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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2010, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (3): 322-325.

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Protective effect of nicorandil on myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement

LIU Liu, ZHOU Hai-yang, WANG Jian-bin, LU Zhi-ping   

  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Second Hospital,Central South University,Changsha 410011,Hunan,China
  • Received:2010-01-04 Revised:2010-03-04 Published:2020-10-14

Abstract: AIM: To observe the protective effect of nicorandil on myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury in patients undergoing valve replacement. METHODS: Sixty patients undergoing valve repalacement were randomly divided into 3 groups: control(Ⅰ) group, nicorandil delayed precondictioning(Ⅱ) group and nicorandil preconditioning(Ⅲ) group. 20 mg nicorandil was given i.v. 24 h before operation in group Ⅱ, whereas in group Ⅲ, 20 mg nicorandil was given i.v. after induction of anesthesia. Blood samples were taken from coronary venous for determination of cTnI, TNF-α, IL-6 levels at aortic clamping (T0), 15 min (T1), 30 min(T2), 60 min (T3), 90 min(T4) after aortic declamping. Right atria myocardium tissue were taken at T0 and T2 to observe the histopathological changes with electron microscopy. RESULTS: The levels of cTnI, TNF-αand IL-6 in group Ⅱand Ⅲ were significantly lower than those in group I. Myocardium injury was obviously lighter in groupⅡand Ⅲ than that in group Ⅰ, whereas the levels of cTnI, TNF-α, IL-6 and myocardium injury were lower in group Ⅱ than those in group Ⅲ. CONCLUSION: Nicorandil is effcetive in decreasing myocardial ischemia repefusion injury in patients undergoing valve replacement, The protective effect of nicorandil delayed preconditioning is more obvious than precondictioning.

Key words: Nicorandil, Heart valve replacement, Implantation, Myocardial protection

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