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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:744-749
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Effect of Cardioplegic Arrest and Reperfusion on Coronary Reserve and Autoregulation

Hidenori Gohra, MD, Hidetoshi Tsuboi, MD, George Sasaki, MD, Yoshihide Minami, MD, Kimikazu Hamano, MD, Tomoe Katoh, MD, Yoshihiko Fujimura, MD, Kensuke Esato, MD

First Department of Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan

Accepted for publication April 22, 1996.

Background. The effects of cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion on the coronary vasculature remain to be characterized. This study was designed to investigate changes in coronary reserve and autoregulation after hypothermic cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion.

Methods.Isolated rabbit hearts were perfused in a retrograde manner with Krebs-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer solution at a pressure of 80 cm H2O. Baseline measurements were performed for (1) coronary flow; (2) vasodilatory response to 5-hydroxytryptamine (10-7 mol/L) and nitroglycerin (10-4 mol/L); (3) autoregulatory capacity, quantified as closed-loop gains; and (4) isovolemic left ventricular function. Hearts were then subjected to cardioplegic arrest for 90 minutes. Twenty minutes after reperfusion, measurements were repeated.

Results. Coronary flow decreased significantly after reperfusion (6.2 ± 1.1 versus 5.3 ± 1.1 mL•min-1•g-1; p < 0.01). The response to 5-hydroxytryptamine as percentage increase of flow decreased significantly after reperfusion (134.0% ± 12.0% versus 109.1% ± 6.8%; p < 0.01). However, there was no significant change in the response to nitroglycerin after reperfusion (121.3% ± 17.6% versus 136.6% ± 13.3%). The closed-loop gain demonstrated negative values before arrest but became positive after reperfusion, indicating loss of autoregulation after reperfusion. There was no significant change in left ventricular function.

Conclusions.The coronary flow reserve in response to 5-hydroxytryptamine and autoregulation were impaired after cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion, whereas nitroglycerin-induced vasodilatory response and left ventricular function were preserved.






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