A preliminary investigation of relationship between serum apelin level and pulmonary artery pressure in children with congenital heart disease

MA Chao; SHEN Ding-Rong; ZHANG Qing; DING Yi-Qun; WANG Yuan-Xiang; PENG Le; MENG Bao-Ying; TI Yun-Xing

doi:10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2016.04.012

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2016, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (4) : 340-344. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2016.04.012

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A preliminary investigation of relationship between serum apelin level and pulmonary artery pressure in children with congenital heart disease

MA Chao, SHEN Ding-Rong, ZHANG Qing, DING Yi-Qun, WANG Yuan-Xiang, PENG Le, MENG Bao-Ying, TI Yun-Xing

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Objective To preliminarily investigate the relationship between serum apelin level and pulmonary artery pressure in children with congenital heart disease. Methods One hundred and twenty-six children with congenital heart disease undergoing surgical treatment were enrolled as subjects. The serum level of apelin was determined before surgery and at 7 days after surgery. The ratio of pulmonary artery systolic pressure to aortic systolic pressure (Pp/Ps) was calculated before extracorporeal circulation. According to the Pp/Ps value, patients were classified into non-pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) group, mild PAH group, moderate PAH group, and severe PAH group. Pulmonary artery mean pressure was estimated by echocardiography at 7 days after surgery. Results The non-PAH group had the highest serum level of apelin before and after surgery, followed by the mild PAH group, moderate PAH group, and severe PAH group (P<0.05). All groups had significantly increased serum levels of apelin at 7 days after surgery (P<0.05). The serum level of apelin was negatively correlated with pulmonary artery pressure before surgery (r=-0.51, P<0.05) and at 7 days after surgery (r=-0.54, P<0.05). Conclusions The decrease in serum apelin level is associated with the development of pulmonary hypertension in children with congenital heart disease. The significance of serum apelin in predicting the development and degree of pulmonary hypertension in children with congenital heart disease deserves further studies.

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Congenital heart disease / Pulmonary hypertension / Apelin / Child

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MA Chao, SHEN Ding-Rong, ZHANG Qing, DING Yi-Qun, WANG Yuan-Xiang, PENG Le, MENG Bao-Ying, TI Yun-Xing. A preliminary investigation of relationship between serum apelin level and pulmonary artery pressure in children with congenital heart disease[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2016, 18(4): 340-344 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2016.04.012

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