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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 74, 577-585, Copyright © 1977 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Effects of methoxamine on the coronary circulation during cardiopulmonary bypass

JB Symmonds, LH Kleinman and AS Wechsler

Effects of perfusion pressure augmentation with methoxamine on transmural distribution and adequacy of coronary blood flow during cardiopulmonary bypass were investigated. Flow in normal, nonworking canine hearts was measured with tracer microspheres and electromagnetic flow probes while heart rate, myocardial oxygen consumption, left ventricular contractility and epicardial ST-segment stability were monitored. Measurements during normotensive cardiopulmonary bypass were compared with values during intraoperative hypotension and subsequent normotension achieved following methoxamine infusion. Total and regional coronary blood flow returned to levels not different from normotensive controls after methoxamine infusion with a redistribution of flow to the subendocardium. We conclude that elevating perfusion pressure during cardiopulmonary bypass with methoxamine infusion increases total coronary and subendocardial blood flow by means of peripheral and selective subepicardial alpha adrenergic vasoconstriction.




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