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Verapamil prevents stretch-induced shortening of atrial effective refractory period in langendorff-perfused rabbit heart.

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INTRODUCTION:Atrial dilation and rapid pacing reduce atrial effective refractory periods (AERPs), thereby increasing the susceptibility to sustained atrial fibrillation (AF) in Langendorff-perfused rabbit hearts. It is unclear whether similar pathophysiologic mechanisms are operative in short-term electrophysiologic changes caused by dilation and rapid pacing. Therefore, we analyzed whether both forms of short-term electrophysiologic changes are similarly affected by pharmacologic interventions acting on different potential mechanisms underlying these changes. METHODS AND RESULTS:Thirty Langendorff-perfused rabbit hearts underwent a protocol with stepwise increase of intra-atrial pressure from 0 to 12 cm H2O followed by 10 minutes of rapid pacing at 4 cm H2O. The protocol was repeated after addition of glibenclamide (10 micromol/L, n = 7), cariporide (1 micromol/L, n = 7), or verapamil (1 micromol/L, n = 9). In the basal state, increase of intra-atrial pressure from 0 to 12 cm H2O decreased AERPs from 85 +/- 11 to 55 +/- 9 msec (P < 0.01), rapid pacing at low intra-atrial pressure (4 cmH2O) decreased AERP to a similar extent, from 81 +/- 11 to 60 +/- 10 (P < 0.01). At higher intra-atrial pressure, decrease of AERP was more pronounced (10 cm H2O: 37 +/- 2 msec) (n = 7). Addition of verapamil decreased basal AERP from 86 +/- 10 msec to 68 +/- 11 msec (P < 0.05). Short-term electrophysiologic changes due to atrial dilation were abolished; changes due to rapid pacing were reduced but still present. Glibenclamide and cariporide had no significant effect. CONCLUSION:Langendorff-perfused rabbit heart is a suitable model for studying short-term electrophysiologic changes due to both rapid pacing and atrial dilation. AERPs are shortened to a similar extent by both mechanisms, whereas a combination of the two leads to more pronounced AERP reduction. Calcium overload plays a crucial role in short-term electrophysiologic changes caused by atrial dilation, whereas atrial ischemia or acidosis has no significant impact.

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J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol

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Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

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Zarse M,Stellbrink C,Athanatou E,Robert J,Schotten U,Hanrath P

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10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.00085.x

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pub_date

2001-01-01 00:00:00

pages

85-92

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1045-3873

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1540-8167

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Verapamil prevents stretch-induced shortening of atrial effective refractory period in langendorff-perfused rabbit heart.