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J Appl Physiol 72: 149-157, 1992;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 72, Issue 1 149-157, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Optimal diaphragmatic blood perfusion

F. Hu, A. Comtois and A. E. Grassino
Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Hopital Notre-Dame, Universite de Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The intrabreath time course of phrenic artery blood perfusion (Qpha) was studied in five anesthetized dogs. The diaphragm was paced with submaximal levels of stimulation at various duty cycles (DC) to achieve tension-time index below and above the fatigue threshold (0.03-0.60). Left Qpha was measured via Doppler technique during control (inactive diaphragm) and during two submaximal levels of bilateral phrenic nerve stimulation sustained for 1 min. Measurements were done when Qpha reached steady state in each run. The frequency of pacing of each run was 10/min, and the DC ranged from 0.1 to 0.9 in 0.1 increments. Shortening of costal and crural segments was measured by sonomicrometry. It was found that Qpha during the diaphragmatic contraction phase (QphaC) was a sigmoidal function of DC and was not affected by the levels of transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) explored (34-64% of maximal Pdi). Qpha during the diaphragmatic relaxation phase (QphaR) was a parabolic function of the DC, reaching an optimal value at DC of approximately 0.3 at any given Pdi. QphaR increased significantly with the preceding level of Pdi. QphaT (the sum of QphaC and QphaR) was a parabolic function of DC, reaching peak values at DC of 0.4-0.6 and then decreasing. This function was similar at two levels of Pdi. Post-pacing hyperemia was directly related to tension-time index greater than 0.20.


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