Background: It was reported previously that 30 min administration of adrenomedullin (AM) improves hemodynamics in chronic stable heart failure patients. The present study was designed to examine whether long-term AM + human atrial natriuretic peptide (hANP) administration can be used as a therapeutic drug in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in clinical setting. Methods and Results: Seven acute heart failure patients (74±5 years) with dyspnea and pulmonary congestion were studied. AM (0.02 μg · kg -1 · min -1 ) + hANP (0.05 μg · kg -1 · min -1 ) was infused for 12 h and then hANP (0.05 μg · kg -1 · min -1 ) was infused for 12 h. Hemodynamic, renal, hormonal and oxidative stress responses were evaluated. AM + hANP significantly reduced mean arterial pressure, pulmonary arterial pressure and systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance without changing heart rate, and increased cardiac output for most time-points compared with those at baseline. In addition, AM + hANP reduced aldosterone, brain natriuretic peptide and free-radical metabolites compared with those at baseline (all P<0.05). AM + hANP increased urine volume and UNaV compared with baseline data. Conclusions: In this small, pilot trial, AM + hANP therapy had beneficial hemodynamic and hormonal effects in ADHF. Intravenous infusion of AM with hANP could be used as a therapeutic drug in ADHF. These data are preliminary and require confirmation in a larger clinical study. (Circ J 2009; 73: 892 -898)
We measured plasma propofol levels by head space-gas chromatography analysis using solid-phase microextraction. This method saves time, and does not require elimination of interfering substances in the plasma. The coefficient variation was +/-5% to +/-30%. The detection limit was 10 ng/mL.
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