Myocardial mechanics in aortic and mitral valvular regurgitation: the concept of instantaneous impedance as a determinant of the performance of the intact heart

AUTOR(ES)

Urschel, Charles W.

RESUMO

The effects on myocardial mechanics of acute, artificial aortic and mitral regurgitation were studied in the dog to determine the manner in which the changes in load induced by valvular regurgitation alter ventricular performance. With mitral and aortic regurgitant volumes of approximately the same magnitude as the forward stroke volume, immediate increases occurred in total stroke volume, left ventricular enddiastolic pressure, and peak ejection velocity, whereas contractility remained unchanged. Although calculated myocardial fiber tension rose, the rate of decline of tension during ejection was accelerated with regurgitation due to the more rapid decrease in ventricular size. Average tension therefore decreased relative to average pressure. As a consequence of the increased fiber length and this unloading, contractile element velocity, work, and power were increased. Despite unchanged contractility of the myocardium, the ejection fraction rose with both aortic and mitral regurgitation.

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