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Impact of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion on ventricular defibrillation patterns, energy requirements, and detection of recovery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12034662     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Shocks that have defibrillated spontaneous ventricular fibrillation (VF) during acute ischemia or reperfusion may seem to have failed if VF recurs before the ECG amplifier recovers after shock. This could explain why the defibrillation threshold (DFT) for spontaneous VF appears markedly higher than for electrically induced VF. METHODS AND RESULTS: The DFT for electrically induced VF (E-DFT) was determined in 15 pigs before ischemia, followed by left anterior ascending or left circumflex artery occlusion. VF was electrically induced 20 minutes after occlusion, followed 5 minutes later by reperfusion. Whether spontaneous or electrically induced, VF during occlusion or reperfusion was treated with up to 3 shocks at 1.5xE-DFT. If all 3 shocks failed, shock strength was increased. Thirty minutes after reperfusion, the other artery was occluded and the protocol was repeated. Defibrillation was considered successful if postshock sinus/idioventricular rhythm was present for > or = 30 seconds. VF recurring within 30 seconds after the shock was considered immediate or delayed if the first postshock activation complex in a rapidly restored ECG recording was VF or sinus/idioventricular rhythm, respectively. Defibrillation efficacy at 1.5xE-DFT was significantly higher for electrically induced ischemic VF (76%) than for spontaneous VF (31%). The incidence of delayed recurrence after electrically induced nonischemic (3%) or ischemic (20%) VF was significantly lower than after spontaneous VF (75%). Mean VF recurrence time after spontaneous VF was 4.6+/-5.3 seconds. CONCLUSIONS: Spontaneous VF can be halted by a shock but then quickly restart before a standard ECG amplifier has recovered from postshock saturation, making it appear that the shock failed.
Authors:
Hao Qin; Gregory P Walcott; Cheryl R Killingsworth; Dennis L Rollins; William M Smith; Raymond E Ideker
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation     Volume:  105     ISSN:  1524-4539     ISO Abbreviation:  Circulation     Publication Date:  2002 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-05-29     Completed Date:  2002-06-07     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147763     Medline TA:  Circulation     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2537-42     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294-0019, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Electric Countershock / methods*
Electrocardiography
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / methods
Female
Heart Conduction System / physiopathology*
Male
Myocardial Ischemia / complications,  physiopathology*
Myocardial Reperfusion*
Recurrence
Swine
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Fibrillation / complications,  physiopathology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-28429/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-42760/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-63775/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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