Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 56, Issue 3 656-665, Copyright © 1984 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of exercise on collateral development in myocardial ischemia in pigs

C. M. Bloor, F. C. White and T. M. Sanders

To study the effects of exercise on collateral development in myocardial ischemia, we induced coronary arterial stenosis of the left circumflex coronary artery (LCCA) in 18 of 30 pigs. During that surgery, we identified the coronary bed at risk. Nine of these pigs were then subjected to 5 mo of exercise training on a treadmill. After exercise training, we determined regional collateral and myocardial blood flow using radiolabeled microspheres. At autopsy, all animals had complete occlusion of the LCCA. Infarct size in the exercise-trained pigs was significantly less than in the sedentary pigs (5.9 +/- 1.0 vs. 11.7 +/- 1.0% of the left ventricle). The exercise-trained animals had a greater increase in collateral flow, 35.1 +/- 3.0 vs. 28.7 +/- 4.1 ml X min-1 X 100 g-1, in the noninfarcted jeopardized zone of the LCCA bed. The major findings of the study were the following: 1) chronic coronary artery stenosis progressing to occlusion stimulated development of the collateral circulation and salvaged tissue in the jeopardized myocardium of an animal model with sparse collaterals; 2) development of the collateral circulation and tissue salvage is increased by exercise training; 3) collaterals develop primarily in or near the ischemic zone; and 4) all collateral beds develop a circumferential flow gradient following occlusion.

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