Haemodynamic effects of heparin during coronary bypass surgery

Autor: E. Seem, Hysing E, Ulf E Kongsgaard, L. Bjørnskau, O Geiran, S. Tølløfsrud, N Smith-Erichsen
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 35:758-761
ISSN: 1399-6576
0001-5172
Popis: Heparin has been suggested as an activator of the plasma kallikrein-kinin system, with possible formation of bradykinin, a potent vasodilator. Haemodynamic effects and changes in the kallikrein-kinin system were studied after heparin- and saline-injections in ten patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery. A moderate decrease in mean arterial pressure was found in all patients in the observation period, but significantly more at 2 and 3 min after heparin-injection compared with saline-injection. None of the other haemodynamic variables measured were significantly different when comparing heparin- to saline-injection. Heparin-injection resulted in significant changes in the kallikrein-kinin system, with a marked increase in spontaneous kallikrein-like activity as the most prominent feature, while no changes were found after saline-injection. Liberation of bradykinin would be expected to give a decrease in systemic vascular resistance with an increase in cardiac output. The results indicate that the plasma kallikrein-kinin system, though apparently activated after heparin-injection, does not contribute significantly to the decrease in arterial pressure in the patients studied.
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