文摘
We have characterized the aerobic blood-perfused isolated heart model evaluating the hemodynamics and metabolism of both the blood donor animal and the isolated organ. Anaesthesia of the blood donor with sodium pentobarbital (30 mg/kg) increases arterial concentration of non esterified fatty acids (NEFA) from 80 ¡À 6 to 452 ¡À 70 μM; p < 0.01. Injection of 1.000 U/kg heparin causes a second significant increase from 452 ¡À 70 to 1012 ¡À 104 μM; p < 0.01. Insertion of the perfusion circuit, without the isolated heart, causes a reduction in blood pressure of the blood donor and a significant increase in norepinephrine from 277 ¡À 44 to 634 ¡À 130 pg/ml; p < 0.05.