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Circulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate concentrations in milrinone treated paediatric patients after congenital heart surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2021

Katja M. Gist*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Armin Korst
Affiliation:
Research Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Stephanie J. Nakano
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Brian L. Stauffer
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Anis Karimpour-Fard
Affiliation:
Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Wenru Zhou
Affiliation:
Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Kristen Campbell
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Michael F. Wempe
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Carmen C. Sucharov
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Shelley D. Miyamoto
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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Address for correspondence: Katja M Gist, DO, MSCS, 13123 E 16th Ave, B100, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Tel: +1 720 777 3614; Fax: +1 720 777 7290. E-mail: Katja.gist@childrenscolorado.org
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Abstract

Background:

Milrinone is a phosphodiesterase type 3 inhibitor that results in a positive inotropic effect in the heart through an increase in cyclic adenosine monophosphate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate circulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate and milrinone concentrations in milrinone treated paediatric patients undergoing congenital heart surgery.

Methods:

Single-centre prospective observational pilot study from January 2015 to December 2017 including children aged birth to 18 years. Milrinone and circulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate concentrations were measured at four time points through the first post-operative day and compared between patients with and without low cardiac output syndrome, defined using clinical and laboratory criteria.

Results:

Fifty patients were included. Nine (18%) developed low cardiac output syndrome. For all patients, 22% had single ventricle heart disease. The density and distribution of cyclic adenosine monophosphate concentrations varied between those with and without low cardiac output syndrome but were not significantly different. Milrinone concentrations increased in all patients. Paired t-tests demonstrated an increase in circulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate concentrations during the post-operative period among patients without low cardiac output syndrome.

Conclusions:

In this prospective observational study, circulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate concentrations increased in those without low cardiac output syndrome during the first 24 post-operative hours and milrinone concentrations increased in all patients. Further study of the utility of cyclic adenosine monophosphate concentrations in milrinone treated patients is necessary.

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Original Article
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press
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Table 1. Patient demographics, operative and post-operative characteristics and outcomes

Figure 1

Figure 1. Violin plot demonstrating the probability density of milrinone (a) and circulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate (b) at different time points in patients with and without low cardiac output syndrome. (a) In this violin plot, a greater width corresponds to a greater density of data. The line in the centre represents the median, and the adjacent lines represent the interquartile range. The x-axis details the specific time points and the y-axis details the milrinone concentration (ng/ml). In patients without low cardiac output syndrome, there is a greater distribution of concentrations over time, while the density (width) does not change. In patients with low cardiac output syndrome, the density and distribution change most dramatically for the 2 measures on post-operative day 1. (b) In this violin plot, The line in the centre represents the median, and the adjacent lines represent the interquartile range. The x-axis details the specific time points and the y-axis details the circulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentration (ρmol/ml). In patients without low cardiac output syndrome (left), there is an increase in the median and distribution of circulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate over time as demonstrated by the change in width. In patients with low cardiac output syndrome (right), the median and probability density (width) do not change over each of the measured time points.

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Figure 2. Heat map of paired t-test p-values comparing the difference in circulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate between time points in patients with and without low cardiac output syndrome. Labels on the x-axis represent the comparison groups. The top row is the p-value for comparisons made in those with LCOS. The bottom row is the p-value for the comparisons made in those without LCOS. In this figure, there is no difference in circulating cAMP across any of the compared time points in patients with LCOS. There was a significant increase in circulating cAMP in patients without LCOS except when comparison was made between admission and POD 0 1630 (p = 1.00) and between the two time points on POD 1 (p = 0.91).

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Table 2. Unadjusted and adjusted associations for log milrinone concentration

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