Key result
Myocardial blood flow was on average 11% lower in the right than in the left ventricle, a relationship that remained unchanged during dextran infusion and hypoxia.
Population
Open chest dogs
Comparison
Hypoxia and dextran infusion vs Baseline/spontaneous variations
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Hydrogen polarography enables precise RV-LV flow comparisons in animals; leaves open translation to clinical settings during hypoxia.
Hydrogen polarography can effectively measure local myocardial blood flow, demonstrating that right ventricular flow is consistently lower than left ventricular flow even during hypoxia-induced hyperemia.
Aukland et al. (1967) studied this question. Hypoxia and dextran infusion vs. Baseline was evaluated on Local myocardial blood flow. Myocardial blood flow was on average 11% lower in the right than in the left ventricle, a relationship that remained unchanged during dextran infusion and hypoxia.
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