67 research outputs found
Increased susceptibility to cardiovascular effects of dihydrocapcaicin in resuscitated rats. Cardiovascular effects of dihydrocapsaicin
No full textAbstract Background Survivors of a cardiac arrest often have persistent cardiovascular derangements following cardiopulmonary resuscitation including decreased cardiac output, arrhythmias and morphological myocardial damage. These cardiovascular derangements may lead to an increased susceptibility towards the external and internal environment of the cardiovascular system as compared to the healthy situation. Methods Here we tested the hypothesis that the cardiovascular system in healthy rats and rats resuscitated from a cardiac arrest may be differentially affected by a transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 agonist, by continuous intravenous infusion of dihydrocapsaicin (DHC). Results Compared to baseline, infusion of DHC caused an initial increase in mean arterial blood pressure in both healthy and resuscitated rats of 25% and 10%, respectively. Also, we observed an initial response of tachycardia in both healthy and resuscitated rats of 30% and 20%, respectively. Then, at high levels of DHC infusion (> 2.0 mg/kg/hr) we observed two single episodes of transient bradycardia and hypotension in 33% of the healthy rats, which was consistent with a TRPV1 agonist induced Bezold-Jarisch reflex. In contrast, in resuscitated rats we observed multiple episodes of bradycardia/hypotension in 100% of the rats and at a dose of DHC of 0.65 mg/kg/hr. Notably, this DHC effect could be completely blocked in the resuscitated rats by pre-treatment with atropine, a muscarinic acetylcholine antagonist. Conclusions Our results indicate that the susceptibility of the rats towards TRPV1 agonist induced Bezold-Jarisch reflex is increased in those resuscitated from cardiac arrest compared to the healthy situation.</p
Effect of extended follow-up in a specialized heart failure clinic on adherence to guideline recommended therapy:NorthStar Adherence Study
No full textAIMS: The optimal duration of a public heart failure (HF) clinic programme is unknown. This substudy of the NT-proBNP stratified follow-up in outpatient heart failure clinics (NorthStar) trial was designed to evaluate the effect of extended follow-up in an outpatient HF clinic on long-term adherence to guideline-based therapy.METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients with HF with reduced EF on optimal medical therapy (n = 921) were randomized to either extended follow-up in the HF clinic (n = 461) or discharge to primary care (n = 460) and followed for a median of 4.1 years (range: 13 months to 6.1 years). The effect of the HF clinic intervention on treatment adherence (time to at least a 90 day break in treatment) was estimated by drug dispensing from pharmacies of an ACE inhibitor/ARB, beta-blocker (BB), or mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA). Median age was 69 years, 25% were females, LVEF was 30%, and 90% were in NYHA class II-III. The HF clinic intervention did not reduce time to a 90 day break in treatment with either an ACE inhibitor/ARB [hazard ratio (HR) 0.82, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.34-1.97, P = 0.650], a BB (HR 1.09, 95% CI 0.53-2.66, P = 0.820), or an MRA (HR 1.30, 95% CI 0.85-2.00, P = 0.238).CONCLUSIONS: Extended follow-up in an outpatient HF clinic did not improve long-term adherence to guideline-based therapy, and adherence did not deteriorate when follow-up was shifted from the HF clinic to primary care.</p
Frequent ventricular ectopy as reversible cause of dilated cardiomyopathy
No full textChronic arrhythmias may cause cardiomyopathy. We present two cases of severe cardiomyopathy in two young men with frequent monomorphic ventricular ectopy. In both cases radiofrequency ablation of a left ventricular ectopic focus led to normalization of cardiac function within months. Udgivelsesdato: 2008-Oct-2
[123I]epidepride binding to cerebellar dopamine D2/D3 receptors is displaceable: implications for the use of cerebellum as a reference region
No full textThe low density of cerebellar dopamine D(2)/D(3) receptors provides the basis for using the cerebellum as a representation of free- and non-specifically bound radioligand in positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) studies. With the development of ultra high-affinity dopamine D(2)/D(3) ligands like [(123)I]epidepride, [(18)F]fallypride, and [(11)C]FLB-457, quantification of extrastriatal low density receptor populations including the cerebellum is possible with important implications for calculation of binding parameters. [(123)I]epidepride-SPECT was performed in 23 patients with schizophrenia before and after 3 months of antipsychotic treatment with either risperidone (n=14) or zuclopenthixol (n=9). In the unblocked situation and partially blocked situation, the average distribution volumes were 5.2+/-1.3 mL/mL and 4.0+/-0.8 mL/mL, respectively. The paired distribution volumes were reduced by 22+/-15% (mean+/-SD) after antipsychotic treatment (p0.76) and the plasma [(123)I]epidepride concentration (p>0.45) were unchanged after antipsychotic treatment (paired Student's t-test). These results strongly suggest the presence of "non-negligible" specific [(123)I]epidepride binding to dopamine D(2)/D(3) receptors in the cerebellum. Using the cerebellum as a representation of free and non-specifically bound radioligand and neglecting the specifically bound component may lead to results that erroneously imply that antipsychotic drugs bind to extrastriatal dopamine D(2)/D(3) receptors with a higher affinity than to striatal dopamine D(2)/D(3) receptors
Effects of administration of iron isomaltoside 1000 in patients with chronic heart failure. A pilot study
No full textFrequent ventricular ectopy as reversible cause of dilated cardiomyopathy
No full textChronic arrhythmias may cause cardiomyopathy. We present two cases of severe cardiomyopathy in two young men with frequent monomorphic ventricular ectopy. In both cases radiofrequency ablation of a left ventricular ectopic focus led to normalization of cardiac function within months. Udgivelsesdato: 2008-Oct-2
Quantification of [(123)I]PE2I binding to dopamine transporters with SPET
No full textThe iodinated cocaine derivative [(123)I]PE2I is a new selective ligand for in vivo studies of the dopamine transporter (DAT) with single-photon emission tomography (SPET). The aim of the present study was to describe a method for accurate quantification of binding data following a bolus injection of [(123)I]PE2I. Six healthy subjects (age 51+/-24 years) underwent xenon-133 SPET for quantification of regional CBF and [(123)I]PE2I SPET for quantification of DAT binding. rCBFs were within normal limits in all subjects. Fitting data to a two-tissue compartment model resulted in striatal K(1) values of 0.39+/-0.08 ml ml(-1) min(-1), equal to a first-pass extraction fraction of 0.72+/-0.13. Distribution volumes (DVs) were calculated using compartment analysis, area under the curve analysis and Logan analysis. Logan analysis is preferred since stable DV values were already obtained 120 min after [(123)I]PE2I injection. Mean striatal DV was 37.9+/-9.6 ml ml(-1) and mean occipital cortex DV was 5.5+/-0.7 ml ml(-1). In the absence of local pathology in a reference tissue, Logan analysis without blood sampling is an attractive method for accurate quantification of striatal [(123)I]PE2I binding. The distribution volume ratio (DVR) (6.6+/-1.4) was in good agreement with the DVR calculated with blood (6.7+/-1.4).</p
RATIO OF EARLY MITRAL INFLOW VELOCITY TO EARLY DIASTOLIC STRAIN RATE: IMPACT ON PROGNOSIS IN AORTIC STENOSIS AFTER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
No full textPROGNOSIS AFTER A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS: A LONG TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY
No full textINCREASED INCIDENCE OF CANCER AMONG HEART FAILURE PATIENTS: A LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY
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