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Regulation of Cardiac Output
Sándor J. Kovács
OUTLINE
Arteriovenous Oxygen Difference, 52 Reflex Control of Cardiac Output, 53 Left Ventricular Performance, 54
Pressure-Volume Loop, 54 Effect of Alterations in Preload on the Pressure-Volume
Loop, 54
End-Systolic Pressure-Volume Relationship, 54
Effect of Changes in Contractile
State, 55
Effect of Afterload Change, 55
Pressure-Volume Approach Applied to Pathologic
Conditions, 56
Acute Systolic Dysfunction, 56 Diastolic Dysfunction, 57 Aortic Stenosis, 57 Mitral Stenosis, 58 Valvular Regurgitation, 58 Dilated Cardiomyopathy, 58
Limitation of the Pressure-Volume Approach, 59 Conclusion, 59
The cardiovascular system includes the four-chambered heart, arteries, veins, and lymphatics. Pulsatile arterial flow supplies tissues with oxygen and metabolic substrates, and nonpulsatile venous flow removes carbon dioxide and other metabolic products. The lymphatics ensure conservation of volume at the microvascular level. The functional integration of all these active and passive components (venous circulation, right heart, lungs and pulmonary vascular system, left heart and arterial circulation) generates the cardiac output.
The most useful conceptual framework for quantifying cardiac
output (CO) is the physiologic analog of Ohm’s law (V = IR; with V meaning voltage, I, current, and R, resistance) expressed as Pressure (mm Hg) = CO (L/min) × Resistance (mm Hg min/L). In the clinical setting, CO is usually measured using indicator dilution techniques. A common approach during right heart catheterization is to inject a bolus of cold 5% dextrose into the right atrium through the proximal port of a multilumen (Swan-Ganz) catheter and measure the resulting transient drop in blood temperature downstream, in the pulmonary artery, using a thermistor on the tip of the catheter. The recorded (temperature as a function of time) thermodilution curve obeys the Stewart-Hamilton equation and allows computation of CO. Alternatively, CO can be measured using the Fick principle. Oxygen consumption rate can be measured by collecting expired gases or, less accurately, assuming a consumption value using a standard nomogram based on height, weight, and age. The dif­ference in arterial and pulmonary venous oxygen content (A-VO2
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difference, in milliliters of O2/100 mL of blood) is measured. CO is calculated as:
O2, the oxygen content of blood can be obtained as: O2 content
= Hb[g/dL] × 1.34 (mL of O2/g of Hb) × O × PO2 (torr). Normally, arterial blood is 99% saturated and venous
blood is 75% saturated; hence arterial blood contains about 200 mL of O2/L and venous blood contains 150 mL O2/L.
as the cardiac index (CI). Normal CI at rest ranges from 2.5 to
4.2 L/min per m2. CO can decline by almost 40% without deviat-
ing from normal limits. A low resting CI of less than 2.5 L/min per m2 usually indicates a marked abnormality in cardiovascular performance and is almost always clinically apparent. Although resting CO or CI is an insensitive measure of cardiovascular performance in response to demand, resting values are valuable for decision making in critically ill patients.
ARTERIOVENOUS OXYGEN DIFFERENCE
Maintenance of adequate tissue oxygenation depends on the integrated function of the heart, the central and peripheral vasculature, lungs, blood, and metabolism.2 According to the Fick principle, the oxygen extracted from the circulation and consumed by the body is equal to the product of the CO and the
CO OconsumptionA-Vodifference=
Since each gram of hemoglobin (Hb) can carry 1.34 mL of
saturation fraction
2
CO is usually normalized for body surface area and expressed
(1)
+ 0.0032
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A-VO2 difference. Under normal circumstances at rest, oxygen delivery exceeds consumption, so that adequate tissue oxygenation is provided with an A-VO2 difference of 40 ± 10 mL/L. If CO decreases, tissues extract a greater fraction of oxygen from the arterial blood, and mixed venous oxygen saturation decreases. If arterial oxygen tension and serum hemoglobin are normal, a mixed venous oxygen saturation of 70% or more is observed, indicating that oxygen delivery is sufficient to meet the physi­ologic need.
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A wide A-VO2 difference and reduced mixed venous oxygen saturation may result from reduced CO, a defect in blood oxygen-carrying capacity, or pulmonary disease (impairment of gas exchange). Once tissue is no longer able to increase its extraction of oxygen, tissue hypoxia results. Under these condi­tions, anaerobic metabolism manifests by a precipitous increase in venous lactate levels.
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During exercise, oxygen consumption can increase 18-fold. This demand for increased oxygen delivery is met by a sixfold increase in CO (from 3 to 18 L/min per m2), and a concomitant threefold increase in the A-VO2 difference (from 40 to 120 mL/L), resulting in a mixed venous oxygen saturation decrease from 75% to 25%. Since CO = SV (stroke volume) × HR (heart rate), the six-fold increase in CO is not accompanied by a sixfold increase in HR, indicating that SV must increase as HR increases in response to increased demand.
The resting myocardium nearly maximally desaturates oxygen­ated (99% saturated) blood. Hence, coronary sinus oxygen satura­tion is low (<40%), and therefore an increase in oxygen extraction as a compensatory mechanism for inadequate coronary nutritive flow cannot be utilized by the myocardium.
REFLEX CONTROL OF CARDIAC OUTPUT
Under normal conditions, the heart has a large functional reserve; it is usually not the limiting factor in determining CO. The arterial (perfusion) pressure and CO adjust to meet the needs of the body as they vary with posture and activity. The regulatory mechanisms involve sensory and effector components. The sensory components include peripheral receptors that react to changes in blood pressure (e.g., baroreceptors in aortic arch and carotid sinuses), blood volume (e.g., stretch receptors in the atria, Bainbridge reflex), and ventilation (e.g., carotid chemoreceptors). In addition, there are loci in the cortex, hypothalamus, and diencephalon of the brain that react to emotions, anxiety, anticipation, exercise, hypoxia, and temperature. CO (as described by Ohm’s law) is modulated through changes in HR, SV, and vasomotor tone (peripheral resistance) that are mediated by direct parasympathetic and sympathetic neural pathways and by circulating catecholamines. Other humoral factors—such as adrenocortical steroids, thyroid hormones, insulin, and glucagons—have been shown to have an effect on cardiac function, requiring longer time scales; the importance of these hormones for regulation of CO is unclear. It should be noted that the heart is also an endocrine organ—by virtue of the fact that the atria function as volumetric strain gauges in response to being distended (increased volume), by generating atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), and by increasing sodium and water excretion to achieve volume control by targeting the kidney.
Direct sympathetic neural stimulation and circulating catecholamines exert a powerful stimulatory effect, increasing HR and contractile state, whereas vagal stimulation decreases HR and contractile state. The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems interact with each other in a complex fashion to influence cardiovascular performance. In general, two types of interac­tions exist: accentuated antagonism and reciprocal excitation.5 Accentuated antagonism refers to the finding that the negative inotropic and chronotropic effects of vagal stimulation are more pronounced when vagal stimulation occurs in the presence of an increased adrenergic tone. Reciprocal excitation refers to the paradoxical effects of stimulation by one division on the autonomic nervous system, which results in effects normally expected from stimulation by the opposite autonomic division. The most common example of this is the production of positive inotropic effects by vagal stimulation or acetylcholine administra­tion under experimental conditions.
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The factors that influence CO are summarized in Table
5.1. The CO regulatory system can become dysfunctional and
result in syncope as a result of enhanced atrial and peripheral baroreceptor sensitivity, autonomic dysfunction, or complete heart block. In a critically ill cardiac patient, the normal regulatory/ compensatory mechanisms are usually saturated by maximal sympathetic and catecholamine stimulation. Under these condi­tions, the major CO determinants are no longer the normal neurohormonal regulatory pathways but rather the interaction between pump function and load, that is, peripheral vasculature.
TABLE 5.1 Factors That Influence
Cardiac Output
Factor Effects
Sympathetic tone Contractile state, heart rate Vagal tone Contractile state Right vagus Sinus node activity, sinus
bradycardia
Left vagus Atrioventricular conduction Volume load Heart rate (Bainbridge reflex) Baroreceptor stimulation (aortic
arch, carotid sinus)
Calcium administration Contractile state Hormones (epinephrine, glucagon,
thyroxine)
Drugs
Positive Inotropes
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
(milrinone, amrinone, theophylline)
Digitalis glycosides Contractile state, atrioventricular
Adrenergic stimulants (dopamine,
dobutamine)
Negative Inotropes
β-adrenergic antagonists Contractile state, heart rate Calcium channel blockers Contractile state, atrioventricular
Contractile state
Contractile state, heart rate
Contractile state, heart rate
conduction
Contractile state, heart rate
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The determinants of ventricular pump function are of paramount importance.
LEFT VENTRICULAR PERFORMANCE
Pressure-Volume Loop
Although the integrity of left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) function and pulmonary and peripheral circulations is important, most cardiovascular dysfunction in adults is the result of impaired LV function. The performance of the LV can be understood by examining the relationship between LV pressure and volume during a single cardiac cycle in the pressure-volume plane (Fig. 5.1). Instantaneous intraventricular pressure is plotted on the y axis and simultaneous ventricular volume is plotted on the x axis. At end diastole (point a), ventricular pressure is relatively low and ventricular volume is relatively high. The segment ab is due to isovolumic contraction (typically <90 ms), with an increase in intraventricular pressure but no ejection. Point b represents the start of ejection, coincident with the opening of the aortic valve when ventricular pressure exceeds aortic pressure (AoP). Note that after peak AoP is reached and AoP begins to decline—the aortic valve (AoV) is still open and LV volume is decreasing. At end systole (point c), the AoV closes, and isovolumic relaxation (typically <90 ms) commences (segment cd). The mitral valve opens at point d, when ventricular pres- sure decreases to less than atrial pressure, and ventricular filling commences. By definition, the slope (dP/dV) of the end-diastolic pressure volume relationship (EDPVR) at a given end-diastolic volume is the chamber stiffness. Note that left ventricular pressure (LVP) continues to decrease until minimum LVP is reached after mitral valve opening, In other words, as LV volume increases, LV pressure continues to drop (dP/dV<0) until minimum LV pressure is reached.
The difference between the end-diastolic and end-systolic
volumes (aortic SV) or end-systolic and end-diastolic volumes
c
b
ad
Stroke volume
Fig. 5.1 For a single cardiac cycle, instantaneous left ventricular
(LV) pressure is plotted against LV volume. Point a represents end diastole and the start of isovolumic contraction. Ventricular pressure increases without any change in volume until ejection starts at point b, which represents the opening of the aortic valve. During ejection, ventricular volume decreases. Point c represents end systole and the start of isovolumic relaxation. Aortic valve closure occurs near end systole. Ventricular pressure continues to decrease until ventricular filling starts with the opening of the mitral valve at point d. Ventricular pressure increases very slightly during diastolic filling.
(diastolic filling volume) defines the SV. The ratio of SV to end-diastolic volume (EDV) is the LV ejection fraction (LVEF). The LVEF is a clinically useful index of systolic and diastolic function. LVEF = SV/LVEDV is interpreted as a systolic function index. Its role as a diastolic function index is easily appreciated when rewritten as LVEF = [E-wave volume + A-wave volume]/ [LV diastatic volume + A-wave volume]. In atrial fibrillation, this reveals that LVEF = [E-wave volume]/[LV volume at diastasis], underscoring the physiologic importance of LV volume at diastasis as the equilibrium volume of the LV.6 In the absence of aortic stenosis, the LV pressure at end systole is the same as the pressure in the proximal aorta and approximates systolic blood pressure (actually the pressure at the dicrotic notch in the aortic pressure­time course). The pressure-volume (PV) loop provides a useful way to analyze the effects of contractile state, preload, and afterload on CO. The area of the PV loop is the external work of the ventricle.
Effect of Alterations in Preload on the Pressure-Volume Loop
Preload (in sinus rhythm) is defined as the stretch of the myocar­dium by atrial systole before activation and is readily indexed by end-diastolic volume. Within physiologic ranges, the greater the stretch on the myocardium, the stronger the ensuing contraction; this is known as the Frank-Starling relationship.7 This prestretch is absent in atrial fibrillation. From studies in isolated heart preparations in which preload, afterload, and contractile state were controlled, it has been shown that an increase in preload, produced by an increase in end-diastolic volume, results in an increase in the end-systolic pressure and SV of the ensuing beat.
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Three PV loops under three different preload conditions are shown in Fig. 5.2. For clarity, it is assumed that HR, contractile state, and afterload remain constant. Baseline conditions are represented by the shaded loop. A decrease in preload as a result of loss of blood volume, if not associated with any other change in afterload or contractile state, results in a smaller EDV and a smaller PV loop that is shifted to the left. Conversely, a volume load results in a larger PV loop that is shifted to the right. An isolated increase in preload without any change in afterload or contractile state results in increases in SV and end-systolic pressure if HR, afterload, and contractile state are unchanged. These idealized conditions do not apply precisely in vivo. Isolated changes in preload, afterload, contractile state, or HR occur rarely because these changes are usually a response to, or in themselves result in, compensatory neurohormonal reflexes, which simultane­ously influence all of these variables in a complex fashion. It may be useful, however, for an understanding of cardiovascular dynamics to analyze these factors separately.
END-SYSTOLIC PRESSURE-VOLUME RELATIONSHIP
In Fig. 5.2, the end-systolic points of all three PV loops fall on a straight line. This line is termed the end-systolic PV relationship (ESPVR) and is constant for a given contractile state.11 A similar but nonlinear relationship can be constructed for the end-diastolic points—EDPVR. Note that in atrial fibrillation diastasis defines
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Volume
decrease
EDPVR
Fig. 5.2 Three different pressure-volume (PV) loops are shown
representing beats at three different preloads. Control conditions are represented by the shaded PV loop. An increase in preload (e.g., a large volume load) is associated with an increase in diastolic filling and a shift in the end-systolic PV point to the left. The added stretch causes a stronger contraction and an increase in the pressure developed during systole and in stroke volume. The PV loop is larger and shifted to the right (broken lines). Conversely, a decrease in preload, such as a loss of blood volume, results in a smaller PV loop that is shifted to the left (broken lines). The end-systolic points of the three variably loaded beats fall on a straight line. This line represents the end-systolic PV relationship (ESPVR). A similar but curvilinear relationship is formed by the end-diastolic PV points—the end-diastolic PV relationship (EDPVR). LV, Left ventricular.
end diastole; therefore the EDPVR and the diastatic pressure volume relation (DPVR) are the same. In contrast, in sinus rhythm the DPVR and the EDPVR are distinct from each other.12 The ESPVR and EDPVR have been shown to be relatively load independent at a given contractile state
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; however, the ESPVR is not absolutely load independent, probably because of the positive and negative inotropic effects of ejection.
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For practical purposes, at a given contractile state, the cardiac PV loop is always bound by the ESPVR and the EDPVR. For a given contractile state, the ESPVR can conveniently be expressed as follows (see Fig. 5.2):
PE
es es es o
(2)
where Pes is end-systolic pressure, Ves is end-systolic volume, Vo is the volume axis intercept, and Ees is the slope of the ESPVR. Because of its relative load independence, Ees has been proposed
8,11,18
as an index of contractility.9 Vo is interpreted as the volume at which the ventricle can no longer generate force. This “dead volume” is a function of heart size. In actuality, the linear ESPVR often crosses the P = 0 axis at negative values of volume. The explanation is that the actual ESPVR is always curvilinear, thereby avoiding negative Vo values; the linear ESPVR should be viewed as valid only in the physiologic range of SVs.
Effect of Changes in Contractile State
The contractile state of the heart refers to the intrinsic ability of the myocardium at a given load to generate contractile force. The myo­cardial contractile state is influenced by several endogenous and
contractility
Depressed
Fig. 5.3 Effect of an increase in contractile state on the pressure-
volume loop and the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship. LV, Left ventricular.
exogenous factors (see Table 5.1). In the PV plane, an increase in contractile state results in an increase in force development—that is, higher pressure—at any given ventricular volume. Conversely, the “dead volume” of the ventricle is unchanged because heart size has not changed. These changes manifest in the PV plane as an increase in the slope of the ESPVR without a change in Vo.11 In Fig. 5.3, preload, afterload, and HR are assumed to be constant. Under these conditions, an increase in contractile state results in an increase in SV and end-systolic pressure. Conversely, in the absence of any compensatory mechanisms, a reduction in myocardial contractility results in a reduction in systolic pressure and SV. Some common compensatory mechanisms are discussed later; first, the effect of changes in afterload must be considered.
Effect of Afterload Change
Afterload is the load that the ventricle must overcome to eject volume and, in the absence of valve disease, is determined mainly by the properties of the arterial system. An increase in afterload results in an increase in end-systolic pressure at the expense of ejection. The effect on the PV loop is shown schematically in
Fig. 5.4. SV, EF, and, assuming no change in HR, CO are decreased
despite a constant contractile state. This is a good illustration of the load dependence and limitations of CO and EF as clinical indices of contractile state. As shown in Fig. 5.4, an increase in afterload without a change in contractile state results in changes in the shape of the PV relationship, but the end-systolic points do not deviate significantly from the ESPVR. This is an idealized figure; as stated previously, the end-systolic points are load dependent, allows the conceptual expression of the interaction between LV function and the arterial system.
To understand ventriculoarterial coupling, it is useful to view the arterial system also in terms of PV or pressure-SV relation­ships, as proposed by Sunagawa and colleagues.19 In this study, the relationship between SV and arterial ESP is linear, and it is assumed that the relationship passes through the origin (Fig.
5.5). The slope of this relationship is termed the arterial elastance
15,17
but a simplified view suffices for illustration and
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afterload
Decreased
afterload
Fig. 5.4 Effect of changes in afterload is shown in three beats
at different afterloads. An increase in afterload results in an increase in end-systolic pressure but a decrease in stroke volume. A decrease in afterload has opposite effects. The end-systolic pressure-volume points do not deviate significantly from the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship (ESPVR). The ESPVR is insensitive to changes in afterload.
E
a
E
a
E
a
Fig. 5.6 The arterial elastance (Ea; end-systolic pressure divided
by stroke volume) is superimposed on the pressure-volume loops for three variably afterload beats. An increase in afterload is represented by an increase in the slope of the arterial elastance. LV, Left ventricular.
Increased afterload
Depressed contractility
es
Fig. 5.5 The systolic pressure-volume relationship of the arterial
system. The volume of this system at any given time is a function of the stroke volume, which determines the volume increase during systole, and of the vascular resistance to blood flow out of the arterial system and into the venous system. The change in pressure for a given change in volume is a function of the effective compliance of the arterial system. For a given cardiac cycle and assuming constant afterload, aortic end-systolic pressure (AoP
) is linearly related to stroke volume. The slope of this
es
relationship is termed the arterial elastance (E of afterload.
(E
) and is the ESP divided by the SV. Ea can be expressed in the
a
) and is an index
a
ventricular PV plane (Fig. 5.6). Ea is represented by the slope of a line connecting the EDV on the volume axis and the upper left corner of the PV loop. This approach is simplified and not absolutely correct because the arterial PV relationship probably does not truly pass through the origin.20 The concept of Ea and the ESPVR can be used, however, to predict analytically the effect of changes in afterload on ESP and CO.
Constant
LV volume
Stroke
volume
Fig. 5.7 Acute myocardial infarction results in a reduction in
contractile state owing to a loss of muscle mass. This results in a decrease in the slope of the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship (ESPVR). The volume axis intercept (V
) increases
o
by the theoretical volume enclosed by the dead muscle, shifting the ESPVR to the right. Compensatory mechanisms result in an increase in end-diastolic volume and afterload. These changes result in a reduction in stroke volume and an increase in filling pressures.
PRESSURE-VOLUME APPROACH APPLIED TO PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS
Acute Systolic Dysfunction
The previously described PV framework allows conceptualization of the interaction among cardiac function, preload, and afterload.
Fig. 5.7 represents a hypothetical situation in a patient with an
acute myocardial infarction (MI). Acute MI results in the loss
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of a segment of functioning myocardium, while the rest of the chamber is preserved. Assuming for simplicity that ischemia or neurohormonal stimuli do not alter the contractile state of the surviving myocardium, the ventricle can be modeled as two compartments: one with a normal ESPVR and one with an ESPVR that moves closer to the EDPVR.21 The combined effect is to reduce the slope of the ESPVR (Ees), representing a reduction in overall myocardial contractility, an increase in LVEDV, a reduction in SV, and an increase in the volume intercept (Vo). The increase in Vo represents the contribution of the volume of the nonfunctioning segment of the ventricle to the dead volume.
As a result of these changes, the heart is able to maintain an adequate systemic perfusion pressure, but at the expense of an increase in EDV and EDP. The increases in EDV and EDP are mediated by neurohormonal reflexes that result in fluid retention and an increase in vascular resistance. The increase in vascular resistance is reflected in the PV plane as an increase in Ea. The clinical syndrome of heart failure as a result of acute systolic dysfunction results from the increase in end-diastolic filling pressure, which causes pulmonary congestion or peripheral edema and the reduction in SV that is the result of the decrease in Ees and the increase in Ea. To some extent, an increase in HR may compensate for the reduction in SV to maintain cardiac output.
Diastolic Dysfunction
Inasmuch as LV systolic function represents the role of the chamber as a simultaneous pressure and volume pump, diastolic function is best viewed as the role of the chamber as a volume (suction) pump. The chamber stores elastic strain in systole (via titin and other extracellular matrix components) that is recovered in diastole by generating mechanical recoil that aspirates atrial blood into the LV. The rate of crossbridge uncoupling (relaxation) modulates the recoil (suction) process and explains the shape of clinically observed E-waves and their relation to chamber stiffness.22 Normal diastolic function is defined as adequate filling of the LV without exceeding a pulmonary venous pressure of 12 mm Hg.23 From the PV approach, both the DPVR and the EDPVR are functions of diastatic and end-diastolic volume, respectively. Systolic dysfunction that increases EDV and EDP also meets this definition and clearly illustrates that systole and diastole are coupled. In this case, the abnormality is primarily in systole; however, if systole is defined as adequate ejection, given adequate filling, diastolic dysfunction manifests as an increase in LVEDP.
Isolated diastolic dysfunction commonly can result from impaired ventricular distensibility, external compression of the LV or obstruction to filling of the LV. as a result of chronic hypertension is a common cause of diastolic dysfunction and is represented in the PV plane as a steep or left-shifted EDPVR (Fig. 5.8). With significant diastolic dysfunc­tion, adequate filling sufficient to maintain SV is achieved only at the expense of an elevated end-diastolic filling pressure. Diastolic dysfunction, without any systolic dysfunction, can produce symptoms of pulmonary congestion and congestive heart failure.
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The effect of external compression, such as pericardial tamponade or constriction, similarly results in a leftward shift of the EDPVR by reducing capacitance.
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Impaired distensibility
Diastolic dysfunction
Nor
Fig. 5.8 Diastolic dysfunction resulting from impaired distensibility
manifests in the pressure-volume plane as an increase in the slope or leftward shift of the end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship. The ventricle requires a higher filling pressure to distend sufficiently to receive an adequate end-diastolic volume. LV, Left ventricular.
Aortic valve gradient
secondary to hypertrophy
Normal
Fig. 5.9 Aortic stenosis imposes an added afterload on the left
ventricle, which must generate an increased end-systolic pressure to overcome the aortic valve gradient. Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy results in a leftward shift in the end-systolic pressure­volume relationship (ESPVR) with a small increase in the slope of the ESPVR. Hypertrophy also results in diastolic dysfunction, with a steeper end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship. These changes result in a reduction in stroke volume and an increase in filling pressures. LV, Left ventricular.
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic stenosis is a special form of systolic dysfunction. The stenosed aortic valve imposes a resistance to ejection that must be overcome by the ventricle to maintain an adequate SV and systemic perfusion pressure. The resistance to ejection results in a pressure gradient across the valve. The effect on the ventricle is an increase in the effective E the stenotic valve and does not reflect pure arterial properties. The increase in ESP results in an increase in end-systolic ven­tricular wall stress. Over time, the LV compensates by concentric hypertrophy, which reduces the wall stress. The effect of this hypertrophy is to shift the ESPVR to the left. Concentric hyper­trophy that ultimately remodels the chamber so that it is stiffer in diastole is also a common cause of diastolic dysfunction and manifests as an elevated EDPVR (Fig. 5.9).
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Fig. 5.10 Mitral stenosis imposes a resistance to left ventricular
(LV) filling. This results in a diastolic pressure gradient between the left atrium and left ventricle. Adequate ventricular filling is maintained at the expense of an increase in left atrial end-diastolic pressure (LAEDP). LVEDP, Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure.
Mitral Stenosis
Mitral stenosis is a special form of diastolic dysfunction. The stenotic mitral valve imposes a resistance to left ventricular filling, which results in a pressure gradient between the left atrium and the LV. The increased atrial pressure is reflected into the pul­monary venous system and can result in symptoms of pulmonary congestion and congestive heart failure. This is best visualized in the PV plane by plotting end-diastolic left atrial pressure superimposed on the ventricular pressure (Fig. 5.10). Atrial pressure exceeds ventricular diastolic pressure throughout diastole by an amount that depends on the effective mitral valve area and the flow across the valve.
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Valvular Regurgitation
Mitral and aortic regurgitation result in increased ventricular filling in diastole, with an increase above normal in EDV that results in an increase in total SV. The effective SV is the difference between total SV and regurgitant volume. In acute valvular regurgitation, the increase in ventricular filling results in high filling pressures as the ventricle is forced to operate on the steep portion of its EDPVR; this can result in acute pulmonary edema. Over time, the ventricle can adapt its systolic and diastolic properties and dilate to accommodate the increase in EDV while limiting the increase in filling pressure. This shifts the ESPVR and EDPVR rightward. pensated, chronic valvular regurgitation. Ventricular dilation results in an increase in Vo. In the compensated phase, the contractile state is preserved and the slope of the ESPVR does not change significantly, but shifts to a higher operating volume. Chronic severe regurgitation, if uncorrected, can lead to systolic dysfunction, resulting in a dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Fig. 5.11 shows these effects for com-
SV
Total SV
increased
Fig. 5.11 Chronic mitral or aortic regurgitation imposes a chronic
volume load on the left ventricle owing to the added burden of the regurgitant volume (RV). The increase in preload results in an increase in total stroke volume (SV), although effective stroke volume usually is unchanged. In acute regurgitation, filling pres­sures are markedly increased, but with chronic regurgitation, the ventricle dilates and the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship and end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship shift to the right, enabling the heart to accommodate the added volume load with smaller increases in filling pressures. LV, Left ventricular.
Increased
V
o
Fig. 5.12 Severe chronic systolic dysfunction results in the
development of a dilated cardiomyopathy. The slope of the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship (ESPVR) is reduced, and the ESPVR and end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship are displaced to the right because of ventricular dilation. LV, Left ventricular; SV, stroke volume.
RV
Reduced
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SV reduced
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Chronic, severe systolic dysfunction can result from coronary ischemia, valvular regurgitation, or other causes of chronic volume overload and intrinsic myocardial pathology. The common pathophysiology is that the ventricle dilates to compensate for chronic volume overload. The ventricular dilation—imposed by regurgitation, shunts, or other abnormalities of the peripheral
circulation or in primary myocardial disease—is the only way that the heart can maintain an adequate perfusion pressure. The changes in the PV plane are characterized by a reduction in the slope of the ESPVR as a result of a decrease in contractile state and a right shift in the ESPVR and EDPVR secondary to dilation of the LV (Fig. 5.12).
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LIMITATION OF THE PRESSURE-VOLUME APPROACH
For clinicians, the practical value of the PV approach lies in the conceptual framework that it provides to understand the physi­ologic and pathologic determinants of cardiac function and hemodynamics. Invasive and noninvasive determination of the ESPVR and EDPVR in conscious animals and humans has been described diagnosis or therapy for several reasons. In a single heart, it is simple to interpret a change in the baseline ESPVR, but com­parisons between populations or individuals are difficult because the slope and intercept of the ESPVR depend on cardiac size.
size makes it difficult to define a normal range for the Ees. This difficulty is compounded by the fact that Vo cannot be measured directly in vivo but rather is determined by extrapolation and is subject to large errors.34 In addition, the timing of end systole is not always clear cut. End systole is defined as the upper left corner of the PV loop, but this does not always correspond with either aortic valve closure or maximal ventricular elastance, especially in mitral regurgitation.35 Apart from difficulties in comparing PV relationships, the determination of these relation­ships in vivo requires alterations in loading conditions over a wide range. The changes in loading conditions themselves may directly affect the slope of the ESPVR through reflex alterations in contractile state and HR.
with a slope and an intercept that are readily determined. Several studies have suggested, however, that the ESPVR becomes
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The lack of a universally acceptable correction for cardiac
Last, ESPVR is depicted in this chapter as a linear relationship
nonlinear at high contractile states and with heart failure. This nonlinearity may make a slope measurement sensitive to the range of data collection and complicate comparison. These limitations do not diminish the effectiveness of the PV relationship as a conceptual framework and an analytical tool to understand the physiologic and pathophysiologic determinants of cardiac output.
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CONCLUSION
The function of the cardiovascular system is to provide adequate metabolic substrate delivery and tissue oxygenation by the circula­tion of oxygenated blood. Mixed venous oxygen saturation is determined by the balance between oxygen delivery and metabo­lism and activity-dependent oxygen consumption. Under normal conditions, the heart has a large functional reserve and cardiac output is regulated by neurohormonal mechanisms to meet the body’s needs in response to posture and activity so that, at rest, mixed venous oxygen saturation is at least 70%. LV dysfunction is a common cause of cardiovascular insufficiency. In this setting, regulatory and compensatory mechanisms are characterized by maximal sympathetic autonomic stimulation; hence, CO becomes limited by LV performance. Ventricular performance and its coupling to the vasculature can be analyzed within the PV plane. This approach provides a clinically useful, mechanistic conceptual framework for understanding integrated cardiovascular function in critically ill patients.
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