Abstract
In 16 dog heart-lung preparations modified to permit a more accurate measurement of coronary flow, adrenaline or noradrenaline was infused at a rate of 4 μg. base/min. After a 30-min. pause during which the increased oxygen consumption and heart rate, but not the coronary flow, returned to pre-infusion levels, the other sympathomimetic amine was infused for the same length of time. It was found that, mole per mole, noradrenaline is as effective, and probably more so, than adrenaline in raising the oxygen consumption of the heart-lung preparation. The positive chronotropic and coronary dilating action of both amines appear to be equal. It was observed that in any one experiment the second dose of the sympathomimetic amine was slightly more effective than the first dose in raising the oxygen consumption. The level of high-energy phosphorus compounds does not change after adrenaline or noradrenaline administration even at the time when the oxygen consumption rises to as much as 200%. During this period there are no signs of cardiac hypoxia, as can be judged by the good oxygen saturation of coronary venous blood. Single doses of 5 μg. adrenaline or noradrenaline have a consistent positive inotropic effect that lasts about 15 min. when tested on a failing heart. In 12 experiments on non-failing modified heart-lung preparations, a single dose of 5 μg. adrenaline fails to cause a measurable increase in oxygen consumption after 1, 3, 6, or 11 min. in spite of a mild positive chronotropic action. The significance of these findings is discussed and the suggestion made that, when noradrenaline infusions are effective in treating cardiogenic shock in man, part of this effect may be due to its positive inotropic action, thus correcting an element of heart failure that might exist.
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