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  • Title: Coronary circulation in acute hypoxia.
    Author: Kaijser L, Grubbström J, Berglund B.
    Journal: Clin Physiol; 1990 May; 10(3):259-63. PubMed ID: 2350942.
    Abstract:
    Healthy young men were subjected to different degrees of hypoxia at rest and during increased levels of cardiac work induced by atrial pacing and physical exercise at submaximal and maximal loads. Coronary sinus (cs) blood flow was measured by thermodilution and a-cs differences of O2 and lactate were obtained. At low cardiac power output (rest, pacing) the reduction in arterial oxygen content was compensated for mainly by a more complete myocardial oxygen extraction producing lowered cs O2 saturation and tension, while at higher cardiac power (exercise) the compensatory mechanism was entirely an increased coronary blood flow. It was possible to compensate fully for a reduction in arterial O2 saturation of 9% even during maximal physical exercise. With a reduction in arterial oxygen content of more than 20-25% the flow increase was sufficient to supply the heart with enough O2 during submaximal (heart rate 157 beats min-1) but not maximal exercise, in which case anaerobic glycolysis contributed significantly to the myocardial energy metabolism. It is concluded that the normal heart has a 'coronary flow reserve' of about 33% above the flow prevailing during maximal physical exercise under air breathing.
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