A correlative study on the changes of cardiac dynamics and myocardial energy liberation in blood-let dogs.

Blood-letting of 450 to 1,000 ml with or without saline infusion was performed in dogs. In some dogs, right atrial pacing was carried out during blood-letting. Heart rate and isometric time-tension index were measured as the indicators of chronotropism and inotropism, respectively. After 60 min of blood-letting, dogs were sacrificed and mitochondria were isolated from the left ventricular myocardium. Mitochondrial respiration was measured polarographically and respiratory control index was calculated. As blood-letting advanced, the hearts revealed negative chronotropism with negative inotropism. Mitochondrial respiration was suppressed. When heart rate was forced to increase with atrial pacing, the hearts showed positive chronotropism with negative inotropism. Respiratory control index of mitochondria was deteriorated, showing uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation. In consideration with our previous study on the ischemic heart, it is concluded that uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation appeared in hypoxic myocardium when cardiac dynamics shifted to positive chronotropism with negative inotropism, though suppression of mitochondrial respiration was revealed when cardiac dynamics altered to negative chronotropism with negative inotropism.