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Biphasic changes in relaxation following reperfusion after myocardial ischemia

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The present study provides evidences of left ventricular diastolic alterations following reperfusion in a model of global ischemia. Isolated perfused rabbit and rat hearts, were subjected to ischemia for 15 and 20 min respectively, followed by 30 min of reperfusion. In rabbit heart at the end of the reperfusion period, isovolumic left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) and +dP/dtmax stabilized at 55 ± 3% and 60 ± 2% of preischemic values respectively and, in rat heart LVDP = 61 ± 8% and +dP/dtmax = 57 ± 9% of preischemic values. Stunned heart was then obtained from both species. Left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP) values stabilized at the end of reperfusion period at values higher than preischemic conditions in both species (38.9 ± 4.4 mmHg and 30.3 ± 3.1 mmHg in rabbit and rat respectively). The time constant of relaxation (T) increased early in reperfusion in both species, but then decreased and stabilized at the end of reperfusion period at values lower than preischemic values. The ratio between both maximal velocities (+P/-P), also showed a transitory impairment in relaxation, followed by normalization and stabilization at values lower than preischemic values. This biphasic pattern in relaxation was detected in both species. The changes in relaxation were dissociated from the diastolic compliance and could be the result of a transitory calcium overload and/or sarcoplasmic reticulum dysfunction. The faster myocardial relaxation at the end of reperfusion period is consistent with the decreased myofilament sensitivity, which characterizes the stunned myocardium.

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    Susana M. Mosca, Martín Carriquiriborde & Horacio E. Cingolani

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Mosca, S.M., Carriquiriborde, M. & Cingolani, H.E. Biphasic changes in relaxation following reperfusion after myocardial ischemia. Mol Cell Biochem 160, 123–128 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00240041

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