肾上腺髓质素在先天性心脏病中的测定及临床意义

目的：肾上腺髓质素(ADM)对心血管疾病有多方面的影响,但其与先天性心脏病关系的研究较少。该实验通过检测不同类型先天性心脏病患儿体内ADM的变化,分析ADM在先天性心脏病病理生理中的作用。方法：筛选住院的48例先天性心脏病患儿,经超声心动图及心导管检查术证实,在心导管检查术中测定血流动力学指数及采血备测,依据血流动力学特征分为高肺血流非肺动脉高压组、高肺血流并肺动脉高压组、紫绀组,平均肺动脉压(mPAP)>20 mmHg为肺动脉高压的标准。选6例川崎病痊愈患儿作为对照组。采用特异性放射免疫法检测血浆ADM的水平。结果：先天性心脏病患儿股静脉中的血浆ADM水平较股动脉明显增高(P<0.05);与对照组相比,高肺血流并肺高压组及紫绀组中的ADM明显增高,均P<0.01;ADM与主动脉平均压(mSAP)、混合静脉血氧饱和度(MVsat)、主动脉血氧饱和度(AOsat)及肺血管阻力(Rp)之间有密切的关系。结论：高肺血流并肺动脉高压和紫绀型先天性心脏病患儿的ADM水平增高,ADM的变化同肺动脉阻力和缺氧有密切关系,推测ADM水平的升高可能有助于减轻肺动脉阻力和改善缺氧。

Plasma levels of adrenomedullin in children with congenital heart disease

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate the pathophysiological role of adrenomedullin (ADM) in congenital heart disease. METHODS: Forty-eight children with congenital heart disease confirmed by cardiac echocardiography and catheterization were studied. The patients were divided into three groups on the basis of hemodynamic indices measured during cardiac catheterization: high pulmonary blood flow with (group 1) or without (group 2) pulmonary hypertension (mean pulmonary arterial pressure > 20 mmHg) and a cyanosis group (without high pulmonary blood flow) (group 3). Six children who recovered from Kawasaki disease were used as a Control group. Plasma ADM levels were measured by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS: The plasma ADM levels from the femoral vein were significantly higher than those from femoral artery in patients with congenital heart disease. The patients from group 1 and group 3 had higher plasma ADM levels (1.9 +/- 1.8 pmol/L and 2.4 +/- 1.3 pmol/L, respectively) than the controls (1.0 +/- 1.4 pmol/L; P < 0.01). Plasma ADM levels were significantly negatively correlated with mean systemic arterial pressure, oxygen saturation in mixed vein and oxygen saturation in systemic artery (r=-0.401, -0.562, -0.600, respectively; P < 0.01) but positively correlated with pulmonary vascular resistance (r=0.406; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Plasma ADM levels are increased in congenital heart disease with high pulmonary blood flow and hypertension or with cyanosis. Plasma ADM levels are related to pulmonary arterial resistance and hypoxemia. Increased ADM levels may play roles in reducing the pulmonary arterial resistance and alleviating hypoxemia in these patients.