Canine coronary vasodepressor responses to hypoxia are abolished by 8-phenyltheophylline

1989 ◽  
Vol 257 (4) ◽  
pp. H1043-H1048 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Wei ◽  
Y. H. Kang ◽  
G. F. Merrill

Anesthetized randomsource mongrel dogs of either sex were instrumented to investigate the effects of 8-phenyltheophylline on changes in coronary perfusion pressure caused by systemic hypoxia under conditions of controlled constant coronary blood flow. In the absence of 8-phenyltheophylline, coronary perfusion pressure decreased from 98 +/- 10 to 69 +/- 4 mmHg (P less than 0.05) at the end of 3 min of systemic hypoxia [arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) = 23 +/- 2 mmHg]. Calculated coronary vascular resistance decreased concomitantly by 30 +/- 5% (P less than 0.05). In the presence of continuously infused 8-phenyltheophylline, equally severe hypoxia increased coronary perfusion pressure from 112 +/- 10 to 129 +/- 13 mmHg (P less than 0.05). Under these conditions, calculated coronary vascular resistance increased 14 +/- 3% (P less than 0.05). Dose-dependent attenuation of the coronary vasodilator response to exogenous adenosine under normoxic conditions was produced by 8-phenyltheophylline. In vehicle-treated dogs, repeat bolus injections of adenosine consistently lowered coronary perfusion pressure by 45 +/- 15%. The vasodepressor response did not vary from one injection to the next. These data demonstrate that under conditions of controlled constant coronary blood flow, treatment with 8-phenytheophylline abolishes coronary vasodilation caused by systemic hypoxia.

1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 893-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory S. Friedrichs ◽  
Hwu-Meei Wei ◽  
Gary F. Merrill

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of intravenous cocaine on the coronary circulation in the dog. Sixteen beagles separated into three groups were administered either cocaine (n = 8) or lidocaine (n = 4) at doses of 0.4, 2.0, and 10.0 mg/kg under conditions of constant coronary blood flow. A third group of beagles (n = 4) was administered cocaine under conditions of natural coronary blood flow. In the first group, the lowest dose of cocaine had no significant effect on coronary perfusion pressure, even though it increased mean systemic arterial pressure by 10% (p < 0.05). The second two doses decreased coronary perfusion pressure by 13 (p < 0.05) and 68% (p < 0.05), respectively. In the second group, the lowest dose of lidocaine did not significantly affect coronary perfusion pressure. However, the second two doses significantly decreased coronary perfusion pressure by 22 (p < 0.05) and 45% (p < 0.05), respectively. Under conditions of natural coronary blood flow and coronary perfusion pressure, these same doses of cocaine increased coronary blood flow by 25, 63, and 175%, respectively. All coronary vascular responses occurred 60 s after administration of cocaine or lidocaine. We conclude that cocaine causes rapid, dose-dependent coronary vasodilation in the anesthetized beagle. The coronary vasodilation appears to be related to cocaine's known, local anesthetic properties.Key words: constant flow, vasodepressor, lidocaine, local anesthetic, myocardium.


1992 ◽  
Vol 262 (1) ◽  
pp. H68-H77
Author(s):  
F. L. Abel ◽  
R. R. Zhao ◽  
R. F. Bond

Effects of ventricular compression on maximally dilated left circumflex coronary blood flow were investigated in seven mongrel dogs under pentobarbital anesthesia. The left circumflex artery was perfused with the animals' own blood at a constant pressure (63 mmHg) while left ventricular pressure was experimentally altered. Adenosine was infused to produce maximal vasodilation, verified by the hyperemic response to coronary occlusion. Alterations of peak left ventricular pressure from 50 to 250 mmHg resulted in a linear decrease in total circumflex flow of 1.10 ml.min-1 x 100 g heart wt-1 for each 10 mmHg of peak ventricular to coronary perfusion pressure gradient; a 2.6% decrease from control levels. Similar slopes were obtained for systolic and diastolic flows as for total mean flow, implying equal compressive forces in systole as in diastole. Increases in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure accounted for 29% of the flow changes associated with an increase in peak ventricular pressure. Doubling circumferential wall tension had a minimal effect on total circumflex flow. When the slopes were extrapolated to zero, assuming linearity, a peak left ventricular pressure of 385 mmHg greater than coronary perfusion pressure would be required to reduce coronary flow to zero. The experiments were repeated in five additional animals but at different perfusion pressures from 40 to 160 mmHg. Higher perfusion pressures gave similar results but with even less effect of ventricular pressure on coronary flow or coronary conductance. These results argue for an active storage site for systolic arterial flow in the dilated coronary system.


1985 ◽  
Vol 249 (6) ◽  
pp. H1070-H1077 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Y. Liang ◽  
C. E. Jones

Coronary hypoperfusion was elicited in alpha-chloralose-anesthetized open-chest dogs by reducing left coronary perfusion pressure to 50 mmHg. Left coronary blood flow, as well as left ventricular oxygen extraction, oxygen consumption, and contractile force were measured. The reduction in perfusion pressure caused significant reductions in coronary flow, oxygen consumption, and peak reactive hyperemic flow. During hypoperfusion in 11 dogs, intracoronary infusion of the specific alpha 1-adrenergic antagonist prazosin (0.1 mg/min) increased coronary flow and oxygen consumption by 22 and 16%, respectively. Peak increases were observed after 6–8 min of prazosin infusion (0.6–0.8 mg prazosin), and both increases were statistically significant (P less than 0.05). In seven additional dogs, beta-adrenergic blockade with propranolol (1.0 mg ic) did not significantly affect the actions of prazosin. In five additional dogs, the specific alpha 2-adrenergic antagonist yohimbine (1.3 mg ic) in the presence of propranolol (1.0 mg ic) did not affect coronary flow or oxygen consumption during coronary hypoperfusion. Those results suggest that an alpha 1- but not an alpha 2-adrenergic constrictor tone was operative in the left coronary circulation under the conditions of these experiments.


1991 ◽  
Vol 260 (3) ◽  
pp. H893-H901 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Clozel ◽  
U. Sprecher

The goal of this study was to evaluate the influence of low coronary perfusion pressure on the coronary vasoconstriction induced by endothelin. For this purpose, the circumflex coronary arteries of 12 open-chest dogs were cannulated and perfused at a controlled pressure. Total coronary blood flow was measured with an electromagnetic flowmeter and the transmural distribution of coronary blood flow with the radioactive microspheres technique. In addition, the circumflex coronary artery diameter was measured by sonomicrometry with piezoelectric crystals, and the coronary cross-sectional area was calculated. At a coronary perfusion pressure of 100 mmHg, endothelin induced a marked coronary vasoconstriction and a redistribution of coronary blood flow toward the endocardium. At a low coronary perfusion pressure of 40 mmHg, these effects of endothelin were still present. The constriction of the large coronary artery occurred even with a lower dose of endothelin at a low coronary perfusion pressure compared with the normal perfusion pressure. This was not the case when angiotensin II was given the same way. We conclude that endothelin is a potent coronary vasoconstrictor even at a low perfusion pressure. Thus one may speculate that endothelin plays a role in the coronary spasm which has been shown in patients with angina pectoris.


1962 ◽  
Vol 203 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floyd E. Leaders ◽  
J. P. Long

The effect of nicotine, norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve stimulation on perfusion pressure in the left descending coronary artery has been evaluated. Nicotine administered intra-arterially produced an increase in coronary vascular resistance as indicated by an increase in coronary perfusion pressure. It was concluded that this results from sympathetic nervous system activity or release of catecholamines from chromaffin tissue. Ganglia or ganglion-like structures are apparently involved. Other drugs and procedures that were used in attempting to localize the site of nicotine action are discussed. The experimental procedures were also used with preparations that measured myocardial force of contraction. The contractile force of the myocardium, as well as coronary perfusion pressure, was increased with intracoronary administration of nicotine or norepinephrine and sympathetic nerve stimulation. Coronary vascular resistance was increased by these agents and procedures. Vagal nerve stimulation or intracoronary administration of acetylcholine usually decreased the force of contraction and coronary perfusion pressure.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Daniel Stromberg ◽  
Karen Carvalho ◽  
Alison Marsden ◽  
Carlos M. Mery ◽  
Camille Immanuel ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the shunted single-ventricle population is associated with poor outcomes. Interposed abdominal compression-cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or IAC-CPR, is an adjunct to standard CPR in which pressure is applied to the abdomen during the recoil phase of chest compressions. Methods: A lumped parameter model that represents heart chambers and blood vessels as resistors and capacitors was used to simulate blood flow in both Blalock-Taussig-Thomas and Sano circulations. For standard CPR, a prescribed external pressure waveform was applied to the heart chambers and great vessels to simulate chest compressions. IAC-CPR was modelled by adding phasic compression pressure to the abdominal aorta. Differential equations for the model were solved by a Runge-Kutta method. Results: In the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas model, mean pulmonary blood flow during IAC-CPR was 30% higher than during standard CPR; cardiac output increased 21%, diastolic blood pressure 16%, systolic blood pressure 8%, coronary perfusion pressure 17%, and coronary blood flow 17%. In the Sano model, pulmonary blood flow during IAC-CPR increased 150%, whereas cardiac output was improved by 13%, diastolic blood pressure 18%, systolic blood pressure 8%, coronary perfusion pressure 15%, and coronary blood flow 14%. Conclusions: In this model, IAC-CPR confers significant advantage over standard CPR with respect to pulmonary blood flow, cardiac output, blood pressure, coronary perfusion pressure, and coronary blood flow. These results support the notion that single-ventricle paediatric patients may benefit from adjunctive resuscitation techniques, and underscores the need for an in-vivo trial of IAC-CPR in children.


Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman A Paradis ◽  
Karen L Moodie ◽  
Christopher L Kaufman ◽  
Joshua W Lampe

Introduction: Guidelines for treatment of cardiac arrest recommend minimizing interruptions in chest compressions based on research indicating that interruptions compromise coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) and blood flow and reducing the likelihood of successful defibrillation. We investigated the dynamics of CPP before, during, and after compression interruptions and how they change over time. Methods: CPR was performed on domestic swine (~30 Kg) using standard physiological monitoring. Blood flow was measured in the abdominal aorta (AAo), the inferior vena cava, the right common carotid and external jugular. Ventricular fibrillation (VF) was electrically induced. Mechanical chest compressions (CC) were started after four minutes of VF. CC were delivered at a rate of 100 compressions per minute (cpm) and at a depth of 2” for a total of 12 min. CPP was calculated as the difference between aortic and right atrial pressure at end-diastole per Utstein guidelines. CPP was determined for 5 compressions prior to the interruption, every 2 seconds during the CC interruption, and for 7 compressions after the interruption. Per protocol, 12 interruptions occurred at randomized time points. Results: Across 12 minutes of CPR, averaged CPP prior to interruption was significantly greater than the averaged CPP after the interruption (22.4±1.0 vs. 15.5±0.73 mmHg). As CPR continued throughout the 12 minutes, CPP during compressions decreased (First 6 min = 24.1±1.4 vs. Last 6 min = 20.1±1.3 mmHg, p=0.05), but the effect of interruptions remained constant resulting in a 20% drop in CPP for every 2 seconds irrespective of the prior CPP. The increase (slope) of CPP after resumption of compressions was significantly reduced over time (First 6 min = 1.47±0.18 vs. Last 6 min = 0.82±0.13 mmHg/compression). Conclusions: Chest compression interruptions have a detrimental effect on coronary perfusion and blood flow. The magnitude of this effect increases over time as a resuscitation effort continues. These data confirm the importance of providing uninterrupted CPR particularly in long duration resuscitations.


1989 ◽  
Vol 257 (1) ◽  
pp. H132-H140 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Hori ◽  
M. Kitakaze ◽  
J. Tamai ◽  
K. Iwakura ◽  
A. Kitabatake ◽  
...  

To determine whether alpha 2-adrenoceptor stimulation can augment adenosine-induced coronary vasodilation, 34 open-chest dogs were studied. When a small dose of clonidine (up to 0.24 micrograms.kg-1.min-1 ic) was administered under beta-adrenoceptor blockade, coronary blood flow [312 +/- 16 (SE) ml.100 g-1.min-1] maximally induced by intracoronary infusion of adenosine was further increased (P less than 0.05) by 66 +/- 16 ml.100 g-1.min-1, despite no significant changes in coronary perfusion pressure, myocardial oxygen consumption, and coronary venous adenosine concentration. However, when a larger dose of clonidine (0.36–0.60 micrograms.kg-1.min-1) was infused, adenosine-induced flow progressively decreased. This biphasic action of the alpha 2-adrenoceptor activity was also observed when the dose of norepinephrine was increased during alpha 1-adrenoceptor blockade with prazosin. Norepinephrine up to 0.24 micrograms.kg-1.min-1 (ic) further increased adenosine-induced coronary blood flow by 24 +/- 5% (P less than 0.001), whereas hyperemic flow was decreased by a larger dose of norepinephrine. In contrast to the alpha 2-adrenoceptor stimulation, the alpha 1-adrenoceptor stimulation (norepinephrine with yohimbine) progressively decreased coronary blood flow. Furthermore, with a small dose of clonidine, reactive hyperemic flow significantly increased compared with that without clonidine (303 +/- 13 vs. 355 +/- 13 ml.100 g-1.min-1, P less than 0.001), but a larger dose of clonidine adversely reduced reactive flow (254 +/- 18 ml.100 g-1.min-1, P less than 0.001). Adenosine release during reactive hyperemia with and without intracoronary infusions of clonidine were not altered significantly.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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