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Left ventricular failure induced by myocardial infarction. I. Myocyte hypertrophy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3159268     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To determine whether left ventricular failure after acute myocardial infarction is associated with a growth response of the myocytes that tends to compensate for the loss of muscle mass and function, the left coronary artery in rats was ligated near its origin, and the animals were killed 3 days later. Elevated left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and decreased first derivative of left ventricular pressure and systolic arterial pressure indicated significant impairment of ventricular function. Absolute infarct size, determined morphometrically by measurement of the fraction of myocyte nuclei lost, averaged 57%. Hypertrophy of surviving left ventricular myocytes was 28%, involving a 14% increase in cell length and a 6% increase in diameter. Right ventricular myocyte volume per nucleus increased 21% by a 10% enlargement of cellular diameter with no change in length. These results show on a cellular basis that myocardial hypertrophy in the left ventricle is accomplished by cellular shape changes characteristic of a combination of pressure and volume overload hypertrophy, whereas cellular growth in the right ventricle is consistent with pressure overload hypertrophy.
Authors:
P Anversa; A V Loud; V Levicky; G Guideri
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  248     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1985 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-07-25     Completed Date:  1985-07-25     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H876-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Body Weight
Cardiomegaly / etiology*,  physiopathology
Cell Division
Heart / physiopathology*
Hypertrophy
Male
Mathematics
Myocardial Infarction / complications,  physiopathology*
Myocardium / pathology*
Organ Size
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-24479/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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