PMID- 28709666 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171109 LR - 20171109 IS - 1552-6259 (Electronic) IS - 0003-4975 (Linking) VI - 104 IP - 5 DP - 2017 Nov TI - Novel Rotational Speed Modulation System Used With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. PG - 1488-1495 LID - S0003-4975(17)30608-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.045 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Femoral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is widely used to maintain blood flow in patients with cardiogenic shock. However, retrograde blood flow increases left ventricular (LV) afterload during femoral VA-ECMO. Additional support by means of an intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) alleviates LV afterload but is associated with significant adverse events. We previously developed a system for rotational speed modulation in synchrony with the native cardiac cycle, for use with implantable continuous-flow LV assist devices. Here, we aimed to evaluate whether our novel rotation speed modulation system can improve coronary artery flow and reduce LV during femoral VA-ECMO. METHODS: VA-ECMO was installed by means of right atrial drainage and distal abdominal aortic perfusion in six adult goats. Cardiogenic shock was induced with beta-adrenergic antagonist infusion. An IABP was placed in the descending aorta. LV stroke work, LV end-systolic pressure, and coronary arterial flow were evaluated. Data were collected under five conditions (modes): baseline, circuit-clamp (cardiogenic shock), continuous mode (constant rotational speed), counterpulse mode (increasing rotational speed during diastole), and continuous mode with IABP support. RESULTS: LV stroke work and LV end-systolic pressure tended to be lower in the counterpulse mode, indicating decreased LV work load and afterload in this mode. Furthermore, coronary arterial flow tended to be higher in the counterpulse mode. CONCLUSIONS: Our system enabled an increase in coronary arterial flow and a decrease in LV work load and afterload during VA-ECMO. The system offers the effects of VA-ECMO and an IABP in a single device. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Naito, Noritsugu AU - Naito N AD - Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: nori.naito@gmail.com. FAU - Nishimura, Takashi AU - Nishimura T AD - Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Iizuka, Kei AU - Iizuka K AD - Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Fujii, Yutaka AU - Fujii Y AD - Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Takewa, Yoshiaki AU - Takewa Y AD - Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Umeki, Akihide AU - Umeki A AD - Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Ando, Masahiko AU - Ando M AD - Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Ono, Minoru AU - Ono M AD - Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Tatsumi, Eisuke AU - Tatsumi E AD - Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170712 PL - Netherlands TA - Ann Thorac Surg JT - The Annals of thoracic surgery JID - 15030100R SB - IM CIN - Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 May;105(5):1579-1580. PMID: 29685240 CIN - Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 May;105(5):1580. PMID: 29685242 MH - Animals MH - Blood Flow Velocity MH - Combined Modality Therapy MH - Coronary Circulation/*physiology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/*instrumentation/methods MH - Female MH - Goats MH - *Heart-Assist Devices MH - Hemodynamics/physiology MH - Humans MH - Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping/*methods MH - Random Allocation MH - Rotation MH - Sensitivity and Specificity MH - Shock, Cardiogenic/*therapy MH - Ventricular Function, Left/physiology EDAT- 2017/07/16 06:00 MHDA- 2017/11/10 06:00 CRDT- 2017/07/16 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/04/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/07/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/11/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/16 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0003-4975(17)30608-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.045 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Nov;104(5):1488-1495. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.045. Epub 2017 Jul 12.