TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypomagnesemia inhibits nitric oxide release from coronary endothelium
T2 - Protective role of magnesium infusion after cardiac operations
AU - Pearson, Paul J.
AU - Evora, Paulo R.B.
AU - Seccombe, John F.
AU - Schaff, Hartzell V.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by Mayo Foundation and CNPq Conselho de Nacional de DesenvolumimentoCientifico e Technologico, São Paulo, Brazil.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Background. Postoperative hypomagnesemia is common in patients who have undergone cardiac operations and is associated with clinically significant morbidity resulting from atrial and ventricular dysrhythmias. Magnesium supplementation may increase the cardiac index in the early postoperative period. Methods. The action of the magnesium cation on coronary vascular reactivity was studied. Segments of canine epicardial coronary artery were suspended in organ chambers to measure isometric force (95% O2/5% CO2, 37°C). Results. In coronary segments constricted with prostaglandin F2α, (2 × 10-6 mol/L), acetylcholine and adenosine diphosphate (10-9 to 10-4 mol/L) induced vasodilation in arteries with endothelium (n = 10, each group; p < 0.05). Acetylcholine-mediated vasodilation was blocked by NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (10-4 mol/L) and NG-nitro-L-arginine (10-4 mol/L), two inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis from L-arginine (n = 10, p < 0.05). The removal of magnesium from the organ chamber solution impaired vasodilation in response to acetylcholine and adenosine diphosphate. However, normal endothelium-dependent vasodilation could be restored by return of magnesium to the bathing solution. Vascular relaxation in response to bradykinin (10-9 to 10-6 mol/L), which was found to induce endothelium-dependent vasodilation independent of nitric oxide production, was unaffected by magnesium removal (n = 10). Conclusions. Hypomagnesemia selectively impaired the release of nitric oxide from the coronary endothelium. Because nitric oxide is a potent endogenous nitrovasodilator and inhibitor of platelet aggregation and adhesion, hypomagnesemia could promote vasoconstriction and coronary thrombosis in the early postoperative period.
AB - Background. Postoperative hypomagnesemia is common in patients who have undergone cardiac operations and is associated with clinically significant morbidity resulting from atrial and ventricular dysrhythmias. Magnesium supplementation may increase the cardiac index in the early postoperative period. Methods. The action of the magnesium cation on coronary vascular reactivity was studied. Segments of canine epicardial coronary artery were suspended in organ chambers to measure isometric force (95% O2/5% CO2, 37°C). Results. In coronary segments constricted with prostaglandin F2α, (2 × 10-6 mol/L), acetylcholine and adenosine diphosphate (10-9 to 10-4 mol/L) induced vasodilation in arteries with endothelium (n = 10, each group; p < 0.05). Acetylcholine-mediated vasodilation was blocked by NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (10-4 mol/L) and NG-nitro-L-arginine (10-4 mol/L), two inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis from L-arginine (n = 10, p < 0.05). The removal of magnesium from the organ chamber solution impaired vasodilation in response to acetylcholine and adenosine diphosphate. However, normal endothelium-dependent vasodilation could be restored by return of magnesium to the bathing solution. Vascular relaxation in response to bradykinin (10-9 to 10-6 mol/L), which was found to induce endothelium-dependent vasodilation independent of nitric oxide production, was unaffected by magnesium removal (n = 10). Conclusions. Hypomagnesemia selectively impaired the release of nitric oxide from the coronary endothelium. Because nitric oxide is a potent endogenous nitrovasodilator and inhibitor of platelet aggregation and adhesion, hypomagnesemia could promote vasoconstriction and coronary thrombosis in the early postoperative period.
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U2 - 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00020-4
DO - 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00020-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 9564911
AN - SCOPUS:0031898918
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 65
SP - 967
EP - 972
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 4 SUPPL.
ER -