Effect of resistive barrier location on the relationship between T-wave alternans and cellular repolarization alternans: a 1-D modeling study.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Structural inhomogeneities in cardiac tissue have been associated with increased cellular repolarization alternans in animal experiments and increased T-wave alternans (TWA) in clinical studies. However, the effect of structural inhomogeneities on the relationship between cellular alternans and TWA has not been thoroughly investigated. We created 1-dimensional multicellular fiber models with and without a resistive barrier in various fiber regions and paced each model to induce cellular alternans. The models demonstrate that a resistive barrier in one fiber region substantially alters cellular repolarization alternans throughout the fiber. A midmyocardial or subepicardial barrier increase both TWA amplitude and maximum cellular alternans magnitude, relative to a fiber without a barrier. In addition, a direct relationship exists between TWA amplitude and maximum cellular alternans magnitude, which was highly dependent on barrier location. These results suggest that the position of a structural inhomogeneity within the myocardium may have substantial effects on dynamic repolarization instability and arrhythmogenicity.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Doshi, AN; Idriss, SF
Published Date
- 2010
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 43 / 6
Start / End Page
- 566 - 571
PubMed ID
- 21040826
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1532-8430
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.07.019
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States