PURPOSE: This study aims to characterize postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction in 2 porcine models of cardiac arrest (CA): ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest (VFCA) and asphyxiation cardiac arrest (ACA). METHODS: Thirty-two pigs were randomized into 2 groups. The VFCA group (n = 16) were subject to programed electrical stimulation, and the ACA group (n = 16) underwent endotracheal tube clamping to induce CA. Once induced, CA remained untreated for 8 minutes. Two minutes after initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), defibrillation was attempted until return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) was achieved or animals died. RESULTS: Return of spontaneous circulation was 100% successful in VFCA and 50% successful in ACA. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation duration in VFCA was about half as short as in ACA. The survival time of VFCA was significantly longer than that of ACA. Ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest had better mean arterial pressure, cardiac output, and left ventricular ± dp/dt(max) after ROSC than ACA. Echocardiography revealed significantly lower left ventricular ejection fraction in ACA than in VFCA. Myocardial perfusion imaging using single-photon emission computed tomography demonstrated that myocardial injuries after ACA were more severe and widespread than after VFCA. Under a transmission electron microscope, the overall heart morphologic structure and the mitochondrial crista structure were less severely injured in the VFCA group than in the ACA group. Moreover, the percentage of apoptotic cardiomyocytes was higher in ACA than in VFCA. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with VFCA, ACA causes more severe cardiac dysfunction associated with less successful resuscitation and shorter survival time.
PURPOSE: This study aims to characterize postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction in 2 porcine models of cardiac arrest (CA): ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest (VFCA) and asphyxiation cardiac arrest (ACA). METHODS: Thirty-two pigs were randomized into 2 groups. The VFCA group (n = 16) were subject to programed electrical stimulation, and the ACA group (n = 16) underwent endotracheal tube clamping to induce CA. Once induced, CA remained untreated for 8 minutes. Two minutes after initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), defibrillation was attempted until return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) was achieved or animals died. RESULTS: Return of spontaneous circulation was 100% successful in VFCA and 50% successful in ACA. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation duration in VFCA was about half as short as in ACA. The survival time of VFCA was significantly longer than that of ACA. Ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest had better mean arterial pressure, cardiac output, and left ventricular ± dp/dt(max) after ROSC than ACA. Echocardiography revealed significantly lower left ventricular ejection fraction in ACA than in VFCA. Myocardial perfusion imaging using single-photon emission computed tomography demonstrated that myocardial injuries after ACA were more severe and widespread than after VFCA. Under a transmission electron microscope, the overall heart morphologic structure and the mitochondrial crista structure were less severely injured in the VFCA group than in the ACA group. Moreover, the percentage of apoptotic cardiomyocytes was higher in ACA than in VFCA. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with VFCA, ACA causes more severe cardiac dysfunction associated with less successful resuscitation and shorter survival time.
Authors: Thomas Uray; Andrew Lamade; Jonathan Elmer; Tomas Drabek; Jason P Stezoski; Amalea Missé; Keri Janesko-Feldman; Robert H Garman; Niel Chen; Patrick M Kochanek; Cameron Dezfulian; Clifton W Callaway; Ankur A Doshi; Adam Frisch; Francis X Guyette; Josh C Reynolds; Jon C Rittenberger Journal: Crit Care Med Date: 2018-06 Impact factor: 7.598
Authors: Filippo Annoni; Lorenzo Peluso; Lucas Akira Hirai; Giovanni Babini; Amina Khaldi; Antoine Herpain; Lorenzo Pitisci; Lorenzo Ferlini; Bruno Garcia; Fabio Silvio Taccone; Jacques Creteur; Fuhong Su Journal: Animal Model Exp Med Date: 2022-01-28