Sequence of Echocardiographic Changes During Development of Right Ventricular Failure in Rat - 17/08/11
, Maria E. Campian, MD , †, H.A.C.M. Rianne de Bruin-Bon, BSc ‡, Martin C. Michel, MD, PhD †, Hanno L. Tan, MD, PhD ‡, a, ⁎ 
Departments of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Reprint requests: Hanno L. Tan, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Résumé |
Background |
The temporal relations between the onset of echocardiographic changes and clinical diagnosis of right ventricular (RV) failure are unresolved. We have characterized such relations in a rat monocrotaline (MCT) model of RV failure.
Methods |
Eight-week-old male Wistar rats were injected with MCT (60 mg/kg) or vehicle and underwent serial echocardiography. RV free-wall thickness (RVWT), pulmonary artery acceleration time normalized to cycle length (PAAT/CL), RV end-diastolic diameter (RVEDD), and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) were measured.
Results |
Significant differences in echocardiographic parameters between MCT-treated and control rats were found as early as 14 days before RV failure for RVWT, 10 days for PAAT/CL, and 7 days for RVEDD and TAPSE. The time intervals between the onset of changes in RVWT, PAAT/CL, RVEDD, and TAPSE and diagnosis of RV failure were 11.3 ± 0.8, 10.9 ± 0.7, 6.5 ± 0.5, and 5.4 ± 0.7 days, respectively. The sequence of echocardiographic changes was consistent in all animals during development of RV failure.
Conclusions |
Pulmonary hypertension (assessed by PAAT/CL) and RV free-wall thickening (characterized by RVWT) precede RV dilation and RV systolic dysfunction (measured by RVEDD and TAPSE, respectively). Echocardiographic analysis permits accurate determination of the stage of disease development in MCT-induced RV failure.
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Vol 19 - N° 10
P. 1272-1279 - octobre 2006 Retour au numéro
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