PMID- 24107555 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140707 LR - 20240117 IS - 1532-429X (Electronic) IS - 1097-6647 (Print) IS - 1097-6647 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 1 DP - 2013 Oct 9 TI - At-risk but viable myocardium in a large animal model of non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: cardiovascular magnetic resonance with ex vivo validation. PG - 94 LID - 10.1186/1532-429X-15-94 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) have varying degrees of salvageable myocardium at risk of irreversible injury. We hypothesized that a novel model of NSTE-ACS produces acute myocardial injury, measured by increased T2 cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), without significant necrosis by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). METHODS: In a canine model, partial coronary stenosis was created and electrodes placed on the epicardium. Myocardial T2, an indicator of at-risk myocardium, was measured pre- and post-tachycardic pacing. RESULTS: Serum troponin-I (TnI) was not detectable in unoperated sham animals but averaged 1.97 +/- 0.72 ng/mL in model animals. Coronary stenosis and pacing produced significantly higher T2 in the affected vs. the remote myocardium (53.2 +/- 4.9 vs. 43.6 +/- 2.8 ms, p < 0.01) with no evident injury by LGE. Microscopy revealed no significant irreversible cellular injury. Relative respiration rate (RRR) of affected vs. remote myocardial tissue was significantly lower in model vs. sham animals (0.72 +/- 0.07 vs. 1.04 +/- 0.07, p < 0.001). Lower RRR corresponded to higher final TnI levels (R(2) = 0.83, p = 0.004) and changes in CaMKIID and mitochondrial gene expression. CONCLUSIONS: A large animal NSTE-ACS model with mild TnI elevation and without ST elevation, similar to the human syndrome, demonstrates signs of acute myocardial injury by T2-CMR without significant irreversible damage. Reduced tissue respiration and associated adaptations of critical metabolic pathways correspond to increased myocardial injury by serum biomarkers in this model. T2-CMR as a biomarker of at-risk but salvageable myocardium warrants further consideration in preclinical and clinical studies of NSTE-ACS. FAU - Chang, Henry AU - Chang H AD - Dorothy M, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 473 W 12th Ave, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. raman.1@osu.edu. FAU - Tran, Tam AU - Tran T FAU - Billman, George E AU - Billman GE FAU - Julian, Mark W AU - Julian MW FAU - Hamlin, Robert L AU - Hamlin RL FAU - Simonetti, Orlando P AU - Simonetti OP FAU - Ambrosio, Giuseppe AU - Ambrosio G FAU - Baker, Peter B 3rd AU - Baker PB 3rd FAU - Shao, Guohong AU - Shao G FAU - Crouser, Elliott D AU - Crouser ED FAU - Raman, Subha V AU - Raman SV LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Validation Study DEP - 20131009 PL - England TA - J Cardiovasc Magn Reson JT - Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance JID - 9815616 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Troponin I) RN - EC 2.7.11.17 (Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2) SB - IM MH - Acute Coronary Syndrome/blood/*diagnosis/genetics/pathology/physiopathology MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2/metabolism MH - Cell Respiration MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Dogs MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Genes, Mitochondrial MH - *Magnetic Resonance Imaging MH - Myocardium/metabolism/*pathology MH - Necrosis MH - Organs at Risk MH - Oxygen Consumption MH - Predictive Value of Tests MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - Stroke Volume MH - Time Factors MH - Tissue Survival MH - Troponin I/blood MH - Ventricular Function, Left PMC - PMC3852225 EDAT- 2013/10/11 06:00 MHDA- 2014/07/08 06:00 PMCR- 2013/10/09 CRDT- 2013/10/11 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/10/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/10/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/10/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/07/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/10/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1097-6647(23)00810-4 [pii] AID - 1532-429X-15-94 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1532-429X-15-94 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2013 Oct 9;15(1):94. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-15-94.