Open AccessRegional Oxygen Consumption Persists in Dyskinetic Canine Myocardium
Author(s) -
Charles W. Buffington,
David P. Strum,
Seiji Watanabe
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular pharmacology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1533-4023
pISSN - 0160-2446
DOI - 10.1097/00005344-199407000-00007
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , oxygen , cardiology , medicine , chemistry , philosophy , organic chemistry , aesthetics
Regional myocardial O2 consumption was measured in anesthetized dogs both in baseline conditions and during intracoronary infusion of lidocaine, verapamil, sodium citrate, or 2,3-butanedione-monoxime (BDM). Despite regional hypokinesis and dyskinesis during drug infusion, regional O2 consumption was reduced only 30-40% by lidocaine, verapamil, and citrate and not at all by BDM. These results cast doubt on an important assumption of the "hibernation" theory: the protective matching of regional perfusion and contraction.