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To examine the association between ventricular rhythm disturbances and changes in the pacemaker-induced stimulated T interval (STIM-T interval), we compared findings from monitoring of two patient groups. The first group consisted of 15 patients with QTX microprocessor pacemakers and the second group consisted of 198 patients with documented ventricular rhythm disturbances and coronary artery disease (CAD). In the first group, which was free of ventricular rhythm disturbances and manifest coronary artery disease, the STIM-T interval was measured every 4 hours over a 36-hour period at four pacemaker frequency settings (70, 80, 90, and 100) in order to observe the circadian variation of the STIM-T interval as a function of changes in autonomic nervous system (ANS) tone. The second group was comprised of patients with CAD and over 30 VES/hrs (Lown grade classification 1-5), and taking no antiarrhythmic medication. These patients were followed using 24-hour Holter monitoring over a minimum of 23 hours and with less than 5% artifact/recording. Information regarding mean hourly heart rate, total number of VES, VES pairs, VT runs, and ischemic episodes in this group was compared with changes in the STIM-T interval in the first group. The STIM-T interval was found to be shorter during the day and longer at night at all heart rate settings. The total frequency of VES, of VES pairs, VT runs, and ischemic episodes in the second group varies in a similar circadian fashion. The greatest total number of VES, of VES pairs, VT runs, and ischemic episodes was recorded in the waking hours, at the same time when the STIM-T interval is the shortest, while this number was significantly lower during sleep, when the STIM-T interval of the first group is the longest. This coincidence of circadian variation pattern between STIM-T interval in group I, and ventricular arrhythmias and ischemic episodes in group II, suggests that alterations in ANS tone reflected in the STIM-T interval may be an important factor in the occurrence of these untoward events.
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