Stretch-induced regional mechanoelectric dispersion and arrhythmia in the right ventricle of anesthetized lambs.

نویسندگان

  • Ruo L Chen
  • Daniel J Penny
  • Gottfried Greve
  • Max J Lab
چکیده

Regional mechanical and electrophysiological changes accompany most ventricular arrhythmias and, it has been suggested, by mechanoelectric feedback. We hypothesized that an intervention producing regional mechanical dispersion was associated with regional, proarrhythmic electrical dispersion and studied the regional mechanoelectric feedback in the right ventricle (RV) of anesthetized lambs. Ten lambs were deeply anesthetized, and their hearts were exposed. Three tripodal devices, each incorporating three monophasic action potential electrodes and an integrated strain-gauge system, were placed on the RV apex outflow and inflow regions. Measurements were made before, during, and after 10-s pulmonary arterial occlusion. Pulmonary arterial occlusion increased RV pressure and overall regional segment length. Length excursion became out of phase with RV pressure beats immediately after occlusion, and the strain patterns were different in the three regions at the peak of occlusion. The occlusion resulted in different alterations in regional monophasic action potential morphology, including reduction in monophasic action potential amplitude and duration by different amounts and early afterdepolarizations that were unevenly distributed in the monophasic action potential recordings. This was associated with dispersion of repolarization and recovery time. The combination of electromechanical events precipitated a variety of arrhythmias. Acute RV distension is proarrhythmic, possibly through a causal relationship among mechanically induced afterdepolarizations, dispersion (heterogeneity) of mechanical strain, and dispersion of electrical recovery. The relationship among the different wall motions, the dispersion of repolarization, and arrhythmia underscored mechanoelectric feedback as an important part of arrhythmogenesis in pulmonary embolism and commotio cordis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology

دوره 286 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004