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Circulation, Vol 63, 323-332, Copyright © 1981 by American Heart Association

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Effect of direct-current countershocks on regional myocardial contractility and perfusion. Experimental studies

RE Kerber, JB Martins, JA Gascho, ML Marcus and J Grayzel

Very high energy electrical countershocks can cause morphologic damage to the myocardium. In this study we searched for functional correlates of these shock-induced morphologic changes. We used ultrasonic sonomicrometers to measure myocardial contractility and radiolabeled microspheres to assess perfusion. Acute and chronic experiments were conducted in 45 dogs, assessing the effect of both direct (epicardial) and transthoracic shocks on beating and fibrillating hearts. High- energy or rapidly repeated epicardial shocks caused subepicardial contraction abnormalities. This indicates that electrical current delivered to the myocardium in sufficiently high amounts and concentration can cause functional damage. Thus, in open-chest defibrillation during cardiac surgery, low energies (10-20 J) should be used initially and higher energies resorted to only if lower-energy shocks fail. However, single and multiple transthoracic shocks up to 460 J delivered energy caused no detectable contraction abnormalities. Myocardial perfusion did not fall after shocks. Thus, high-energy transthoracic shocks may have no deleterious effects on the contraction and perfusion of normal myocardium.

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