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Preconditioning improves cardiac function after global ischemia, but not after cold cardioplegia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8893575     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Ischemic preconditioning reduces infarct size and cardiac dysfunction during reperfusion. Preconditioning may offer myocardial protection in open heart operations. METHODS: The effect of preconditioning before ischemia and cardioplegia was investigated in Langendorff-perfused rat hearts in the following groups. First, group 1 received two episodes of 3-minute ischemia and 5-minute reperfusion before 25 minutes of global (37 degrees C) ischemia and 60 minutes of reperfusion. Group 2 served as ischemic controls to group 1. Groups 3, 5, and 7 were preconditioned as described, before 3.5, 4, or 5 hours of cold (6 degrees to 8 degrees C) St. Thomas' II cardioplegia and 1 hour of reperfusion (37 degrees C). Groups 4, 6, and 8 were cardioplegic controls to groups 3, 5, and 7 (n = 17 in groups 1 and 2, and n = 10 in groups 3 to 8). RESULTS: Preconditioning before warm ischemia attenuated the ischemia-induced increase of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (3 +/- 1 versus 17 +/- 4 mm Hg; p < 0.01) (mean +/- standard error of the mean), the reduction of coronary flow (14 +/- 1 versus 9 +/- 0.5 mL/min; p < 0.001) and heart rate (252 +/- 19 versus 198 +/- 18 beats/min; p < 0.04), and the incidence of ventricular fibrillation (2 of 17 versus 10 of 17 hearts; p < 0.04) at the start of reperfusion. However, preconditioning did not influence postischemic cardiac function or the release of lactate dehydrogenase in any of the cardioplegia groups. CONCLUSIONS: Ischemic preconditioning improved post-ischemic cardiac function after warm global ischemia, but did not protect cold cardioplegic hearts, perhaps because of the time span used.
Authors:
G Valen; S Takeshima; J Vaage
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Annals of thoracic surgery     Volume:  62     ISSN:  0003-4975     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Thorac. Surg.     Publication Date:  1996 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-12-04     Completed Date:  1996-12-04     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  15030100R     Medline TA:  Ann Thorac Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1397-403     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Heart Arrest, Induced / adverse effects*
Hemodynamics
Hypothermia, Induced*
Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial / methods*
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / blood
Male
Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / etiology,  prevention & control*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Temperature
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 1.1.1.27/L-Lactate Dehydrogenase

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