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The estimation of sinoatrial conduction time in rabbit heart by the constant atrial pacing technique.

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Grant, AO; Kirkorian, G; Benditt, DG; Strauss, HC
Published in: Circulation
September 1979

This study compared estimates of sinoatrial conduction time (SACT) obtained by constant atrial pacing (CAP) and premature atrial stimulation (PAS) with measured SACT in isolated rabbit right atrial preparations. Transmembrane potentials and surface electrograms were recorded from the sinus node and crista terminalis, respectively. The crista terminalis was paced 5, 10 and 15 beats/min faster than the spontaneous sinus rate with a train of eight pulses. Estimate of SACT by CAP was taken as the difference between the first atrial return cycle and the mean spontaneous cycle length. SACTs at 5, 10 and 15 beats/min faster were 76 +/- 10, 86 +/- 10 and 96 +/- 10 msec (mean +/- SEM; n = 12), respectively; correlation coefficients with the true SACT were 0.7, 0.54 and 0.4. Consecutive determinations of SACT by PAS and CAP in the same preparation (n = 6) at 10 beats/min faster gave SACTs of 86 +/- 13 and 79 +/- 14 msec, respectively, compared with true SACTs of 79 +/- 10 msec. Shortening of sinus node action potential, depression of automaticity and shifts in the site of the primary pacemaker contributed to the errors in both techniques. Estimation of SACT by CAP may be further complicated by failure of sinus node capture. Principles to minimize some of these errors are also presented.

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Published In

Circulation

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ISSN

0009-7322

Publication Date

September 1979

Volume

60

Issue

3

Start / End Page

597 / 604

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Sinoatrial Node
  • Rabbits
  • Membrane Potentials
  • Heart Conduction System
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Atrial Function
  • Animals
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Grant, A. O., Kirkorian, G., Benditt, D. G., & Strauss, H. C. (1979). The estimation of sinoatrial conduction time in rabbit heart by the constant atrial pacing technique. Circulation, 60(3), 597–604. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.60.3.597
Grant, A. O., G. Kirkorian, D. G. Benditt, and H. C. Strauss. “The estimation of sinoatrial conduction time in rabbit heart by the constant atrial pacing technique.Circulation 60, no. 3 (September 1979): 597–604. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.60.3.597.
Grant AO, Kirkorian G, Benditt DG, Strauss HC. The estimation of sinoatrial conduction time in rabbit heart by the constant atrial pacing technique. Circulation. 1979 Sep;60(3):597–604.
Grant, A. O., et al. “The estimation of sinoatrial conduction time in rabbit heart by the constant atrial pacing technique.Circulation, vol. 60, no. 3, Sept. 1979, pp. 597–604. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/01.cir.60.3.597.
Grant AO, Kirkorian G, Benditt DG, Strauss HC. The estimation of sinoatrial conduction time in rabbit heart by the constant atrial pacing technique. Circulation. 1979 Sep;60(3):597–604.

Published In

Circulation

DOI

ISSN

0009-7322

Publication Date

September 1979

Volume

60

Issue

3

Start / End Page

597 / 604

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Sinoatrial Node
  • Rabbits
  • Membrane Potentials
  • Heart Conduction System
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Atrial Function
  • Animals
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 3202 Clinical sciences