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Using a new method based on pulse dye densitometry, circulating blood volume (BV) was measured without direct sampling in patients undergoing open-heart surgery, and the effects of phosphodiesterase (PDE) III inhibitor administration during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) were evaluated. Sixteen patients scheduled for elective coronary artery bypass grafting were randomly assigned to the PDE III inhibitor group or control group. BV was determined before CPB, and immediately, and 4 and 12 h after operation. After declamping of the aorta, the PDE III inhibitor amrinone (1 mg/kg) was infused as a single bolus into the venous reservoir in the PDE III inhibitor group. BV decreased significantly soon after the operation in the control group. It did not decrease in the PDE III inhibitor group (48.6 ± 44 and 60.6 ± 8.0 ml/kg for the control and PDE III inhibitor groups, respectively). Four hours after surgery and beyond no significant changes in BV were observed in either group. The body fluid balance was negative in both groups. In conclusion, a single administration of PDE III inhibitor during CPB was found to sustain BV soon after operation and, therefore, is useful for postoperative management of open-heart surgery.
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Received: May 1, 2000 / Accepted: September 30, 2000
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Hamada, Y., Kawachi, K., Nakata, T. et al. Effects of a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor on circulating blood volume after cardiopulmonary bypass. Heart Vessels 15, 70–73 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003800070034
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003800070034