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M Miyasaka

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Effect of myocardial ischemia and nitroglycerin on systolic time intervals in the segmental myocardium.

Effects of ischemia and nitroglycerin on systolic time intervals in the segmental myocardial length were studied in anesthetized open-chest dogs. Two strain-gauges were sutured on the surface of the left ventricular wall; one was in the central area perfused by the left circumflex coronary artery (LCX) and the other was in the area perfused by the left anterior descending coronary artery. LCX was partially occluded with a screw type constrictor to the degree at which reactive hyperemia after the transient total coronary occlusion almost disappeared. After the hemodynamics stabilized nitroglycerin (20 microgram/kg) was injected into the femoral vein. In the ischemic area, contraction time was shortened and precontraction time was prolonged in association with an elongation of end-systolic and early systolic segment-length, respectively. The systolic time intervals in the ischemic segment were improved as a result of the recovery in the segment-length toward the control. The results suggest the usefulness of analyzing the segmental myocardial systolic time intervals for verifying the asynchronous contraction of the ventricle and the favourable effects of nitroglycerin on segmental myocardial function in the ischemic area.

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A patient with repeated syncopal attacks after using isosorbide dinitrate.

The case of a patient with repeated attacks of collapse induced by sublingual isosorbide dinitrate is reported. The patient was an 81 year-old female who was admitted to Yura Hospital because of attacks of precordial pain. Several minutes after the sublingual administration of isosorbide dinitrate (10 mg) for an anginal attack, she developed a sensation of general weakness, and thereafter because unconscious. Arterial blood pressure fell and became unmeasurable. Electrocardiograms recorded during the syncopal attack showed sinus tachycardia and significant elevation of ST-segment in right precordial leads. In response to a drip infusion of noradrenaline, arterial blood pressure returned to normal with recovery of consciousness. Two similar syncopal attacks induced by sublingual isosorbide dinitrate occurred in the next three days. These attacks were not due to augmentation of the vagal reflex. Decrease of venous return probably was the primary etiological factor.

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