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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-19
pubmed:abstractText
We hypothesized that developmental increases in both ventricular end-diastolic pressure (EDP) and the maximum time derivative of pressure (dP/dt) observed in stage 12 to 29 chick embryos are the result of observed cardiac cycle length (CL) decrease (heart rate increase). To test this hypothesis, we evaluated EDP and dP/dt changes that occur during acute CL alterations in the Hamburger-Hamilton stage 24 chick embryo (n = 18). Ventricular pressure measurements were obtained with a servo-null pressure system and digitally recorded at 500 samples/s. A 1-mm steel probe, heated (decrease CL) or cooled (increase CL), was applied to the sinus venosus. The average baseline CL was 454 ms. The heart rate perturbation resulted in CL that varied over a range of 200-2966 ms, assimilating the range of CL change observed during development. Changes in EDP ranged from 0.014 to 0.130 kPa (baseline = 0.061 kPa) and maximum dP/dt ranged from 0.33 to 13.33 kPa/s (baseline = 5.99) kPa/s). In each study, EDP varied directly with CL (R2 = 0.70). Conversely, maximum dP/dt changes were inversely related to CL alterations (R2 = 0.54). Thus, we found that there is a direct relationship between changes in CL and EDP in the stage 24 chick embryo, whereas CL and dP/dt vary inversely. During cardiac development, observed increases in maximum dP/dt may be attributed to CL decreases. In contrast, developmental increases in EDP cannot be explained by CL decrease and must be accounted for by maturational changes in cardiac function in the chick embryo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0031-3998
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
338-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of cardiac cycle length on ventricular end-diastolic pressure and maximum time derivative of pressure in the stage 24 chick embryo.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60614.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't