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Objective: The aim was to produce a model of low output congestive heart failure by rapid pacing in rabbits. Methods: To perform rapid pacing in rabbits, a custom made pacemaker was developed which is light (about 80 g) and can pace at up to 400 beats · min-1 for more than two weeks. A thoracotomy was done and two electrodes were sutured onto the left ventricle. A central venous pressure line was chronically implanted. With the use of this pacemaker, rabbits were paced at 350-400 beats · min-1 for several weeks. Results: Central venous pressure increased from 1.4(SEM 0.2) to 6.4(0.5) mm Hg (p < 0.01, n = 14). After pacing for 16.1(1.6) d, haemodynamic studies were performed under anaesthesia with thiamylal sodium. Left ventricular end diastolic pressure was higher in the paced rabbits (n = 10) than in the control rabbits which underwent sham operation but were not paced (n = 6), at -0.6(0.6) v 19.3(2.0) mm Hg (p < 0.01). Cardiac output [673(56) v 536(45) ml · min-1, p < 0.10] and +dP/dt [1433(97) v 722(51) mm Hg · s-1, p < 0.01] were lower in the paced rabbits (n = 7-8) than in the control rabbits (n = 6). The paced rabbits had more ascites [1.9(1.0) v 45.9(18.9) ml, p < 0.05] and pleural effusion [0.4(0.3) v 12.9(6.7) ml, p < 0.10] than control rabbits. Plasma noradrenaline was higher in the paced rabbits (n = 11) than in the control rabbits (n = 7), at 1.59(0.43) v 0.60(0.05) ng · ml-1 (p < 0.05). The ratio of wet heart weight or lung weight to body weight was higher (p < 0.01) in the paced rabbits than in the control rabbits. Conclusions: Chronic biventricular congestive heart failure can be produced in rabbits by rapid pacing
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 828-831 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Cardiovascular research |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 1993 |
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- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Physiology (medical)
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Production of chronic congestive heart failure by rapid ventricular pacing in the rabbit. / Masaki, H.; Imaizumi, T.; Ando, S.; Hirooka, Yoshitaka; Harada, S.; Momohara, M.; Nagano, M.; Takeshita, A.
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T1 - Production of chronic congestive heart failure by rapid ventricular pacing in the rabbit
AU - Masaki, H.
AU - Imaizumi, T.
AU - Ando, S.
AU - Hirooka, Yoshitaka
AU - Harada, S.
AU - Momohara, M.
AU - Nagano, M.
AU - Takeshita, A.
PY - 1993/1/1
Y1 - 1993/1/1
N2 - Objective: The aim was to produce a model of low output congestive heart failure by rapid pacing in rabbits. Methods: To perform rapid pacing in rabbits, a custom made pacemaker was developed which is light (about 80 g) and can pace at up to 400 beats · min-1 for more than two weeks. A thoracotomy was done and two electrodes were sutured onto the left ventricle. A central venous pressure line was chronically implanted. With the use of this pacemaker, rabbits were paced at 350-400 beats · min-1 for several weeks. Results: Central venous pressure increased from 1.4(SEM 0.2) to 6.4(0.5) mm Hg (p < 0.01, n = 14). After pacing for 16.1(1.6) d, haemodynamic studies were performed under anaesthesia with thiamylal sodium. Left ventricular end diastolic pressure was higher in the paced rabbits (n = 10) than in the control rabbits which underwent sham operation but were not paced (n = 6), at -0.6(0.6) v 19.3(2.0) mm Hg (p < 0.01). Cardiac output [673(56) v 536(45) ml · min-1, p < 0.10] and +dP/dt [1433(97) v 722(51) mm Hg · s-1, p < 0.01] were lower in the paced rabbits (n = 7-8) than in the control rabbits (n = 6). The paced rabbits had more ascites [1.9(1.0) v 45.9(18.9) ml, p < 0.05] and pleural effusion [0.4(0.3) v 12.9(6.7) ml, p < 0.10] than control rabbits. Plasma noradrenaline was higher in the paced rabbits (n = 11) than in the control rabbits (n = 7), at 1.59(0.43) v 0.60(0.05) ng · ml-1 (p < 0.05). The ratio of wet heart weight or lung weight to body weight was higher (p < 0.01) in the paced rabbits than in the control rabbits. Conclusions: Chronic biventricular congestive heart failure can be produced in rabbits by rapid pacing
AB - Objective: The aim was to produce a model of low output congestive heart failure by rapid pacing in rabbits. Methods: To perform rapid pacing in rabbits, a custom made pacemaker was developed which is light (about 80 g) and can pace at up to 400 beats · min-1 for more than two weeks. A thoracotomy was done and two electrodes were sutured onto the left ventricle. A central venous pressure line was chronically implanted. With the use of this pacemaker, rabbits were paced at 350-400 beats · min-1 for several weeks. Results: Central venous pressure increased from 1.4(SEM 0.2) to 6.4(0.5) mm Hg (p < 0.01, n = 14). After pacing for 16.1(1.6) d, haemodynamic studies were performed under anaesthesia with thiamylal sodium. Left ventricular end diastolic pressure was higher in the paced rabbits (n = 10) than in the control rabbits which underwent sham operation but were not paced (n = 6), at -0.6(0.6) v 19.3(2.0) mm Hg (p < 0.01). Cardiac output [673(56) v 536(45) ml · min-1, p < 0.10] and +dP/dt [1433(97) v 722(51) mm Hg · s-1, p < 0.01] were lower in the paced rabbits (n = 7-8) than in the control rabbits (n = 6). The paced rabbits had more ascites [1.9(1.0) v 45.9(18.9) ml, p < 0.05] and pleural effusion [0.4(0.3) v 12.9(6.7) ml, p < 0.10] than control rabbits. Plasma noradrenaline was higher in the paced rabbits (n = 11) than in the control rabbits (n = 7), at 1.59(0.43) v 0.60(0.05) ng · ml-1 (p < 0.05). The ratio of wet heart weight or lung weight to body weight was higher (p < 0.01) in the paced rabbits than in the control rabbits. Conclusions: Chronic biventricular congestive heart failure can be produced in rabbits by rapid pacing
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C2 - 8348582
VL - 27
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JO - Cardiovascular Research
JF - Cardiovascular Research
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