title: Direct cardiac effects of an ionic and a non-ionic contrast medium in dogs.
abstract: Direct cardiac effects of ionic diatrizoate (Uromiro) and non-ionic iopamidol (Iopamiro) were investigated in "in situ" heart-lung preparation of 19 vagotomized dogs. Diatrizoate was found to induce considerably greater alteration in plasma osmolality and subsequent dehydration of the myocardium compared with iopamidol. Myocardial dehydration resulted in a decrease of left ventricular compliance and in that of cardiac performance. Diatrizoate was shown to influence the myocardium not only by its hyperosmolarity but also by a direct action. Heart rate was reduced by both contrast media.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D003973:Diatrizoate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects; D007479:Iopamidol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003973:Diatrizoate; D007479:Iopamidol