Effects of spironolactone on electrical and structural remodeling of atrium in congestive heart failure dogs

作     者：YANG Shu-sen HAN Wei ZHOU Hong-yan DONG Guo WANG Bai-chun HUO Hong WEI Na CAO Yong ZHOU Guo XIU Chun-hong LI Wei-min 

作者机构：Department of Cardiology First Clinical College of HarbinMedical University Harbin Heilongjiang 150001 China 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2008年第121卷第1期

页      面：38-42页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Harbin Science and Technology Department(2005AA9CS116-1) Heilongjiang Science and Technology Department(QC05C30) 

主　　题：spironolactone heart failure cardiac remodeling fibrosis 

摘      要：Background Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system has been demonstrated to be associated with both congestive heart failure （CHF） and atrial fibrillation （AF）. This study investigated the effects of spironolactone, a kind of aldosterone antagonist, on atrial electrical remodeling and fibrosis in CHF dogs induced by chronic rapid ventricular pacing. Methods Twenty one dogs were randomly divided into sham-operated group, control group, and spironolactone group. In control group and spironolactone group, dogs were ventricular paced at 220 beats per minute for 6 weeks. Additionally, spironolactone at 15 ***.d1 was given to dogs 1 week before rapid ventricular pacing until pacing stopped. Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiographic examinations were performed to detect structural and functional changes of the atrium. Swan2 Ganz floating catheters were used to measure hemadynamics variances. Atrial effective refractory period （AERP）, AERP dispersion （AERPd） conduction velocity （CV） were determined. The inducib atrial fibrosis was quantified with Masson staining. intra- and inter-atrium conduction time （CT） and intra-atrium ity and duration of AF were also measured in all groups. Finally, Results AERP did not change significantly after dogs were ventricular paced for 6 weeks. However, AERPd, intra- and inter-atrium CT increased significantly, and CV decreased apparently, which was negatively correlated to the atrial fibrosis （r=-0.74, P〈0.05）. Simultaneously, left atriums were enlarged and cardiac hemadynamics worsened in pacing dogs. Although spironolactone could not affect cardiac hemadynamics effectively, it can obviously improve left atrial ejection fraction （P〈0.05）. Spironolactone treatment did not alter AERP duration, but this medicine dramatically decreased AERPd （P〈0.05）, shortened intra- and inter-atrium conduction time （P〈0.05）, and increased atrium CV. Moreover, spironolactone decreased the inducibility and duration of AF （P〈0.05）, as well as atrial f