PMID- 36924239 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230320 LR - 20230320 IS - 1525-6006 (Electronic) IS - 1064-1963 (Linking) VI - 45 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Dec 31 TI - Establishment of a canine model of pulmonary arterial hypertension induced by dehydromonocrotaline and ultrasonographic study of right ventricular remodeling. PG - 2190503 LID - 10.1080/10641963.2023.2190503 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) means high blood pressure in the lungs. We aimed to observe the right ventricular size, wall thickness and characteristic functional changes and their associations with PAH in an established model of beagle dogs, and to explore convenient, reliable and sensitive ultrasound indicators for assessing right ventricular remodeling. METHODS: Twenty healthy beagle dogs (8-10 kg) were randomly divided into control group (N-dimethylformamide, n = 10) and dehydromonocrotaline (DHMCT) group (DHMCT, n = 10). N-dimethylformamide or DHMCT was injected through a catheter into the right atrium, and then right heart catheterization, routine echocardiography and two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI) were performed before modeling (0 weeks) and 8, 14 weeks after modeling. Hemodynamic parameters and right ventricular function-related ultrasound data were acquired. At the end of the experiment, the animals were killed and the lung tissues were taken for HE staining. Left and right ventricular walls were separated and weighed respectively, and right ventricular hypertrophy index (RVHI) was measured. The associations of the routine ultrasound data and 2D-STI data at each time point with hemodynamic parameters and RVHI were analyzed. RESULTS: At 0, 8 and 14 weeks, gradual decreases in the right ventricular global longitudinal strain (RVLS) were found in DHMCT group. RVH occurred in DHMCT group, and DHMCT group had a significantly higher RVHI than that of control group (49.83 +/- 4.83% vs. 39.80 +/- 1.40%, P < .001) and larger pulmonary artery media thickness. RVLS had significant positive correlations with RVSP (r = 0.74, P < .001), mRVP (r = 0.72, P < .001), PASP (r = 0.75, P < .001), mPAP (r = 0.72, P < .001) and PVR (r = 0.68, P < .001). There was a significant positive correlation between RVLS and RVHI (r = 0.74, P < .001). CONCLUSION: The right ventricular function in PAH can be effectively assessed by echocardiography, and RVLS measured by 2D-STI sensitively reflects right ventricular remodeling following PAH. FAU - Dong, Jing AU - Dong J AD - Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Jiang, Xiao-Min AU - Jiang XM AD - Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Xie, Du-Jiang AU - Xie DJ AD - Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Luo, Jie AU - Luo J AD - Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Ran, Hong AU - Ran H AD - Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Li, Lin AU - Li L AD - Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Li, Miao AU - Li M AD - Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Jiang, Pei AU - Jiang P AD - Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Zhang, Ping-Yang AU - Zhang PY AD - Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Zhou, Ling AU - Zhou L AD - Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Clin Exp Hypertens JT - Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) JID - 9305929 RN - 23291-96-5 (monocrotaline pyrrole) RN - 8696NH0Y2X (Dimethylformamide) SB - IM MH - Dogs MH - Animals MH - *Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension MH - *Hypertension, Pulmonary/diagnostic imaging/etiology MH - Ventricular Remodeling MH - Dimethylformamide MH - Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular/diagnostic imaging/etiology MH - Ventricular Function, Right MH - *Ventricular Dysfunction, Right OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dehydromonocrotaline OT - echocardiography OT - pulmonary arterial hypertension OT - right ventricular remodeling OT - two-dimensional speckle tracking EDAT- 2023/03/17 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/21 06:00 CRDT- 2023/03/16 05:13 PHST- 2023/03/16 05:13 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/21 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1080/10641963.2023.2190503 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Exp Hypertens. 2023 Dec 31;45(1):2190503. doi: 10.1080/10641963.2023.2190503.