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Decline in arterial partial pressure of oxygen after exercise: a surrogate marker of pulmonary vascular obstructive disease in patients with atrial septal defect and severe pulmonary hypertension

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2011

Srinivas Laksmivenkateshiah ,
Anil K. Singhi ,
Balu Vaidyanathan ,
Edwin Francis ,
Sundaram R. Karimassery  and
Raman K. Kumar
Srinivas Laksmivenkateshiah
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
Anil K. Singhi
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
Balu Vaidyanathan
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
Edwin Francis
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
Sundaram R. Karimassery
Affiliation:
Department of Biostatistics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
Raman K. Kumar*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence to: Dr Raman K. Kumar, Chief Pediatric Cardiologist, Seven Hills Hospital, Marol-Maroshi Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai 400059, India. Tel: 91 22 67676767; Fax: 91 22 29254188; E-mail: kumar_rk@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Objectives

To examine the utility of decline in arterial partial pressure of oxygen after exercise as a marker of pulmonary vascular obstructive disease in patients with atrial septal defect and pulmonary hypertension.

Methods

Treadmill exercise was performed in 18 patients with atrial septal defect and pulmonary hypertension. Arterial blood gas samples were obtained before and after peak exercise. A decline in the arterial pressure of oxygen of more than 10 millimetres of mercury after exercise was considered significant based on preliminary tests conducted on the controls. Cardiac catheterisation was performed in all patients and haemodynamic data sets were obtained on room air, oxygen, and a mixture of oxygen and nitric oxide (30–40 parts per million).

Results

There were 10 patients who had more than a 10 millimetres of mercury drop in arterial partial pressure of oxygen after exercise and who had a basal pulmonary vascular resistance index of more than 7 Wood units per square metre. Out of eight patients who had less than a 10 millimetres of mercury drop in arterial partial pressure of oxygen after exercise, seven had a basal pulmonary vascular resistance index of less than 7 Wood units per square metre, p equals 0.0001. A decline in arterial partial pressure of oxygen of more than 10 millimetres of mercury predicted a basal pulmonary vascular resistance index of more than 7 Wood units per square metre with a specificity of 100% and a sensitivity of 90%.

Conclusions

A decline in arterial partial pressure of oxygen following exercise appears to predict a high pulmonary vascular resistance index in patients with atrial septal defect and pulmonary hypertension. This test is a useful non-invasive marker of pulmonary vascular obstructive disease in this subset.

Keywords

Arterial desaturationpulmonary vascular resistancecongenital cardiac diseaseassessment of shunts
Type
Original Articles
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , June 2011 , pp. 292 - 298
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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