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Myocardial dysfunction after resuscitation from cardiac arrest: an example of global myocardial stunning.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8752819     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effect of prolonged cardiac arrest and subsequent cardiopulmonary resuscitation on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function. BACKGROUND: Cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation results in cessation of forward blood flow, including myocardial blood flow. During cardiopulmonary resuscitation, myocardial blood flow remains suboptimal. Once the heart is defibrillated and successful resuscitation achieved, reversible myocardial dysfunction, or "stunning," may occur. The magnitude and time course of myocardial stunning from cardiac arrest is unknown. METHODS: Twenty-eight domestic swine (26 +/- 1 kg) were studied with both invasive and noninvasive measurements of ventricular function before and after 10 or 15 min of untreated cardiac arrest. Contrast left ventriculograms, ventricular pressures, cardiac output, isovolumetric relaxation time (tau) and transthoracic Doppler-echocardiographic studies were obtained. RESULTS: Twenty-three of 28 animals were successfully resuscitated and postresuscitation data obtained. Left ventricular ejection fraction showed a significant reduction 30 min after resuscitation (p < 0.05). Regional wall motion analysis revealed diffuse, global left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure increased significantly in the postresuscitation period (p < 0.05). Isovolumetric relaxation time (tau) was significantly increased over baseline by 2 h after resuscitation (p < 0.05). Similar findings were noted with the Doppler-echocardiographic analysis, including a reduction in fractional shortening (p < 0.05), a reduction in mitral valve deceleration time (p < 0.05) and an increase in left ventricular isovolumetric relaxation time at 5 h after resuscitation (p < 0.05> By 24 h, these invasive and noninvasive variables of systolic and diastolic left ventricular function had begun to improve. At 48 h, all measures of left ventricular function had returned to baseline levels. CONCLUSIONS: Myocardial systolic and diastolic dysfunction is severe after 10 to 15 min of untreated cardiac arrest and successful resuscitation. Full recovery of this postresuscitation myocardial stunning is seen by 48 h in this experimental model of ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest.
Authors:
K B Kern; R W Hilwig; K H Rhee; R A Berg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American College of Cardiology     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0735-1097     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  1996 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-10-11     Completed Date:  1996-10-11     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8301365     Medline TA:  J Am Coll Cardiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  232-40     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Female
Heart Arrest / etiology,  therapy
Hemodynamics / physiology
Male
Myocardial Contraction / physiology
Myocardial Stunning / diagnosis,  etiology,  physiopathology*
Resuscitation
Swine
Time Factors
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis,  etiology,  physiopathology*
Ventricular Fibrillation / complications,  therapy

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