PMID- 34441337 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240403 IS - 2075-4418 (Print) IS - 2075-4418 (Electronic) IS - 2075-4418 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 8 DP - 2021 Aug 3 TI - Effect of Loading Changes on the Intraventricular Pressure Measured by Color M-Mode Echocardiography in Rats. LID - 10.3390/diagnostics11081403 [doi] LID - 1403 AB - Evaluation of diastolic function is a pivotal challenge due to limitations of the conventional echocardiography, especially when the heart rate is rapid as in rats. Currently, by using color M-mode echocardiography (CMME), intraventricular pressure difference (IVPD) and intraventricular pressure gradient (IVPG) in early diastole can be generated and are available as echocardiographic indices. These indices are expected to be useful for the early diagnosis of heart failure (HF), especially diastolic dysfunction. There have not been any studies demonstrating changes in IVPD and IVPG in response to changes in loading conditions in rats. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate CMME-derived IVPD and IVPG changes in rats under various loading conditions. Twenty rats were included, divided into two groups for two different experiments, and underwent jugular vein catheterization under inhalational anesthetics. Conventional echocardiography, CMME, and 2D speckle tracking echocardiography were measured at the baseline (BL), after intravenous infusion of milrinone (MIL, n = 10), and after the infusion of hydroxyethyl starch (HES, n = 10). Left ventricular IVPD and IVPG were calculated from color M-mode images and categorized into total, basal, mid-to-apical, mid, and apical parts, and the percentage of the corresponding part was calculated. In comparison to the BL, the ejection fraction, mid-to-apical IVPG, mid IVPG, and apical IVPD were significantly increased after MIL administration (p < 0.05); meanwhile, the end-diastolic volume, E-wave velocity, total IVPD, and basal IVPD were significantly increased with the administration of HES (p < 0.05). The increase in mid-to-apical IVPD, mid IVPD, and apical IVPD indicated increased relaxation. A significant increase in basal IVPD reflected volume overloading by HES. CMME-derived IVPD and IVPG are useful tools for the evaluation of various loading conditions in rats. The approach used in this study provides a model for continuous data acquisition in chronic cardiac disease models without drug testing. FAU - Yairo, Akira AU - Yairo A AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. FAU - Mandour, Ahmed S AU - Mandour AS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6256-4539 AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. AD - Department of Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt. FAU - Matsuura, Katsuhiro AU - Matsuura K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6047-2865 AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. FAU - Yoshida, Tomohiko AU - Yoshida T AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. FAU - Ma, Danfu AU - Ma D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6557-7703 AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. FAU - Kitpipatkun, Pitipat AU - Kitpipatkun P AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. FAU - Kato, Konosuke AU - Kato K AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. FAU - Cheng, Chieh-Jen AU - Cheng CJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3376-5440 AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. FAU - El-Husseiny, Hussein M AU - El-Husseiny HM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1143-4018 AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. AD - Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Moshtohor, Toukh, Elqaliobiya 13736, Egypt. FAU - Tanaka, Takashi AU - Tanaka T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2844-2356 AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. FAU - Shimada, Kazumi AU - Shimada K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2514-695X AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. FAU - Hamabe, Lina AU - Hamabe L AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. FAU - Uemura, Akiko AU - Uemura A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2671-5074 AD - Department of Veterinary Surgery, Division of Veterinary Research, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Hokkaido, Japan. FAU - Takahashi, Ken AU - Takahashi K AD - Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. FAU - Tanaka, Ryou AU - Tanaka R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9948-6490 AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-0054, Japan. LA - eng GR - JP18K08086/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210803 PL - Switzerland TA - Diagnostics (Basel) JT - Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101658402 PMC - PMC8391789 OTO - NOTNLM OT - color m-mode echocardiography OT - diastolic function OT - heart failure OT - intraventricular pressure OT - preload COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2021/08/28 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/28 06:01 PMCR- 2021/08/03 CRDT- 2021/08/27 01:09 PHST- 2021/06/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/07/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/07/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/08/27 01:09 [entrez] PHST- 2021/08/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/08/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - diagnostics11081403 [pii] AID - diagnostics-11-01403 [pii] AID - 10.3390/diagnostics11081403 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Aug 3;11(8):1403. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11081403.