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Action potential duration restitution kinetics in human atrial fibrillation. 2002

Byung-Soo Kim, and Young-Hoon Kim, and Gyo-Seung Hwang, and Hui-Nam Pak, and Sang Chil Lee, and Wan Joo Shim, and Dong Joo Oh, and Young Moo Ro
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.

OBJECTIVE We undertook this study to determine whether human atrial fibrillation (AF) relates to steeply sloped action potential duration restitution (APDR) kinetics and whether the spatial nonuniformity of APDR promotes persistence of AF. BACKGROUND A steeply sloped APDR curve is known to be an important determinant of the induction of more complex action potential duration (APD) dynamics and fibrillation. METHODS Patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (CAF) (n = 18), paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) (n = 14) and normal control subjects (n = 9) were studied. The monophasic action potential duration at 90% repolarization (APD(90)) and the effective refractory period (ERP) were measured at six sites in the right atrium. After AF was electrically converted, APDR was assessed by delivering a single extrastimulus after a train of stimuli at a cycle length of 600 ms (S(1)S(2)) at six different sites of the right atrium, as well as rapid pacing at cycle lengths that induced APD alternans. RESULTS The APD(90) and ERP in patients with CAF were shorter than those in patients with PAF and control subjects (p < 0.05); however, the dispersions of APD(90) and ERP in each group were similar. The maximal slopes of APDR by S(1)S(2) and rapid pacing in patients with CAF (1.2 +/- 0.4 and 1.7 +/- 0.2) and PAF (1.1 +/- 0.4 and 1.3 +/- 0.4) were higher than those in control subjects (0.5 +/- 0.3 and 0.8 +/- 0.2, respectively; p < 0.01). The maximal slope obtained by S(1)S(2) did not differ from that obtained by rapid pacing in any group. The inter-regional difference of the maximal slope in patients with CAF (1.6 +/- 0.4, p < 0.05) was greater than that in patients with PAF (1.2 +/- 0.3, p = NS vs. control) and control subjects (0.4 +/- 0.2). CONCLUSIONS Atrial fibrillation was related to steeply sloped (>1) APDR kinetics. The spatial dispersion of APDR in patients with chronic AF was greater than that of patients with paroxysmal AF and control subjects, indicating that the heterogeneity of APDR of the atrium plays an important role in the persistence of AF.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002304 Cardiac Pacing, Artificial Regulation of the rate of contraction of the heart muscles by an artificial pacemaker. Pacing, Cardiac, Artificial,Artificial Cardiac Pacing,Artificial Cardiac Pacings,Cardiac Pacings, Artificial,Pacing, Artificial Cardiac,Pacings, Artificial Cardiac
D004554 Electric Countershock An electrical current applied to the HEART to terminate a CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA. Cardiac Electroversion,Cardioversion,Defibrillation, Electric,Electroversion, Cardiac,Electrical Cardioversion,Electroversion Therapy,Therapy, Electroversion,Cardiac Electroversions,Cardioversion, Electrical,Cardioversions,Cardioversions, Electrical,Countershock, Electric,Countershocks, Electric,Defibrillations, Electric,Electric Countershocks,Electric Defibrillation,Electric Defibrillations,Electrical Cardioversions,Electroversion Therapies,Electroversions, Cardiac,Therapies, Electroversion
D004562 Electrocardiography Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope, which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY. 12-Lead ECG,12-Lead EKG,12-Lead Electrocardiography,Cardiography,ECG,EKG,Electrocardiogram,Electrocardiograph,12 Lead ECG,12 Lead EKG,12 Lead Electrocardiography,12-Lead ECGs,12-Lead EKGs,12-Lead Electrocardiographies,Cardiographies,ECG, 12-Lead,EKG, 12-Lead,Electrocardiograms,Electrocardiographies, 12-Lead,Electrocardiographs,Electrocardiography, 12-Lead
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000200 Action Potentials Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli. Spike Potentials,Nerve Impulses,Action Potential,Impulse, Nerve,Impulses, Nerve,Nerve Impulse,Potential, Action,Potential, Spike,Potentials, Action,Potentials, Spike,Spike Potential
D001281 Atrial Fibrillation Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses in the upper chambers of the heart (HEART ATRIA). In such case, blood cannot be effectively pumped into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). It is caused by abnormal impulse generation. Auricular Fibrillation,Familial Atrial Fibrillation,Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation,Persistent Atrial Fibrillation,Atrial Fibrillation, Familial,Atrial Fibrillation, Paroxysmal,Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent,Atrial Fibrillations,Atrial Fibrillations, Familial,Atrial Fibrillations, Paroxysmal,Atrial Fibrillations, Persistent,Auricular Fibrillations,Familial Atrial Fibrillations,Fibrillation, Atrial,Fibrillation, Auricular,Fibrillation, Familial Atrial,Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Atrial,Fibrillation, Persistent Atrial,Fibrillations, Atrial,Fibrillations, Auricular,Fibrillations, Familial Atrial,Fibrillations, Paroxysmal Atrial,Fibrillations, Persistent Atrial,Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillations,Persistent Atrial Fibrillations
D013318 Stroke Volume The amount of BLOOD pumped out of the HEART per beat, not to be confused with cardiac output (volume/time). It is calculated as the difference between the end-diastolic volume and the end-systolic volume. Ventricular Ejection Fraction,Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume,Ventricular End-Systolic Volume,Ejection Fraction, Ventricular,Ejection Fractions, Ventricular,End-Diastolic Volume, Ventricular,End-Diastolic Volumes, Ventricular,End-Systolic Volume, Ventricular,End-Systolic Volumes, Ventricular,Fraction, Ventricular Ejection,Fractions, Ventricular Ejection,Stroke Volumes,Ventricular Ejection Fractions,Ventricular End Diastolic Volume,Ventricular End Systolic Volume,Ventricular End-Diastolic Volumes,Ventricular End-Systolic Volumes,Volume, Stroke,Volume, Ventricular End-Diastolic,Volume, Ventricular End-Systolic,Volumes, Stroke,Volumes, Ventricular End-Diastolic,Volumes, Ventricular End-Systolic

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