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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
卷 32, 期 2, 页码 326-332出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.04.038
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STEMI patients; CABG; C1 esterase inhibitor; reperfusion injury; complement cascade; myocardial function recovery
Background: The inflammatory cascade has been hypothesized to be an important mechanism of post-ischaemic myocardial reperfusion injury and several studies demonstrated that C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) is effective in post-ischaemia myocardial protection. Therefore, we aimed to investigate prospectively in a randomised double-blind study the cardioprotective effects of C1-INH in ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in patients who underwent emergent reperfusion with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: In this study, we enrolled 80 patients affected with STEMI who underwent emergent CABG. Patients were assigned in two groups (C1-INH group: receive 1000 UI of C1-INH; and placebo group: receive a saline solution). The effects of C1-INH on complement inhibition, myocardial cell, injury extension and clinical outcome were studied. Haemodynamic data and myocardial function were monitored. C1-INH, C3a, C4a complement activation fragments and cardiac troponin I (cTnl) serum levels were measured before, during and after surgery. Results: Patient characteristics were not different between the two groups. The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 6.2%. No statistical significant difference was observed between the two groups with regard to early mortality (p = 0.36). Statistical significant difference between the two groups was showed for cardiopulmonary bypass support (p = 0.04), administration of high dose of inotropes drugs (p = 0.001), time of intubation (p = 0.03), intensive care unit (ICU) stay (p = 0.04) and in-hospital stay (p = 0.03). A significant improvement in mean arterial pressure (p = 0.03), cardiac index (p = 0.02) and stroke volume (p = 0.03) was showed in C1-INH group versus placebo group. The serum cTnl levels were significantly low in the C1-INH group versus placebo group after reperfusion, during the observation period. Plasma levels of C3a and C4a complement fragments were reduced significantly in C1-INH group. No drugs-related adverse effects were observed. Conclusions: The inhibition of the classic complement pathway by C1-INH appears to bean effective mean of preserving ischaemic myocardium from reperfusion injury as demonstrated by low serum cTnl levels in C1-INH group. Therefore, the use of C1-INH during CABG as a rescue therapy in STEMI patients is probably an effective treatment to inhibit complement activity and to improve cardiac function and haemodynamic performance without impacting early mortality. Large randomised study should be performed to support our results. (C) 2007 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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