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Candidate mechanical stimuli for hypertrophy during volume overload.

Jeffrey W Holmes1

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA. jh553@columbia.edu

Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
|June 1, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Cardiac myocytes respond to mechanical signals. Researchers found that changes in left ventricular volume, not just peak stress, may trigger cardiac hypertrophy during volume overload.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Cardiac Remodeling
  • Biomechanical Engineering

Background:

  • Myocyte systems sense and respond to mechanical inputs.
  • Cardiac hypertrophy is a complex adaptation to mechanical stress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize left ventricular (LV) volume and wall stress signals during early volume overload.
  • To identify mechanical stimuli that may drive myocyte hypertrophy.

Main Methods:

  • Measurements of LV pressure and volume in rats with an arteriovenous fistula (volume overload) or sham operation.
  • Calculation of mean wall stresses using a thick-walled ellipsoidal model.
  • Analysis of time-varying hemodynamic signals with high spatial and temporal resolution.

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Main Results:

  • Volume overload increased cardiac output and LV mass.
  • Key features of the time-varying LV volume signal were significantly altered.
  • Peak systolic wall stress and diastolic strain were not significantly changed, challenging traditional views.

Conclusions:

  • Features of the time-varying ventricular volume signal and associated local deformations may drive hypertrophy.
  • Candidate mechanical stimuli for hypertrophy extend beyond traditional metrics.
  • Further research should explore volume signal features that also change during pressure overload.