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Intermittent Atrial Tachycardia Promotes Repolarization Alternans and Conduction Slowing During Rapid Rates, and Increases Susceptibility to Atrial Fibrillation in a Free-Behaving Sheep Model

Monigatti-Tenkorang, Joanna
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Jousset, Florian  
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Pascale, Patrizio
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2014
Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Repolarization Alternans and Atrial Remodeling Introduction Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) may be triggered by intermittent atrial tachycardia, and ultimately lead to persistent AF. However, the mechanisms by which intermittent atrial tachycardia promotes sustained AF are not well understood. Methods and Results Eight sheep were chronically implanted with 2 pacemakers for the recording of broadband right atrial unipolar electrograms, and for the delivery of electrophysiological stimulation protocols and intermittent right atrial tachycardia. Right atrial kinetics of activation recovery interval (ARI) as a surrogate for action potential duration, of conduction time and velocity, and of repolarization alternans were analyzed at incremental pacing rates during the remodeling process induced by weeks of intermittent atrial tachycardia until the development of sustained AF. Intermittent atrial tachycardia decreased ARI and blunted its rate adaptation, facilitated atrial capture, and slowed conduction at high rates, and increased susceptibility to pacing-induced AF. In spite of blunted ARI rate adaptation, right atrial repolarization alternans was maintained during remodeling, and further increased in magnitude just before rapid pacing-induced AF. Conclusion This study suggests that weeks of intermittent right atrial tachycardia result in a gradual electrical remodeling favorable for wavebreaks and reentry that may facilitate fibrillation.

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research article
DOI
10.1111/jce.12353
Web of Science ID

WOS:000334165500013

Author(s)
Monigatti-Tenkorang, Joanna
Jousset, Florian  
Pascale, Patrizio
Vesin, Jean-Marc  
Ruchat, Patrick
Fromer, Martin
Narayan, Sanjiv M.
Pruvot, Etienne
Date Issued

2014

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published in
Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Volume

25

Issue

4

Start page

418

End page

427

Subjects

atrial tachycardia

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atrial fibrillation

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electrophysiology

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remodeling

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alternans

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REVIEWED

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May 26, 2014
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