title: The pattern of delivery and distribution of coronary venous retroinfusate in canine hearts.
abstract: The delivery and distribution of retroinfusate premixed with radionuclide microspheres (15 microns) in the coronary venous system of canine hearts was studied in in vitro and in vivo experiments. Results showed that about 51-85% of the retroinfusate was shunted directly by vessels greater than 15 microns in diameter to the right heart in cases of isolated heart study, while the remaining 21-42% passed through intramyocardial capillaries with obvious nutritional effects. In the closed-chest experiments, 95% of the retroinfusate was bypassed to the right heart; less than 5% went through the intramyocardial microcirculation system. Intramyocardial distribution pattern of the retroinfusate indicated a predominant supply to the left ventricular free wall. There was a preferential distribution of the retroinfusate to the ischemic area with a subendo subepi blood flow ratio of up to 1.79 +/- 0.21 post-LAD occlusion.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meerbaum
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Drury
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corday
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D004285:Dogs; D006439:Hemodynamics; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D008863:Microspheres; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion / Q000379:methods