Wave-intensity analysis: a new approach to coronary hemodynamics.

In 10 anesthetized dogs, we measured high-fidelity left circumflex coronary (P(LCx)), aortic (P(Ao)), and left ventricular (P(LV)) pressures and left circumflex velocity (U(LCx); Doppler) and used wave-intensity analysis (WIA) to identify the determinants of P(LCx) and U(LCx). Dogs were paced from the right atrium (control 1) or right ventricle by use of single (control 2) and then paired pacing to evaluate the effects of left ventricular contraction on P(LCx) and U(LCx). During left ventricular isovolumic contraction, P(LCx) exceeded P(Ao), paired pacing increasing the difference. Paired pacing increased DeltaP(X) (the P(LCx)-P(Ao) difference at the P(Ao)-P(LV) crossover) and average dP(LCx)/dt (P < 0.0001 for both). During this time, WIA identified a backward-going compression wave (BCW) that increased P(LCx) and decreased U(LCx); the BCW increased during paired pacing (P < 0.0001). After the aortic valve opened, the increase in P(Ao) caused a forward-going compression wave that, when it exceeded the BCW, caused U(LCx) to increase, despite P(LV) and (presumably) elastance continuing to increase. Thus WIA identifies the contributions of upstream (aortic) and downstream (microcirculatory) effects on P(LCx) and U(LCx).

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