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Myocardial dysfunction after electrical defibrillation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12204463     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We hypothesized that electrical shocks that defibrillate hearts successfully also produce myocardial injury, but only in settings in which the myocardium is underperfused. Myocardial function was measured in isolated, conventionally perfused or underperfused rat hearts during sinus rhythm and conventionally perfused or underperfused hearts during ventricular fibrillation (VF) after delivery of a sham, a 0.4 J, or a 0.7 J shock. In underperfused hearts, the dP/dt, negative dP/dt, left ventricular diastolic pressure and left ventricular pressure-volume relationships demonstrated significant impairment in myocardial function. Impairment increased with the higher energy shocks. This contrasted with normally perfused hearts, whether in sinus rhythm or during VF, in which shocks resulted in no significant impairment. Electrical shocks therefore produce myocardial injury but only when myocardial perfusion is reduced.
Authors:
Hitoshi Yamaguchi; Max Weil; Wanchun Tang; Takashi Kamohara; Xiaohua Jin; Joe Bisera
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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:  Resuscitation     Volume:  54     ISSN:  0300-9572     ISO Abbreviation:  Resuscitation     Publication Date:  2002 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-09-02     Completed Date:  2003-04-01     Revised Date:  2009-08-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0332173     Medline TA:  Resuscitation     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  289-96     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Critical Care Medicine, 1695 North Sunrise Way, Building #3, 92262, Palm Springs, CA, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cardiomyopathies / etiology*
Coronary Circulation / physiology
Electric Countershock / adverse effects*,  methods
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Ventricular Fibrillation / complications
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HL54322/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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