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Coronary artery narrowing in rats: mechanical alterations of left and right myocardium.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1750536     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To determine the effects of chronic coronary artery narrowing on myocardial contractile performance, nonocclusive constriction of the left coronary artery near its origin was surgically induced in rats and global cardiac hemodynamics, left and right myocardial mechanics, and the magnitude and distribution of tissue damage and interstitial fibrosis in the left ventricular wall were analyzed 1 mo later. Reductions in coronary artery luminal diameter of 55% resulted in left ventricular failure as characterized by decreases in systemic arterial pressures, systolic ventricular pressure, rise and decay in first derivative of left ventricular pressure (+/- dP/dt), and an increase in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure. Right side dysfunction was also present as documented by an elevation in right ventricular end-diastolic pressure and a reduction in -dP/dt. In vitro measurements of papillary muscle mechanics revealed a biventricular reduction in isometric developed tension and peak rates of tension rise and decay. Moreover, the kinetic parameters of isometric contraction duration, time to peak tension and time to one-half relaxation, were significantly shorter in left muscles from coronary artery-narrowed animals. Isotonically, peak muscle shortening was reduced in the left muscle, whereas time to peak shortening was prolonged in the right myocardium. In addition, the velocities of muscle shortening and relengthening were decreased in both ventricles. Foci of replacement fibrosis and diffuse interstitial fibrosis were found in the epimyocardium, midmyocardium, and endomyocardium, demonstrating that a significant amount of myocyte loss occurred throughout the left ventricular wall.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
J M Capasso; P Li; X Zhang; P Anversa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  261     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1991 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-01-23     Completed Date:  1992-01-23     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H1802-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10595.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / etiology,  pathology,  physiopathology*
Constriction
Coronary Disease / etiology,  pathology,  physiopathology*
Coronary Vessels
Fibrosis
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
Hemodynamics
Kinetics
Male
Myocardial Contraction / physiology*
Myocardium / pathology
Papillary Muscles / physiopathology
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains

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