Estimation of Endothelin‐Mediated Vasoconstriction in Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Open Access
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Pulmonary Circulation
- Vol. 2 (1), 67-74
- https://doi.org/10.4103/2045-8932.94836
Abstract
We aimed to investigate the role of endothelin-mediated vasoconstriction following acute pulmonary thromboembolism (APTE). Thirteen anesthetized piglets (~25 kg) were ventilated with 0 PEEP. Cardiac output (Qt) and wedge pressure (Pw) were measured by a Swan Ganz catheter, along with arterial and venous blood gases. APTE was induced by autologous blood clots (~0.8 g/kg, 12–16 pieces) via a jugular venous catheter at time = 0 minutes until the mean pulmonary arterial pressure (Ppa) was about 2.5 times the baseline at 30 minutes. Eight control animals (Group 1) received only normal saline afterward, while the remaining five (Group 2) received at time = 40-minute saline plus Tezosentan, a nonspecific endothelin antagonist. The drug was initially given as an intravenous bolus (10 mg/kg), followed by an infusion (2 mg/min) until the end of the experiment at 2 hours. Hemodynamic data were measured before APTE and then at 30-minute intervals. Pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI) was calculated as (Ppa-Pw)/...Keywords
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