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Chronic cyanosis and vascular function: implications for patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

Rachael L. Cordina  and
David S. Celermajer
Rachael L. Cordina
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
David S. Celermajer*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
*
Correspondence to: Dr D. S. Celermajer, Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

In patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease, chronic hypoxaemia leads to important changes in blood vessel function and structure. Some of these alterations are maladaptive and probably contribute to impaired cardiopulmonary performance and an increased incidence of thrombotic and embolic events. Recent evidence suggests that deranged endothelial function, a sequel of chronic cyanosis, could be an important factor in the pathogenesis of cyanosis-associated cardiovascular risk. In this article, we discuss the physiological and mechanical consequences of compensatory erythrocytosis and possible pathophysiological mechanisms of vascular dysfunction in chronic cyanosis.

Keywords

Cyanosiscongenital heart diseasehaemorheologyendothelial dysfunctionerythrocytosis
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , June 2010 , pp. 242 - 253
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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