Abstract
Cardiogenic shock was produced by the mercury embolization technique in closed chest anesthetized dogs. Hemodynamics and flow in the renal, superior mesenteric, and femoral arteries were measured serially for 3 hr after embolization. Mean arterial pressure fell 34% and cardiac output 44% by 30 min, whereas total peripheral resistance was increased only 7%. A 60 min. total peripheral resistance began rising significantly to 114% (P < 0.001) above control by 3 hr. Cardiac output fell further at this time to 66% (P < 0.001) below control after 3 hr. Superior mesenteric arterial flow fell significantly (21%, P < 0.01) in the first 15 min, and continued dropping parallel to cardiac output thereafter. Superior mesenteric resistance did not rise until 2 hr after infarction but rose to 96% (P < 0.02) above control level by 3 hr. Renal arterial flow was unchanged after 30 min, whereas renal resistance was reduced; flow subsequently fell progressively as resistance increased. Femoral arterial flow and resistance were not changed significantly. An early phase of inhibited vasoconstriction in experimental cardiogenic shock is followed by a period of marked vasoconstriction associated with generalized circulatory deterioration.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 177-183 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | CIRC.SHOCK |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1974 |