Abstract

The effects of TMB-8, an inhibitor of Ca2+ release from the intracellular store site, on impaired left ventricular relaxation caused by global ischemia were examined in 45 anesthetized dogs. In the non-ischemic group, the intracoronary infusion of 100 micrograms/min TMB-8 suppressed the decrease in T, an index of left ventricular relaxation, by increasing the atrial pacing rate. In the ischemic group, the intracoronary infusion of 30 and 100 micrograms/min TMB-8 suppressed the increases of T and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure caused by ischemia and increase of pacing rate. The results indicate that TMB-8 suppresses the ability of relaxation in non-ischemic myocardium and prevents the impairment of left ventricular relaxation induced by left ventricular global ischemia.

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