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Subcutaneous nerve activity and spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias in ambulatory dogs.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Stellate ganglion nerve activity (SGNA) is important in ventricular arrhythmogenesis. However, because thoracotomy is needed to access the stellate ganglion, it is difficult to use SGNA for risk stratification. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that subcutaneous nerve activity (SCNA) in canines can be used to estimate SGNA and predict ventricular arrhythmia. METHODS:We implanted radiotransmitters to continuously monitor left stellate ganglion and subcutaneous electrical activities in 7 ambulatory dogs with myocardial infarction, complete heart block, and nerve growth factor infusion to the left stellate ganglion. RESULTS:Spontaneous ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF) was documented in each dog. SCNA preceded a combined 61 episodes of VT and VF, 61 frequent bigeminy or couplets, and 61 premature ventricular contractions within 15 seconds in 70%, 59%, and 61% of arrhythmias, respectively. Similar incidence of 75%, 69%, and 62% was noted for SGNA. Progressive increase in SCNA [48.9 (95% confidence interval [CI] 39.3-58.5) vs 61.8 (95% CI 45.9-77.6) vs 75.1 (95% CI 57.5-92.7) mV-s] and SGNA [48.6 (95% CI 40.9-56.3) vs 58.5 (95% CI 47.5-69.4) vs 69.0 (95% CI 53.8-84.2) mV-s] integrated over 20-second intervals was demonstrated 60 seconds, 40 seconds, and 20 seconds before VT/VF (P <.05), respectively. The Pearson correlation coefficient for integrated SCNA and SGNA was 0.73 ± 0.18 (P <.0001 for all dogs, n = 5). Both SCNA and SGNA exhibited circadian variation. CONCLUSION:SCNA can be used as an estimate of SGNA to predict susceptibility to VT and VF in a canine model of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.

SUBMITTER: Doytchinova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4339615 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Subcutaneous nerve activity and spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias in ambulatory dogs.

Doytchinova Anisiia A   Patel Jheel J   Zhou Shengmei S   Chen Lan S LS   Lin Hongbo H   Shen Changyu C   Everett Thomas H TH   Lin Shien-Fong SF   Chen Peng-Sheng PS  

Heart rhythm 20141107 3


<h4>Background</h4>Stellate ganglion nerve activity (SGNA) is important in ventricular arrhythmogenesis. However, because thoracotomy is needed to access the stellate ganglion, it is difficult to use SGNA for risk stratification.<h4>Objective</h4>The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that subcutaneous nerve activity (SCNA) in canines can be used to estimate SGNA and predict ventricular arrhythmia.<h4>Methods</h4>We implanted radiotransmitters to continuously monitor left stellate  ...[more]

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