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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 282, Issue 5, Pages H1584-H1591Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00980.2001
Keywords
hypothermia; ischemia-reperfusion injury; myocardial infarction; myocyte viability
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Mild hypothermia reduces myocardial infarct size in small animals; however, the extent of myocardial protection in large animals with greater thermal mass remains unknown. We evaluated the effects of mild endovascular cooling on myocardial temperature, infarct size, and cardiac output in 60- to 80-kg isoflurane-anesthetized pigs. We occluded the left anterior descending coronary artery for 60 min, followed by reperfusion for 3 h. An endovascular heat-exchange catheter was used to either lower core body temperature to 34degreesC (n = 11) or maintain temperature at 38degreesC (n = 11). Additional studies assessed myocardial viability and microvascular perfusion with Tc-99m-sestamibi autoradiography. Endovascular cooling reduced infarct size compared with normothermia (9 +/- 6% vs. 45 +/- 8% of the area at risk; P < 0.001), whereas the area at risk was comparable (19 +/- 3% vs. 20 +/- 7%; P = 0.65). Salvaged myocardium showed normal sestamibi uptake, confirming intact microvascular flow and myocyte viability. Cardiac output was maintained in hypothermic hearts because of an increase in stroke volume, despite a decrease in heart rate. Mild endovascular cooling to 34°C lowers myocardial temperature sufficiently in human-sized hearts to cause a substantial cardioprotective effect, preserve microvascular flow, and maintain cardiac output.
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