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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 266: H1087-H1094, 1994;
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AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol 266, Issue 3 1087-H1094, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of free wall ischemia and bundle branch block on systolic ventricular interaction in dog hearts

H. Yaku, B. K. Slinker, S. P. Bell and M. M. LeWinter
Cardiology Unit, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington 05405.

Systolic direct ventricular interaction is thought to occur via the ventricular septum and the coordinated contraction of common fibers shared by both ventricles. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of transient free wall ischemia and bundle branch block, which disrupt the coordinated contraction of shared common fibers, on left-to-right systolic ventricular interaction. We produced transient right and left ventricular free wall ischemia by 2-min coronary artery occlusions and bundle branch block by ventricular pacing in nine in situ dog hearts. To eliminate any confounding effect of series interaction, we used an abrupt hemodynamic perturbation (aortic constriction), and we measured systolic interaction gain (IG) as delta right ventricular peak systolic pressure/delta left ventricular peak systolic pressure (IG(peak)) and instantaneous delta right ventricular pressure/delta left ventricular pressure at matched data sampling times (IG(inst)), along with changes in right ventricular stroke volume and stroke work before and on the beat immediately after the aortic constriction. To achieve equivalence of the interventricular septal pressure transmission contribution to ventricular interaction, the delta left ventricular peak systolic pressure produced by the aortic constriction was matched under all experimental conditions [average increase: 64 +/- 19 (SD) mmHg]. Control IG(peak) was 0.12 +/- 0.05, and control IG(inst) was 0.11 +/- 0.05. These values did not change with either free wall ischemia or ventricular pacing, with or without an intact pericardium. The changes in right ventricular stroke volume and stroke work produced by the aortic constriction were not different from zero, during either ischemia or ventricular pacing, with or without an intact pericardium.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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