Abstract
The effect of nitroglycerin combined with methoxamine in reducing infarct weight was studied in conscious dogs. Ten minutes after permanent left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery occlusion, 10 dogs received nitroglycerin (450 micrograms bolus IV, then 300 micrograms/min for 4 hours) and methoxamine as needed to maintain blood pressure and heart rate. No dogs in heart failure. Ten control dogs received saline solution. Dogs were sacrificed 3 days later. The region at risk of infarction was delineated by simultaneously perfusing the aortic root with Evans blue and the distal LAD artery with saline solution under equal pressures. Slices of stained hearts were incubated with tetrazolium to identify infarct. Total weight of left ventricle (LV), risk region, and infarct was measured. Nitroglycerin-treated dogs showed no difference from control dogs in infarct weight (26.2 +/- 5.9 gm +/- SE vs 27.7 +/- 5.6 gm), percent risk region/LV (36.0 +/- 1.4% vs 37.9 +/- 3.1%), or present infarct/LV (23.5 +/- 5.2% vs 24.8 +/- 4.9%). In a subgroup with risk region/LV less than or equal to 35%, nitroglycerin reduced infarct weight by 45% (8.8 +/- 8.5% vs 15.9 +/- 7.9%), percent infarct/LV by 49% (7.1 +/- 6.8% vs 13.8 +/- 6.6%), and percent...Continue Reading
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