TY - JOUR JO - EuroIntervention TI - Pulmonary hemodynamic effects of interatrial shunt in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in rats AB - <p class="ximage author-picture"><img class="Bloc-graphique-standard" src="https://files.eurointervention.com/issues/ahead_of_print/jaa.png" width="56" height="70" /></p> <p class="intertitre1"> </p> <p class="text-1er-paragraph"><span class="abstracts-titres">Aims:</span> The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of creation of a left-to-right interatrial shunt on pulmonary hemodynamics in rats with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF).<br /><br /><span class="abstracts-titres">Methods and results:</span> An interatrial communication (IAC) was created in 11 healthy rats (Lewis rats) and 11 rats which developed (HFPEF) (36-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR)). Effects of the interatrial shunt were compared to 11 sham-operated Lewis and 11 sham-operated SHR. At 45 days post-shunt, strain effect was observed in diastolic function (E/A ratio, p&lt;0.001; Isovolumetric relaxation time, p&lt;0.001), left atrial volume (p=0.005) and pulmonary wall shear rate (WSR) (p=0.02) measured by echo-doppler. At animals&rsquo; sacrifice (60 days), a strain effect was also noted in elastin density (p=0.003) and eNOS protein expression (p= 0.001). Interatrial shunt creation resulted in (i) an increase in pulmonary WSR (p=0.04) and a decrease in left atrial volume (p&lt;0.001); (ii) an increase in elastin density (p&lt;0.005), and (iii) an increase in eNOS protein expression (p=0.03). <br /><br /><span class="abstracts-titres">Conclusions:</span> Creation of a left-to-right atrial shunt in rats with HFPEF was effective in improving pulmonary hemodynamics. Nevertheless, this study also provides preliminary evidences of the potential risk of right volume overload and pulmonary hypertension due to atrial shunting.</p> AU - Danial Pichoy AU - Dupont Sébastien AU - Escoubet Brigitte AU - Osborne-Pellegrin Mary AU - Jondeau Guillaume AU - Michel Jean-Baptiste VL - IS - Y1 - 07/05/2019 Y1 - 2019 DOI - 10.4244/EIJ-D-18-01100 SP - KW - chronic heart failure KW - innovation KW - pre-clinical research PB - Europa Digital & Publishing UR - https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/pulmonary-hemodynamic-effects-of-interatrial-shunt-in-heart-failure-with-preserved-ejection-fraction-in-rats SN - 1774-024X ER -