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Electropharmacology of the bradycardic agents alinidine and zatebradine (UL-FS 49) in a conscious canine ventricular arrhythmia model of permanent coronary artery occlusion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8547205     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Myocardial infarction was produced in 27 anesthetized dogs by ligating the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery proximal to the septal branch. Nineteen of these animals survived the operation and were studied by programmed stimulation in a random sequence between the third and seventh days after the infarct. Complete electrophysiologic testing was implemented in each animal prior to and after single doses of either alinidine (1 mg/kg IV) or zatebradine (0.5 mg/kg IV). Alinidine prevented reinduction of sustained ventricular tachycardia (SVT) in only 2 of 9 dogs and zatebradine in 1 of 8 dogs. The SVT cycle length was not significantly changed in all cases in which it was still inducible despite drug administration (p > 0.05). Alinidine lengthened the effective refractory period (ERP) in the AV node (p < 0.01), whereas zatebradine did not induce a statistically significant prolongation. Conversely, zatebradine increased the left ventricular ERP, while alinidine left it almost unchanged. The rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) did not significantly differ from control values after the administration of either agents. Also, the duration and the ERP of infarctzone potentials, defined as late potentials, remained unaltered. The results indicate that the bradycardic agents alinidine and zatebradine do not exert antiarrhythmic efficacy against SVT induced during subacute myocardial infarction in conscious dogs. None of these drugs substantially changed ventricular electrophysiology or showed a drug-specific proarrhythmic effect.
Authors:
I Aidonidis; J Brachmann; I Rizos; A Zacharoulis; I Stavridis; P Toutouzas; W Kübler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cardiovascular drugs and therapy / sponsored by the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy     Volume:  9     ISSN:  0920-3206     ISO Abbreviation:  Cardiovasc Drugs Ther     Publication Date:  1995 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-02-22     Completed Date:  1996-02-22     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8712220     Medline TA:  Cardiovasc Drugs Ther     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  555-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / pharmacology*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology*
Benzazepines / pharmacology*
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Cardiotonic Agents / pharmacology*
Clonidine / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacology
Coronary Vessels / physiology*
Dogs
Electric Stimulation
Electrocardiography / drug effects
Electrophysiology
Evoked Potentials / drug effects,  physiology
Female
Male
Myocardial Infarction / chemically induced,  physiopathology
Refractory Period, Electrophysiological / drug effects
Tachycardia, Ventricular / chemically induced,  physiopathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; 0/Benzazepines; 0/Cardiotonic Agents; 33178-86-8/alinidine; 4205-90-7/Clonidine; 85175-67-3/zatebradine

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