ANAND K, PANDE S, GUPTA R. CORRELATION BETWEEN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN ISOPRENALINE-INDUCED MYOCARDIAL INJURY. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1990; 4 (4) :287-291
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Form the' Dept. of Physiology, Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman
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Myocardial injury was induced in 25 dogs by infusing isoprenaline, 2-4
microgram per kg per minute for the duration of six hours. 10 dogs served as
controls which received only physiological saline. Animals receiving isoprenaline
2 microgram per kg per minute were labelled as experimental group A
and other receiving microgram per kg per minute as experimental group B.
Histopathological observations in experimental groups A & B showed
subendocardial haemorrhage in the papillary muscles and apex of left
ventricle as early as two-three hours of infusion. Focal lesions characterized
by congestion, dilatation and extravasation of blood was observed near
necrotic myocardium. Group A animals showed only severe tachycardia
while in group B myocardial infarction in 80% and only ischaemic changes in
20% of animals were observed. Out of animals in group B, 37.5% developed
myocardial infarction after two hours of infusion while remaining 62.5%
developed changes after four hours. Histopathological changes were
very well correlated with ECG findings observed in the present study.