Changes of cardiac structure and function in early stage after lung transplantation

Abstract

Objective To analysis the changes of heart function in early stage after lung transplantation,and to explore its relationship with decreased pulmonary artery pressure.Methods From 2002 to 2010,echocardiography results of 90 patients before and after lung transplantation in Wuxi People's Hospital were collected, 20caseshadcompletedateofpreoperativeandpostoperative echocardiography.Echocardiographic changes had been analyzed.Pearson linear correlation analysis was applied to determine the relationship between the early postoperative changes in cardiac structure and function and decreased pulmonary artery systolic pressure.ResultsPostoperative pulmonary artery systolic pressure ([38.30 ± 8.92]mm Hg) compared with preoperative([60.05 ± 29.10]mm Hg) was significantly lower(t =3.120, P = 0.006) , Postoperative right ventricular diameter was significantly reduced compared with the preoperative(t = 36.000, P = 0.008) , tricuspid and pulmonary valve regurgitation significantly reduced (t =57.000 and 66, Ps ＜ 0.05) .Postoperative left atrial diameter and left ventricular end diastolic diameter ([35.15± 5.73]mm and [43.25 ± 5.56]mm) compared with preoperative([32.40 ± 7.29]mm and [40.15 ± 6.20]mm) were significantly expanded (t =-2.384 and t =-2.153, Ps ＜ 0.05) .Although postoperative stroke volume ([59.54 ± 14.97]ml) compared with preoperative ([44.18 ± 15.85]ml) significantly increased (t =-3.918, P = 0.004) , but the postoperative left ventricular ejection fraction ([63.10 ± 8.48]％) compared with preoperative ([71.75 ± 8.10]％) was significantly decreased (t =3.742, P = 0.001) .Pearson linear correlation analysis showed the greater degree of decreased systolic pulmonary artery pressure after lung transplantation, the larger rate of increased postoperative left atrial diameter and left ventricular end diastolic diameter, and the bigger range of decreased postoperative LVEF (r = 0.642,0.737 and 0.448, P ＜ 0.05) .Conclusion In early stage after lung transplant, right heart structure was normalization, right heart function improved,left heart enlarged, stroke volume increased, but left ventricular function reduced.There were a linear correlation between those changes and reduced systolic pulmonary artery pressure. Key words: Lung transplantation; Cardiac function; Echocardiogram; Pulmonary hypertension