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L’hyperthyroïdie représente la maladie endocrinienne la plus commune chez les chats gériatriques. Ses répercussions systémiques sont similaires chez l’espèce féline et l’humain. L’hypertension pulmonaire se développe chez plus du deux tiers des humains hyperthyroïdiens. L’objectif de cette étude est d’évaluer si l’hyperthyroïdie féline affecte les paramètres hémodynamiques pulmonaires mesurés à l’échocardiographie (volet rétrospectif) ainsi que leur évolution dans le temps (volet prospectif). L’étude rétrospective a été réalisée à partir des examens échocardiographiques révisés de 26 chats hyperthyroïdiens non traités. Pour l’étude prospective, 7 chats hyperthyroïdiens non traités ont été recrutés et des échocardiographies ont été réalisées au moment du diagnostic, puis un mois et six mois suivant le retour à l’état euthyroïdien. Les groupes hyperthyroïdiens de chacun des volets ont été comparés à un groupe de chats sains (n = 15). Les chats hyperthyroïdiens présentent 1) une hyperdynamie ventriculaire droite, 2) un ratio du temps d’accélération sur le temps d’éjection du flux pulmonaire et une vitesse pulmonaire maximale augmentés et 3) un débit ou une fréquence cardiaque augmentés. L’évolution de ces changements dans le temps n’a montré aucune différence significative. Cette étude montre pour la première fois la présence d’altérations hémodynamiques pulmonaires à l’échocardiographie chez les chats hyperthyroïdiens. Les changements observés sont en partie différents de ceux décrits chez les humains hyperthyroïdiens, suggérant des mécanismes d’adaptation particuliers à l’espèce féline. Une importante variation à même la population féline dans la réponse métabolique aux hormones thyroïdiennes est soupçonnée. Des études supplémentaires sont nécessaires pour corréler les changements échocardiographiques observés au développement d’hypertension pulmonaire chez les chats hyperthyroïdiens. / Hyperthyroidism represents the most common endocrine disease in cats >10-years-old. Several of its multisystemic repercussions are similar between feline species and humans, including an increased basal metabolic rate and an activation of the sympathetic nervous system. Pulmonary hypertension has been reported in more than two third of humans with hyperthyroidism. This study aims to determine whether feline hyperthyroidism affects pulmonary arterial hemodynamics (retrospective study) and their progression in time (prospective study) with echocardiography. A bi-center retrospective study was realized from reviewed echocardiographic examinations of 26 untreated hyperthyroid cats. For the prospective study, 7 untreated hyperthyroid cats were recruited, and echocardiographic examinations were performed initially, followed by one and six months after treatment of hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroid groups of each study were compared to a group of healthy cats (n = 15). Hyperthyroid cats presented 1) an hyperdynamic right ventricle, 2) elevated acceleration to ejection time ratio of the pulmonary flow and maximal pulmonary velocity and 3) a higher cardiac output or heart rate than healthy cats. The magnitude of these changes did not vary significantly over time. This study shows for the first time the presence of pulmonary hemodynamic alterations in hyperthyroid cats using echocardiography. These changes are partially different from those described in hyperthyroid humans, suggesting adaptation mechanisms specific to the feline species. Significant variation within the feline population in the metabolic response to thyroid hormones is suspected. Further studies are needed to correlate echocardiographic changes with the development of pulmonary hypertension in hyperthyroid cats.

Chaque année, environ 1 à 1,25 million d’individus subiront une chirurgie cardiaque. [1] Environ 36 000 chirurgies cardiaques sont effectuées au Canada et 8000 procédures au Québec (http://www.ccs.ca). Le vieillissement de la population aura pour conséquence que la chirurgie cardiaque sera offerte à des patients de plus en plus à risque de complications, principalement en raison d’une co-morbidité plus importante, d’un risque de maladie coronarienne plus élevée, [2] d’une réserve physiologique réduite et par conséquent un risque plus élevé de mortalité à la suite d’une chirurgie cardiaque. L’une des complications significatives à la suite d’une chirurgie cardiaque est le sevrage difficile de la circulation extracorporelle. Ce dernier inclut la période au début du sevrage de la circulation extracorporelle et s’étend jusqu’au départ du patient de la salle d’opération. Lorsque le sevrage de la circulation extracorporelle est associé à une défaillance ventriculaire droite, la mortalité sera de 44 % à 86 %. [3-7] Par conséquent le diagnostic, l’identification des facteurs de risque, la compréhension du mécanisme, la prévention et le traitement du sevrage difficile de la circulation extracorporelle seront d’une importance majeure dans la sélection et la prise en charge des patients devant subir une chirurgie cardiaque. Les hypothèses de cette thèse sont les suivantes : 1) le sevrage difficile de la circulation extracorporelle est un facteur indépendant de mortalité et de morbidité, 2) le mécanisme du sevrage difficile de la circulation extracorporelle peut être approché d’une façon systématique, 3) la milrinone administrée par inhalation représente une alternative préventive et thérapeutique chez le patient à risque d’un sevrage difficile de la circulation extracorporelle après la chirurgie cardiaque. / Every year, 1 million to 1.25 million patients worldwide undergo cardiac surgery. [1] Up to 36,000 cardiac surgeries are performed each year in Canada and close to 8000 in Quebec (http://www.ccs.ca). Because of the aging of the population, cardiac surgery will increasingly be offered to patients at a higher risk of complications. Indeed, elderly patients have increased co-morbidities, and aging is also a significant risk factor in the prevalence of coronary artery disease. [2] The consequence is a reduced physiologic reserve, hence an increased risk of mortality. These issues will have a significant impact on future healthcare costs, because our population undergoing cardiac surgery will be older and more likely to develop postoperative complications. One of the most dreaded complications in cardiac surgery is difficult separation from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The definition of difficult separation from CPB includes the time period from when CPB is initiated and until the patient leaves the operating room. When separation from CPB is associated with right ventricular failure, the mortality rate will range from 44% to 86%. [3-7] Therefore the diagnosis, the preoperative prediction, the mechanism, prevention and treatment of difficult separation from CPB will be crucial in order to improve the selection and care of patients and to prevent complications for this high-risk patient population. The hypotheses of this thesis are the following: 1) difficult separation from CPB is an independent factor of morbidity and mortality, 2) the mechanism of difficult separation from CPB can be understood through a systematic approach, 3) inhaled milrinone is a preventive and therapeutic approach in the patient at risk for difficult weaning from CPB after cardiac surgery.

Following acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a relevant number of patients experience decreased exercise capacity which can be associated with disturbed pulmonary perfusion. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) shows several patterns typical for disturbed pulmonary perfusion. Research question: We aimed to examine whether CPET can also provide prognostic information in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Study Design and Methods: We performed a multicenter retrospective chart review in Germany between 2002 and 2020. Patients with CTEPH were included if they had 6 months of follow-up and complete CPET and hemodynamic data. Symptom-limited CPET was performed using a cycle ergometer (ramp or Jones protocol). The association of anthropometric data, comorbidities, symptoms, lung function, and echocardiographic, hemodynamic, and CPET parameters with survival was examined. Mortality prediction models were calculated by Cox regression with backward selection. Results: 345 patients (1532 person-years) were included; 138 underwent surgical treatment (pulmonary endarterectomy or balloon pulmonary angioplasty) and 207 received only non-surgical treatment. During follow-up (median 3.5 years), 78 patients died. The death rate per 1000 person-years was 24.9 and 74.2 in the surgical and non-surgical groups, respectively (p < 0.001). In age- and sex-adjusted Cox regression analyses, CPET parameters including peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak, reflecting cardiopulmonary exercise capacity) were prognostic in the non-surgical group but not in the surgical group. In mortality prediction models, age, sex, VO2peak (% predicted), and carbon monoxide transfer coefficient (% predicted) showed significant prognostic relevance in both the overall cohort and the non-surgical group. In the non-surgical group, Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that patients with VO2peak below 53.4% predicted (threshold identified by receiver operating characteristic analysis) had increased mortality (p = 0.007). Interpretation: The additional measurement of cardiopulmonary exercise capacity by CPET allows a more precise prognostic evaluation in patients with CTEPH. CPET might therefore be helpful for risk-adapted treatment of CTEPH.

Il est reconnu que la protéine filamenteuse intermédiaire Nestine est exprimée lors du processus de cicatrisation et du remodelage fibrotique. De plus, nous avons identifié l’expression de la Nestine au sein de deux populations distinctes qui sont directement impliquées dans les réponses de fibroses réparative et réactive. Ainsi, une population de cellules souches neurales progénitrices résidentes du coeur de rat adulte exprime la Nestine et a été identifiée à titre de substrat de l’angiogenèse et de la neurogenèse cardiaque. Également, la Nestine est exprimée par les myofibroblastes cicatriciels cardiaques et il a été établi que la protéine filamenteuse intermédiaire joue un rôle dans la prolifération de ces cellules. Ainsi, l’objectif général de cette thèse était de mieux comprendre les évènements cellulaires impliqués dans la réponse neurogénique des cellules souches neurales progénitrices résidentes cardiaques Nestine(+) (CSNPRCN(+)) lors de la fibrose réparative cardiaque et d’explorer si l’apparition de fibroblastes Nestine(+) est associée avec la réponse de fibrose réactive secondaire du remodelage pulmonaire. Une première publication nous a permis d’établir qu’il existe une régulation à la hausse de l’expression de la GAP43 (growth associated protein 43) et que cet événement transitoire précède l’acquisition d’un phénotype neuronal par les CSNPRCN(+) lors du processus de cicatrisation cardiaque chez le rat ayant subi un infarctus du myocarde. De plus, la surimposition de la condition diabétique de type 1, via l’injection unique de Streptozotocine chez le rat, abolit la réponse neurogénique des CSNPRCN(+), qui est normalement induite à la suite de l’ischémie cardiaque ou de l’administration de 6-hydroxydopamine. Le second article a démontré que le développement aigu de la fibrose pulmonaire secondaire de l’infarctus du myocarde chez le rat est associé avec une augmentation de l’expression protéique de la Nestine et de l’apparition de myofibroblastes pulmonaires Nestine(+). Également, le traitement de fibroblastes pulmonaires avec des facteurs de croissances peptidiques pro-fibrotiques a augmenté l’expression de la Nestine par ces cellules. Enfin, le développement initial de la condition diabétique de type 1 chez le rat est associé avec une absence de fibrose réactive pulmonaire et à une réduction significative des niveaux protéiques et d’ARN messager de la Nestine pulmonaire. Finalement, la troisième étude représentait quant à elle un prolongement de la deuxième étude et a alors examiné le remodelage pulmonaire chronique chez un modèle établi d’hypertension pulmonaire. Ainsi, les poumons de rats adultes mâles soumis à l’hypoxie hypobarique durant 3 semaines présentent un remodelage vasculaire, une fibrose réactive et une augmentation des niveaux d’ARN messager et de la protéine Nestine. De plus, nos résultats ont démontré que la Nestine, plutôt que l’alpha-actine du muscle lisse, est un marqueur plus approprié des diverses populations de fibroblastes pulmonaires activés. Également, nos données suggèrent que les fibroblastes pulmonaires activés proviendraient en partie de fibroblastes résidents, ainsi que des processus de transition épithélio-mésenchymateuse et de transition endothélio-mésenchymateuse. Collectivement, ces études ont démontré que des populations distinctes de cellules Nestine(+) jouent un rôle majeur dans la fibrose réparative cardiaque et la fibrose réactive pulmonaire. / It is well established that the intermediate filamentous protein Nestin is expressed during wound healing and fibrotic remodeling. Furthermore, we have identified Nestin expression in two distinct populations directly implicated in reparative and reactive fibrosis. The adult rodent heart contains a resident population of neural progenitor/stem cells that express Nestin and identified as a cellular substrate of cardiac angiogenesis and neurogenesis. Moreover, Nestin is also expressed in cardiac scar myofibroblasts and the intermediate filament protein plays a direct role in proliferation. Thus, the general aim of the present thesis was to better understand the cellular events implicated in the neurogenic response of neural progenitor/stem cells during cardiac reparative fibrosis and to explore whether the appearance of Nestin(+)-fibroblasts was associated with reactive fibrotic response secondary to pulmonary remodeling. The first study revealed that the transient upregulation of growth associated protein 43 (GAP43) represents a transition event during the acquisition of a neuronal-like phenotype by cardiac resident neural progenitor/stem cells in the scar of the infarcted rat heart. Furthermore, the superimposition of a type 1 diabetic environment, via the single injection of streptozotocin in rats, abrogated the neurogenic response of cardiac resident neural progenitor/stem cells to ischemia and 6-hydroxydopamine, respectively. The second study has demonstrated that the development of acute pulmonary fibrosis secondary to myocardial infarction of the adult rat heart was associated with the increased expression of Nestin protein levels and appearance of Nestin(+)-myofibroblasts. Furthermore, the treatment of pulmonary fibroblasts with putative pro-fibrotic peptide growth factors increased Nestin protein levels. Lastly, in the lungs of type 1 diabetic rats, the absence of a reactive fibrotic response was associated with a significant downregulation of Nestin protein/mRNA levels. Finally, the third study represented an extension of the second study and examined chronic lung remodeling in an established model of pulmonary hypertension. The lungs of adult male rats subjected to 3 weeks of hypobaric hypoxia were associated with vascular remodeling, reactive fibrosis and increased Nestin protein and mRNA levels. Moreover, Nestin, rather than smooth muscle α-actin expression was identified as a more relevant marker of activated pulmonary fibroblasts. Furthermore, the appearance of activated pulmonary fibroblasts may be derived in part from resident fibroblasts and secondary to endothelial-mesenchymal transition and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Collectively, these studies have demonstrated that distinct populations of Nestin-expressing cells play a seminal role in cardiac reparative fibrosis and pulmonary reactive fibrosis.

Introdução: A hipertensão arterial pulmonar (HAP) é uma doença progressiva extremamente grave, que evolui com insuficiência cardíaca direita e morte. Apesar do avanço do tratamento farmacológico, o prognóstico permanece reservado com taxa de sobrevida de 86%, 70% e 55% em 1, 3 e 5 anos, respectivamente. A dispnéia progressiva e a intolerância ao exercício são as principais manifestações clínicas e refletem a falência do ventrículo direito. O músculo esquelético periférico parece ser também um dos principais determinantes desta limitação funcional, visto que a redução da oferta de oxigênio e alterações na extração/utilização do oxigênio pelo músculo são diretamente relacionados com a tolerância ao exercício. Existem dois mecanismos potencialmente envolvidos na regulação da oferta de oxigênio, e portanto, na capacidade de exercício: mecanismos centrais (função do coração, pulmão e sistema nervoso autônomo) e mecanismos periféricos (associado ao fluxo sanguíneo periférico e a função do músculo esquelético). Os pacientes com HAP geralmente apresentam baixo débito cardíaco e estado adrenérgico exacerbado. A combinação destas alterações pode resultar em alterações estruturais e funcionais da musculatura estriada periférica. Porém, não existem informações sólidas que nos esclareçam se o acometimento muscular é preditor independente da limitação da capacidade de exercício. Objetivos: (1) Caracterizar o papel da musculatura periférica na limitação funcional em pacientes com HAP. (2) Avaliar o papel do sistema muscular periférico como um fator independente para a limitação ao exercício em HAP. Materiais e métodos: Dezesseis pacientes com HAP foram prospectivamente comparados com 10 indivíduos controle em termos de dados demográficos, qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde e limitação ao exercício, avaliada pelo teste de caminhada de seis minutos, teste cardiopulmonar, dinamometria isocinética e medições de pressão respiratória máxima. Pacientes com HAP também foram submetidos à biópsia do quadríceps, a fim de avaliar as mudanças estruturais. Resultados: Os pacientes com HAP apresentaram pior qualidade de vida (componente físico p<0,001), menor percentagem de massa magra (p=0,044), menor força muscular respiratória (p<0,001), menor resistência e força dos extensores de coxa (p=0,017 e p=0,012, respectivamente) e maior limitação funcional demonstrada pela distância percorrida no teste de caminhada de seis minutos (p<0,001) e pelo teste de exercício cardiopulmonar (p<0,001 para VO2/kg), em comparação ao grupo controle. Estes achados de redução de força e função muscular estão em acordo com os achados de redução da percentagem de fibras do Tipo I à biópsia muscular. O consumo de oxigênio, apresentou correlação com a função da musculatura respiratória e da musculatura extensora de coxa (resistência e força), e com a proporção de fibras oxidativas (Tipo I). O débito cardíaco também apresentou correlação com o VO2. o modelo de análise bivariada demonstrou que a função muscular é preditora independente do VO2 pico, mesmo com a correção para o perfil hemodinâmico. Conclusão: (1) Pacientes com HAP apresentam alteração estrutural e funcional da musculatura estriada periférica, e (2) estas alterações determinam limitação da capacidade global de exercício de forma independente do padrão hemodinâmico característico da HAP / Introduction: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a relentlessly progressive disease that leads to right heart failure and death. Despite advances in pharmacological treatment, prognosis is still poor with survival rates of 86%, 70% and 55% at 1, 3 and 5 years, respectively. Progressive dyspnea and exercise intolerance are the main clinical manifestations and reflect the impairment of right ventricular function. Peripheral skeletal muscle also seems to be a major determinant of functional limitation, as the reduction of oxygen supply and changes in extraction and utilization of oxygen by the muscle are directly associated to exercise tolerance. There are two potential mechanisms involved in the regulation of oxygen supply and therefore in exercise capacity: central (as a function of heart, lung and autonomic nervous system function) and peripheral (associated to peripheral blood flow and skeletal muscle function). Patients with PAH usually present low cardiac output and exacerbated adrenergic state. The combination of these features might result in changes of peripheral skeletal muscle and structure. However, there is no robust information that clearly clarifies whether the muscle involvement is an independent factor for exercise limitation. Objectives: (1) Characterize the role of the peripheral muscles in functional limitation in patients with PAH. (2) Address the role of the peripheral muscle system as an independent factor in exercise limitation in PAH. Materials and methods: Sixteen PAH patients were prospectively compared to 10 control individuals in terms of demographic data, health related quality of life and exercise limitation, assessed by six-minute walk test, cardiopulmonary test, isokinetic dynamometry and maximum respiratory pressure measurements. PAH patients also were submitted to vastus lateralis biopsy in order to assess structural changes. Results: PAH patients presented poorer quality of life (p <0.001), lower percentage of fat free mass (p = 0.044), lower respiratory muscle strength (p <0.001), lower resistance and strength of the extensor of the thigh (p = 0.017 and 0.012, respectively) and greater functional limitation demonstrated by the six-minute walk distance (p <0.001) and at the cardiopulmonary exercise test (p <0.001 for VO2max/kg), as compared to the control group. These findings of reduced muscle strength and function are in agreement with the findings of reduced percentage of Type I fibers at the muscle biopsy. The oxygen consumption correlated to the function of respiratory muscles and of extensor muscles of the thigh (endurance and strength) as well as to the proportion of oxidative fibers (Type I). The cardiac output also correlated with VO2. A bivariate model demonstrated that muscle function is an independent predictor of maximum oxygen consumption, even correcting for the hemodynamic profile. Conclusion: (1) PAH patients present functional and structural changes in peripheral skeletal muscles, and (2) these changes determine overall exercise capacity limitation, independently of the hemodynamic pattern

Introdução: A hipertensão arterial pulmonar (HAP) é uma doença progressiva extremamente grave, que evolui com insuficiência cardíaca direita e morte. Apesar do avanço do tratamento farmacológico, o prognóstico permanece reservado com taxa de sobrevida de 86%, 70% e 55% em 1, 3 e 5 anos, respectivamente. A dispnéia progressiva e a intolerância ao exercício são as principais manifestações clínicas e refletem a falência do ventrículo direito. O músculo esquelético periférico parece ser também um dos principais determinantes desta limitação funcional, visto que a redução da oferta de oxigênio e alterações na extração/utilização do oxigênio pelo músculo são diretamente relacionados com a tolerância ao exercício. Existem dois mecanismos potencialmente envolvidos na regulação da oferta de oxigênio, e portanto, na capacidade de exercício: mecanismos centrais (função do coração, pulmão e sistema nervoso autônomo) e mecanismos periféricos (associado ao fluxo sanguíneo periférico e a função do músculo esquelético). Os pacientes com HAP geralmente apresentam baixo débito cardíaco e estado adrenérgico exacerbado. A combinação destas alterações pode resultar em alterações estruturais e funcionais da musculatura estriada periférica. Porém, não existem informações sólidas que nos esclareçam se o acometimento muscular é preditor independente da limitação da capacidade de exercício. Objetivos: (1) Caracterizar o papel da musculatura periférica na limitação funcional em pacientes com HAP. (2) Avaliar o papel do sistema muscular periférico como um fator independente para a limitação ao exercício em HAP. Materiais e métodos: Dezesseis pacientes com HAP foram prospectivamente comparados com 10 indivíduos controle em termos de dados demográficos, qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde e limitação ao exercício, avaliada pelo teste de caminhada de seis minutos, teste cardiopulmonar, dinamometria isocinética e medições de pressão respiratória máxima. Pacientes com HAP também foram submetidos à biópsia do quadríceps, a fim de avaliar as mudanças estruturais. Resultados: Os pacientes com HAP apresentaram pior qualidade de vida (componente físico p<0,001), menor percentagem de massa magra (p=0,044), menor força muscular respiratória (p<0,001), menor resistência e força dos extensores de coxa (p=0,017 e p=0,012, respectivamente) e maior limitação funcional demonstrada pela distância percorrida no teste de caminhada de seis minutos (p<0,001) e pelo teste de exercício cardiopulmonar (p<0,001 para VO2/kg), em comparação ao grupo controle. Estes achados de redução de força e função muscular estão em acordo com os achados de redução da percentagem de fibras do Tipo I à biópsia muscular. O consumo de oxigênio, apresentou correlação com a função da musculatura respiratória e da musculatura extensora de coxa (resistência e força), e com a proporção de fibras oxidativas (Tipo I). O débito cardíaco também apresentou correlação com o VO2. o modelo de análise bivariada demonstrou que a função muscular é preditora independente do VO2 pico, mesmo com a correção para o perfil hemodinâmico. Conclusão: (1) Pacientes com HAP apresentam alteração estrutural e funcional da musculatura estriada periférica, e (2) estas alterações determinam limitação da capacidade global de exercício de forma independente do padrão hemodinâmico característico da HAP / Introduction: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a relentlessly progressive disease that leads to right heart failure and death. Despite advances in pharmacological treatment, prognosis is still poor with survival rates of 86%, 70% and 55% at 1, 3 and 5 years, respectively. Progressive dyspnea and exercise intolerance are the main clinical manifestations and reflect the impairment of right ventricular function. Peripheral skeletal muscle also seems to be a major determinant of functional limitation, as the reduction of oxygen supply and changes in extraction and utilization of oxygen by the muscle are directly associated to exercise tolerance. There are two potential mechanisms involved in the regulation of oxygen supply and therefore in exercise capacity: central (as a function of heart, lung and autonomic nervous system function) and peripheral (associated to peripheral blood flow and skeletal muscle function). Patients with PAH usually present low cardiac output and exacerbated adrenergic state. The combination of these features might result in changes of peripheral skeletal muscle and structure. However, there is no robust information that clearly clarifies whether the muscle involvement is an independent factor for exercise limitation. Objectives: (1) Characterize the role of the peripheral muscles in functional limitation in patients with PAH. (2) Address the role of the peripheral muscle system as an independent factor in exercise limitation in PAH. Materials and methods: Sixteen PAH patients were prospectively compared to 10 control individuals in terms of demographic data, health related quality of life and exercise limitation, assessed by six-minute walk test, cardiopulmonary test, isokinetic dynamometry and maximum respiratory pressure measurements. PAH patients also were submitted to vastus lateralis biopsy in order to assess structural changes. Results: PAH patients presented poorer quality of life (p <0.001), lower percentage of fat free mass (p = 0.044), lower respiratory muscle strength (p <0.001), lower resistance and strength of the extensor of the thigh (p = 0.017 and 0.012, respectively) and greater functional limitation demonstrated by the six-minute walk distance (p <0.001) and at the cardiopulmonary exercise test (p <0.001 for VO2max/kg), as compared to the control group. These findings of reduced muscle strength and function are in agreement with the findings of reduced percentage of Type I fibers at the muscle biopsy. The oxygen consumption correlated to the function of respiratory muscles and of extensor muscles of the thigh (endurance and strength) as well as to the proportion of oxidative fibers (Type I). The cardiac output also correlated with VO2. A bivariate model demonstrated that muscle function is an independent predictor of maximum oxygen consumption, even correcting for the hemodynamic profile. Conclusion: (1) PAH patients present functional and structural changes in peripheral skeletal muscles, and (2) these changes determine overall exercise capacity limitation, independently of the hemodynamic pattern

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Introduction : La dépendance aux vasopresseurs est une complication fréquente de la chirurgie cardiaque. Le syndrome vasoplégique (SV) est une forme grave de dépendance aux vasopresseurs due soit à une réaction inflammatoire systémique diffuse, soit à un dysfonctionnement cardiaque après une séparation de la circulation extracorporelle (CEC). Bien que plusieurs facteurs de risque aient été décrits, aucune intervention n’a démontré d’efficacité pour prévenir cette complication. Objectif : Identifier les facteurs de risque modifiables de la dépendance prolongée aux vasopresseurs chez les patients ayant bénéficié d’une chirurgie cardiaque avec CEC. Devis : C’est une étude de cohorte, observationnelle, rétrospective et monocentrique ayant été menée à l’Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal. Patients et méthodes : Analyse rétrospective des patients provenant de deux études prospectives incluant 263 patients ayant subi une chirurgie cardiaque sous CEC entre 2015 et 2017 et admis aux soins intensifs (SI) de chirurgie cardiaque à l’Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal. L’étude exclut toutes les chirurgies cardiaques sans CEC, la transplantation cardiaque et les patients n’ayant pas reçu de vasopresseurs après la fin de la CEC. La dépendance prolongée aux vasopresseurs en postopératoire est définie par la persistance d’au moins un vasopresseur à partir de la fin de la CEC pour une durée supérieure à 24 heures. Une analyse de régression logistique fut effectuée afin de déterminer les variables indépendantes associées à la vasoplégie postopératoire. Résultats : Parmi les patients étudiés, 247 furent éligibles dont 98 (39,7 %) ont développé une dépendance prolongée aux vasopresseurs. Ces patients étaient plus âgés (67 ± 12 ans vs 64 ± 12 ans; p < 0,02) et avec un EuroSCORE II supérieur (3,1 % (1,7-6,1) vs 1,8 % (1,0-3,1), p < 0,0001). En outre, ces patients ont eu plusieurs complications en postopératoire, y compris une durée plus longue de ventilation mécanique (5 heures (IQR 4-9) contre 4 heures (IQR 3-5), p < 0,001), un séjour plus long aux SI (3 jours (IQR 1-2) vs 1 jour (IQR 1-2) ; p <0,001), mais aussi à l’hôpital (7 jours (IQR 6-10) vs 5 jours (IQR 4-7)). Les patients avec une dépendance prolongée aux vasopresseurs avaient été exposés à une période plus longue de CEC (100 minutes (IQR 75-129) vs 83 minutes (IQR 65-108) ; p = 0,009), une dose de norépinéphrine peropératoire plus importante (0,07  0,05 μg-1.kg-1.min contre 0,04 μg.kg-1.min-1, p < 0,001) et une administration de liquides plus importante durant l’opération (2747 ± 1241 par rapport à 2284 ± 879 ml; p = 0,001). En analyse multivariée, la réduction préexistante de la fraction d’éjection du ventricule gauche (FEVG)  30 % (OR : 9,52, IC 95 % : 1,14-79,25, p = 0,04), l’hypertension pulmonaire (HTP) préopératoire (définie comme modérée si la pression artérielle pulmonaire systolique (PAPs) est > 30 et  55 mmHg (OR : 2,52, IC 95 % : 1,15-5,52) ; ou sévère si la PAPs est > 55 mmHg (OR : 8,12, IC 95 % : 2,54-26,03, p = 0,002)) et le bilan liquidien cumulatif des premières 24 h aux SI (OR : 1,76, IC 95 % : 1,32-2,33, p < 0,0001) étaient indépendamment associés au développement de la dépendance prolongée aux vasopresseurs. La prédiction du modèle était associée avec une aire sous la courbe ROC de 0,80, IC 95 % : 0,74-0,86, p < 0,0001. Conclusion : La dépendance prolongée aux vasopresseurs après une chirurgie cardiaque est une complication fréquente. La réduction de la FEVG, de l’HTP et un bilan hydrique positif se sont avérés des facteurs de risque indépendants dans ce contexte. / Background: Vasopressor dependency is a common complication of cardiac surgery. The vasoplegic syndrome is a severe form of vasopressor dependency, due either to a diffuse systemic inflammatory reaction or to cardiac dysfunction after separation from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Although several risk factors have been described, no intervention has been demonstrated to be effective to prevent this complication. The objective of this study is to identify modifiable pre and peri operative risk factors of prolonged vasopressor dependency after separation from CPB in cardiac surgery. Design: This is a retrospective observational study in a single specialized cardiac surgery center. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 263 patients undergoing cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) enrolled in two separate prospective studies was performed. Prolonged vasopressor use was defined as the persistence of at least one vasopressor for more than 24 hours after separation from CPB. Data collection included pre-operative risk factors, intraoperative treatment, hemodynamic and echocardiographic variables within the first 24 hours of intensive care unit (ICU) stay after surgery. Results: A total of 247 patients were included and 98 (39.7%) developed prolonged vasopressor dependence. Older age (67 ± 12 vs. 64 ± 12 years; p = 0.01) and higher EuroSCORE II (3.1% (IQR 1.7-6.1) vs. 1.7% (IQR 1.03-3.1); p < 0.0001) was associated with prolonged vasopressor dependence. Furthermore, those patients had worst outcomes including a longer duration of mechanical ventilation (5 hours (IQR 4-9) vs. 4 hours (IQR 3-5); p < 0.001) and a longer ICU stay (3 days (IQR 1-2) vs. 1 day (IQR 1-2); p < 0.001) and hospital stay (7 days (IQR 6-10) vs. 5 days (IQR 4-7)). Patients with prolonged vasopressor dependency had a longer CPB time (100 mins (IQR 75-129) vs. 83 mins (IQR 65-108); p = 0.009), greater intraoperative norepinephrine dose (0.07 ± 0.05 μg.kg-1.min-1 vs. 0.04 ± 0.04 μg.kg-1.min-1, p < 0.001) and larger fluid intake at the end of surgery (2747 ± 1241 vs. 2284 ± 879 ml; p = 0.001). In multivariable analysis, pre-existing reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF £ 30%) (OR: 9,52, 95 % CI : 1.14-79.24; p = 0.03), preoperative pulmonary hypertension (PH) (sPAP > 30 and £ 55 mmHg: OR: 2.5, 95 % CI : 1.14- 5.52; sPAP > 55 mmHg: OR: 8,12, 95 % CI: 2.53-26.02; p = 0.001) and first 24 hours cumulative fluid balance (OR: 1.78, 95 % CI: 1.41-2.24; p < 0.0001) were independently associated with the development of prolonged vasopressors dependence. This model had a good ability to predict prolonged vasopressor dependence after cardiac surgery (AUC = 0.80, 95 % CI: 0.73-0.86; p < 0.0001). Conclusions: Vasopressor dependency remains a frequent complication after CPB surgery. Its association with PH and positive fluid balance is unreported and potentially reversible. Prospective studies and clinical trials should explore the role and potential modulation of these two factors in order to prevent postoperative vasopressor dependency.

Chez l’humain et le chien, certaines atteintes respiratoires peuvent mener à une augmentation de la pression artérielle pulmonaire (PAP) et à un remodelage des artères pulmonaires. Chez le chat domestique, de telles conséquences n’ont que rarement été rapportées. Dans ce mémoire de maîtrise, nous avons étudié l’impact des atteintes respiratoires sur l’hémodynamie et la structure des vaisseaux artériels pulmonaires chez felis catus domestica à l’aide de deux approches méthodologiques. La première s’intéressait au temps d’intervalles systoliques (STIs) mesurés à l’échocardiographie et leur corrélation avec l’estimation de la PAP. Dix-sept autres paramètres échocardiographiques chez 10 chats atteints de maladies respiratoires chroniques ont été comparés à ceux de 16 chats sains. Aucune différence significative n’a été démontrée entre les deux groupes pour l’ensemble des paramètres. Les STIs n’étaient pas corrélés à l’estimation de la PAP, limitant leur potentiel prédictif d’hypertension pulmonaire chez le chat. La deuxième approche visait à déterminer histologiquement l’incidence des désordres bronchiolaires (BD) sur le remodelage artériel pulmonaire, à l’aide de tissus pulmonaires provenant de 13 chats atteints à ceux de 13 chats témoins. La proportion de la paroi artérielle occupée par l’adventice était significativement plus élevée chez les chats BD que celle du groupe contrôle, chez qui l’intima et la média était significativement plus proéminente chez les artères de petit et moyen calibre, respectivement. Cet effet opposé s’est soldé par une épaisseur pariétale totale comparable entre les deux groupes. D’autres études seront nécessaires pour comprendre les mécanismes physiologiques sous-jacents aux changements histologiques observés lors de BD. / In humans and dogs, respiratory disorders can lead to increased pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) and a remodeling of the pulmonary arteries. In domestic cats, such consequences have rarely been reported. In this master's thesis, we studied the impact of respiratory diseases on pulmonary hemodynamics and on pulmonary arterial morphometry in felis catus domestica using two methodological approaches Our first study focused on systolic time intervals (STIs) and their correlation with estimated PAP, upon which 17 other echocardiographic parameters were compared between 10 cats with chronic respiratory diseases and 16 healthy cats. No significant differences were observed between the two groups for any of the parameters that were measured. STIs did not correlate with estimated PAP, limiting their predictive potential of pulmonary hypertension in cats. The second study’s aim was to determine the histological impact of bronchiolar disorders (BD) on the remodeling of pulmonary arteries using pulmonary tissues from 13 affected cats compared to those of 13 control cats. The proportion of the arterial wall occupied by the adventitia was significantly higher in cats in with BD than that of the control group, of which the intima and media were significantly more prominent in small and medium caliber arteries, respectively. This opposite effect resulted in a comparably similar wall thickness between the two groups. Further studies will be needed to understand the physiological mechanisms underlying the histological changes observed in cats with BD.