminished the constrictive function of the vascular system.

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