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Cardiac sympathetic activity in response to acute myocardial ischemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9176272     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Although experimental evidence has demonstrated that brief periods of myocardial ischemia are not associated with norepinephrine overflow from the heart, cardiac sympathetic responses to myocardial ischemia in humans remain unclear. Eleven patients undergoing angioplasty of the left anterior descending coronary artery had cardiac norepinephrine spillover measured immediately before inflation, during the final minute of a 5-min balloon inflation, and 1 min after deflation. Angioplasty caused significant S-T segment elevation and a reduction in the transcardiac lactate extraction ratio. Cardiac norepinephrine spillover was reduced from a mean value of 58 +/- 14 pmol/min at control to 41 +/- 15 pmol/min during balloon inflation and 38 +/- 14 pmol/min after deflation (P < 0.05 vs. control for both inflation and deflation values). In contrast, during balloon inflation, there were significant increases in arterial norepinephrine and epinephrine concentrations. Therefore, a brief period of myocardial ischemia caused by angioplasty of the left anterior descending coronary artery does not result in cardiac sympathetic activation, despite evidence of generalized sympathoadrenal activation.
Authors:
G E Newton; A G Adelman; V C Lima; P H Seidelin; E Schampaert; J D Parker
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  272     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1997 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-06-27     Completed Date:  1997-06-27     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H2079-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angioplasty, Balloon
Blood Pressure
Coronary Circulation
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology*
Norepinephrine / metabolism*
Sympathetic Nervous System / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
51-41-2/Norepinephrine

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