Xiao Li-min, Sang Xian-fu, Chen Dong-sheng, Jin Chun-hua
Experimental Teaching Center, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2009 Apr;29(4):787-90.
To investigate the features of ischemic myocardial contracture after asphyxial cardiac arrest in rats.
Asphyxial cardiac arrest was induced in 8 Wistar rats, and the length and width of the heart were measured at the different time points after cardiac arrest.
Obvious ischemic myocardial contracture occurred after the cardiac arrest, reaching the maximal contracture at 4-6 min after the arrest.
Ischemic myocardial contracture induced by asphyxia may be an important factor affecting the outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.