Cardiac function unchanged following reanimation with normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory deathCentral MessagePerspective

Objectives: To determine whether hearts reanimated with normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) have clinically detectable changes in function using echocardiography comparing the prearrest and post-NRP imaging. As heart transplantation from donation after circulatory death (DCD) continues to increase...

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Main Authors: Nicholas W. Markin, MD, FASE, M. Megan Chacon, MD, Anthony W. Castleberry, MD, Lance Fristoe, CCP, Brian D. Lowes, MD, PhD, John Y. Um, MD, Marian Urban, MD, PhD
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author Nicholas W. Markin, MD, FASE
M. Megan Chacon, MD
Anthony W. Castleberry, MD
Lance Fristoe, CCP
Brian D. Lowes, MD, PhD
John Y. Um, MD
Marian Urban, MD, PhD
author_facet Nicholas W. Markin, MD, FASE
M. Megan Chacon, MD
Anthony W. Castleberry, MD
Lance Fristoe, CCP
Brian D. Lowes, MD, PhD
John Y. Um, MD
Marian Urban, MD, PhD
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description Objectives: To determine whether hearts reanimated with normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) have clinically detectable changes in function using echocardiography comparing the prearrest and post-NRP imaging. As heart transplantation from donation after circulatory death (DCD) continues to increase, preliminary results suggest outcomes comparable with donation after brain death. It is unknown whether the obligatory period of warm ischemia experienced during DCD withdrawal process causes immediate changes in cardiac allograft function following in situ reanimation. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed and compared predonation with postreanimation echocardiographic findings in all DCD donors at our institution from January to October 2021. All DCD donor organs were reanimated with in situ thoracoabdominal NRP after circulatory death. Echocardiographic assessment included (1) 2-dimensional and speckle-tracking measures of chamber size and function; (2) ejection fraction; (3) fractional area change; and (4) global longitudinal strain. Results: Altogether, 4 DCD heart donations were performed during the study period. Basic demographics and withdrawal ischemic time periods are reported. There were no changes in left ventricular ejection fraction and right ventricular fractional area change when comparing the predonation and the postreanimation echocardiogram. There was a minimal, nonstatistically significant decrease in left ventricular global longitudinal strain and right ventricular free-wall systolic strain in 3 of the 4 donors following reanimation. Conclusions: DCD cardiac allografts reanimated with NRP demonstrated no change in echocardiographic parameters used for a standard predonation donor heart evaluation. Findings suggest cardiac function of DCD allografts reanimated with thoracoabdominal NRP is not adversely impacted by limited period of warm ischemia following circulatory arrest.
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spelling doaj-art-b919ea35b43c4e36828685d28f87b9692025-08-20T03:38:23ZengElsevierJTCVS Techniques2666-25072022-10-011513614310.1016/j.xjtc.2022.07.018Cardiac function unchanged following reanimation with normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory deathCentral MessagePerspectiveNicholas W. Markin, MD, FASE0M. Megan Chacon, MD1Anthony W. Castleberry, MD2Lance Fristoe, CCP3Brian D. Lowes, MD, PhD4John Y. Um, MD5Marian Urban, MD, PhD6Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb; Address for reprints: Nicholas W. Markin, MD, FASE, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, 984455 Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE 68198-4455.Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NebDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NebDepartment of Perfusion Services, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NebDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NebDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NebDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NebObjectives: To determine whether hearts reanimated with normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) have clinically detectable changes in function using echocardiography comparing the prearrest and post-NRP imaging. As heart transplantation from donation after circulatory death (DCD) continues to increase, preliminary results suggest outcomes comparable with donation after brain death. It is unknown whether the obligatory period of warm ischemia experienced during DCD withdrawal process causes immediate changes in cardiac allograft function following in situ reanimation. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed and compared predonation with postreanimation echocardiographic findings in all DCD donors at our institution from January to October 2021. All DCD donor organs were reanimated with in situ thoracoabdominal NRP after circulatory death. Echocardiographic assessment included (1) 2-dimensional and speckle-tracking measures of chamber size and function; (2) ejection fraction; (3) fractional area change; and (4) global longitudinal strain. Results: Altogether, 4 DCD heart donations were performed during the study period. Basic demographics and withdrawal ischemic time periods are reported. There were no changes in left ventricular ejection fraction and right ventricular fractional area change when comparing the predonation and the postreanimation echocardiogram. There was a minimal, nonstatistically significant decrease in left ventricular global longitudinal strain and right ventricular free-wall systolic strain in 3 of the 4 donors following reanimation. Conclusions: DCD cardiac allografts reanimated with NRP demonstrated no change in echocardiographic parameters used for a standard predonation donor heart evaluation. Findings suggest cardiac function of DCD allografts reanimated with thoracoabdominal NRP is not adversely impacted by limited period of warm ischemia following circulatory arrest.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266625072200431Xdonation after circulatory deathheart transplantationstrainechocardiography
spellingShingle Nicholas W. Markin, MD, FASE
M. Megan Chacon, MD
Anthony W. Castleberry, MD
Lance Fristoe, CCP
Brian D. Lowes, MD, PhD
John Y. Um, MD
Marian Urban, MD, PhD
Cardiac function unchanged following reanimation with normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory deathCentral MessagePerspective
JTCVS Techniques
donation after circulatory death
heart transplantation
strain
echocardiography
title Cardiac function unchanged following reanimation with normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory deathCentral MessagePerspective
title_full Cardiac function unchanged following reanimation with normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory deathCentral MessagePerspective
title_fullStr Cardiac function unchanged following reanimation with normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory deathCentral MessagePerspective
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac function unchanged following reanimation with normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory deathCentral MessagePerspective
title_short Cardiac function unchanged following reanimation with normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory deathCentral MessagePerspective
title_sort cardiac function unchanged following reanimation with normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory deathcentral messageperspective
topic donation after circulatory death
heart transplantation
strain
echocardiography
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266625072200431X
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