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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;110:900-908
© 1995 Mosby, Inc.

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

ELEVATED ARGININE VASOPRESSIN AND LOWERED ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION IN COARCTATION OF THE AORTA

Julian M. Stewart, MD, PhDa, Michael H. Gewitz, MDa, Paul K. Woolf, MDa, Faustino Niguidula, MDb, Bernard G. Fish, MDa, Guillermo A. Zeballos, PhDc


Valhalla, N.Y.

Received for publication Sept. 2, 1994. Accepted for publication March 16, 1995. Address for reprints: Julian M. Stewart, MD, PhD, Munger Pavilion, Pediatric Cardiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

Abstract

Impairment of humoral and neural regulation of blood pressure may contribute to preoperative and postoperative hypertension in coarctation of the aorta and may also affect the release of vasopressin and atrial natriuretic factor. Because vasopressin and atrial natriuretic factor have potent vasoactive effects, we measured plasma vasopressin and atrial natriuretic factor levels by radioimmunoassay before operation and for 5 days after operation in 11 patients aged 9 months to 12 years undergoing coarctation repair and in 12 control patients undergoing other cardiovascular operations. Six patients in the coarctation group required minimal antihypertensive therapy (group I) and five required prolonged intravenous antihypertensive therapy (group II). Before operation, vasopressin levels correlated with systolic blood pressure for all patients in the coarctation group (r= 0.83, p<0.01) whereas atrial natriuretic factor levels did not. Before operation, atrial natriuretic factor levels were lower (28±5 vs 41±7 and 50±8 pg/ml, p<0.05) and vasopressin levels were higher (28±6 vs 5.4±0.9 and 7±3 pg/ml, p<0.05) in group II than in group I or control patients. Vasopressin levels were higher (p<0.05) on the day of operation and on postoperative days 2 through 5 in group II than in group I and in control patients. Atrial natriuretic factor levels were lower during the day of operation in group II than in group I or in control patients (26±7 vs 51±16 and 50±7 pg/ml, p<0.05) and remained lower than control values on postoperative days 1 and 3 through 5. Elevated vasopressin and lowered atrial natriuretic factor levels may contribute to preoperative and postoperative hypertension in coarctation. (J THORACCARDIOVASCSURG1995; 110:900-8)






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