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Bioactive adrenomedullin (bio-ADM) is associated with endothelial dysfunction in infants and children with complex congenital heart disease undergoing open-heart surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass

  • Maike Schaefer , Andreas Stein , Bettina Ruf , Gunter Balling , Jonas Palm ORCID logo , Andreas Simmelbauer , Julie Cleuziou , Michaela Sander , Josef Auer , Kristina Borgmann , Joachim Struck , Oliver Hartmann , Janin Schulte , Jürgen Hörer , Peter Tassani-Prell , Peter Ewert , Stefan Holdenrieder and Cordula M. Wolf ORCID logo EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: October 24, 2023

Abstract

Objectives

Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) undergoing cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are at risk for systemic inflammation leading to endothelial dysfunction associated with increased morbidity. Bioactive adrenomedullin (bio-ADM) is a peptide regulating vascular tone and endothelial permeability. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dynamics of plasma bio-ADM in this patient cohort and its role in capillary leak.

Methods

Plasma samples from 73 pediatric CHD patients were collected for bio-ADM measurement at five different timepoints (TP) in the pre-, intra-, and post-operative period. The primary endpoint was a net increase in bio-ADM levels after surgery on CPB. Secondary endpoints included association of bio-ADM levels with clinical signs for endothelial dysfunction.

Results

Bio-ADM levels increased after surgery on CPB from pre-operative median of 12 pg/mL (IQR [interquartile range] 12.0–14.8 pg/mL) to a maximum post-operative median of 48.8 pg/mL (IQR 34.5–69.6 pg/mL, p<0.001). Bio-ADM concentrations correlated positively with post-operative volume balance, (r=0.341; p=0.005), increased demand for vasoactive medication (duration: r=0.415; p<0.001; quantity: TP3: r=0.415, p<0.001; TP4: r=0.414, p<0.001), and hydrocortisone treatment for vasoplegia (bio-ADM median [IQR]:129.1 [55.4–139.2] pg/mL vs. 37.9 [25.2–64.6] pg/mL; p=0.034). Patients who required pleural effusion drainage revealed higher bio-ADM levels compared to those who did not (median [IQR]: 66.4 [55.4–90.9] pg/mL vs. 40.2 [28.2–57.0] pg/mL; p<0.001).

Conclusions

Bio-ADM is elevated in children after cardiac surgery and higher levels correlate with clinical signs of capillary leakage. The peptide should be considered as biomarker for endothelial dysfunction and as potential therapeutic target in this indication.


Corresponding author: Cordula M. Wolf, Department of Congenital Heart Defects and Pediatric Cardiology, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine & Health, Lazarettstr. 36 80636 Munich, Germany; and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany, E-mail:

  1. Research ethics: Research involving human subjects complied with all relevant national regulations, institutional policies and is in accordance with the tenets of the Helsinki Declaration (as revised in 2013), and has been approved by the authors’ Institutional Review Board (Ethical Committee of Technical University Munich, protocol number 190/19S-SR from 07/15/2019).

  2. Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study or their legal representatives.

  3. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  4. Competing interests: CMW is a consultant to Adrenomed AG. JSt is employed by Adrenomed AG, a biopharmaceutical company developing Adrecizumab, an anti-Adrenomedullin antibody, as a drug candidate. OHa is employed by SphingoTec GmbH, a biomarker company having patent rights in and commercializing the bio-ADM assay. JSc is employed by SphingoTec GmbH, a biomarker company having patent rights in and commercializing the bio-ADM assay.

  5. Research funding: The study was supported by a sponsored research agreement by Adrenomed AG.

  6. Data availability: The raw data in anonymized form can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.

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Received: 2023-05-15
Accepted: 2023-10-10
Published Online: 2023-10-24
Published in Print: 2024-02-26

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