TY - JOUR
T1 - Adverse effects of chronic cardiac denervation in conscious dogs with myocardial ischemia
AU - Lavallee, M.
AU - Amano, J.
AU - Vatner, S. F.
AU - Manders, W. T.
AU - Randall, W. C.
AU - Thomas, J. X.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - The extent to which total chronic cardiac denervation protects the ischemic myocardium was investigated in conscious dogs. The major hemodynamic difference after coronary artery occlusion was that left ventricular end-diastolic pressure rose significantly more, P < 0.01, in the denervated group (12 ± 1.5 mm Hg) than in the normal group (4.4 ± 1.4 mm Hg). Blood flow (radioactive microspheres) in the ischemic endo- and epicardium fell to similar levels at 3-5 minutes after coronary occlusion, but was significantly less (P < 0.01) in denervated dogs at 3 hours after occlusion in the endo- (0.05 ± 0.01) and epicardium (0.30 ± 0.02 ml/min per g), than in the endo- (0.13 ± 0.03) and epicardium (0.42 ± 0.05 ml/min per g) in the normal group. A subgroup of normal dogs was also studied, with left ventricular end-diastolic pressure increased by volume loading to levels similar to those observed in the denervated group after coronary occlusion; in these dogs, blood flow was similar to that in the other two groups 3-5 minutes after coronary artery occlusion, but, at 3 hours, was significantly more depressed (P < 0.01) than that observed in normal dogs without volume loading in both endo- (0.03 ± 0.01) and epicardial (0.25 ± 0.03 ml/min per g) layers. Infarct size, as a fraction of the area at risk, was significantly greater (P < 0.05) in the denervated group (60 ± 4.3%) and in the subgroup of normal dogs with elevated left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (73 ± 5.8%), compared with the normal group without volume loading (37 ± 8.1%). Thus, in conscious dogs, total chronic cardiac denervation exerts an adverse effect on infarct size which may be related to the sustained elevation in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and consequent impairment of collateral perfusion.
AB - The extent to which total chronic cardiac denervation protects the ischemic myocardium was investigated in conscious dogs. The major hemodynamic difference after coronary artery occlusion was that left ventricular end-diastolic pressure rose significantly more, P < 0.01, in the denervated group (12 ± 1.5 mm Hg) than in the normal group (4.4 ± 1.4 mm Hg). Blood flow (radioactive microspheres) in the ischemic endo- and epicardium fell to similar levels at 3-5 minutes after coronary occlusion, but was significantly less (P < 0.01) in denervated dogs at 3 hours after occlusion in the endo- (0.05 ± 0.01) and epicardium (0.30 ± 0.02 ml/min per g), than in the endo- (0.13 ± 0.03) and epicardium (0.42 ± 0.05 ml/min per g) in the normal group. A subgroup of normal dogs was also studied, with left ventricular end-diastolic pressure increased by volume loading to levels similar to those observed in the denervated group after coronary occlusion; in these dogs, blood flow was similar to that in the other two groups 3-5 minutes after coronary artery occlusion, but, at 3 hours, was significantly more depressed (P < 0.01) than that observed in normal dogs without volume loading in both endo- (0.03 ± 0.01) and epicardial (0.25 ± 0.03 ml/min per g) layers. Infarct size, as a fraction of the area at risk, was significantly greater (P < 0.05) in the denervated group (60 ± 4.3%) and in the subgroup of normal dogs with elevated left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (73 ± 5.8%), compared with the normal group without volume loading (37 ± 8.1%). Thus, in conscious dogs, total chronic cardiac denervation exerts an adverse effect on infarct size which may be related to the sustained elevation in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and consequent impairment of collateral perfusion.
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U2 - 10.1161/01.RES.57.3.383
DO - 10.1161/01.RES.57.3.383
M3 - Article
C2 - 4028344
AN - SCOPUS:0022355830
SN - 0009-7330
VL - 57
SP - 383
EP - 392
JO - Circulation research
JF - Circulation research
IS - 3
ER -