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Optical mapping of transmural activation induced by electrical shocks in isolated left ventricular wall wedge preparations.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14678138     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
INTRODUCTION: It is believed that electrical shocks interrupt fibrillation by directly stimulating the bulk of ventricular myocardium in excitable states, but how shocks activate intramural tissue layers is not known. In this study, Vm responses and transmural activation patterns induced by shocks during diastole were measured in isolated coronary perfused preparations of porcine left ventricle. METHODS AND RESULTS: Rectangular shocks (duration = 10 ms; field strength, E = 1-44 V/cm) were applied across preparations (thickness = 14.9 +/- 2.5 mm, n = 9) via large mesh electrodes during diastole or action potential (AP) plateau. Vm responses at the transmural surface were measured using optical mapping technique (resolution = 1.2 mm). Depending on shock strength, three types of Vm responses were observed. (1) Weak shocks (E approximately 1-4 V/cm) applied in diastole induced APs with simple monophasic upstrokes. The latency and time of transmural activation (TTA) rapidly decreased with increasing shock strength. Earliest activation occurred predominantly at the cathodal side of preparations in the areas that exhibited maximal DeltaVm during AP plateau. (2) Intermediate shocks (E approximately 4-23 V/cm) induced monophasic and biphasic upstrokes that were paralleled with predominantly negative plateau DeltaVm. Activation was initiated at multiple transmural sites and rapidly spread across the myocardial wall (TTA = 0.6 +/- 0.2 ms). (3) Very strong shocks (E approximately 23-44 V/cm) could cause triphasic upstrokes, likely reflecting occurrence of membrane electroporation, and delayed activation (TTA = 6.7 +/- 3.8 ms) at sites of largest negative plateau DeltaVm. CONCLUSION: Shocks applied during diastole cause direct and rapid (within 1 ms) activation of ventricular bulk over a wide range of shock strengths, supporting the excitatory hypothesis of defibrillation. Very strong shocks can cause multiphasic Vm responses and delayed activation.
Authors:
Oleg F Sharifov; Vladimir G Fast
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1045-3873     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol.     Publication Date:  2003 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-12-17     Completed Date:  2004-04-13     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9010756     Medline TA:  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1215-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1670 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials / physiology*
Animals
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / methods*
Diastole / physiology*
Electric Stimulation*
Female
Fiber Optic Technology / methods
Heart Conduction System / physiology*
Heart Ventricles / innervation*
Male
Membrane Potentials / physiology*
Pyridinium Compounds
Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods
Ventricular Function*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL 67748/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Pyridinium Compounds; 90134-00-2/1-(3-sulfonatopropyl)-4-(beta)(2-(di-n-butylamino)-6-naphthylvinyl)pyridinium betaine
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2003 Nov;14(11):1223-4   [PMID:  14678139 ]

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