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(Hypertension. 1998;31:949-960.)
© 1998 American Heart Association, Inc.

Scientific Contributions

Myocardial Contractile Efficiency and Oxygen Cost of Contractility Are Preserved During Transition From Compensated Hypertrophy to Failure in Rats With Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

Isao Morii; Yasuki Kihara; Moriaki Inoko; ; Shigetake Sasayama

From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (Internal Medicine III), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

Abstract—In Dahl-Iwai rats, salt-sensitive hypertension causes concentric left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) at the age of 11 weeks, which is followed by LV dilatation with global hypokinesis and pulmonary congestion, ie, LV failure (LVF), at 16 to 18 weeks of age. To address the question of whether the cardiac remodeling from LVH to LVF is associated with modulations of mechanoenergetic properties, we serially measured the LV pressure-volume area (PVA) and myocardial oxygen consumption (MO₂) in isolated, isovolumically contracting hearts from this animal model. The end-systolic pressure-volume relationships obtained by stepwise changes of the LV volume were fit into a binominal regression model, which provided a value of LV contractility (E_es) and a volume intercept (V₀). A slope (the reciprocal of the LV contractile efficiency) and a PVA-independent MO₂ were determined by a regression analysis of the MO₂-PVA relation. The procedure was repeated at different Ca²⁺ concentrations in perfusate to estimate the oxygen cost of contractility (dMO₂/dE_es). The MO₂ was further evaluated during K⁺-induced cardiac arrest to delineate the basal metabolism, which was independent of the E-C coupling. During the transition from LVH to LVF, the E_es was decreased by 50% (from 681 to 338 mm Hg · g · mL^-1, P<.001), which was associated with a substantial increase in V₀ (from 0.002 to 0.07 mL, P<.01). These alterations in both the inotropic state and the ventricular shape were associated with a 45% decrease in the PVA-independent MO₂ (from 800 to 440 mL O₂ · beat^-1 · g^-1, P<.01). Despite these marked changes between the two stages, both the LV contractile efficiency and the oxygen cost of contractility remained unchanged. The MO₂ during cardiac arrest also showed an equal level among the groups; hence, from LVH to LVF, the nonmechanical O₂ consumption by the E-C coupling decreased in a manner parallel to the basal contractile state. We conclude that (1) in this animal model, the heart failure transition is associated with a marked decrease in myocardial contractility and with ventricular remodeling; (2) despite these changes, the efficiency of the chemomechanical conversion is highly preserved; and consequently, (3) the total energy consumption per unit of failing myocardium is diminished along with its reduced nonmechanical energy expenditure for E-C coupling. These mechanoenergetic properties might constitute an adaptive mechanism in the energy-starved condition of chronically diseased myocardium.

Key Words: heart failure • contractility • ventricular function • rats, Dahl

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