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Allopurinol Improves Myocardial Efficiency in Patients With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Cappola, Thomas P., Kass, David A., Nelson, Gregory S., Berger, Ronald D., Rosas, Gisele O., Kobeissi, Zoulficar A., Marbán, Eduardo, Hare, Joshua M.·2001·Circulation

Abstract

Background Dilated cardiomyopathy is characterized by an imbalance between left ventricular performance and myocardial energy consumption. Experimental models suggest that oxidative stress resulting from increased xanthine oxidase (XO) activity contributes to this imbalance. Accordingly, we hypothesized that XO inhibition with intracoronary allopurinol improves left ventricular efficiency in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Methods and Results Patients (n=9; ejection fraction, 29±3%) were instrumented to assess myocardial oxygen consumption (MV̇ o 2 ), peak rate of rise of left ventricular pressure (dP/dt max ), stroke work (SW), and efficiency (dP/dt max /MV̇ o 2 and SW/MV̇ o 2 ) at baseline and after sequential infusions of intracoronary allopurinol (0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 mg/min, each for 15 minutes). Allopurinol caused a significant decrease in MV̇ o 2 (peak effect, −16±5%; P <0.01; n=9) with no parallel decrease in dP/dt max or SW and no change in ventricular load. The net result was a substantial improvement in myocardial efficiency (peak effects: dP/dt max /MV̇ o 2 , 22±9%, n=9; SW/MV̇ o 2 , 40±17%, n=6; both P <0.05). These effects were apparent despite concomitant treatment with standard heart failure therapy, including ACE inhibitors and β-blockers. XO and its parent enzyme xanthine dehydrogenase were more abundant in failing explanted human myocardium on immunoblot. Conclusions These findings indicate that XO activity may contribute to abnormal energy metabolism in human cardiomyopathy. By reversing the energetic inefficiency of the failing heart, pharmacological XO inhibition represents a potential novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of human heart failure.

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  • Extensive evidence supports a role of XO in the development of cardiovascular disease.

    “Extensive evidence supports a role of XO in the development of cardiovascular disease (137, 148, 157, 282, 430, 466, 561, 633).”
  • In small trials, pharmacological inhibition of XO with allopurinol/oxypurinol improved cardiovascular conditions in heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, and diabetes.

    “In small trials, the pharmacological inhibition of XO with allopurinol/oxypurinol improved cardiovascular conditions in several pathologies, including heart failure (58, 278), dilated cardiomyopathy (148), and diabetes (137, 224).”

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Authors
Cappola, T. P., Kass, D. A., Nelson, G. S., Berger, R. D., Rosas, G. O., Kobeissi, Z. A., Marbán, E., & Hare, J. M.
Affiliations
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Md.
Venue
Circulation
Published
2001-11-13
Volume
104
Issue
20
Pages
2407-2411
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
OpenAlex
W2129194977
Cited by
436
References
31
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FWCI
11.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K08HL003238, K08-HL-03238, R01 HL65455, R01HL065455)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
Keywords
allopurinol, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, xanthine oxidase inhibition, myocardial energy metabolism, myocardial oxygen consumption, stroke work, heart failure treatment, xanthine dehydrogenase, oxidative stress
MeSH terms
Allopurinol, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Enzyme Inhibitors, Female, Hemodynamics, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Contraction, Myocardium, Oxygen Consumption, Xanthine Oxidase, Oxidative Stress, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

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