Transmural optical mapping of pause dependent torsade de pointes in canine long QT models / 中华心血管病杂志
Chinese Journal of Cardiology
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(12): 553-556, 2005.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-334658
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the mechanism of pause dependent torsade de pointes (TdP) in long QT (LQT) conditions.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Optical mapping was used to measure transmural action potentials from the arterially perfused left ventricular canine wedge preparation. D-sotalol and ATX-II were administered to mimic LQT 2 and LQT 3, respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In LQT models, the pause significantly enhanced M cell action potential (control group Steady state stimulation S1S1 (291 +/- 27) ms, after pause (307 +/- 28) ms, P > 0.05; LQT 2 S1S1 (356 +/- 20) ms, after pause (381 +/- 25) ms, P < 0.05; LQT 3 S1S1 (609 +/- 92) ms, after pause (675 +/- 98) ms P < 0.05), dispersion of transmural repolarization (control group S1S1 (24 +/- 6) ms, after pause (27 +/- 6) ms, P > 0.05; LQT 2 S1S1 (35 +/- 9) ms, after pause (46 +/- 11) ms, P < 0.05; LQT 3 S1S1 (121 +/- 85) ms, after pause (171 +/- 98) ms, P < 0.05) and the M cell island-like distribution more clearly compared to baseline pacing. Pause dependent early afterdepolarizations (EADs), EAD-induced triggered activity and TdP more likely occurred under LQT 3 condition (82%, P < 0.05). The triggered beat after pause often broke through at the margin of M cells island where the repolarization gradients was maximal. The unidirectional conduction block and slow conduction were observed vividly at this region.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>These data suggest that M cells island plays an important role in origination and maintenance of pause dependent TdP.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Long QT Syndrome
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Action Potentials
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Torsades de Pointes
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Tachycardia, Ventricular
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Disease Models, Animal
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Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging
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Methods
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Cardiology
Year:
2005
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Article
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