| Epicardial conductors can lower the defibrillation threshold in rabbit hearts. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 19272936 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
During a defibrillation shock, epicardial conductors can introduce antistimulatory effects due to lowering of the voltage gradient in myocardial tissue under the conductor and stimulatory effects due to membrane polarization near edges. We hypothesized that increasing the area of conductors increases the defibrillation threshold (DFT), while increasing the amount of stimulatory edge of conductors decreases the DFT. To test this, we measured the DFT in excised rabbit hearts with and without sets of rectangular conductors having 250 or 500 mm(2) area and 100, 200, or 400 mm length of edges perpendicular to the line intersecting the shock electrodes. Unlike previous reports in which conductors increased or did not change DFT, present results indicate a conductor geometry having area of 250 mm (2) and edge of 200 mm decreases the DFT. This result is consistent with the hypothesis that stimulatory effects of the edge of a conductor can enhance defibrillation shock efficacy. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Jared A Sims; Stephen B Knisley Ast |
Related Documents
:
|
14610386 - Routine implantation of cardioverter/defibrillator devices in patients aged 75 years an... 3234006 - The importance of the electrode system for the success of intracardiac defibrillation. 21285936 - Evaluation of re-endothelization extent at mid-term follow-up after drug eluting balloo... 3948356 - Internal cardiac defibrillation in man: pronounced improvement with sequential pulse de... 1352266 - Angina pectoris and silent ischemia in the elderly: a management update. 20100336 - Improvement of myocardial perfusion reserve detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonan... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2008-10-21 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering Volume: 56 ISSN: 1558-2531 ISO Abbreviation: IEEE Trans Biomed Eng Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2009-05-08 Completed Date: 2009-07-24 Revised Date: 2011-07-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 0012737 Medline TA: IEEE Trans Biomed Eng Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 1196-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. jsims@email.unc.edu |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Analysis of Variance Animals Differential Threshold Electric Conductivity Electric Countershock / instrumentation*, methods Electric Stimulation / instrumentation Electrodes* Pericardium / physiology* Rabbits |
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
|
5T32HL069768-04/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL52003/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL67728/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL052003-05/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL067728-05/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; T32 HL069768-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; T32 HL069768-06/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS |
| Comments/Corrections | |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Motion compensated tomography reconstruction of coronary arteries in rotational angiography.
Next Document: Relations between fractional-order model parameters and lung pathology in chronic obstructive pulmon...