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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | An ovine model of toxic, nonischemic cardiomyopathy-assessment by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging |
Author: | Psaltis, P. Carbone, A. Nelson, A. Lau, D. Manavis, J. Finnie, J. Teo, K. Mackenzie, L. Sanders, P. Gronthos, S. Zannettino, A. Worthley, S. |
Citation: | Journal of Cardiac Failure, 2008; 14(9):785-795 |
Publisher: | Churchill Livingstone Inc Medical Publishers |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 1071-9164 1532-8414 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Peter J. Psaltis, Angelo Carbone, Adam Nelson, Dennis H. Lau, Jim Manavis, John Finnie, Karen S. Teo, Lorraine Mackenzie, Prashanthan Sanders, Stan Gronthos, Andrew C.W. Zannettino and Stephen G. Worthley |
Abstract: | <h4>Background</h4>There is a paucity of published experience investigating novel treatment strategies in preclinical and clinical studies of nonischemic cardiomyopathy. We set out to validate an ovine model of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy, using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to assess cardiac function.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Ten Merino sheep (51 +/- 8 kg) underwent intracoronary infusions of doxorubicin (1 mg/kg dose) every 2 weeks. Cardiac magnetic resonance was performed at baseline and at 6 weeks after final doxorubicin dose, along with transthoracic echocardiography, measurement of right heart pressure, and cardiac output. After final CMR examination, heart specimens were harvested for histologic analysis. The total dose of doxorubicin administered per animal was 3.8 +/- 0.5 mg/kg. Two animals died prematurely during the study protocol, with evidence of myocarditis. In the remaining 8 sheep, left ventricular ejection fraction dropped from 46.2 +/- 4.7% to 31.3 +/- 8.5% (P < .001), accompanied by reductions in fractional shortening (31.6 +/- 1.8% baseline versus 18.2 +/- 3.9% final, P < .01), cardiac output (3.8 +/- 0.6 L/min versus 3.0 +/- 0.4 L/min, P < .05) and right ventricular ejection fraction (39.5 +/- 5.6% versus 28.9 +/- 9.6%, P < .05). However, significant end-diastolic dilatation of the left ventricle was not observed. Delayed gadolinium uptake was detected by CMR in 2 sheep, in a typical nonischemic pattern. Widespread, multifocal histologic abnormalities consisted of cardiomyocyte degeneration, vasculopathy, inflammatory infiltrates, and replacement fibrosis.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Moderate-severe cardiac dysfunction was reproducibly achieved through high-dose intracoronary doxorubicin, with acceptable animal mortality. CMR provides a powerful tool for assessing myocardial function, structural remodeling, and viability in such models. |
Keywords: | Animals Sheep, Domestic Cardiomyopathies Disease Models, Animal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Echocardiography |
Description: | Crown copyright © 2008 Published by Elsevier Inc. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.06.449 |
Description (link): | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623306/description#description |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.06.449 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Medicine publications |
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