title: [Histochemical study of the myocardium structure in the heart contusion].
abstract: The experimental modeling of heart contusion which was accompanied by ventricular fibrillation development was performed in Wistar rats, with the electrocardiographic study and subsequent histological and histochemical examination of the myocardium samples. Following heart contusion, acute circulatory disturbances, muscle fiber fragmentation, cardiomyocyte overcontraction or relaxation were detected in the myocardium. Also, the increase of total and intracellular calcium ion content in the myocardium was demonstrated. It is suggested that the mechanism of ventricular fibrillation development after heart contusion is associated with the increase of calcium concentration in both the cardiomyocytes and intercellular spaces leading to uncoordinated cardiac contractions.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Novoselov
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Savchenko
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Koshliak
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Voronkovskaia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium