Influence of contractility on myocardial ultrasonic integrated backscatter and cyclic variation in integrated backscatter.
- Author:
Xiaojun BI
1
;
Youbin DENG
;
Min PAN
;
Haoyi YANG
;
Huijuan XIANG
;
Qing CHANG
;
Chunlei LI
Author Information
1. Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adrenergic beta-Agonists;
pharmacology;
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists;
pharmacology;
Animals;
Coronary Circulation;
Dobutamine;
pharmacology;
Dogs;
Echocardiography;
methods;
Hemodynamics;
drug effects;
Myocardial Contraction;
drug effects;
physiology;
Propranolol;
pharmacology;
Systole;
Ventricular Function, Left;
physiology
- From:
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences)
2002;22(3):233-259
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
To evaluate the effects of left ventricular contractility on the changes of average image intensity (AII) of the myocardial integrated backscatter (IB) and cyclic variation in IB (CVIB), 7 adult mongrel dogs were studied. The magnitude of AII and CVIB were measured from myocardial IB carves before and after dobatamine or propranolol infusion. Dobutamine or propranolol did not affect the magnitude of AII (13.8 +/- 0.7 vs 14.7 +/- 0.5, P > 0.05 or 14.3 +/- 0.5 vs 14.2 +/- 0.4, P > 0.05). However, dobutamine produced a significant increase in the magnitude of CVIB (6.8 +/- 0.3 vs 9.5 +/- 0.6, P < 0.001) and propranolol induced significant decrease in the magnitude of CVIB (7.1 +/- 0.2 vs 5.2 +/- 0.3, P < 0.001). The changes of the magnitude of AII and CVIB in the myocardium have been demonstrated to reflect different myocardial physiological and pathological changes respectively. The alteration of contractility did not affect the magnitude of AII but induced significant change in CVIB. The increase of left ventricular contractility resulted in a significant rise of the magnitude of CVIB and the decrease of left ventricular contractility resulted in a significant fall of the magnitude of CVIB.
