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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• NAKAMURA, Yoshiro
• IWANAGA, Shiro
• UNO, Keiko

Titel

Increased Protection of the Ischemic Myocardium by Decreased Aortic Pressure

Ist Teil von

• Japanese Heart Journal, 1995, Vol.36(6), pp.689-697

Ort / Verlag

Tokyo: International Heart Journal Association

Erscheinungsjahr

1995

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The elevation of aortic pressure increases myocardial oxygen consumption and increases the blood supply to the myocardium. It is not obvious whether elevated systemic arterial pressure would enhance or diminish myocardial protection during acute myocardial ischemia. This report reviews previously published data on the effects of aortic pressure elevation on the coronary pressureflow relationship, and on the ischemic myocardium in the dog. The shift of the maximallydilated coronary pressureflow line to the right on the pressureflow diagram is an indication of the deterioration of the oxygen supply/demand ratio caused by aortic pressure elevation. The only maneuver recognized for protecting the ischemic myocardium is early reperfusion. In patients with de novo acute myocardial ischemia, we propose that myocardial protection can be enhanced by reduction of systemic blood pressure until coronary reperfusion therapy is initiated.