Abstract
Cardiomyoplasty (CMP) has been considered as a possible treatment for patients with heart failure. Symptomatic improvements occur almost uniformly among survivors with CMP, but changes in left peak ventricular systolic pressure (PVSP) and stroke volume vary in patients. This study examined whether there is variability present shortly after cardiomyoplasty surgery. Cardiomyoplasty was performed in 11 mongrel dogs with normal ventricular function. Nine to twelve days after CMP, left ventricular (LV) function was evaluated by simultaneously measuring LV volume (conductance catheter) and pressure (Millar catheter). The latissimus dorsi muscle (LDM) was stimulated synchronously with ventricular systole in a ratio of 1:4 to 1:7 to avoid muscle fatigue. Data were analyzed on a beat by beat basis. The PVSP, and maximum dP/dt (+dP/dt) increased, but the absolute value of minimum dP/dt (-dP/dt) decreased in stimulated beats in 7 dogs while 4 dogs did not respond. The net changes in stimulated beats versus nonstimulated beats of PVSP were 6.1 +/- 1.8 mm Hg (4.3%), of stroke work was 4.5 +/- 1.9 gm x m (29.5%), of +dP/dt was 185 +/- 47 mm Hg/s (8%), and of -dP/dt was 168 +/- 43 mm Hg/s (7.8%) (p < 0.05) for all these net changes in the res...Continue Reading
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