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Fassina L, Muzio FPL, Berboth L, Ötvös J, Faragli A, Alogna A. Prediction of Left Ventricle Pressure Indices Via a Machine Learning Approach Combining ECG, Pulse Oximetry, and Cardiac Sounds: a Preclinical Feasibility Study. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2024:10.1007/s12265-024-10546-2. [PMID: 39017912 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-024-10546-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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Heart failure (HF) is defined as the inability of the heart to meet body oxygen demand requiring an elevation in left ventricular filling pressures (LVP) to compensate. LVP increase can be assessed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, but this procedure is invasive and time-consuming to the extent that physicians rather rely on non-invasive diagnostic tools. In this work, we assess the feasibility to develop a novel machine-learning (ML) approach to predict clinically relevant LVP indices. Synchronized invasive (pressure-volume tracings) and non-invasive signals (ECG, pulse oximetry, and cardiac sounds) were collected from anesthetized, closed-chest Göttingen minipigs. Animals were either healthy or had HF with reduced ejection fraction and circa 500 heartbeats were included in the analysis for each animal. The ML algorithm showed excellent prediction of LVP indices estimating, for instance, the end-diastolic pressure with a R2 of 0.955. This novel ML algorithm could assist clinicians in the care of HF patients.
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- Lorenzo Fassina
- Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 5, Pavia, 27100, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Der Charité, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburgerplatz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Der Charité, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburgerplatz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Der Charité, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburgerplatz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Der Charité, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburgerplatz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Der Charité, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburgerplatz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany.
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Berlin, 10785, Germany.
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Boden K, Pongratanakul P, Vogel J, Willemsen N, Jülke EM, Balitzki J, Tinel H, Truebel H, Dinh W, Mondritzki T. Telemetric long-term assessment of autonomic function in experimental heart failure. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2023; 124:107480. [PMID: 37979811 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2023.107480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Despite medical advances in the treatment of heart failure (HF), mortality remains high. It has been shown that alterations of the autonomic-nervous-system (ANS) are associated with HF progression and increased mortality. Preclinical models are required to evaluate the effectiveness of novel treatments modulating the autonomic imbalance. However, there are neither standard models nor diagnostic methods established to measure sympathetic and parasympathetic outflow continuously. Digital technologies might be a reliable tool for continuous assessment of autonomic function within experimental HF models. Telemetry devices and pacemakers were implanted in beagle dogs (n = 6). HF was induced by ventricular pacing. Cardiac hemodynamics, plasma catecholamines and parameter describing the ANS ((heart rate variability (HRV), deceleration capacity (DC), and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS)) were continuously measured at baseline, during HF conditions and during recovery phase. The pacing regime led to the expected depression in cardiac hemodynamics. Telemetric assessment of the ANS function showed a significant decrease in Total power, DC, and Heart rate recovery, whereas BRS was not significantly affected. In contrast, plasma catecholamines, revealing sympathetic activity, showed only a significant increase in the recovery phase. A precise diagnostic of the ANS in the context of HF is becoming increasingly important in experimental models. Up to now, these models have shown many limitations. Here we present the continuous assessment of the autonomic function in the progression of HF. We could demonstrate the advantage of highly resolved ANS measurement by HR and BP derived parameters due to early detection of an autonomic imbalance in the progression of HF.
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- Katharina Boden
- Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany; University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
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- University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany; Clinic for Cardiology and Angiology, West-German Heart and Vascular Center, Faculty of Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany; University of Duisburg-, Essen, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany; Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany; University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany; Department of Cardiology, HELIOS Clinic Wuppertal, University Hospital Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany; University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany.
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Brandt RR, Stöbe S, Ewers A, Helfen A. [Echocardiography in cardiac arrhythmias]. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2023; 34:256-264. [PMID: 37584761 DOI: 10.1007/s00399-023-00956-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Echocardiography plays a key role in planning and guidance of electrophysiological procedures. After exclusion of structural heart disease, echocardiography provides insight into the extent of left atrial remodeling by determining left atrial metrics. This "biomarker" is associated with the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation and predictive of atrial fibrillation recurrence after ablation. Transesophageal echocardiography is necessary to exclude left atrial thrombi and is able to guide a transseptal puncture. In case of a rare but life-threatening cardiac tamponade, an echocardiographic-guided pericardiocentesis ensures quick and effective treatment. Left ventricular ejection fraction and deformation analysis determined by echocardiography are established methods for risk stratification in patients with systolic dysfunction and used to guide pharmacological and device therapy.
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- Roland R Brandt
- Abteilung für Kardiologie, Kerckhoff Klinik GmbH, Benekestr. 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Deutschland.
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Universitätsklinik II - Kardiologie und Angiologie, BG Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil Bochum, Bürkle de la Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Kardiologie, Katholische St. Paulus Gesellschaft, St.-Marien-Hospital Lünen, Altstadtstr. 23, 44534, Lünen, Deutschland
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Oeffl N, Krainer M, Kurath-Koller S, Koestenberger M, Schwaberger B, Urlesberger B, Mileder LP. Cardiac Arrhythmias Requiring Electric Countershock during the Neonatal Period-A Systematic Review. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:children10050838. [PMID: 37238386 DOI: 10.3390/children10050838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND In neonates, cardiac arrhythmias are rare. Electric countershock therapy is an effective alternative to drug therapy for neonatal arrhythmias. There are no randomized controlled studies investigating electric countershock therapy in neonates. OBJECTIVE To identify all studies and publications describing electric countershock therapy (including defibrillation, cardioversion, and pacing) in newborn infants within 28 days after birth, and to provide a comprehensive review of this treatment modality and associated outcomes. METHODS For this systematic review we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). All articles reporting electric countershock therapy in newborn infants within 28 days after birth were included. RESULTS In terms of figures, 113 neonates who received electric countershock due to arrhythmias were reported. Atrial flutter (76.1%) was the most common arrhythmia, followed by supraventricular tachycardia (13.3%). Others were ventricular tachycardia (9.7%) and torsade de pointes (0.9%). The main type of electric countershock therapy was synchronized cardioversion (79.6%). Transesophageal pacing was used in twenty neonates (17.7%), and defibrillation was used in five neonates (4.4%). CONCLUSION Electric countershock therapy is an effective treatment option in the neonatal period. In atrial flutter especially, excellent outcomes are reported with direct synchronized electric cardioversion.
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- Nathalie Oeffl
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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Körtl T, Schach C, Sossalla S. How arrhythmias weaken the ventricle: an often underestimated vicious cycle. Herz 2023; 48:115-122. [PMID: 36695877 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-022-05158-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC) is classified as a form of dilated cardiomyopathy in which left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) is triggered by tachycardic or arrhythmic heart rates. On the one hand AIC can develop in patients without cardiac disease and on the other hand it can appear in patients with pre-existing LVSD, leading to a further reduction in left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction. A special aspect of AIC is the potential termination or partial reversibility of LVSD; thus, AIC is curatively treatable by the elimination of the underlying arrhythmia. Since arrhythmias are often seen merely as a consequence than as an underlying cause of LVSD, and due to the fact that the diagnosis of AIC can be made only after recovery of LV function, the prevalence of AIC is probably underestimated in clinical practice. Pathophysiologically, animal models have shown that continuous tachycardic pacing induces consecutive changes such as the occurrence of LVSD, increased filling pressures, LV dilatation, and decreased cardiac output. After termination of tachycardia, reversibility of the described pathologies can usually be observed. Studies in human ventricular myocardium have recently demonstrated that various cellular structural and functional mechanisms are activated even by normofrequent atrial fibrillation, which may help to explain the clinical AIC phenotype.
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- Thomas Körtl
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitäres Herzzentrum Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93042, Regensburg, Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitäres Herzzentrum Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93042, Regensburg, Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitäres Herzzentrum Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93042, Regensburg, Germany.
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Kardiologie & Pneumologie, Georg-August Universität Göttingen und Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung (DZHK), Göttingen, Germany.
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Purwowiyoto SL, Kusharsamita H. Arrhythmia-induced Cardiomyopathy: An Article Review. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2022.8133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Arrhythmia is one of the significant reversible causes in patients with heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction. Tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and premature ventricular contractions have indeed been related to arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy (CM), a reversible dilated CM. Effective arrhythmia suppression will entirely or partially recover ventricular function, lowering morbidity and mortality. However, the importance of arrhythmia-induced CM (ARiCM) is often underestimated in clinical practice because arrhythmia is often seen as a result rather than a cause of CM, leading in treatment delays and failure to increase the quality of life and better clinical outcomes. This article review aims to summarize the pathomechanisms, and a general approach to the management of ARiCM and its long-term outcomes. ARiCM can cause a variety of clinical signs, ranging from asymptomatic to severe heart failure symptoms. Electrocardiogram, 24 h Holter monitoring, echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance are all recommended for diagnosis. More research is required to better understand the pathogenesis of ARiCM and to differentiate treatment alternatives to choose the ideal ARiCM management approach.
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Li XQ, Tang XR, Li LL. Antipsychotics cardiotoxicity: What's known and what's next. World J Psychiatry 2021; 11:736-753. [PMID: 34733639 PMCID: PMC8546771 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i10.736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chronic use of antipsychotic medications entails a dilemma between the benefit of alleviating psychotic symptoms and the risk of troubling, sometimes life-shortening adverse effects. Antipsychotic-induced cardiotoxicity is one of the most life-threatening adverse effects that raises widespread concerns. These cardiotoxic effects range from arrhythmia to heart failure in the clinic, with myocarditis/cardiomyopathy, ischemic injuries, and unexplained cardiac lesions as the pathological bases. Multiple mechanisms have been proposed to underlie antipsychotic cardiotoxicity. This review aims to summarize the clinical signs and pathological changes of antipsychotic cardiotoxicity and introduce recent progress in understanding the underlying mechanisms at both the subcellular organelle level and the molecular level. We also provide an up-to-date perspective on future clinical monitoring and therapeutic strategies for antipsychotic cardiotoxicity. We propose that third-generation antipsychotics or drug adjuvant therapy, such as cannabinoid receptor modulators that confer dual benefits — i.e., alleviating cardiotoxicity and improving metabolic disorders — deserve further clinical evaluation and marketing.
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- Xiao-Qing Li
- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Lee WC, Fang HY, Chen HC, Chen YL, Pan KL, Lin YS, Chen MC. Is it possible to expect left ventricular ejection fraction improvement in patients with known advanced heart diseases in the case of right atrial flutter treated by ablation? Int J Clin Pract 2021; 75:e14582. [PMID: 34185378 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.14582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Atrial flutter (AFL)-related tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TICM) is a treatable cause of heart failure (HF). This study aims to explore the effect of AFL ablation on left ventricular (LV) function in right AFL patients with or without advanced heart diseases. METHODS Between January 2013 and December 2019, 149 patients underwent ablation for persistent AFL. Among them, 60 patients with persistent right atrial (RA) flutter had symptomatic HF and elevated natriuretic peptide levels. Group 1 consisted of 35 patients without advanced heart diseases, and group 2 consisted of 25 patients with prior history of ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) or surgery for valvular heart disease (VHD). Follow-up echocardiography was performed 6 months later. Improvement of LV performance was defined as LV ejection fraction (EF) increase ≥50% of baseline EF without clinical HF symptoms or LVEF recovery to ≥60%. RESULTS Group 2 had larger LV end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) and LV end-systolic volume than group 1. At follow-up, group 2 had larger LV end-systolic volume than group 1. Group 1 had more increase in LVEF than group 2 (21.7 ± 15.2% vs 4.1 ± 13.2%; P < .001). A receiver operating characteristic curve was constructed to determine the discrimination threshold of baseline LVEDV (137 mL) in the overall study group for improvement of LV performance after ablation (P = .005). CONCLUSIONS Successful ablation for right AFL could achieve more reversal of LV dysfunction in patients without advanced heart diseases. Pre-ablation LVEDV ≥ 137 mL was associated with no improvement of LV performance after ablation.
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- Wei-Chieh Lee
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Sossalla S, Vollmann D. Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathy. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 115:335-341. [PMID: 29875055 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heart failure affects 1–2% of the population and is associated with elevated morbidity and mortality. Cardiac arrhythmias are often a result of heart failure, but they can cause left-ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) as an arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC). This causal relationship should be borne in mind by the physician treating a patient with systolic heart failure in association with cardiac arrhythmia. METHODS This review is based on pertinent publications retrieved by a selective search in PubMed (1987–2017) and on the recommendations in current guidelines. RESULTS The key criterion for the diagnosis of an AIC is the demonstration of a persistent arrhythmia (including pathological tachycardia) together with an LVSD whose origin cannot be explained on any other basis. Nearly any type of tachyarrhythmia or frequent ventricular extrasystoles can lead, if persistent, to a progressively severe LVSD. The underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms are incompletely understood; the increased ventricular rate, asynchronous cardiac contractions, and neurohumoral activation all seem to play a role. The most common precipitating factors are supraventricular tachycardias in children and atrial fibrillation in adults. Recent studies have shown that the causal significance of atrial fibrillation in otherwise unexplained LVSD is underappreciated. The treatment of AIC consists primarily of the treatment of the underlying arrhythmia, generally with drugs such as beta-blockers and amiodarone. Depending on the type of arrhythmia, catheter ablation for long-term treatment should also be considered where appropriate. The diagnosis of AIC is considered to be well established when the LVSD normalizes or improves within a few weeks or months of the start of targeted treatment of the arrhythmia. CONCLUSION An AIC is potentially reversible. The timely recognition of this condition and the appropriate treatment of the underlying arrhythmia can substantially improve patient outcomes.
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- Samuel Sossalla
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Cardiology, Pneumology, Intensive Care, University Hospital Regensburg
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Benjamin MM, Chaddha A, Sampene E, Field ME, Rahko PS. Comparison of Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Reduced Versus Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. Am J Cardiol 2016; 118:1831-1835. [PMID: 28029361 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.08.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) and a rapid ventricular response may present with a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). We compared long-term outcomes of these patients with those with preserved LVEF. This retrospective cohort study included 385 consecutive adults with newly diagnosed AF with rapid ventricular response, presenting to a single medical center from January 2006 to August 2014. Patients with a history of coronary artery disease or known cardiomyopathy were excluded. Patients were divided into 2 groups: those with an LVEF ≤55% (n = 147) (REF) and those with an LVEF >55% (n = 238) (PEF). Echocardiographic parameters, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and stroke rates were compared between both groups at baseline and a minimum of 1-year follow-up. The mean age of patients was 68 ± 1.1 in REF versus 60 ± 7.4 in PEF (p = 0.39). There were no significant differences in baseline co-morbidities between both groups. The mean LVEF during the index admission was 47.7 ± 0.8% in REF versus 65.5 ± 0.3% in PEF. The average duration of follow-up was 2.8 years. Patients with REF had higher all-cause mortality (32.7% REF vs 20.6% PEF, odds ratio 2.17, p = 0.008). Patients with REF had higher rates of subsequent clinic or ER visits for AF with a rapid ventricular response (32% REF vs 22.7% PEF, p = 0.044). The incidence of stroke was similar between both groups (17% REF vs 18.9% PEF, p = 0.639). Of the patients with REF, 64% had subsequent EF recovery and had similar outcomes compared with patients with PEF. Baseline LV end-diastolic diameter predicted all-cause mortality (odds ratio 1.14, p = 0.003) in the REF group. None of the echocardiographic parameters predicted EF recovery. In conclusion, in patients with new AF with rapid ventricular response, REF was associated with higher long-term all-cause mortality. Those with subsequent LVEF recovery after medical therapy appear to have a similar prognosis compared with those with initial PEF.
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Long-standing tachycardia is a well-recognised cause of heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction, and has led to the nomenclature, tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC). TIC is generally a reversible cardiomyopathy if the causative tachycardia can be treated effectively, either with medications, surgery or catheter ablation. The diagnosis is usually made after demonstrating recovery of left ventricular function with normalisation of heart rate in the absence of other identifiable aetiologies. One hundred years after the first reported case of TIC, our understanding of the pathophysiology of TIC in humans remains limited despite extensive work in animal models of TIC. In this review we will discuss the proposed mechanisms of TIC, the causative tachyarrhythmias and their treatment, outcomes for patients diagnosed with TIC, and future directions for research and clinical care.
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- Ethan R Ellis
- Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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- Herman C. Dana Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chief of the Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Director, Harvard-Thorndike Electrophysiology Institute and Arrhythmia Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, US
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Brembilla-Perrot B, Ferreira JP, Manenti V, Sellal JM, Olivier A, Villemin T, Beurrier D, De Chillou C, Louis P, Brembilla A, Juillière Y, Girerd N. Predictors and prognostic significance of tachycardiomyopathy: insights from a cohort of 1269 patients undergoing atrial flutter ablation. Eur J Heart Fail 2016; 18:394-401. [DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Revised: 11/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- INSERM, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques Plurithématique 1433; Université de Lorraine; CHRU de Nancy and F-CRIN INI-CRCT Nancy France
- Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Research and Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine; University of Porto; Porto Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology Nancy University Hospital; Rue du Morvan 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy France
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- Department of Cardiology Nancy University Hospital; Rue du Morvan 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy France
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- Department of Cardiology Nancy University Hospital; Rue du Morvan 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy France
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- Department of Cardiology Nancy University Hospital; Rue du Morvan 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy France
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- Department of Cardiology Nancy University Hospital; Rue du Morvan 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy France
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- Department of Cardiology Nancy University Hospital; Rue du Morvan 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy France
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- Department of Cardiology Nancy University Hospital; Rue du Morvan 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy France
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- Department of Cardiology Nancy University Hospital; Rue du Morvan 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy France
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- INSERM, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques Plurithématique 1433; Université de Lorraine; CHRU de Nancy and F-CRIN INI-CRCT Nancy France
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A review on atrioventricular junction ablation and pacing for heart rate control of atrial fibrillation. JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC CARDIOLOGY : JGC 2015; 12:547-54. [PMID: 26512247 PMCID: PMC4605951 DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Atrioventricular junction ablation with permanent pacemaker implantation is a highly effective treatment approach in patients with atrial fibrillation and high ventricular rates resistant to other treatment modalities, especially in the elderly or those with severe comorbidities. Compared with pharmacological therapy alone, the so-called “ablate and pace” approach offers the potential for more robust control of ventricular rate. Atrioventricular junction ablation and pacing strategy is associated with improvement in symptoms, quality of life, and exercise capacity. Given the close relationship between atrial fibrillation and heart failure, there is a particular benefit of such a rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation and reduced systolic function. There is increasing evidence that cardiac resynchronization therapy devices may be beneficial in selected populations after atrioventricular junction ablation. The present review article focuses on the current recommendations for atrioventricular junction ablation and pacing for heart rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation. The technique, the optimal implantation time, and the proper device selection after atrioventricular junction ablation are also discussed.
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Effect of short-term rapid ventricular pacing followed by pacing interruption on arterial blood pressure in healthy pigs and pigs with tachycardiomyopathy. Pol J Vet Sci 2014; 17:85-91. [PMID: 24724474 DOI: 10.2478/pjvs-2014-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ventricular tachycardia may lead to haemodynamic deterioration and, in the case of long term persistence, is associated with the development of tachycardiomyopathy. The effect of ventricular tachycardia on haemodynamics in individuals with tachycardiomyopathy, but being in sinus rhythm has not been studied. Rapid ventricular pacing is a model of ventricular tachycardia. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of rapid ventricular pacing on blood pressure in healthy animals and those with tachycardiomyopathy. A total of 66 animals were studied: 32 in the control group and 34 in the study group. The results of two groups of examinations were compared: the first performed in healthy animals (133 examinations) and the second performed in animals paced for at least one month (77 examinations). Blood pressure measurements were taken during chronic pacing--20 min after onset of general anaesthesia, in baseline conditions (20 min after pacing cessation or 20 min after onset of general anaesthesia in healthy animals) and immediately after short-term rapid pacing. In baseline conditions significantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure was found in healthy animals than in those with tachycardiomyopathy. During an event of rapid ventricular pacing, a significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure was found in both groups of animals. In the group of chronically paced animals the blood pressure was lower just after restarting ventricular pacing than during chronic pacing. Cardiovascular adaptation to ventricular tachycardia develops with the length of its duration. Relapse of ventricular tachycardia leads to a blood pressure decrease more pronounced than during chronic ventricular pacing.
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There is great concern over cardiovascular disease in the schizophrenic population owing to the high incidence of cardiovascular mortality. Increased cardiovascular mortality is related to lifestyle choices (e.g., smoking and sedentary lifestyle) and a high prevalence of comorbid medical conditions, including dyslipidemia, the metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes. One factor that increases cardiovascular risk is the medications used to treat the core features of schizophrenia. Adverse cardiovascular effects of antipsychotic treatment have been recognized for many decades, especially tachycardia, orthostatic hypotension and rare instances of sudden death; but, since 2000, there has been a significant shift in the focus of risk perception. The older antipsychotic literature is replete with papers primarily concerned with the physiological consequences of muscarinic cholinergic antagonism, alpha(1)-adrenergic antagonism or receptors associated with cardiac conduction, but the current literature recognizes that, for most antipsychotic-exposed patients, the more significant cardiovascular burden of treatment is mediated by metabolic adverse effects such as weight gain, dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this review is to examine the cardiovascular risks of treatment with antipsychotic medications, elucidating relevant mechanisms and differences between various agents, especially for metabolic adverse effects seen with atypical antipsychotics.
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- James W Michelsen
- University of California, San Diego, Department of Medicine, CA, USA.
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Howard EJ, Kerckhoffs RCP, Vincent KP, Krishnamurthy A, Villongco CT, Mulligan LJ, McCulloch AD, Omens JH. Myofiber prestretch magnitude determines regional systolic function during ectopic activation in the tachycardia-induced failing canine heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 305:H192-202. [PMID: 23666676 PMCID: PMC3726954 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00186.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Electrical dyssynchrony leads to prestretch in late-activated regions and alters the sequence of mechanical contraction, although prestretch and its mechanisms are not well defined in the failing heart. We hypothesized that in heart failure, fiber prestretch magnitude increases with the amount of early-activated tissue and results in increased end-systolic strains, possibly due to length-dependent muscle properties. In five failing dog hearts with scars, three-dimensional strains were measured at the anterolateral left ventricle (LV). Prestretch magnitude was varied via ventricular pacing at increasing distances from the measurement site and was found to increase with activation time at various wall depths. At the subepicardium, prestretch magnitude positively correlated with the amount of early-activated tissue. At the subendocardium, local end-systolic strains (fiber shortening, radial wall thickening) increased proportionally to prestretch magnitude, resulting in greater mean strain values in late-activated compared with early-activated tissue. Increased fiber strains at end systole were accompanied by increases in preejection fiber strain, shortening duration, and the onset of fiber relengthening, which were all positively correlated with local activation time. In a dog-specific computational failing heart model, removal of length and velocity dependence on active fiber stress generation, both separately and together, alter the correlations between local electrical activation time and timing of fiber strains but do not primarily account for these relationships.
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- Elliot J Howard
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0613, USA
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Schnellbacher R, Olson EE, Mayer J. Emergency Presentations Associated with Cardiovascular Disease in Exotic Herbivores. J Exot Pet Med 2012; 21:316-327. [PMID: 32288677 PMCID: PMC7106327 DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2012.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Exotic animals, including small herbivores, are increasing in popularity as companion animals. Commonly owned exotic herbivores include guinea pigs, chinchillas, and rabbits. These animals fall into the category of prey species with an inherent instinct to hide their illness until severely affected by the disease process. Therefore, any of these animals presented as an emergency case must be carefully evaluated for chronic underlying illness. Cardiovascular emergency and critical care principles are similar across all mammalian species. However, specialized techniques and adaptations are occasionally required because of the unique physiology and natural behaviors of these animals. It is essential to evaluate and stabilize these patients before attempting definitive diagnostic plans. Emergency cardiovascular presentations, as in other mammals, consist of congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, pericardial effusion, and toxicities that can result in cardiac and pulmonary arrest. Cardiac disease is a relatively common finding in small exotic mammals, but there are few peer-reviewed reports regarding diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in these species. Diagnostic testing and treatment options are generally based on knowledge of small animal medicine.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA USA
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Simantirakis EN, Koutalas EP, Vardas PE. Arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathies: the riddle of the chicken and the egg still unanswered? Europace 2011; 14:466-73. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Henrard V, Ducharme A, Khairy P, Gisbert A, Roy D, Levesque S, Talajic M, Thibault B, Racine N, White M, Guerra PG, Tardif JC. Cardiac remodeling with rhythm versus rate control strategies for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure: insights from the AF-CHF echocardiographic sub-study. Int J Cardiol 2011; 165:430-6. [PMID: 21917326 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.08.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2011] [Revised: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 08/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND In patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation, the AF-CHF (Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure) trial did not demonstrate the superiority of rhythm control (RhyC) over a rate control (RaC) strategy on cardiovascular mortality. Nevertheless, deleterious hemodynamic effects of atrial fibrillation can lead to further decrease in left ventricular (LV) function and progression of symptoms. This echocardiographic sub-study was designed to compare the effects of the two treatment strategies on LV ejection fraction (LVEF), chamber volumes and dimensions, valvular regurgitation and functional status. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 59 patients (29 RhyC, 30 RaC) aged 67±8 years (14% women), enrolled in the AF-CHF trial at the Montreal Heart Institute underwent standardized echocardiograms at baseline and at 12 months. Mean LVEF at baseline was severely depressed (RhyC: 27.0±4.9% and RaC: 27.6±7.4%, p=0.73), and improved to a similar degree in both groups (RhyC: +8.0±10.4% and RaC: +4.5±10.6, both p<0.05; p=0.19 for RhyC versus RaC). Other echocardiographic parameters, such as LV end-systolic volume index and degree of mitral and tricuspid regurgitation, remained unchanged. New York Heart Association functional class and distance walked in 6 min improved significantly in both groups (RhyC: +48.9±78.7 m and RaC: +47.2±96.7 m, both p≤0.01), with no difference between RhyC and RaC strategies. CONCLUSIONS Improvements in LVEF and functional status are observed after 12 months in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation, regardless of whether rate or rhythm control strategies are used.
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- Valérie Henrard
- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Howard EJ, Covell JW, Mulligan LJ, McCulloch AD, Omens JH, Kerckhoffs RCP. Improvement in pump function with endocardial biventricular pacing increases with activation time at the left ventricular pacing site in failing canine hearts. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 301:H1447-55. [PMID: 21784986 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00295.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recently, attention has been focused on comparing left ventricular (LV) endocardial (ENDO) with epicardial (EPI) pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy. However, the effects of ENDO and EPI lead placement at multiple sites have not been studied in failing hearts. We hypothesized that differences in the improvement of ventricular function due to ENDO vs. EPI pacing in dyssynchronous (DYSS) heart failure may depend on the position of the LV lead in relation to the original activation pattern. In six nonfailing and six failing dogs, electrical DYSS was created by atrioventricular sequential pacing of the right ventricular apex. ENDO was compared with EPI biventricular pacing at five LV sites. In failing hearts, increases in the maximum rate of LV pressure change (dP/dt; r = 0.64), ejection fraction (r = 0.49), and minimum dP/dt (r = 0.51), relative to DYSS, were positively correlated (P < 0.01) with activation time at the LV pacing site during ENDO but not EPI pacing. ENDO pacing at sites with longer activation delays led to greater improvements in hemodynamic parameters and was associated with an overall reduction in electrical DYSS compared with EPI pacing (P < 0.05). These findings were qualitatively similar for nonfailing hearts. Improvement in hemodynamic function increased with activation time at the LV pacing site during ENDO but not EPI pacing. At the anterolateral wall, end-systolic transmural function was greater with local ENDO compared with EPI pacing. ENDO pacing and intrinsic activation delay may have important implications for management of DYSS heart failure.
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- Elliot J Howard
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0613, USA
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Heart failure associated with tachyarrhythmias can very often be reversed by dealing with the underlying tachyarrhythmia. Typically characterized by left ventricular dilation and subsequent systolic dysfunction, this disorder can be caused by both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, most commonly chronic atrial fibrillation. Whereas for most cardiomyopathies there is little that can be done to reverse the progression of the disease, in tachycardia-induced heart failure the patient's often debilitating symptoms can be ameliorated. This is particularly important in the primary care setting because tachyarrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation, are commonly encountered. The alert physician will be able to diagnose and treat tachyarrhythmias, which can result in improvement of systolic function within weeks and often normalization within several months.
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Ashikaga H, Leclercq C, Wang J, Kass DA, McVeigh ER. Hemodynamic improvement in cardiac resynchronization does not require improvement in left ventricular rotation mechanics: three-dimensional tagged MRI analysis. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2010; 3:456-63. [PMID: 20478988 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.109.906305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Earlier studies have yielded conflicting evidence on whether or not cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves left ventricular (LV) rotation mechanics. METHODS AND RESULTS In dogs with left bundle branch block and pacing-induced heart failure (n=7), we studied the effects of CRT on LV rotation mechanics in vivo by 3-dimensional tagged magnetic resonance imaging with a temporal resolution of 14 ms. CRT significantly improved hemodynamic parameters but did not significantly change the LV rotation or rotation rate. LV torsion, defined as LV rotation of each slice with respect to that of the most basal slice, was not significantly changed by CRT. CRT did not significantly change the LV torsion rate. There was no significant circumferential regional heterogeneity (anterior, lateral, inferior, and septal) in LV rotation mechanics in either left bundle branch block with pacing-induced heart failure or CRT, but there was significant apex-to-base regional heterogeneity. CONCLUSIONS CRT acutely improves hemodynamic parameters without improving LV rotation mechanics. There is no significant circumferential regional heterogeneity of LV rotation mechanics in the mechanically dyssynchronous heart. These results suggest that LV rotation mechanics is an index of global LV function, which requires coordination of all regions of the left ventricle, and improvement in LV rotation mechanics appears to be a specific but insensitive index of acute hemodynamic response to CRT.
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- Hiroshi Ashikaga
- Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Pacing-induced cardiac gap junction remodeling: modulation of connexin43 phosphorylation state. Am J Ther 2009; 16:224-30. [PMID: 19454861 DOI: 10.1097/mjt.0b013e31818be50f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Altered myocardial distribution of gap junctions and intercellular coupling have been implicated in nonuniform conduction of the depolarization wave and repolarization asynchrony in the mammalian heart. We tested the hypothesis that short-term cardiac pacing is associated with structural remodeling of gap junctions and their altered spatial distribution in cardiac myocytes in the immediate vicinity of the pacing site. MATERIALS AND METHODS Isolated adult male rat hearts (n = 8) were perfused using a Langendorff apparatus. A multimicroelectrode array pacing catheter was positioned in the endocardial apical region of the right ventricle. Pacing (330 bpm; stimulus: 1.5 V, 5 milliseconds) was applied for 3 hours. Immunoblotting and immunohistochemical assays [using serine specific (Ser368) anti-connexin43 and anti-phosphoserine antibody] were used to determine the phosphorylation state of connexin43 (Cx43) and to determine its spatial distribution. RESULTS Pacing was associated with a consistent, increased dephosphorylation state of Cx43 at the pacing site when compared to remote regions. In control hearts, Cx43 manifested a predominantly phosphorylated state; Western blotting analysis showed that dephosphorylated Cx43 was more abundant (1.5 +/- 0.33-fold) in the paced hearts than in controls (P < 0.02). Global cardiac function parameters, such as developed left ventricular pressure and oxygen demand index (rate-pressure product), did not differ significantly in paced hearts compared with controls (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS A relatively short period of cardiac asynchronous pacing is associated with remodeling of gap junctions as manifested in the altered phosphorylation state of their constituent Cx43. This effect is confined to the myocardial tissue surrounding the pacing electrodes and does not alter global cardiac mechanics and energetics. These results, considered together with the known involvement of Ser368 in the gating of Cx43 and the putative role of Cx43 in the intercellular conductance, suggest that pacing-induced localized gap junctional remodeling could contribute to the creation of a reentrant substrate.
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Calò L, De Ruvo E, Sette A, Sciarra L, Scioli R, Sebastiani F, Topai M, Iulianella R, Navone G, Lioy E, Gaita F. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy: mechanisms of heart failure and clinical implications. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2007; 8:138-43. [PMID: 17312430 DOI: 10.2459/01.jcm.0000260841.30415.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The prognosis of dilated cardiomyopathy is generally poor. The cause of ventricular dysfunction often cannot be identified. In most cases, the clinical history of cardiomyopathy is irreversible but, in some cases, potentially curable causes may be identified. The development of cardiomyopathy may be correlated to atrial or to ventricular arrhythmias. In this scenario, atrial fibrillation is the most frequent cause of ventricular dysfunction, even if it may also be secondary to heart failure. The diagnosis of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy can be made only after the improvement of the left ventricular function once the cardiac frequency has slowed down.
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- Leonardo Calò
- Division of Cardiology, Policlinico Casilino, ASL RM/B Rome, Italy.
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Rademaker MT, Charles CJ, Richards AM. Urocortin 1 administration from onset of rapid left ventricular pacing represses progression to overt heart failure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 293:H1536-44. [PMID: 17526650 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00377.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Urocortin 1 (Ucn1) may be involved in the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF), but the impact of Ucn1 administration on progression of the disease is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Ucn1 in sheep from the onset of cardiac overload and during the subsequent development of HF. Eight sheep underwent two 4-day periods of HF induction by rapid left ventricular pacing (225 beats/min) in conjunction with continuous infusions of Ucn1 (0.1 microg.kg(-1).h(-1) iv) and a vehicle control (0.9% saline). Compared with control, Ucn1 attenuated the pacing-induced decline in cardiac output (2.43 +/- 0.46 vs. 3.70 +/- 0.89 l/min on day 4, P < 0.01) and increases in left atrial pressure (24.9 +/- 1.0 vs. 11.9 +/- 1.1 mmHg, P < 0.001) and peripheral resistance (38.7 +/- 9.4 vs. 25.2 +/- 6.1 mmHg.l(-1).min, P < 0.001). Ucn1 wholly prevented increases in plasma renin activity (4.02 +/- 1.17 vs. 0.87 +/- 0.1 nmol.l(-1).h(-1), P < 0.001), aldosterone (1,313 +/- 324 vs. 413 +/- 174 pmol/l, P < 0.001), endothelin-1 (3.8 +/- 0.5 vs. 2.0 +/- 0.1 pmol/l, P < 0.001), and vasopressin (10.8 +/- 4.1 vs. 1.8 +/- 0.2 pmol/l, P < 0.05) during pacing alone and blunted the progressive increases in plasma epinephrine (2,132 +/- 697 vs. 1,250 +/- 264 pmol/l, P < 0.05), norepinephrine (3.61 +/- 0.73 vs. 2.07 +/- 0.52 nmol/l, P < 0.05), and atrial (P < 0.05) and brain (P < 0.01) natriuretic peptide levels. Ucn1 administration also maintained urine sodium excretion (0.75 +/- 0.34 vs. 1.59 +/- 0.50 mmol/h on day 4, P < 0.05) and suppressed pacing-induced declines in creatinine clearance (P < 0.05). These findings indicate that Ucn1 treatment from the onset of cardiac overload has the ability to repress the ensuing hemodynamic and renal deterioration and concomitant adverse neurohumoral activation, thereby delaying the development of overt HF. These data strongly support a use for Ucn1 as a therapeutic option early in the course of the disease.
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- Miriam T Rademaker
- Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Rhee KH, Jung JY, Rhee KS, Kim HS, Chae JK, Kim WH, Ko JK. Tachycardiomyopathy induced by ventricular premature complexes: complete recovery after radiofrequency catheter ablation. Korean J Intern Med 2006; 21:213-7. [PMID: 17017676 PMCID: PMC3890730 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2006.21.3.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) are known to be one of the most benign cardiac arrhythmias when they occur in structurally normal hearts. We experienced a 32-year old man who presented with dyspnea, palpitations and very frequent VPCs (31% of the total heart beats). Echocardiography revealed a dilated left ventricle (LV 66 mm at end-diastole and 57 mm at end-systole) and a decreased ejection fraction (34%). Very frequent VPCs had been detected 10 years previously and he underwent a failed radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) procedure at that time. The patient had been treated with heart failure medications including betablockers, ACE inhibitors and spironolactone for the two most recent years. Six months after we eliminated these VPCs with a second RFCA procedure, the heart returned to normal function and size. Long standing and very frequent VPCs could be the cause of left ventricular dysfunction in a subset of patients who suffer with dilated cardiomyopathy, and RFCA should be the choice of therapy for these patients.
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- Kyoung-Hoon Rhee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Helm PA, Younes L, Beg MF, Ennis DB, Leclercq C, Faris OP, McVeigh E, Kass D, Miller MI, Winslow RL. Evidence of Structural Remodeling in the Dyssynchronous Failing Heart. Circ Res 2006; 98:125-32. [PMID: 16339482 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000199396.30688.eb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ventricular remodeling of both geometry and fiber structure is a prominent feature of several cardiac pathologies. Advances in MRI and analytical methods now make it possible to measure changes of cardiac geometry, fiber, and sheet orientation at high spatial resolution. In this report, we use diffusion tensor imaging to measure the geometry, fiber, and sheet architecture of eight normal and five dyssynchronous failing canine hearts, which were explanted and fixed in an unloaded state. We apply novel computational methods to identify statistically significant changes of cardiac anatomic structure in the failing and control heart populations. The results demonstrate significant regional differences in geometric remodeling in the dyssynchronous failing heart versus control. Ventricular chamber dilatation and reduction in wall thickness in septal and some posterior and anterior regions are observed. Primary fiber orientation showed no significant change. However, this result coupled with the local wall thinning in the septum implies an altered transmural fiber gradient. Further, we observe that orientation of laminar sheets become more vertical in the early-activated septum, with no significant change of sheet orientation in the late-activated lateral wall. Measured changes in both fiber gradient and sheet structure will affect both the heterogeneity of passive myocardial properties as well as electrical activation of the ventricles.
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- Patrick A Helm
- Centers for Cardiovascular Bioinformatics & Modeling, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Arya A, Haghjoo M, Davari P, Sadr-Ameli MA. Resolution of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy following ablation of verapamil-sensitive idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia. Pediatr Cardiol 2006; 27:146-148. [PMID: 16391993 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-005-1091-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Few reports have described tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy secondary to ventricular tachycardia. We present a 12-year-old boy with dilated cardiomyopathy and incessant verapamil-sensitive idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia. Twelve-lead electrocardiogram showed right bundle branch block QRS morphology with superior axis during tachycardia. Electrophysiology study confirmed the diagnosis, and radiofrequency ablation was done and successfully terminated and prevented induction of ventricular tachycardia. During the follow-up period of 18 months, the patient remained free of symptoms and arrhythmia. Three months after ablation, left ventricular ejection fraction improved and cardiac silhouette became normal on chest x-ray.
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- A Arya
- Department of Pacemaker and Electrophysiology, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical Center, Mellat Park, Vali Asr Avenue, Tehran, 1996911151, Iran.
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- Department of Pacemaker and Electrophysiology, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical Center, Mellat Park, Vali Asr Avenue, Tehran, 1996911151, Iran
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical Center, Mellat Park, Vali Asr Avenue, Tehran, 1996911151, Iran
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- Department of Pacemaker and Electrophysiology, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical Center, Mellat Park, Vali Asr Avenue, Tehran, 1996911151, Iran
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Tabata T, Grimm RA, Bauer FJ, Fukamachi K, Takagaki M, Ochiai Y, Mazgalev TN, Wilkoff BL, McCarthy PM, Thomas JD. Giant Flow Reversal in Pulmonary Venous Flow as a Possible Mechanism for Asynchronous Pacing-induced Heart Failure. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2005; 18:722-8. [PMID: 16003269 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mechanistic roles of the immediate increase in left atrial (LA) pressure in pacing-induced congestive heart failure have not been clearly understood. We evaluated the impact of asynchronous rapid ventricular pacing on LA hemodynamics in this model. METHODS Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and hemodynamic assessment were performed in 23 healthy mongrel dogs. Data were acquired before and 5 minutes after initiation of rapid right ventricular pacing (200/min). RESULTS At 5 minutes after initiation of the pacing, giant pulmonary venous (PV) flow reversal (-76 cm/s) was observed in association with 1:1 ventriculoatrial conduction or complete atrioventricular dissociation. This giant PV flow reversal corresponded to an inappropriately timed atrial contraction, especially during systole. Cardiac output (3.21 vs 2.00 L/min, P < .001) was decreased corresponding to the decrease in the forward blood volumes as described by decrease in the Doppler left ventricular (LV) outflow (8.99 vs 4.73 cm, P < .0001), mitral inflow (6.89 vs 3.19 cm, P < .0001), and PV flow (14.15 vs 7.22 cm, P < .0001) velocity integrals. As a result, there was a marked elevation of the mean pulmonary capillary wedge (9.1 vs 17.1 mm Hg, P < .001) and LV end-diastolic (8.2 vs 17.4 mm Hg, P < .01) pressures leading to congestive heart failure. CONCLUSIONS The giant PV flow reversal seen during asynchronous rapid right ventricular pacing corresponds to an inappropriate atrial contraction, immediately elevates LA pressure, and may initially promote congestive heart failure. The increase in LV end-diastolic pressure associated with decreased LV ejection fraction caused decrease in the LV filling volume leading to further increase in the LA pressure. This sustained marked elevation in the LA pressure and LV end-diastolic pressure could contribute to the heart failure process.
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- Tomotsugu Tabata
- Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Furushima H, Chinushi M, Sugiura H, Aizawa Y. Radiofrequency catheter ablation for incessant atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia normalized H-V block associated with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. J Electrocardiol 2004; 37:315-9. [PMID: 15484161 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2004.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A 30-year-old man was admitted for treatment of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy caused by incessant atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). An echocardiogram revealed dilatation of all cardiac chambers with severe globally depressed biventricular systolic function. During an electrophysiologic study, HV interval was prolonged to 118 ms by atrial extrastimulus and 2:1 HV block was documented during AVNRT. Four weeks after catheter ablation for AVNRT, an echocardiogram demonstrated regression of the wall motion abnormality of both ventricles and of their dimensions. In the electrophysiologic study, the HV conduction disturbance disappeared. So far, this is the first case in which tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy was accompanied by transient His-Purkinje conduction abnormality.
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- Hiroshi Furushima
- The First Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine, 951-8510 Niigata, Japan.
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Hu K, Naumann A, Fraccarollo D, Gaudron P, Kaden JJ, Neubauer S, Ertl G. Heart rate reduction by zatebradine reduces infarct size and mortality but promotes remodeling in rats with experimental myocardial infarction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004; 286:H1281-8. [PMID: 15020301 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00390.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The importance of heart rate for left ventricular remodeling and prognosis after myocardial infarction is not known. We examined the contribution of heart rate reduction by zatebradine, a direct sinus node inhibitor without negative inotropic effects on left ventricular function and dilatation, on mortality, energy metabolism, and neurohormonal changes in rats with experimental myocardial infarction (MI). Thirty minutes after left coronary artery ligation or sham operation, the rats were randomized to receive either placebo or zatebradine (100 mg·kg–1·day–1per gavage) continued for 8 wk. Mortality during 8 wk was 33.3% in the placebo and 23.0% in the zatebradine group ( P < 0.05); MI size was 36 ± 2% and 30 ± 1% (means ± SE, P < 0.05), respectively. Zatebradine improved stroke volume index in all treated rats but increased left ventricular volume in rats with small MI (2.43 ± 0.10 vs. 1.81 ± 0.10 ml/kg, P < 0.05) but not in rats with large MI (2.34 ± 0.09 vs. 2.35 ± 0.11 ml/kg, not significant). Zatebradine reduced left and right ventricular norepinephrine and increased left and right ventricular 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl ethylene glycol-to-norepinephrine ratio suggesting aggravation of cardiac sympathetic activation by zatebradine after MI. Creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes in rats with MI remained unchanged by zatebradine. Lowering heart rate per se reduces mortality and MI size in this model but induces adverse effects on left ventricular remodeling in rats with small MI.
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- Kai Hu
- Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Universität Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Schulz R, Aker S, Belosjorow S, Konietzka I, Rauen U, Heusch G. Stress kinase phosphorylation is increased in pacing-induced heart failure in rabbits. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2003; 285:H2084-90. [PMID: 12842818 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01038.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In hearts with chronic left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction secondary to hypertension or myocardial infarction, MAPK phosphorylation and/or activity are increased. Whether other settings of LV dysfunction not associated with ischemia-reperfusion are also characterized by increased MAPK phosphorylation or activity is unknown. After 3 wk of rapid LV pacing (400 beats/min), eight rabbits displayed clinical signs of heart failure (HF), and echocardiography revealed an increase in LV end-diastolic diameter from 15.6 +/- 0.7 (means +/- SE) to 18.8 +/- 0.7 mm and a reduced shortening fraction from 31 +/- 1to10 +/- 2% (both P < 0.05). Morphological alterations in HF included increased numbers of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL)-positive cardiomyocytes, extent of fibrosis, and cross-sectional cardiomyocyte area. Total p38 MAPK did not differ between failing and normal hearts (n = 8). However, p38 MAPK phosphorylation [164,488 +/- 29,323 vs. 43,565 +/- 14,817 arbitrary units (AU), P < 0.05, densitometry] and the activities of p38 MAPK-alpha and -beta were increased in failing compared with normal hearts (149,441 +/- 38,381 and 170,430 +/- 32,952 vs. 68,815 +/- 28,984 and 81,788 +/- 22,774 AU, respectively, both P < 0.05). In failing compared with normal hearts, total and phosphorylated JNK46 and JNK54 MAPK were increased, whereas total and phosphorylated ERK MAPK remained unchanged. In pacing-induced HF, p38 and JNK MAPK phosphorylation as well as p38 MAPK activity was increased. Further studies will have to define whether or not chronic specific blockade of MAPK activity can interfere with apoptosis/fibrosis and thereby attenuate the progression of HF.
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- Rainer Schulz
- Institut für Pathophysiologie, Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.
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Aker S, Belosjorow S, Konietzka I, Duschin A, Martin C, Heusch G, Schulz R. Serum but not myocardial TNF-alpha concentration is increased in pacing-induced heart failure in rabbits. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2003; 285:R463-9. [PMID: 12750149 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00153.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In animals and patients with severe heart failure (HF), the serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) concentration is increased. It is, however, still controversial whether or not such increased serum TNF-alpha originates from the heart itself or is of peripheral origin secondary to gastrointestinal congestion and increased endotoxin concentration. We therefore now examined TNF-alpha in serum, myocardium, and liver of sham-operated and HF rabbits. In nine rabbits in which HF was induced by left ventricular (LV) pacing at 400 beats/min for 3 wk, LV end-diastolic diameter was increased and systolic shortening fraction (9.4 +/- 1.0 vs. 28.5 +/- 1.3%, echocardiography, P < 0.05) was reduced. Serum TNF-alpha was higher in HF than in sham-operated rabbits (240 +/- 24 vs. 150 +/- 22 U/ml, WEHI-cell assay, P < 0.05). In the heart, TNF-alpha was located mainly in the vascular endothelium (immunohistochemistry), and TNF-alpha protein (920 +/- 160 vs. 900 +/- 95 U/g) did not differ between groups. In the liver of HF rabbits, hepatocytes expressed TNF-alpha, and TNF-alpha protein was increased compared with sham-operated rabbits (2,390 +/- 310 vs. 1,220 +/- 135 U/g, P < 0.05) and correlated to the number of hepatic leukocytes (r = 0.85) and serum TNF-alpha (r = 0.69). The intestinal endotoxin concentration was 24.5 +/- 1.2 vs. 17.0 +/- 3.1 endotoxin units/g wet wt (P < 0.05) in HF compared with sham-operated rabbits. In this HF model, serum but not myocardial TNF-alpha is increased. The increased serum TNF-alpha originates from peripheral sources.
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- Stephanie Aker
- Institute of Pathophysiology, University of Essen Medical School, 45122 Essen, Germany
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Timek TA, Dagum P, Lai DT, Liang D, Daughters GT, Tibayan F, Ingels NB, Miller DC. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy in the ovine heart: mitral annular dynamic three-dimensional geometry. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 125:315-24. [PMID: 12579100 DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2003.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ring annuloplasty has been used to correct annular dilatation and mitral regurgitation in dilated cardiomyopathy, but little is known about the dynamic precise 3-dimensional geometry of the mitral annulus in this condition. METHODS Nine sheep had radiopaque markers sewn to the mitral annulus, creating 8 distinct segments beginning at the posterior commissure (segments 1-4, septal mitral annulus; segments 5-8, lateral mitral annulus). Biplane videofluoroscopy and transesophageal echocardiography were performed before and after rapid pacing (180-230 min(-1) for 15 +/- 6 days) sufficient to develop tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy and mitral regurgitation. Mitral annular segment contraction was defined as the percentage difference between maximum and minimum lengths. Mitral annular area and mitral annular septal-lateral and commissure-commissure diameters and 3-dimensional shape were determined from marker coordinates. RESULTS With tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, end-diastolic mitral annular area, septal-lateral diameter, and commissure-commissure diameter increased by 36% +/- 14%, 25% +/- 12%, and 9% +/- 5%, respectively (P <.01), whereas mitral regurgitation increased from 0.3 +/- 0.2 to 2.2 +/- 0.9 (P <.0001). All annular segments dilated at end-diastole with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, except the segment between the midseptal annulus and the left fibrous trigone. Annular segment contraction was significantly decreased with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy in the lateral, but not in the septal, regions. Three-dimensional reconstruction of annular shape revealed a saddle shape of the annulus at baseline; this shape was also measured with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, but there was some flattening of the septal annulus. CONCLUSIONS With tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, the mitral annulus dilated substantially, being more in the septal-lateral than in the commissure-commissure dimension. Greater annular segmental dilatation and decreased contraction occurred in the lateral annulus. The saddle shape of the annulus was retained but flattened.
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- Tomasz A Timek
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5247, USA
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Systolic dysfunction associated with chronic tachyarrhythmias, known as tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, is a reversible form of heart failure characterized by left ventricular dilatation that is usually reversible once the tachyarrhythmia is controlled. Its development is related to both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. The diagnosis is usually made following observation of a marked improvement in systolic function after normalization of heart rate. Clinicians should be aware that patients with unexplained systolic dysfunction may have tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, and that controlling the arrhythmia may result in improvement and even complete normalization of systolic function.
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MESH Headings
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/diagnosis
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/etiology
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/physiopathology
- Catheter Ablation
- Humans
- Tachycardia, Supraventricular/complications
- Tachycardia, Supraventricular/physiopathology
- Tachycardia, Supraventricular/therapy
- Tachycardia, Ventricular/complications
- Tachycardia, Ventricular/physiopathology
- Tachycardia, Ventricular/therapy
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/etiology
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- Ernesto Umana
- Division of Cardiology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
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Makielski JC, Fozzard HA. Ion Channels and Cardiac Arrhythmia in Heart Disease. Compr Physiol 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp020119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ohkusu Y, Takahashi N, Ishikawa T, Oka T, Sumita S, Kobayashi T, Matsushita K, Yamakawa Y, Uchino K, Kimura K, Inoue T, Umemura S. Anti-tachycardia therapy can improve altered cardiac adrenergic function in tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. Ann Nucl Med 2002; 16:447-53. [PMID: 12508834 DOI: 10.1007/bf02988640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We investigated whether anti-tachycardia therapy might improve the altered cardiac adrenergic and systolic function in tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TC) in contrast to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The subjects were 23 patients with heart failure, consisting of 8 patients with TC (43.6 +/- 10.0 yrs) and 15 with DCM (45.3 +/- 8.2 yrs). TC was determined as impairment of left ventricular function secondary to chronic or very frequent arrhythmia during more than 10% of the day. All patients were receiving anti-tachycardia treatment. Cardiac 123I-MIBG uptake was assessed as the heart/mediastinum activity ratio (H/M) before and after treatment. LVEF was also assessed. In the baseline study, H/M and LVEF showed no difference between TC and DCM (2.21 +/- 0.44 vs. 2.10 +/- 0.42, 35.3 +/- 13.1 vs. 36.0 +/- 10.9%, respectively). After treatment, the degree of change in H/M and LVEF differed significantly (0.41 +/- 0.34 vs. 0.08 +/- 0.20, 20.5 +/- 14.4 vs. -2.1 +/- 9.6%, p < 0.01). In TC, heart failure improved after a shorter duration of treatment (p < 0.05). In conclusion, anti-tachycardia therapy can improve altered cardiac adrenergic function and systolic function in patients with TC over a shorter period than in those with DCM.
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- Yasuo Ohkusu
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
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A wide spectrum of ventricular and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias occurs in the setting of congestive cardiac failure. However, the two most clinically significant are atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation. In the past there has been much emphasis on premature ventricular contractions and more recently, on nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. For the most part, these arrhythmias are asymptomatic in heart failure. They are markers of sudden arrhythmic death but their suppression by antiarrhythmic drugs have not resulted in a reduction of total mortality. Two approaches have been used to this end. The first is the use of beta-adrenergic blocking drugs and antiarrhythmic agents such as amiodarone. Beta-blockers have been shown to significantly reduce sudden death as well as total mortality, while the effects of amiodarone have been less decisive. The prospective role of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is undergoing critical evaluation in patients with cardiac failure at high risk for sudden death. The elective role of the ICD is well established as first-line therapy in patients with heart failure resuscitated from sudden death and in those with sustained ventricular tachycardia in conjunction with conventional therapies for cardiac decompensation. The prevalence of atrial fibrillation rises as a function of severity of cardiac failure, but it is also in known that persistent atrial fibrillation with an uncontrolled ventricular response may induce heart failure. Controlled ventricular response may prevent congestive heart failure and improve left ventricular function. The two most common causes of atrial fibrillation in cardiac failure in Europe and America are ischemic heart disease and hypertension, while mitral valve disease remains the prevalent cause elsewhere. The choice of antiarrhythmic drugs for maintaining sinus rhythm is critical in the prevention of heart failure aggravation and proarrhythmic reactions of antiarrhythmic drugs. Amiodarone and dofetilide are most widely used in this context.
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- Bramah N Singh
- VA Greater Los Angeles, Health Care System and the UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Tibayan FA, Lai DTM, Timek TA, Dagum P, Liang D, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC. Alterations in left ventricular torsion in tachycardia-induced dilated cardiomyopathy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 124:43-9. [PMID: 12091807 DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.121299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Left ventricular torsion reduces transmural systolic gradients of fiber strain, and torsional recoil in early diastole is thought to enhance left ventricular filling. Left ventricular remodeling in dilated cardiomyopathy may result in changes in torsion dynamics, but these effects are not yet characterized. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy is accompanied by systolic and diastolic heart failure and left ventricular remodeling. We hypothesized that cardiomyopathy would alter systolic and diastolic left ventricular torsion mechanics, and this hypothesis was tested by studying sheep before and after the development of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. METHODS Implanted miniature radiopaque markers were used in 8 sheep to measure left ventricular geometry and function, maximal torsional deformation, and early diastolic recoil before and after rapid ventricular pacing was used to create tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. RESULTS All animals had significant heart failure with ventricular dilatation and remodeling. With tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, maximum torsion relative to control conditions decreased (1.69 degrees +/- 0.61 degrees vs 4.25 degrees +/- 2.33 degrees ), and early diastolic recoil was completely abolished (0.53 degrees +/- 1.19 degrees vs -1.17 degrees +/- 0.94 degrees ). CONCLUSIONS Cardiomyopathy is accompanied by decreased and delayed systolic left ventricular torsional deformation and loss of early diastolic recoil, which may contribute to left ventricular dysfunction by increasing systolic transmural strain gradients and impairing diastolic filling. Analysis of left ventricular torsion with radiofrequency-tagging magnetic resonance imaging should be explored to elucidate the role of torsion in patients with cardiomyopathy.
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- Frederick A Tibayan
- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5247, USA
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Laurent CE, Cardinal R, Rousseau G, Vermeulen M, Bouchard C, Wilkinson M, Armour JA, Bouvier M. Functional desensitization to isoproterenol without reducing cAMP production in canine failing cardiocytes. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2001; 280:R355-64. [PMID: 11208562 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.2.r355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To corroborate alterations in the functional responses to beta-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) stimulation with changes in beta-AR signaling in failing cardiomyocytes, contractile and L-type Ca(2+) current responses to isoproterenol along with stimulated cAMP generation were compared among cardiomyocytes isolated from canines with tachycardia-induced heart failure or healthy hearts. The magnitude of shortening of failing cardiomyocytes was significantly depressed (by 22 +/- 4.4%) under basal conditions, and the maximal response to isoproterenol was significantly reduced (by 45 +/- 18%). Similar results were obtained when the responses in the rate of contraction and rate of relaxation to isoproterenol were considered. The L-type Ca(2+) current amplitude measured in failing cardiomyocytes under basal conditions was unchanged, but the responses to isoproterenol were significantly reduced compared with healthy cells. Isoproterenol-stimulated cAMP generation was similar in sarcolemmal membranes derived from the homogenates of failing (45 +/- 6.8) and healthy cardiomyocytes (52 +/- 8.5 pmol cAMP. mg protein(-1). min(-1)). However, stimulated cAMP generation was found to be significantly reduced when the membranes were derived from the homogenates of whole tissue (failing: 67 +/- 8.1 vs. healthy: 140 +/- 27.8 pmol cAMP. mg protein(-1). min(-1)). Total beta-AR density was not reduced in membranes derived from either whole tissue or isolated cardiomyocyte homogenates, but the beta(1)/beta(2) ratio was significantly reduced in the former (failing: 45/55 vs. healthy: 72/28) without being altered in the latter (failing: 72/28, healthy: 77/23). We thus conclude that, in tachycardia-induced heart failure, reduction in the functional responses of isolated cardiomyocytes to beta-AR stimulation may be attributed to alterations in the excitation-contraction machinery rather than to limitation of cAMP generation.
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- C E Laurent
- Département de Pharmacologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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Hammond RL, Augustyniak RA, Rossi NF, Lapanowski K, Dunbar JC, O'Leary DS. Alteration of humoral and peripheral vascular responses during graded exercise in heart failure. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2001; 90:55-61. [PMID: 11133893 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.1.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We hypothesized that performance of exercise during heart failure (HF) would lead to hypoperfusion of active skeletal muscles, causing sympathoactivation at lower workloads and alteration of the normal hemodynamic and hormonal responses. We measured cardiac output, mean aortic and right atrial pressures, hindlimb and renal blood flow (RBF), arterial plasma norepinephrine (NE), plasma renin activity (PRA), and plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) in seven dogs during graded treadmill exercises and at rest. In control experiments, sympathetic activation at the higher workloads resulted in increased cardiac performance that matched the increased muscle vascular conductance. There were also increases in NE, PRA, and AVP. Renal vascular conductance decreased during exercise, such that RBF remained at resting levels. After control experiments, HF was induced by rapid ventricular pacing, and the exercise protocols were repeated. At rest in HF, cardiac performance was significantly depressed and caused lower mean arterial pressure, despite increased HR. Neurohumoral activation was evidenced by renal and hindlimb vasoconstriction and by elevated NE, PRA, and AVP levels, but it did not increase at the mildest workload. Beyond mild exercise, sympathoactivation increased, accompanied by progressive renal vasoconstriction, a fall in RBF, and very large increases of NE, PRA, and AVP. As exercise intensity increased, peripheral vasoconstriction increased, causing arterial pressure to rise to near normal levels, despite depressed cardiac output. However, combined with redirection of RBF, this did not correct the perfusion deficit to the hindlimbs. We conclude that, in dogs with HF, the elevated sympathetic activity observed at rest is not exacerbated by mild exercise. However, with heavier workloads, sympathoactivation begins at lower workloads and becomes progressively exaggerated at higher workloads, thus altering distribution of blood flow.
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- R L Hammond
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Wang YG, Benedict WJ, Hüser J, Samarel AM, Blatter LA, Lipsius SL. Brief rapid pacing depresses contractile function via Ca(2+)/PKC-dependent signaling in cat ventricular myocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001; 280:H90-8. [PMID: 11123222 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.1.h90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of brief rapid pacing (RP; approximately 200-240 beats/min for approximately 5 min) on contractile function in ventricular myocytes. RP was followed by a sustained inhibition of peak systolic cell shortening (-44 +/- 4%) that was not due to changes in diastolic cell length, membrane voltage, or L-type Ca(2+) current (I(Ca,L)). During RP, baseline and peak intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) increased markedly. After RP, Ca(2+) transients were similar to control. The effects of RP on cell shortening were not prevented by 1 microM calpain inhibitor I, 25 microM L-N(5)-(1-iminoethyl)-orthinthine, or 100 microM N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine. However, RP-induced inhibition of cell shortening was prevented by lowering extracellular [Ca(2+)] (0.5 mM) during RP or exposure to chelerythrine (2-4 microM), a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, or LY379196 (30 nM), a selective inhibitor of PKC-beta. Exposure to phorbol ester (200 nM phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate) inhibited cell shortening (-46 +/- 7%). Western blots indicated that cat myocytes express PKC-alpha, -delta, and -epsilon as well as PKC-beta. These findings suggest that brief RP of ventricular myocytes depresses contractility at the myofilament level via Ca(2+)/PKC-dependent signaling. These findings may provide insight into the mechanisms of contractile dysfunction that follow paroxysmal tachyarrhythmias.
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- Y G Wang
- Department of Physiology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago and Cardiovascular Institute, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Luchner A, Borgeson DD, Grantham JA, Friedrich E, Riegger GA, Burnett JC, Redfield MM. Relationship between left ventricular wall stress and ANP gene expression during the evolution of rapid ventricular pacing-induced heart failure in the dog. Eur J Heart Fail 2000; 2:379-86. [PMID: 11113714 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-9842(00)00104-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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We have recently described a modified model of progressive rapid ventricular pacing-induced heart failure which evolves over a period of 38 days. To further characterize left ventricular remodeling during the progression of heart failure, we assessed left ventricular geometry, wall stress, and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) gene expression and protein content during control conditions, asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction, and overt congestive heart failure (CHF). Although asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction was characterized by a significant increase in systolic and diastolic left ventricular dimension (+30% and +6%, respectively, P<0.05 each) and a marked increase in left ventricular systolic wall stress (+68%, P<0.01), left ventricular ANP gene expression was unchanged as compared to control. In contrast, strong left ventricular ANP gene expression (+449%, P<0.05) was observed during overt CHF in the absence of further significant increases in left ventricular systolic wall stress. The onset of strong left ventricular ANP gene expression was associated with increased ANP content (+88%, P<0.05) and left ventricular mass index (+13%, P<0.05). In contrast, left atrial ANP gene expression and left ventricular diastolic wall stress increased progressively during asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (+39%, P=n.s. and +131%, P<0.01) and overt CHF (+76% and +336% vs. control, P<0.01 each). Progressive rapid ventricular pacing is associated with the induction of left ventricular ANP gene expression and protein synthesis exclusively during overt CHF. The current studies provide new insight into the temporal pattern of ANP-activation and the disparity between left ventricular systolic wall stress and ANP-activation in a large animal model of progressive CHF.
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- A Luchner
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universität Regensburg, F.J. Strauss Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Eugene Braunwald
- From the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Mass, and the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver
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- From the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Mass, and the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver
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Harker-Murray AK, Tajik AJ, Ishikura F, Meyer D, Burnett JC, Redfield MM. The role of coenzyme Q10 in the pathophysiology and therapy of experimental congestive heart failure in the dog. J Card Fail 2000; 6:233-42. [PMID: 10997750 DOI: 10.1054/jcaf.2000.8839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is essential for ATP generation and has antioxidant properties. Decreased CoQ10 levels have been reported in human heart failure (CHF), but it remains unclear if this is a conserved feature of CHF. The objective of the study was to determine if tachycardia-induced CHF in the dog is associated with reduced CoQ10 levels. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that CoQ10 supplementation may improve CHF severity by preventing CoQ10 deficiency (if present) or via antioxidant effects. METHODS AND RESULTS Serum and myocardial levels of CoQ10 were examined in normal dogs (n = 6), dogs with CHF (control, n = 5), and dogs with CHF treated with CoQ10 (CoQ10; 10 mg/kg/day, n = 5). Serum CoQ10 levels did not change with CHF in control dogs, and myocardial levels were similar to those of normal dogs. CoQ10 therapy increased serum but not myocardial levels of CoQ10. In early CHF, CoQ10-treated dogs had lower filling pressures, and, in severe CHF, CoQ10-treated dogs had less hypertrophy as compared with untreated dogs. Other indices of CHF severity were similar in control and CoQ10-treated dogs. CONCLUSION These data indicate that CoQ10 deficiency is not present in this model of CHF. Although dramatic effects on hemodynamics were not observed, CoQ10 supplementation did appear to attenuate the hypertrophic response associated with CHF. Key words: enzymes, cardiomyopathy, hormones, antioxidant.
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- A K Harker-Murray
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Huang MW, Leone RJ, Weiss HR, Tse J, Scholz PM. Effects of beta-adrenoceptor stimulation on pacing-induced failure of dog hypertrophic hearts. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2000; 27:202-7. [PMID: 10744348 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2000.03229.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
1. We tested the hypothesis that the transition to pacing-induced failure in hypertrophic hearts would result in reduced functional and metabolic responses to beta-adrenoceptor stimulation. 2. Isoproterenol (ISO; 0.1 microg/kg per min) was infused into a coronary artery in five anaesthetized open-chest control, five aortic stenosis-induced left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and five LVH pacing-induced failure dogs. 3. In both control and LVH dogs, but not in failure dogs, ISO significantly increased local regional work (1,923+/-665 vs 2,656+/-715, 1,185+/-286 vs 1,906+/-562 and 835+/-106 vs 849+/-216g.mm/min, respectively), force (11.1+/-1.4 vs 16.9+/-2.6, 8.6+/-1.5 vs 13.7+/-2.3 and 12.2+/-1.1 vs 11.0+/-1.8g, respectively) and myocardial O2 consumption (7.3+/-2.0 vs 10.0+/-1.5, 8.2+/-1.6 vs 11.6+/-2.6 and 4.4+/-1.5 vs 5.5+/-1.8 mL O2/min per 100 g, respectively). 4. Isoproterenol also significantly increased cAMP in control and LVH dogs (474+/-67 vs 600+/-91 and 473+/-34 vs 619+/-53 pmol/g, respectively). In heart failure, cAMP was significantly lower and there was no significant increase in cAMP in response to ISO (245+/-43 vs 314+/-40pmol/g, respectively). 5. We conclude that there were no significant myocardial functional, O2 consumption or cAMP responses to ISO after the transition from hypertrophy to cardiac failure.
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Affiliation(s)
- M W Huang
- Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 08903-0019, USA
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