Improved ventricular function during inhalation of PGI(2) aerosol partly relies on enhanced myocardial contractility

Kemming, Gregor; Kisch-Wedel, H.; Flondor, M.; Hofstetter, C.; Kreyling, W.; Thein, E.; Meisner, F.; Bruhn, S. und Zwissler, Bernhard (2005): Improved ventricular function during inhalation of PGI(2) aerosol partly relies on enhanced myocardial contractility. In: European Surgical Research, Nr. 1: S. 9-17

Abstract

Inhaled prostacyclin (PGI(2)) aerosol induces selective pulmonary vasodilation. Further, it improves right ventricular ( RV) function, which may largely rely on pulmonary vasodilation, but also on enhanced myocardial contractility. We investigated the effects of the inhaled PGI(2) analogs epoprostenol (EPO) and iloprost (ILO) on RV function and myocardial contractility in 9 anesthetized pigs receiving aerosolized EPO (25 and 50 ng center dot kg(-1) center dot min(-1)) and, consecutively, ILO (60 ng center dot kg(-1) center dot min(-1)) for 20 min each. We measured pulmonary artery pressure ( PAP), RV ejection fraction (RVEF) and RV end-diastolic-volume (RV-EDV), and left ventricular end-systolic pressure-volume-relation (end-systolic elastance, E-es). EPO and ILO reduced PAP, increased RVEF and reduced RVEDV. E-es was enhanced during all doses tested, which reached statistical significance during EPO25ng and ILO, but not during EPO50ng. PGI(2) aerosol enhances myocardial contractility in healthy pigs, contributing to improve RV function. Copyright (C) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
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• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0014-312X
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• Sprache: Englisch