Effect of Right Atrial Stimulation on both Atrial Pressure and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Release in Essential Hypertension

Cardiology ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Michelucci ◽  
L. Padeletti ◽  
A. Monopoly ◽  
G. Fabbri ◽  
C. Tostiguerra ◽  
...  
1995 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Berglund ◽  
Anders Edlund ◽  
Elvar Theodorsson ◽  
Hans Vallin

1. To examine the effects of rate and pressure on release of vasoactive hormones, 10 healthy subjects were examined. 2. A standardized pacing protocol was used to achieve different haemodynamic responses at two predetermined heart rates. Haemodynamic variables, and plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide, arginine vasopressin, adrenaline and noradrenaline were measured. 3. Right atrioventricular pacing at a rate of 150 impulses/min resulted in disparate responses in right atrial pressure (slight decrease) and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (increase). Change in arterial plasma concentration of atrial natriuretic peptide correlated to change in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, and change in arterial plasma concentration of noradrenaline correlated to change in total systemic vascular resistance, whereas concentrations of adrenaline and arginine vasopressin did not alter significantly during the stimulation periods. A significant influence of rate in addition to the pressure related influence on plasma concentration of atrial natriuretic peptide was found. In contrast, an increase in rate in the absence of an increase in atrial pressures did not raise the plasma concentration of atrial natriuretic peptide. There was no significant relationship between change in atrial natriuretic peptide and noradrenaline. 4. These data support the concept of a rate dependence of atrial natriuretic peptide release in man. Increased atrial pressure and thus presumed atrial stretch seems to be a prerequisite for increased plasma concentration of atrial natriuretic peptide. In addition, these results highlight the importance of monitoring both left and right atrial pressure in clinical investigations assessing modulation of atrial natriuretic peptide release.


1987 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 459-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Erne ◽  
A. E. G. Raine ◽  
E. Burgisser ◽  
E. Gradel ◽  
F. Burkart ◽  
...  

1. To determine the influence of loss of atrioventricular synchrony on release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), plasma ANP concentrations were measured by radioreceptor assay in 16 patients during sequential and ventricular cardiac pacing at normal heart rates. 2. Ventricular pacing induced an increase in plasma ANP concentrations (means ± SEM) from 44 ± 3 to 104 ± 4 pmol/l (P < 0.01) in 11 patients in whom systemic blood pressure was maintained. 3. In contrast, when ventricular pacing was associated with a fall in blood pressure (five patients), ANP levels (means ± SEM) fell from 68 ± 6 to 14 ± 4 pmol/l (n = 5, P < 0.05) within 5 min, despite an increase in atrial pressure. Plasma catecholamines also rose significantly in these latter patients. 4. We conclude that when loss of atrioventricular synchrony is well tolerated haemodynamically, cardiac release of ANP is increased in keeping with elevation in atrial pressure. However, the fall in plasma ANP concentration observed when ventricular pacing produces a fall in blood pressure suggests that in addition to atrial pressure, ANP release may be influenced by negative feedback mechanisms, possibly involving the baroreflex and autonomic nervous system.


1990 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Takemura ◽  
H. Koyama ◽  
T. Sako ◽  
K. Ando ◽  
S. Motoyoshi ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The present study describes the concentration and molecular form of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in Holstein dairy cattle with mild (bacterial endocarditis; BEC) or severe (dilated cardiomyopathy; DCM) heart failure. Significant increases in plasma concentration of ANP were observed in cattle with DCM (73·3 ± 16·02 pmol/l, n=4, P<0·01) and BEC (20·6± 3·45 pmol/l, n=7, P<0·05), when compared with those in control cattle (14·5± 1·84 pmol/l, n= 12). The concentration of ANP in cattle with DCM was significantly (P<0·01) higher compared with that in cattle with BEC. Plasma concentration of ANP correlated significantly with right atrial pressure (r =0·95, P<0·01) and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (r= 0·84, P<0·01). Gel-permeation chromatography of ANP in plasma and the right atrium from control and cattle with BEC revealed a single peak corresponding to the elution position of authentic human ANP(99–126) in plasma, and two peaks corresponding to those of authentic human ANP(99–126) and pro-ANP in the atrial extract. In cattle with DCM, however, peaks corresponding to the elution positions of authentic human β-ANP and/or pro-ANP were detected in addition to the peak corresponding to ANP(99–126). The content of ANP in the right atrium of cattle with DCM was significantly (P<0·05) increased compared with that in control cattle and those with BEC. The present study therefore suggests that the synthesis and secretion of ANP might be stimulated by atrial distention induced by increased atrial pressure. This suggestion is supported by the fact that the middle molecular weight form of ANP, possibly corresponding to human β-ANP, was detected in both the plasma and atria of the cattle with severe heart failure. Journal of Endocrinology (1990) 124, 463–467


1989 ◽  
Vol 71 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. A1129
Author(s):  
J. Scholz ◽  
F. Bednarz ◽  
N. Roewer ◽  
R. Schmidt ◽  
J. Schulte am Esch

1990 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Au ◽  
J. E. Brown ◽  
M. R. Lee ◽  
N. A. Boon

1. In order to study the role of atrial pressure and atrial stretch on the release of atrial natriuretic peptide we have measured plasma atrial natriuretic peptide concentration, urine output and haemodynamic variables in eight patients during and 30 min after the relief of cardiac tamponade. This condition is characterized by high atrial pressure with little or no atrial stretch. 2. Relief of tamponade was associated with a rise in urine output (53 ± 27.9 to 101 ± 24.5 ml/h, mean ± sem; P = 0.09), systolic blood pressure (95 ± 9.6 to 126 ± 7.0 mmHg, P < 0.0001), and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide concentration (369.5 ± 70.9 to 490.3 ± 94.7 pg/ml, P < 0.05) despite a large fall in right atrial pressure (18.6 ± 1.6 to 9.5 ± 1.3 mmHg, P < 0.001). 3. These results suggest, therefore, that an increase in atrial stretch, rather than in atrial pressure, stimulates the release of atrial natriuretic peptide.


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