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Control of acute aortic dissection.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1138395     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An experimental model of acute aortic dissection has been designed in an effort to examine myocardial contractility and systolic arterial pressure as factors influencing the progression of dissection. Thirty mongrel dogs divided into three experimental groups underwent left thoracotomy and construction of a standard intimal tear in the proximal descending aorta. Nine of ten animals in the control group showed progression of the aortic dissection a mean of 81.5 percent of the distance from the aortotomy to the celiac axis. Group II consisted of ten dogs pretreated with propranolol. The myocardial contractility (dp/dt) was significantly depressed in this group without change in systolic pressure. However, progression of dissection occurred in nine of ten animals as in the control group. In Group III, ten dogs were pretreated with trimethaphan lowering the systolic blood pressure to 90 mm. Hg and depressing the dp/dt to levels equal to those of Group II. There was no progression of aortic dissection in any of the animals in this group. The results indicate that, under these experimental conditions, depression of myocardial contractility alone has no inhibitory effect on the progression of dissection. When controlled hypotension is added to myocardial depression, aortic dissection is inhibited completely.
Authors:
W I Carney; H F Rheinlander; R J Cleveland
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Surgery     Volume:  78     ISSN:  0039-6060     ISO Abbreviation:  Surgery     Publication Date:  1975 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1975-09-09     Completed Date:  1975-09-09     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417347     Medline TA:  Surgery     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  114-20     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aorta / surgery
Aortic Aneurysm / drug therapy*,  therapy
Blood Pressure / drug effects*
Depression, Chemical
Disease Models, Animal
Dogs
Hypotension / chemically induced
Hypotension, Controlled
Myocardial Contraction / drug effects*
Premedication
Propranolol / pharmacology,  therapeutic use
Trimethaphan / pharmacology,  therapeutic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
525-66-6/Propranolol; 7187-66-8/Trimethaphan

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