[Various characteristics of lipid metabolism in experimental myocardial infarct and their effect on myocardial contraction].

It was established in rabbit experiments that in acute focal myocardial ischemia induced by ligation of the descending branch of the left coronary artery, diminution of the force of cardiac contractions and an increase in the content of free fatty acids in blood plasma are observed. Progressing intramyocardial lipolysis is noted for 6 days. Lipolysis blockade with large doses of nicotinic acid leads to an extremely sharp drop in the contractile force of the heart in experimental animals with acute focal myocardial ischemia and to drastic damage of the myocardial ultrastructures as well as to disorders of the metabolism of intracellular lipids.