TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute effects of 17β-estradiol on left internal mammary graft after coronary artery bypass grafting
AU - Polvani, Gianluca
AU - Marino, Maria Rosa
AU - Roberto, Maurizio
AU - Dainese, Luca
AU - Parolari, Alessandro
AU - Pompilio, Giulio
AU - Matteo, Silvia Di
AU - Fumero, Andrea
AU - Cannata, Aldo
AU - Barili, Fabio
AU - Biglioli, Paolo
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - Background. Vasospasm of arterial conduits used for coronary surgical procedures is an important cause of postoperative graft failure. Mounting experimental evidence suggests that estrogen reverses acetylcholine-induced vasospasm of the coronary arteries in animals and humans. Estrogen also affects endothelium-derived constrictor factors. We therefore investigated the in vivo vasomotor responses to transdermal 17β-estradiol of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) grafted on the anterior descending coronary artery. Methods. We studied 20 women, mean age of 62 ± 7.2 years (range, 48 to 73 years), who had undergone cardiopulmonary bypass for coronary artery bypass grafting. They received transdermal 17β-estradiol on the fifth day after operation. The diameter, cross-sectional area, and blood flow of the LIMA graft were measured by transthoracic color Doppler echography before (basal values) and after the transdermal administration of 50 μg of 17β-estradiol (control). Results. LIMA graft vasodilation after the administration of 17β-estradiol was observed. A significant increase in diameter (2.06 ± 0.4 mm versus 2.37 ± 0.28 mm; p = 0.035) and cross-sectional area (3.45 ± 1. 2 mm2 versus 4.24 ± 1 mm2; p = 0.039) was registered. The LIMA graft mean flow increased by 49% (44.76 ± 27.19 mL/min versus 56.62 ± 27.69 mL/min), but this increase was not statistically significant (p = 0.06). Conclusions. The acute postoperative transdermal administration of 17β-estradiol induced a significant increase of LIMA graft diameter and cross-sectional area in postmenopausal women who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. The LIMA graft vasodilation was also associated with an improvement in LIMA blood flow.
AB - Background. Vasospasm of arterial conduits used for coronary surgical procedures is an important cause of postoperative graft failure. Mounting experimental evidence suggests that estrogen reverses acetylcholine-induced vasospasm of the coronary arteries in animals and humans. Estrogen also affects endothelium-derived constrictor factors. We therefore investigated the in vivo vasomotor responses to transdermal 17β-estradiol of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) grafted on the anterior descending coronary artery. Methods. We studied 20 women, mean age of 62 ± 7.2 years (range, 48 to 73 years), who had undergone cardiopulmonary bypass for coronary artery bypass grafting. They received transdermal 17β-estradiol on the fifth day after operation. The diameter, cross-sectional area, and blood flow of the LIMA graft were measured by transthoracic color Doppler echography before (basal values) and after the transdermal administration of 50 μg of 17β-estradiol (control). Results. LIMA graft vasodilation after the administration of 17β-estradiol was observed. A significant increase in diameter (2.06 ± 0.4 mm versus 2.37 ± 0.28 mm; p = 0.035) and cross-sectional area (3.45 ± 1. 2 mm2 versus 4.24 ± 1 mm2; p = 0.039) was registered. The LIMA graft mean flow increased by 49% (44.76 ± 27.19 mL/min versus 56.62 ± 27.69 mL/min), but this increase was not statistically significant (p = 0.06). Conclusions. The acute postoperative transdermal administration of 17β-estradiol induced a significant increase of LIMA graft diameter and cross-sectional area in postmenopausal women who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. The LIMA graft vasodilation was also associated with an improvement in LIMA blood flow.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03742-6
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03742-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 12238826
AN - SCOPUS:0036707425
VL - 74
SP - 695
EP - 699
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 3
ER -