Effect of Simple VSD Repair on Doppler-Derived Right Ventricular Systolic Time Interval

심실중격결손 봉합이 우심실 수축기 시간 간격에 미치는 영향

  • 정태은 (영남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이영환 (영남대학교 의과대학 소아과학 교실)
  • Published : 1999.02.01

Abstract

Background: Ventricular septal defect(VSD) that causes pulmonary hypertension increase right ventricular workload. Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular systolic time interval (RVSTI) has been used to predict pulmonary artery pressure in various cardiopulmonary diseases. This study was undertaken in infants with simple VSD to observe the alteration of the right ventricular workload through the changes of RVSTI after repair of VSD. Material and Method: We evaluated heart rate, the ratio of the left atrium/aortic root diameter (LA/Ao), right ventricular pre-ejection period(RVPEP), right ventricular ejection time(RVET), and its ratio(RVPEP/RVET) as a predictor of right ventricular workload in 12 children with simple VSD. These were measured three times at the preoperative period, at the 3 month and between 6 month and 1 year(average 9.5${\pm}$1.8month) after repair of VSD by M-mode & Doppler echocardiograph from the pulmonic valve echogram. Result: Heart rate was decreased significantly after repair(137.1${\pm}$13.7 vs 114.4${\pm}$21.1 and 104.1${\pm}$10.2, p<0.01). LA/Ao ratio was decreased significantly after repair(1.71${\pm}$0.32 vs 1.47${\pm}$0.33 and 1.39${\pm}$0.23, p<0.05). RVPEP/RVET were decreased after repair (0.38${\pm}$0.09 vs 0.32${\pm}$0.08 and 0.29${\pm}$0.09, p<0.01). Heart rate corrected RVPEP/RVET were significantly decreased only after 6 months(0.32${\pm}$0.03 vs 0.30${\pm}$0.05 and 0.28${\pm}$0.06, p<0.05). Conclusion: We found elevated right ventricular workload was progressively decreased until more than 6 months after repair and the RVSTI may serve a useful guide in postoperative care for children with VSD.

배경: 심실 중격 결손으로 인한 좌우 단락은 폐정맥 환류의 증가로 인한 좌심방 및 좌심실의 비대를 유발할 뿐만 아니라, 폐동맥압이나 폐혈관 저항을 증가 시키므로 우심실의 후부하에 간접적인 영향을 미친다. 따라서 폐동맥 고혈압을 추정하는 하나의 지표로 사용되고 있는 우심실 수축기 시간 간격의 변화를 추적하여 우심실 부하의 변화 정도를 확인하고, 이를 심실 중격 결손 환아의 술 후 관리 지침에 반영하고자 본 연구를 시도하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년 1월부터 1996년 12월까지 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원에서 다른 심기형이나 증후군을 동반하지 않은 단순형 심실중격결손으로 진단받고, 봉합술을 전후하여 어떠한 전신 질환이나 합병증을 동반하지 않은 12명을 대상으로, M-mode 및Doppler 심초음파도를 이용하여 봉합술 전, 술후 3개월 그리고 술후 6개월에서 1년 사이(평균9.5$\pm$1.8개월)의 심박수, 좌심방/대동맥 내경비(LA/Ao), 우심실 박출 전기(right ventricular pre-ejection period : RVPEP)와 우심실 박출 기간(right ventricular ejection time : RVET)을 구하여 그 비(RVPEP/RVET)의 변화를 알아 보았다. 결과:심박수는 술후 실시한 두 차례의 검사에서 유의한 감소를 보였다(137.1$\pm$13.7 vs 114.4$\pm$21.1 and 104.1$\pm$10.2, p<0.01). 좌심방/대동맥 내경비는 술후 실시한 두 차례의 검사에서 유의한 감소를 보였다(1.71$\pm$0.32 vs 1.47$\pm$0.33 and 1.390.23, p<0.05). RVPEP/RVET는 술후 두 차례의 검사에서 유의한 감소를 보였으며(0.38$\pm$0.09 vs 0.32$\pm$0.08 and 0.29$\pm$0.09, p<0.01) 각각을 심박수로 교정한 RVPEP/RVET는 술후 3개월에는 유의한 감소를 보이지 않았으나 술후 6개월에서 1년 사이에는 유의한 감소를 보였다(0.32$\pm$0.03 vs 0.30$\pm$0.05 and 0.28$\pm$0.06, p<0.05). 결론: 심실중격결손으로 인한 좌우 단락은 폐동맥압의 증가를 유발하여 우심실의 후부하에 영향을 미친다는 사실을 우심실 수축기 시간 간격의 변화를 통하여 간접적으로 확인할 수 있었으며, 우심실의 과부하 상태가 수술적 교정 직후부터 정상으로 회복되기 시작하나, 단순형 심실중격결손이라 할지라도 술후 6개월 이상까지 지속되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

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