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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 274: H743-H746, 1998;
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Vol. 274, Issue 3, H743-H746, March 1998

Basal metabolism does not account for high O2 consumption in stunned myocardium

J. D. Schipke1, B. Korbmacher2, U. Schwanke1, D. Frehen2, T. Schmidt1, and G. Arnold1

1 Institute of Experimental Surgery and 2 Clinic of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

Myocardial O2 consumption (MVO2) in stunned myocardium is relatively high compared with the reduced ventricular function. The mechanism of this "oxygen paradox" could occur at different levels: basal metabolism, excitation-contraction coupling, and energy production. In one previously reported series on 12 isolated, blood-perfused rabbit hearts, left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in stunned myocardium were significantly decreased compared with control, whereas total MVO2 was not. The MVO2 for the unloaded contraction was overproportionately high for the decreased function in stunned myocardium, and contractile efficiency was clearly deteriorated. To assess whether the basal metabolism specifically is elevated in stunned myocardium, a second series (n =14) with a similar protocol was performed in this study. Basal MVO2 after KCl arrest (0.5 ± 0.3 ml · min-1 · 100 g-1) was significantly lower than that measured after KCl arrest (1.2 ± 0.5 ml · min-1 · 100 g-1) in an additional series on nonischemic hearts (n = 8). Our conclusion is that basal MVO2 in stunned myocardium is not elevated. Thus this O2-consuming portion of total MVO2 is not responsible for the inefficiency in stunned myocardium. Instead, a "metabolic stunning" occurs at the level of both excitation-contraction coupling and force development by the contractile apparatus.

myocardial stunning; isolated heart; rabbit


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