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Ranolazine as an adjunct to cardioplegia: a potential new therapeutic application.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19329672     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the therapeutic potential of ranolazine, a novel antianginal drug, as an adjunctive therapy to hyperkalemic cardioplegia. Rat hearts were Langendorff-perfused and exposed to 40 minutes of ischemia and 30 minutes of reperfusion without (control) or with cardioplegia or cardioplegia with 50 micromol/L ranolazine. During ischemia, cardioplegia prolonged time to contracture, defined as the time to reach an intraventricular pressure of 20 mm Hg, from 12 +/- 1 minute (control) to 25 +/- 2 minutes (P < .05). Ranolazine supplement further lengthened the time to contracture to 34 +/- 2 minutes (P < .05). Ischemia/reperfusion caused a dramatic elevation in left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP) during reperfusion. Cardioplegia lessened the LVEDP elevation measured at 30 minutes of reperfusion from 76 +/- 3 mm Hg (control) to 32 +/- 3 mm Hg (P < .05). The increase in LVEDP was reduced even further to 17 +/- 2 mm Hg in hearts receiving cardioplegia plus ranolazine (P < .05). These results suggest that addition of ranolazine during hyperkalemic ischemic cardioplegic arrest is beneficial and provides further protection against contracture.
Authors:
Hyosook Hwang; Joseph M Arcidi; Sharon L Hale; Boris Z Simkhovich; Luiz Belardinelli; Arvinder K Dhalla; John C Shryock; Robert A Kloner
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-03-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1074-2484     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. Ther.     Publication Date:  2009 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-22     Completed Date:  2009-07-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9602617     Medline TA:  J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  125-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, California 90017, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetanilides / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Animals
Blood Pressure
Cardioplegic Solutions / therapeutic use*
Cardiovascular Agents / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Female
Heart Arrest, Induced / methods*
Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / physiopathology,  prevention & control
Piperazines / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acetanilides; 0/Cardioplegic Solutions; 0/Cardiovascular Agents; 0/Piperazines; 110445-25-5/ranolazine

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