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Demonstration of early ischemic injury in porcine right ventricular myocardium. 1989

F G Spinale, and B A Schulte, and F A Crawford
Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

Past studies of acute canine right ventricular (RV) ischemia have failed to demonstrate early irreversible injury or decreased function; however, the dog has extensive collateral circulation that may attenuate RV myocardial injury. The aim of this study was to measure RV function using contrast ventriculography and assess myocardial injury by immunohistochemical evaluation of creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and tropomyosin (TROP) as well as by electron microscopy after right coronary occlusion in 14 closed-chest pigs. Significant depression in RV ejection fraction and stroke volume index after 10 minutes and was observed (P less than 0.05). CK, LDH, and TROP were positive in control tissue with a diminution of CK and LDH staining along the subendocardium after 15 minutes of ischemia. Irreversible ultrastructural injury in conjunction with large losses of CK and LDH became evident after 30 minutes. Thus, in the pig, which has a coronary anatomy similar to humans, significant RV dysfunction and irreversible myocardial injury can be demonstrated after 15 to 30 minutes of ischemia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D008929 Mitochondria, Heart The mitochondria of the myocardium. Heart Mitochondria,Myocardial Mitochondria,Mitochondrion, Heart,Heart Mitochondrion,Mitochondria, Myocardial
D009206 Myocardium The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow. Muscle, Cardiac,Muscle, Heart,Cardiac Muscle,Myocardia,Cardiac Muscles,Heart Muscle,Heart Muscles,Muscles, Cardiac,Muscles, Heart
D003327 Coronary Disease An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels. Coronary Heart Disease,Coronary Diseases,Coronary Heart Diseases,Disease, Coronary,Disease, Coronary Heart,Diseases, Coronary,Diseases, Coronary Heart,Heart Disease, Coronary,Heart Diseases, Coronary
D006321 Heart The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood. Hearts
D006352 Heart Ventricles The lower right and left chambers of the heart. The right ventricle pumps venous BLOOD into the LUNGS and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the systemic arterial circulation. Cardiac Ventricle,Cardiac Ventricles,Heart Ventricle,Left Ventricle,Right Ventricle,Left Ventricles,Right Ventricles,Ventricle, Cardiac,Ventricle, Heart,Ventricle, Left,Ventricle, Right,Ventricles, Cardiac,Ventricles, Heart,Ventricles, Left,Ventricles, Right
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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