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  • Title: Energy for myocardial Ca2+ handling per beat increases with heart rate in excised cross-circulated canine heart.
    Author: Kiyooka T, Oshima Y, Fujinaka W, Iribe G, Mohri S, Shimizu J.
    Journal: Tokai J Exp Clin Med; 2014 Mar 20; 39(1):51-8. PubMed ID: 24733598.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Although tachycardia is well known to increase cardiac oxygen consumption (Vo2) per min, the relationship between Vo2 for excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling per beat and heart rate change over its full working range still remains controversial. METHODS: To elucidate this relationship, we varied heart rate over a reasonably wide range (60-180 beat/min) and studied the relationship between left ventricular (LV) Emax (load-independent contractility index), PVA (pressure-volume area)-independent Vo2, and basal metabolic Vo2 in nine excised, cross-circulated canine hearts. RESULTS: PVA-independent Vo2 per min significantly increased linearly with increasing heart rate while Emax remained unchanged. Basal metabolic Vo2 per min was measured under KCl arrest. E-C coupling Vo2 per min obtained by subtracting the constant basal metabolic Vo2 from the PVA-independent Vo2 also significantly increased linearly with increasing heart rate. However, PVA-independent Vo2 per beat significantly decreased with increasing heart rate. In contrast, E-C coupling Vo2 per beat, as well as that normalized to Emax, slightly but significantly increased with increasing heart rate. CONCLUSION: The E-C coupling energy for myocardial Ca2+ handling increases with heart rate despite constant contractility in the left ventricle of the excised cross-circulated canine heart.
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