• Am. J. Physiol. · Jul 1997

    Myocardial temperature in acute myocardial infarction: protection with mild regional hypothermia.

    • S L Hale and R A Kloner.
    • Heart Institute of Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA.
    • Am. J. Physiol. 1997 Jul 1;273(1 Pt 2):H220-7.

    AbstractThis study tests the hypothesis that a 2-4 degrees C reduction in myocardial temperature, obtained by using topical regional hypothermia (TRH), reduces infarct size. Anesthetized rabbits received coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion. We cooled hearts in the TRH group by applying an ice bag directly over the risk zone; the control group received no intervention. Risk zone myocardial temperature (MT) in the TRH group was reduced at occlusion by 2 degrees C from baseline and after 5 min of occlusion by 3.6 degrees C. In the control group, MT in the risk region remained within 0.3 degree C of baseline. The ischemic area was similar in both groups, yet infarct size in the TRH group was reduced by an average of 65% compared with the control group. Infarct size closely correlated with MT in the risk region at the time of occlusion. In a second protocol in which all hearts were paced, infarct size was 21% of the risk region in TRH hearts compared with 44% in controls. These results strongly support the important role of MT in the progression of necrosis and demonstrate that the application of local cooling to the risk region profoundly reduces myocardial infarct size.

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