Inhaled nitric oxide prevents left ventricular impairment during endotoxemia.

We evaluated the effect of long-term inhalation of nitric oxide (NO) on cardiac contractility after endotoxemia by using the end-systolic elastance of the left ventricle (LV) as a load-independent contractility index. Chronic instrumentation in 12 pigs included implantation of two pairs of endocardial dimension transducers to measure LV volume and a micromanometer to measure LV pressure. One week later, the animals were divided into a control group (n = 6) or a NO group (n = 6). All animals received intravenous Escherichia coli endotoxin (10 micrograms. kg-1. h-1) and equivalent lactated Ringer solution. NO inhalation (20 parts/million) was begun 30 min after the initiation of endotoxemia and was continued for 24 h. In both groups, tachycardia, pulmonary hypertension, and systemic hyperdynamic changes were noted. The end-systolic elastance in the control group was significantly decreased beyond 7 h. NO inhalation maintained the end-systolic elastance at baseline levels and prevented its impairment. These findings indicate that NO exerts a protective effect on LV contractility in this model of endotoxemia.

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