title: Low osmolality contrast media and metabolic changes in the myocardium during free and reduced coronary flow in the dog.
abstract: The authors assessed whether intracoronary injection of low osmolality contrast media induces metabolic and electrocardiographic changes consistent with myocardial ischemia in anesthetized dogs. Ioxaglate and iohexol were injected into the left main coronary artery (eight dogs) and into a carotid-coronary artery shunt (eight dogs), during free coronary flow and during 50% flow reduction. Blood samples were obtained simultaneously from a femoral artery and from a small cardiac vein draining the contrast perfused area. Contrast media had no immediate or late effects on lactate balance during free or reduced flow. Early depression of the ST segment in epicardial ECG did not reflect ischemia. The authors conclude that the two low-osmolality contrast media, iohexol and ioxaglate, did not induce ischemic changes in the myocardium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tromsø, Norway.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kløw
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hevrøy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mortensen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dale
authors.forename: O D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Mjøs
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004285:Dogs; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D007472:Iohexol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007485:Ioxaglic Acid / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007773:Lactates; D007472:Iohexol; D007485:Ioxaglic Acid