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Nitric oxide, an important regulator of perfusion-contraction matching in conscious pigs.

We examined whether nitric oxide (NO) inhibition during moderate reduction in coronary blood flow (CBF) would affect perfusion-contraction matching. Coronary stenosis (CS) was induced in conscious pigs, which resulted in a stable 39 +/- 1% reduction in CBF for 1.5 h. Ischemic zone wall thickening (IZWT) decreased by an average of 56 +/- 2% during CS from 2.7 +/- 0.2 mm. After reperfusion, myocardial stunning was observed, but this recovered without evidence of necrosis. After recovery and subsequent administration of systemic NO synthase inhibition (N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine, 25 mg. kg(-1). day(-1) x 3 days), CS for 1.5 h reduced CBF similarly but decreased IZWT significantly more, P < 0.05, by 89 +/- 5%. Myocardial stunning, i.e., the decrease in IZWT at 12 h post-CS, was more severe (-65 +/- 5% vs. -21 +/- 3%), P < 0.05. Furthermore, CS during NO synthase inhibition resulted in multifocal subendocardial areas of necrosis in the area at risk. These data suggest that in the intact, conscious pig, NO inhibition prevents perfusion-contraction matching, resulting in intensification of post-ischemic stunning and development of subendocardial necrosis.