Preservation of myocyte contractile function after hypothermic, hyperkalemic cardioplegic arrest with 2, 3-butanedione monoxime

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
B H DormanF G Spinale

Abstract

One proposed contributory mechanism for depressed ventricular performance after hypothermic, hyperkalemic cardioplegic arrest is a reduction in myocyte contractile function caused by alterations in intracellular calcium homeostasis. Because 2,3-butanedione monoxime decreases intracellular calcium transients, this study tested the hypothesis that 2,3-butanedione monoxime supplementation of the hyperkalemic cardioplegic solution could preserve isolated myocyte contractile function after hypothermic, hyperkalemic cardioplegic arrest. Myocytes were isolated from the left ventricles of six pigs. Magnitude and velocity of myocyte shortening were measured after 2 hours of incubation under normothermic conditions (37 degrees C, standard medium), hypothermic, hyperkalemic cardioplegic arrest (4 degrees C in Ringer's solution with 20 mEq potassium chloride and 20 mmol/L 2,3-butanedione monoxime). Because beta-adrenergic agonists are commonly employed after cardioplegic arrest, myocyte contractile function was examined in the presence of the beta-agonist isoproterenol (25 nmol/L). Hypothermic, hyperkalemic cardioplegic arrest and rewarming reduced the velocity (32%) and percentage of myocyte shortening (27%, p < 0.05). Supplementation wit...Continue Reading

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