P312The selective late sodium current inhibitor eleclazine attenuates ventricular fibrillation spectral characteristics modifications produced by acute myocardial stretch

Ranolazine induced modifications of ventricular fibrillation activation complexity under mechanical stretch

Patrones de activación durante la fibrilación auricular en un modelo experimental

Introduccion y objetivos En la fibrilacion auricular junto a los mecanismos de reentrada y de activacion aleatoria se han descrito patrones de activacion focal que se han atribuido tanto a propagacion desde el endocardio como a la existencia de zonas de actividad automatica. Los objetivos del presente estudio son analizar y cuantificar los patrones de activacion auricular en un modelo experimental de fibrilacion. Material y metodos Se estudian 11 preparaciones de corazon aislado de conejo segun la tecnica de Langendorff en los que se inducen episodios de fibrilacion auricular mediante sobreestimulacion tras haber provocado dilatacion auricular derecha con un balon intraauricular. Utilizando…

P1602Basic electrophysiological modifications induced by carvedilol in unstrectched and stretched ventricular myocardium

Abstract Background Acute regional ventricular stretch (ARVS) is a pathophysiologic event that may occur in certain situations, originating arrhythmogenic effects through the mechanoelectrical feedback. Mechanical effects of stretch originate calcium-related changes as sarcoplasmic recticulum Ca2+ overload that can trigger Ca2+ diastolic leaks (store-overload-induced Ca2+ release, SOICR), mediated by the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2). SOICR seems to be implicated in the mechanisms underlying stretch-induced arrhythmias. Carvedilol can inhibit the overload of Ca2+ through blocking of beta-adrenergic receptors, and also suppress the release of Ca2+ induced by the SOICR. Purpose The aim of…

Endurance training increases ventricular refractoriness and wavelength of the cardiac impulse without participation of parasympathetic postganglionic neurons. A study in isolated rabbit heart

Abstract Background Endurance physical training plays a protective role in against ventricular fibrillation (VF), but the exact underlying mechanisms are not completely understood. It is well-known that modifications in myocardial ventricular properties such as refractoriness, conduction velocity and wavelength are key in the initiation and maintenance of VF; furthermore, vagus nerve stimulation has prophylactic effects on malignant arrhythmias and VF. On the other hand, parasympathetic nervous system activity is increased in trained individuals, which in turn affects different ventricular electrophysiological properties. We hypothesized that physical training increases conduction velocity …

P314Modifications of atrial refractoriness produced in an experimental rabbit model of diet-induced metabolic syndrome

P3492Carvedilol and its analogue VK-II-86 attenuate stretch-induced manifestations of mechanoelectric feedback

Abstract Background Mechanical stretch modifies Ca2+ handling and myocardial electrophysiology, favoring arrhythmogenesis. The store-overload-induced Ca2+ release (SOICR) through the ryanodine receptor (RyR2) seems to be implicated in this deleterious effect. Carvedilol and its analogue VK-II-86 (which does not have significant beta-blocking effects) suppress SOCIR by directly reducing the open duration of the cardiac RyR2, and could modulate calcium-related changes produced by myocardial stretch. Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate, by the ventricular fibrillation (VF) spectral analysis, whether carvedilol and VK-II-86 prevents stretch-induced arrhythmogenic effects. Methods T…

Analysis of the Modifications in the Spectral and Morphologic Regularity during Ventricular Fibrillation Produced by Physical Exercise and the Use of Glibenclamide

Chronic physical exercise modifies cardiac activity improving response to malignant arrhythmia and, specifically, ventricular fibrillation (VF). Drug administration as glibenclamide, responsible for K + ATP channel blocking, is also generating a positive response against fibrillation.

Dominant frequency and complexity of electrical reentrant activation during ventricular fibrillation with releasing of NO after acute local stretching. A study in isolated rabbit heart

Simultaneous atrial and ventricular restitution and fibrillation analyses using a low-cost scalable panoramic whole-heart optical mapping configuration for whole-heart imaging of translational models

Abstract Introduction Optical mapping (OM) is the primary method for imaging electrophysiologically relevant parameters from the outer surface of Langendorff-perfused hearts. However, current panoramic OM systems are financially challenging, require multiple sensors to map wide areas of the surface with overlapping regions and missing areas of interest due to the intrinsic shape of the heart. We proposed different panoramic configurations to dynamically characterize atrial and ventricular function during arrhythmia and, in presence of a coronary occlusion. Methods We devised both a multi-sensor and a single sensor system integrated with the perfusion circuit comprising sensor elements, a co…

A halocin acting on Na+/H+ exchanger of Haloarchaea as a new type of inhibitor in NHE of mammals

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Cartografía epicárdica de la activación reentrante durante la fibrilación ventricular. Estudio experimental

Introduccion y objetivos Analizar las caracteristicas de la activacion reentrante durante la fibrilacion ventricular en un modelo experimental mediante cartografia epicardica de alta resolucion. Metodos En 30 preparaciones de corazon aislado de conejo se ha registrado la actividad fibrilatoria ventricular utilizando un electrodo multiple epicardico. En los mapas de activacion con patrones de activacion reentrante se han determinado el numero de giros consecutivos, la longitud maxima de la zona central de la reentrada, el area abarcada por la zona central y dos electrodos alrededor de la misma y la duracion de los ciclos. Resultados En la mayor parte de los mapas se han observado patrones co…

P330Modifications of short-term heart rate varibility and intrinsic pacemaker variability in an experimental model of metabolic syndrome

Effects of chronic exercise on myocardial refractoriness: a study on isolated rabbit heart

Aim:  To determine whether chronic physical training increases atrial and ventricular refractoriness in isolated rabbit heart. Methods:  Trained rabbits were submitted to a protocol of treadmill running. The electrophysiological parameters of refractoriness investigated in an isolated heart preparation were: (1) atrial effective refractory period (AERP) and atrial functional refractory period and ventricular effective and functional refractory periods (VERP and VFRP) using the extrastimulus technique at four different pacing cycle lengths; (2) the dominant frequency (DF) of ventricular fibrillation (VF). A multi-electrode plaque containing 256 electrodes and a spectral method were used to o…

Intrinsic changes on automatism, conduction, and refractoriness by exercise in isolated rabbit heart.

We have studied the intrinsic modifications on myocardial automatism, conduction, and refractoriness produced by chronic exercise. Experiments were performed on isolated rabbit hearts. Trained animals were submitted to exercise on a treadmill. The parameters investigated were 1) R-R interval, noncorrected and corrected sinus node recovery time (SNRT) as automatism index; 2) sinoatrial conduction time; 3) Wenckebach cycle length (WCL) and retrograde WCL, as atrioventricular (A-V) and ventriculoatrial conduction index; and 4) effective and functional refractory periods of left ventricle, A-V node, and ventriculoatrial retrograde conduction system. Measurements were also performed on coronary…

Analysis of the influence of parasympathetic postganglionic neurons on cardiac response in Ventricular Fibrillation

Physical training modifies the sympathetic-vagal balance of autonomic nervous system. Previous studies have shown that such training also produces intrinsic modifications of cardiac electrophysiological properties in isolated heart during Ventricular Fibrillation (VF). Ten NZW trained rabbits were studied to test if the modifications are related to the activity of postganglionic parasympathetic neurons. Two records per subject were acquired during VF: before (G1) and after (G2) the infusion of atropine to inhibit the activity of neurons. Mapping records were obtained using a 240-channel electrode array located in the left ventricle of isolated heart (perfused by Langendorff system). VF was …

Características de los electrogramas auriculares registrados en las líneas de bloqueo producidas con radiofrecuencia en un modelo experimental

Objetivos Analizar y cuantificar las modificaciones de los electrogramas auriculares tras la realizacion de lesiones lineales en la pared auricular utilizando procedimientos de ablacion con radiofrecuencia. Metodos En 12 preparaciones de corazon aislado de conejo segun la tecnica de Langendorff se ha utilizado un electrodo multiple epicardico (221 electrodos unipolares) para analizar la activacion auricular antes y despues de la realizacion de una lesion lineal en la pared auricular izquierda mediante aplicaciones sucesivas de radiofrecuencia. Tras comprobar la existencia de bloqueo de la conduccion en la zona lesionada mediante cartografia epicardica y analisis de los vectores de propagaci…

P315Study of the induction and characteristics of ventricular fibrillation in an experimental model of metabolic syndrome