Epicardial Activation of Left Ventricular Wall Prolongs QT Interval and Transmural Dispersion of Repolarization
- 4 May 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Circulation
- Vol. 109 (17), 2136-2142
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000127423.75608.a4
Abstract
Background— Epicardial pacing of the left ventricle (LV) has been shown to prolong the QT interval and predispose to the development of torsade de pointes arrhythmias. The present study examines the cellular basis for QT prolongation and arrhythmogenesis after reversal of the direction of activation of the LV wall. Methods and Results— A transmural ECG and transmembrane action potentials were simultaneously recorded from epicardial, M, and endocardial cells of arterially perfused canine LV wedge preparations. QT interval increased from 297.6±3.9 to 314.0±5.7 ms (n=12; P P P P Conclusions— Reversal of the direction of activation of the LV wall, as occurs during biventricular pacing, leads to a prominent increase in QT and TDR as a result of earlier repolarization of epicardium and delayed activation and repolarization of the midmyocardial M cells. The increase in TDR creates the substrate for the development of torsade de pointes under long-QT conditions.Keywords
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