PMID: 8594910Dec 1, 1995Paper

Modulation of coronary flow by left ventricular volume in the presence and absence of vasomotor tone

The American Journal of Physiology
D ManorK W Scheel

Abstract

This study was undertaken to determine the relationship between left ventricular (LV) volume and coronary flow in the presence and absence of coronary vasomotor tone in arrested dog hearts. We utilized an isolated, blood-perfused, potassium-arrested dog heart preparation with vascular vasomotor tone present (n = 5) or after maximal vasodilation with adenosine (n = 7). LV volume was controlled with a balloon while left and right coronary flows were recorded. Left and right coronary flows were plotted as a function of LV volume, and the degree of interdependency was quantitatively assessed by the slope of the linear regression and the correlation coefficient (r) between coronary flow and LV volume. With vasomotor tone present, both left (slope = 0.01 +/- 0.06 min-1) and right (slope = -0.01 +/- 0.01 min-1) coronary arterial flows were maintained relatively constant over a wide range of LV volumes. After maximal vasodilation, left coronary flow decreased linearly with LV volume loading (slope = -2.51 +/- 0.47 min-1, r2 = 0.96 +/- 0.02), whereas right coronary flow, similar to the response with tone present, did not change relative to control in most cases. We conclude that changes in coronary vasomotor tone may take place with LV ...Continue Reading

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