Effect of 6-wk estrogen withdrawal or replacement on myocardial ischemic tolerance in rats.

نویسندگان

  • P H McNulty
  • D Jagasia
  • J M Whiting
  • T Caulin-Glaser
چکیده

Menopausal status is a risk factor for coronary artery disease death, but the mechanism underlying this association is uncertain. To test whether estrogen ameliorates the effects of acute myocardial ischemia in ways likely to translate into a mortality difference, we compared the response to brief (6-min) and prolonged (45-min) coronary occlusion in vivo in five groups (each n = 16) of rats: ovariectomized females; ovariectomized females after 6 wk 17beta-estradiol replacement; male rats supplemented with estradiol for 6 wk; normal males; and normal females. Coronary occlusion produced a uniform ischemic risk area averaging 53 +/- 3% of left ventricular volume. After a brief occlusion, reperfusion ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation occurred with >85% frequency in all groups. During a prolonged occlusion, ischemic ventricular tachycardia occurred in 100% and sustained tachycardia requiring cardioversion in >75% of rats in all groups. Myocardial infarct size averaged 52 +/- 4% of the ischemic risk area and was similarly unaffected by gender or estrogen status. We conclude that neither short-term estrogen withdrawal, replacement, nor supplementation significantly affects the potentially lethal outcomes from acute coronary occlusion in this species.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology

دوره 278 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000