Avaliação da função endotelial microvascular, da rigidez arterial e da resposta inflamatória sistêmica em pacientes submetidos a cirurgia cardíaca com circulação extracorpórea

Abstract

Myocardial Revascularization with cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with important modifications in the microcirculation and in the production and circulation of cytokines and inflammatory markers. In the present study 23 patients were evaluated on the day of the myocardial revascularization (baseline) and 7 and 28 days after the surgical procedure. The skin microcirculation that is in close relationship with coronary microcirculation was evaluated by iontophoresis of vasoactive substances, thermal hyperemia and post occlusive reactive hyperemia. The arterial stiffness was studied by digital pulse wave analysis. Cytokines and inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein, nitrite/ nitrate, IL-6, Il-7, IL-8, IL-10, IFN-γ, TNF-α e G-CSF were also analyzed. A reduction in the skin microvascular vasodilatation was observed after iontophoresis of cumulative doses of acetylcholine (endothelium dependent) 7 and 28 days after the surgical procedure. Skin vasodilation after thermal hyperemia was more important before the surgery than 7 and 28 days after the procedure. The post occlusive reactive hyperemia did not cause vasodilation after 7 days of the surgery. After 28 days, the cutaneous microvascular conductance was higher than before. The iontophoresis of sodium nitroprusside (endothelium independent) showed increasing vasodilation according to the doses/ charge applied but there was no difference among the days of the study. The level of IL-6 and IL-8 increased after 7 days and the level of IL-8 returned to baseline after 28 days. IL-6 showed a reduction after 28 days but did not reach the baseline. IFN-γ, TNF-α e G-CSF were detected only on the day of the surgical procedure and the level of IL-7 and IL-10 was similar before, 7 days and 28 days after the surgery. Nitrite/ nitrate was reduced after 7 days of the surgical procedure. In conclusion we observed that the small difference between endothelium dependent vasodilation 7 days after the surgical procedure showed a reduction in the alterations caused by the extracorporeal circulation and the constant level of vasodilation after 28 days showed the complete recovery of the endothelium. This result was in accordance with thermal hyperemia and post occlusive reactive hyperemia. The kinetics ofIL-6, IL-8 C-reactive protein were similar. The arterial stiffness did not show any difference.