OBJECTIVE: This investigation tested the hypothesis that the dynamics of muscle microvascular O(2) pressure (PO(2)m, which reflects the ratio of O(2) utilization [V*O(2)] to O(2) delivery [Q*O(2)]) following the onset of contractions would be altered in chronic heart failure (CHF). METHODS: Female Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a myocardial infarction (MI) or a sham operation (Sham). Six to 10 weeks post Sham (n=6) or MI (n=17), phosphorescence quenching techniques were utilized to determine PO(2)m dynamics at the onset of spinotrapezius muscle contractions (1 Hz). RESULTS: MI rats were separated into groups with Moderate (n=10) and Severe (n=7) CHF based upon the degree of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction as indicated by structural abnormalities (increased right ventricle weight and lung weight normalized to body weight). LV end-diastolic pressure was elevated significantly in both CHF groups compared with Sham (Sham, 3+/-1; Moderate CHF, 9+/-2; Severe CHF, 27+/-4 mmHg, P<0.05). The PO(2)m response was modeled using time delay and exponential components to fit the PO(2)m response to the steady-state. Compared with Shams, the time constant (tau) of the primary PO(2)m response was significantly speeded in Moderate CHF (tau, Sham, 19.0+/-1.5; Moderate CHF, 13.2+/-1.9 s, P<0.05) and slowed in Severe CHF (tau, 28.2+/-3.4 s, P<0.05). Within the Severe CHF group, tau increased linearly with the product of right ventricular and lung weight (r=0.83, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that CHF alters the dynamic matching of muscle V*O(2)-to-Q*O(2) across the transition from rest to contractions and that the nature of that perturbation is dependent upon the severity of cardiac dysfunction.
OBJECTIVE: This investigation tested the hypothesis that the dynamics of muscle microvascular O(2) pressure (PO(2)m, which reflects the ratio of O(2) utilization [V*O(2)] to O(2) delivery [Q*O(2)]) following the onset of contractions would be altered in chronic heart failure (CHF). METHODS: Female Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a myocardial infarction (MI) or a sham operation (Sham). Six to 10 weeks post Sham (n=6) or MI (n=17), phosphorescence quenching techniques were utilized to determine PO(2)m dynamics at the onset of spinotrapezius muscle contractions (1 Hz). RESULTS: MI rats were separated into groups with Moderate (n=10) and Severe (n=7) CHF based upon the degree of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction as indicated by structural abnormalities (increased right ventricle weight and lung weight normalized to body weight). LV end-diastolic pressure was elevated significantly in both CHF groups compared with Sham (Sham, 3+/-1; Moderate CHF, 9+/-2; Severe CHF, 27+/-4 mmHg, P<0.05). The PO(2)m response was modeled using time delay and exponential components to fit the PO(2)m response to the steady-state. Compared with Shams, the time constant (tau) of the primary PO(2)m response was significantly speeded in Moderate CHF (tau, Sham, 19.0+/-1.5; Moderate CHF, 13.2+/-1.9 s, P<0.05) and slowed in Severe CHF (tau, 28.2+/-3.4 s, P<0.05). Within the Severe CHF group, tau increased linearly with the product of right ventricular and lung weight (r=0.83, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that CHF alters the dynamic matching of muscle V*O(2)-to-Q*O(2) across the transition from rest to contractions and that the nature of that perturbation is dependent upon the severity of cardiac dysfunction.
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