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Kinetics of atrial repolarization alternans in a free-behaving ovine model.


ABSTRACT: Kinetics of Atrial Repolarization Alternans.Repolarization alternans (Re-ALT), a beat-to-beat alternation in action potential repolarization, promotes dispersion of repolarization, wavebreaks, and reentry. Recently, Re-ALT has been shown to play an important role in the transition from rapid pacing to atrial fibrillation (AF) in humans. The detailed kinetics of atrial Re-ALT, however, has not been reported so far. We developed a chronic free-behaving ovine pacing model to study the kinetics of atrial Re-ALT as a function of pacing rate.Thirteen sheep were chronically implanted with 2 pacemakers for the recording of broadband right atrial unipolar electrograms and delivery of rapid pacing protocols. Beat-to-beat differences in the atrial T-wave apex amplitude as a measure of Re-ALT and activation time were analyzed at incremental pacing rates until the effective refractory period (ERP) defined as stable 2:1 capture.Atrial Re-ALT appeared intermittently but without periodicity, and increased in amplitude as a function of pacing rate until ERP. Intermittent 2:1 atrial capture was observed at pacing cycle lengths 40 ms above ERP, and increased in duration as a function of pacing rate. Episodes of rapid pacing-induced AF were rare, and were preceded by Re-ALT or complex oscillations of atrial repolarization, but without intermittent capture.We show in vivo that atrial Re-ALT developed and increased in magnitude with rate until stable 2:1 capture. In rare instances where capture failure did not occur, Re-ALT and complex oscillations of repolarization surged and preceded AF initiation. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 23, pp. 1003-1012, September 2012).

SUBMITTER: Jousset F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3414656 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Kinetics of atrial repolarization alternans in a free-behaving ovine model.

Jousset Florian F   Tenkorang Joanna J   Vesin Jean-Marc JM   Pascale Patrizio P   Ruchat Patrick P   Rollin Anne Garderes AG   Fromer Martin M   Narayan Sanjiv M SM   Pruvot Etienne E  

Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 20120503 9


<h4>Unlabelled</h4>Kinetics of Atrial Repolarization Alternans.<h4>Introduction</h4>Repolarization alternans (Re-ALT), a beat-to-beat alternation in action potential repolarization, promotes dispersion of repolarization, wavebreaks, and reentry. Recently, Re-ALT has been shown to play an important role in the transition from rapid pacing to atrial fibrillation (AF) in humans. The detailed kinetics of atrial Re-ALT, however, has not been reported so far. We developed a chronic free-behaving ovine  ...[more]

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