Assessment of left ventricular function and longitudinal rotation in rabbits after acute occlusion of left anterior descending artery by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging

Abstract

Objective To assess the left ventricular function and longitudinal rotation in rabbits after acute occlusion of left anterior descending artery by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI).Methods 48 New Zealand white rabbits underwent conventional echocardiography examination,using Echopac to measure the left ventricular peak radial systolic strain and strain rate,peak radial diastolic strain rate,the segmental and total longitudinal rotational degrees,then anesthesia,thoracotomy,ligation of the left anterior descending artery,closed chest,after 10 miniutes to measure the same indicator in the preoperative,and to compare the difference between the measured values.Results (1) The difference in HR,LAD,and LVEF between preoperative and postoperative were significant,the value which measured postoperative is significant lower than preoperative.(2)The peak systolic radial strain rate in postoperative is significant lower than preoperative.And there were no difference between preoperative and postoperative in peak systolic radial strain,peak diastolic radial strain rate.(3)The rotation degrees of the left ventricular lateral basal wall between preoperative and postoperative had significant difference[(4.42 ±4.99) °,(1.17 ± 5.07) o,p ＜ 0.05],while the other walls and the longitudinal rotational degrees had no difference,but the value which measured postoperative is lower than the preoperative.Conclusion In this paper,after acute occlusion of left anterior descending artery,evaluate the changes in cardiac function in early acute myocardial ischemia in rabbits,the peak radial systolic strain rate in left ventricular can be a sensitive change in detecting the LV function,and also rotational degrees desending of the basal lateral wall can be another indicator to reflect the function change in the early phase of acute myocardial iscbemia. Key words: Echocardiography ; Myocardial ischemia ; Rabbits ; Ventricular function, left ; Rotation