Document Detail


Reversible postischemic ventricular dysfunction: biochemical insights.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8461516     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Myocardial stunning, or reversible postischemic ventricular dysfunction, occurs clinically much more frequently than was originally assumed when this phenomenon was first described in experimental studies. Despite the fact that stunned myocardium may appear histologically normal and have a normal metabolic profile, ventricular contractility is severely impaired. In a number of studies using both global and regional stunning models, we have demonstrated impaired oxygen extraction and abnormal patterns of oxygen consumption. In addition, impaired calcium transport or uptake by the sarcoplasmic reticulum occurs and there is sarcolemmal disruption during stunning despite reversibility of the ischemic injury. Although oxygen free radical production is thought to occur only early during postischemic reflow, the use of oxygen radical scavengers in a model of regional stunning was shown to attenuate the ventricular dysfunction.
Authors:
T J Gardner
Related Documents :
1907836 - Overnight studies in severe chronic left heart failure: arrhythmias and oxygen desatura...
7324816 - Effects of thiopentone on cardiac performance, coronary hemodynamics and myocardial oxy...
7221676 - Subendocardial ischemia due to hypertension after induction of general anesthesia.
2372796 - Heat production by the human left ventricle: measurement by a thermodilution technique.
8879456 - Predicting completeness of symptom relief after major heart surgery.
23351706 - Multiple essential roles for primary cilia in heart development.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiac surgery     Volume:  8     ISSN:  0886-0440     ISO Abbreviation:  J Card Surg     Publication Date:  1993 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-05-06     Completed Date:  1993-05-06     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8908809     Medline TA:  J Card Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  271-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cardiomyopathies / etiology*,  metabolism,  physiopathology*
Coronary Circulation / physiology
Dogs
Free Radicals / metabolism
Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
Oxygen Consumption / physiology*
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Free Radicals

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Metabolic correlates of myocardial stunning and the effect of cardiopulmonary bypass.
Next Document:  Relationship of severity of myocardial stunning to ATP dependent potassium channel modulation.