Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow
23-04-2015
Dirk J. Duncker
Div Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter
Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam
The Netherlands
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Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow
• Introduction
• Control of Coronary Resistance Vessels
• Autoregulation: Pressure Flow Relation
• Hemodynamic Effects of a Coronary Stenosis
Duncker & Bache Physiol Rev 2008 Van de Hoeff et al J Mol Cell Cardiol 2012 Laughlin et al Compr Physiol 2012 Duncker et al Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015
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Cyclic Compression of the Coronary Microvasculature
Courtesy of Harold Laughlin
Duncker & Merkus 2004
GCV flow (ml/min)
0
80
160
RCA flow (ml/min)
0
10
20
LAD flow (ml/min)
0
60
120
Pressure (mmHg)
0
40
80
120 Ao
LV
RV
Time (s)
0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2
Systole Diastole Systole
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Unique aspects of the coronary circulation
• Cyclic compression of the vasculature
• High ‘resting’ myocardial metabolic rate
Cardiac muscle flow 1.0 ml/min/g
Skeletal muscle flow 0.1 ml/min/g
High myocardial capillary density
Cardiac muscle 3000-4000/mm2
Skeletal muscle 500-1000/mm2
High myocardial oxygen extraction Cardiac muscle 60-80%
Skeletal muscle 20-30%
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Myocardial O2 balance during exercise
(%)
(%)
(%)
(ml/m
in/g
)
MVO2 (ml/min/g)
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
90
100
MVO2 (ml/min/g)
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6
0
10
20
30
40
50
CBF Hct
CVSO2
ArtSO2
*
*
** * *
*
* * * *
Von Restorff et al Pfluegers Arch 1977
Myocardial O2 consumption (ml/min/g)
Coronary Flow Hematocrit
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Laughlin, Davis,…., Bache, Merkus, Duncker Compr Physiol 2012
Metabolic Vasodilation Exercise
LVMBF = LV Myocardial Blood Flow
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• Darcy’s law
ΔP = Flow x R
Flow =
• Poiseuille’s law
R =
Laws of Hemodynamics
r4 L
r h L = length r = radius h = viscosity R = resistance
Flow
P1 P2
P = pressure
R = resistance
R
8 h L
ΔP R
ΔP
JR Levick An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology 5th Edition 2009 ETP April 23-25, 2015
Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow
• Introduction
• Control of Coronary Resistance Vessels
• Autoregulation: Pressure Flow Relation
• Hemodynamic Effects of a Coronary Stenosis
Duncker & Bache Physiol Rev 2008 Van de Hoeff et al J Mol Cell Cardiol 2012 Laughlin et al Compr Physiol 2012 Duncker et al Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015
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Chilian et al Am J Physiol 1989
Distribution of Resistance in Coronary Microcirculation
μ
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Davis et al APS Handbook of Physiology 2008 Zhang, …, Chilian APS Handbook of Physiology 2008
μ
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Control of tissue blood flow
“Blood goes where it is needed” John Hunter 1794
“He must have wondered how blood “knows” where it is needed?” LB Rowell JAP 2004
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The ultimate cardiac challenge Exercise
L S 1 2 3 Exercise (km/h)
4 5
CBF(ml/min)
LV dP/dt
(mmHg/s)
-2500
0
2500
5000
LVP(mmHg)
0
50
100
0
MAP(mmHg)
50
100
100
150
50
Rest Exercise at 5 km/h
Duncker et al. Circ Res 1998 Duncker & Merkus J Physiol 2007
Duncker et al JMCC 2012 ETP April 23-25, 2015
Neurohumoral influences Extravascular influences
NE
ACh
compression
Endothelial influences
histamine
bradykinin
ANG II
Endo- en Paracrine influences
PO2
adenosine
Metabolic influences
ANG I ANG II
bET-1 ET-1
ETA ETB
L-Arg NO PGI2
cAMPcGMP
Endothelium
Smooth Muscle
Cardiomyocyte
ADP
P2Y
shear stress
AA
adenosine
A2
O2• -
O2
O2
CO2
EDHF
ATP
KCa
AT1
ß2
H2O2
KCa
α1
α2
Erythrocytes
O2
NO
ATP
NE
H1
P2XH1
ETB
B2M
H2
M
AChNEKV
TXA2 5HT
TXA25HT
ACE
Platelets
TXA2 5HT
KATPKCa
KATP
ECE eNOS COX-1 CYP450
PCO2, H+, K+
IP
α2
Control of Coronary Microvascular Tone
Duncker & Bache Physiol Reviews 2008 ETP April 23-25, 2015
Neurohumoral influences Extravascular influences
NE
ACh
compression
Endothelial influences
histamine
bradykinin
ANG II
Endo- en Paracrine influences
PO2
adenosine
Metabolic influences
ANG I ANG II
bET-1 ET-1
ETA ETB
L-Arg NO PGI2
cAMPcGMP
Endothelium
Smooth Muscle
Cardiomyocyte
ADP
P2Y
shear stress
AA
adenosine
A2
O2• -
O2
O2
CO2
EDHF
ATP
KCa
AT1
ß2
H2O2
KCa
α1
α2
Erythrocytes
O2
NO
ATP
NE
H1
P2XH1
ETB
B2M
H2
M
AChNEKV
TXA2 5HT
TXA25HT
ACE
Platelets
TXA2 5HT
KATPKCa
KATP
ECE eNOS COX-1 CYP450
PCO2, H+, K+
IP
α2
Control of Coronary Microvascular Tone
ETP April 23-25, 2015 Laughlin et al Compr Physiol 2012
Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow
• Introduction
• Control of Coronary Resistance Vessels
• Autoregulation: Pressure Flow Relation
• Hemodynamic Effects of a Coronary Stenosis
Duncker & Bache Physiol Rev 2008 Van de Hoeff et al J Mol Cell Cardiol 2012 Laughlin et al Compr Physiol 2012 Duncker et al Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015
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Autoregulation
The ability of the heart to maintain flow constant in the face of a change in perfusion pressure
…while myocardial metabolism remains unchanged
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25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
Coronary Perfusion Pressure (mm Hg)
Co
ron
ary
Blo
od
Flo
w (
mL/
min
)
Coronary Autoregulation
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25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
Coronary Perfusion Pressure (mm Hg)
Co
ron
ary
Blo
od
Flo
w (
mL/
min
)
Rubio and Berne, Prog CV Disease 1975
Autoregulatory Range
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Coronary Pressure-Flow Relation
Duncker et al Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015 ETP April 23-25, 2015
Flowmax / ΔP = Conductancemax
Coronary Pressure-Flow Relation
Duncker et al Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015 ETP April 23-25, 2015
Coronary Pressure-Flow Relation
Duncker et al Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015 ETP April 23-25, 2015
Coronary Pressure-Flow Relation
Duncker et al Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015 ETP April 23-25, 2015
Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow
• Introduction
• Control of Coronary Resistance Vessels
• Autoregulation: Pressure Flow Relations
• Hemodynamic Effects of a Coronary Stenosis
Duncker & Bache Physiol Rev 2008 Van de Hoeff et al J Mol Cell Cardiol 2012 Laughlin et al Compr Physiol 2012 Duncker et al Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015
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Stenosis
PAORTA
PDISTAL
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Coronary velocity
Pressure Derived Fractional Flow Reserve, FFR
Coronary (Pd)
Aortic (Pao)
Adenosine
CFR= 2.2
FFR= Pd/Pao = 105/133 = 0.78
Canty & Duncker Braunwald’s Heart Disease 2014
Stenosis
PAORTA
PDISTAL
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Canty & Duncker Braunwald’s Heart Disease 2014
Assessment of Coronary Reserve
80%
Canty & Duncker Braunwald’s Heart Disease 2014
Assessment of Coronary Reserve
Flow velocity wire
PET/MRI/CT Perfusion
80%
Canty & Duncker Braunwald’s Heart Disease 2014
Assessment of Coronary Reserve
PET/MRI/CT Perfusion
80%
Canty & Duncker Braunwald’s Heart Disease 2014
Assessment of Coronary Reserve
Pressure wire
80%
Canty & Duncker Braunwald’s Heart Disease 2014
Assessment of Coronary Reserve
Flow velocity wire
Pressure wire
PET/MRI/CT Perfusion
80%
Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow
• Introduction
• Control of Coronary Resistance Vessels
• Autoregulation: Pressure Flow Relations
• Hemodynamic Effects of a Coronary Stenosis
Duncker & Bache Physiol Rev 2008 Van de Hoeff et al J Mol Cell Cardiol 2012 Laughlin et al Compr Physiol 2012 Duncker et al Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015
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Questions?