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Review findings included diminished coronary flow reserve after surgery in children with congenital heart disease and inflammation
Author(s) -
Pesonen Erkki,
Liuba Petru,
Aburawi Elhadi H.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.14613
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary flow reserve , cardiology , heart disease , coronary circulation , blood flow , disease , cardiopulmonary bypass , cardiac surgery
Aim The aim of this review was to develop a deeper knowledge of the physiology of coronary blood flow and coronary flow reserve in young patients with congenital heart disease and inflammatory diseases. Methods We searched for papers published in English on coronary blood flow and coronary flow reserve using the PubMed and Google search databases. This identified 42 papers extending back to 1976 and a book from 2008 (Davis et al . Microcirculation . Boston, MA: Elsevier, 2008: 161–284). Results Our review showed that the implications of coronary blood flow and coronary flow reserve in paediatric patients with congenital heart disease and inflammatory diseases are still not fully understood. However, a key finding was that coronary flow reserve was diminished in patients with congenital heart disease and inflammation after surgery, with or without a cardiopulmonary bypass. Other findings discussed by this review relate to volume and pressure overload in acyanotic congenital heart disease, reduced myocardial perfusion and cyanotic congenital heart disease. Conclusion We still have much to discover about paediatric patients with congenital heart disease and inflammatory diseases. Understanding the pathophysiology of coronary blood flow could help the postoperative treatment of such patients.