title: Influence of heart rate on left ventricular dp/dt following 1,1,1-trichloroethane inhalation.
abstract: The effect of acute 1,1,1-trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCE) inhalation on left ventricular contractility and influence on heart rate were investigated in anesthetized dogs. In the acute inhalation experiment, a decrease in the maximum left ventricular dp/dt (peak dp/dt) was observed following inhalation of higher 1,1,1-TCE contentrations. The threshold concentration of 1,1,1-TCE that decreased peak dp/dt was approximately 0.2% in inspired air. A dose-response relationship was observed between the decrease in peak dp/dt and 1,1,1-TCE concentration. Heart rate recorded simultaneously increased with relatively low concentrations and decreased with higher concentrations. Increase or decrease in peak dp/dt was observed to be dependent on changes in heart rate induced by right atrial pacing. Thus, the degree of the decrease in peak dp/dt during pacing experiments was compared with those of nonpacing experiments. At low concentrations, peak dp/dt during pacing decreased more than in nonpacing experiments. With higher concentrations, the decreases in peak dp/dt during pacing was slightly less than in the nonpacing experiments. Heart rate may be important in regulating peak dp/dt for relatively low 1,1,1-TCE concentrations. However, the effect of heart rate on peak dp/dt is slight at higher concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hobara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000818:Animals; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D014240:Trichloroethanes / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D014240:Trichloroethanes; C024566:1,1,1-trichloroethane